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The "censored" bar that Craigslist swapped for its adult services section last week has disappeared, but the category is still nowhere to be found.
The move suggests the popular San Francisco classifieds site is dropping its protest of the change, which raises an obvious question: Is it now a permanent one?
Craigslist took down the category in the U.S. on Sept. 3, amid growing pressure from attorneys general around the nation and nonprofit groups, who claim that ads in the section promoted prostitution and child trafficking, or led to violence against women.
The company hasn't provided any comment to date, and declined to do so again on Thursday.
As we wrote in the story on Sept. 4:
The harshest critics have called Craigslist an "online pimp" and the "Wal-Mart of online sex trafficking." Last year, an Illinois sheriff filed a lawsuit that accused the site's owners of knowingly promoting and facilitating prostitution, while the South Carolina attorney general threatened criminal action against the company.
Late last month, attorneys general in 18 states demanded the removal of the site's adult category, saying the company wasn't doing enough to block ads for illicit services. Rep. Jackie Speier, D-Hillsborough, set up a House Judiciary Committee hearing for this month to explore how sites such as Craigslist are being used to "facilitate criminal activity."
Speier confirmed in an interview with The Chronicle today that Craig Newmark, the founder of Craigslist, has been asked to appear at the Congressional hearing, scheduled for Sept. 15. She didn't know whether or not he has agreed to do so.
That invitation may have triggered the company's decision to remove the adult section, said Malika Saada Saar, executive director of the Rebecca Project for Human Rights, a vocal Craigslist critic.
Asked if she would be satisfied with Craigslist's decision to remove the category if it's permanent change, Speier replied: "That's in part what the hearings are about: What can be done? What should be done? If this leaks into the personals categories, what kind of steps need to be taken?"
"And I think that we need to hear from the CEO and the founder to find out clearly what their intentions are," she added. "The silence is deafening."
In a previous interview with The Chronicle, Craigslist Chief Executive Jim Buckmaster said removing the adult section wouldn't address the underlying issue. He said the ads would simply migrate to other sections of the site, making it even more difficult to monitor them.
"Is moving advertising around our best hope for addressing these harms?" he said. "Then the ads fall under personals, and how long before the demand is that we shut down personals? And where do those ads go next? What other sections of our site would they like us to shut down?"
That seems to be exactly what's happening, as ABCNews.com reported shortly after the section was taken down.
Danah Boyd, a senior researcher at Microsoft Corp., wrote in a widely-read Huffington Post story that the removal of the adult section will have the opposite effect of the one intended by Craigslist critics.
Rather than helping those who are abused, it fundamentally helps pimps, human traffickers and others who profit off of abusing others.
The Internet has changed the dynamics of prostitution and trafficking, making it easier for prostitutes and traffickers to connect with clients without too many layers of intermediaries. As a result, the Internet has become an intermediary, often without the knowledge of those internet service providers (ISPs) who are the conduits. This is what makes people believe that they should go after ISPs like Craigslist. Faulty logic suggests that if Craigslist is effectively a digital pimp who's profiting off of online traffic, why shouldn't it be prosecuted as such?
The problem with this logic is that it fails to account for three important differences: 1) most ISPs have a fundamental business — if not moral — interest in helping protect people; 2) the visibility of illicit activities online makes it much easier to get at, and help, those who are being victimized; and 3) a one-stop-shop is more helpful for law enforcement than for criminals. In short, Craigslist is not a pimp, but a public perch from which law enforcement can watch without being seen.
Several nonprofit groups, however, are calling on Craigslist to do more, including shutting down its adult or erotic services sections overseas.
The Rebecca Project, Polaris Project, FAIR Fund and Courtney's House said in a joint letter:
While this is a good first step in the U.S., there are still more than 250 other Craigslist 'erotic' pages around the world where children and young women are still being sold for sex through Craigslist. Craigslist is a global company, and it has a global responsibility.
We hope that closing this section only in the U.S. was not simply a PR move in advance of a Congressional hearing on September 15th on sex trafficking where Craigslist has been called to testify. If Craigslist is seriously committed to ending the site's use as a platform for sex trafficking and the sexual enslavement of children and young women, it will immediately close the remaining sections around the world.


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Cameron University staff member Taylor Thompson has been named Miss Black Oklahoma USA 2014. She will represent her home state at the national Miss Black USA Pageant in Washington, D.C. next August. Thompson, a CU alumna, was named to the state title as a Delegate-At-Large following an interview and evaluation process, as there is no Oklahoma state pageant. As Miss Black Oklahoma USA, Thompson is available for performance and speaking engagements.
"Becoming Miss Black Oklahoma USA has been a goal of mine since 2007," says Thompson. "I am so blessed to have the opportunity to represent my state for the next year and during the national pageant in August. The Miss Black USA system has a national partnership with The Heart Truth Campaign, and I will spend my year of service encouraging women to take control of their heart health as well as speaking about my platform, building self-worth. Miss Black USA queens rise above their circumstances and into their greatness, and I am honored to be a part of this network of smart, talented and ambitious young women."
Thompson, who was named Miss Black CU in 2008, earned a B.A. in Communication in 2010. She joined the CU staff in March 2011 as an admissions counselor and is currently the Coordinator of Diversity Affairs. She is pursuing a Master of Human Relations degree from the University of Oklahoma. A talented singer, she is currently collaborating to produce her first EP.
The Miss Black USA Pageant promotes education and leadership by providing scholarships opportunities to its winners.
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Actor Alan Alda has a question for scientists around the world. He wants to know what time is.
Oh, and he wants the explanation in words an 11-year-old would understand.
Alda, known for his roles on the television show "M*A*S*H" and "The West Wing," has turned his interest toward science communication as a founding member of the Center for Communicating Science at Stony Brook University in New York. Last year, he challenged scientists to answer the question "What is flame?"
Science news from NBCNews.com
Cosmic rays may spark Earth's lightning
All lightning on Earth may have its roots in space, new research suggests.
- How our brains can track a 100 mph pitch
- Moth found to have ultrasonic hearing
- Quantum network could secure Internet
- Cosmic rays may spark Earth's lightning
That query was inspired by a question Alda himself asked a teacher as an 11-year-old boy. The answer he received at the time — "oxidation" — meant nothing to him, so he launched the Flame Challenge last year to get a better answer. The winner of the contest, University of Innsbruck physics doctoral student Ben Ames, made a song and video to explain the concept.
This year, Alda and the Center for Communicating Science crowdsourced questions from today's 11-year-olds. When they got a number of queries about time, time travel and the beginning of time, they decided to distill the question into a deceptively simply one: What is time ?
"They're asking a very deep question this year (What is Time?!)," Alda wrote on the Center's website. "It's going to be fun to see how scientists around the world answer that one in everyday language."
Scientists are welcomed to send in their responses by March 1, 2013, using video, song, animation or any other tool that might help make sense of the question. The only criteria: The answer must interest and inform 11-year-olds, who will judge the answers and choose the final winner.
In a video on the site, Alda encourages fourth- through sixth-graders to become judges: "The wonderful thing about this contest is the entries are going to be judged by real 11-year-olds. So this is one time when people your age get a chance to tell people their age 'No, good try, but you didn't quite do it,' or 'Great try, and you win the contest.'"
Follow Stephanie Pappas on Twitter @sipappas or LiveScience @livescience. We're also on Facebook and Google+.
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Changing the Remote Desktop Connection Port for Your Windows Server
You can change the Remote Desktop Connection port for your Windows server as an added security measure.
To Change the Remote Desktop Connection Port for Your Windows Server
- Log in to Remote Desktop as an administrative user.
- Click the Start Menu and select Run.
- Type regedit.exe and click OK.
- Navigate through the System Registry and select the following registry key:
- Right-click and select Modify.
- Select the Decimal radial option.
- Change the value to your desired port number.
- Restart your Web server.
Note: If your server uses a firewall, you need to open the new port on it. If you don't, you cannot access your server over RDC. The process to open the port depends on your firewall.
Opening Ports on Your Firewall
Note: The instructions below are for ASDM version 6.4. However, if you have a PIX 501 Firewall or an ASA 5505 Firewall running an older version of ASDM, the menus might differ slightly, but the process is similar.
- In a Web browser, navigate to: https://[your firewall management IP address]. You might receive a number of security certificate warnings. If you accept the certs and save them as Trusted, you will avoid warnings in the future.)
Note: Depending on which Cisco ASDM version you have installed, several options might display. If so, click Run ASDM Applet.
- When prompted, type your server User name and firewall password. Click OK. You will be prompted to login twice.
Note: Your browser must have Java enabled and allow pop-ups from your firewall management IP.
- In the Device Manager application tool bar, click the Configuration icon.
- Click Firewall in the lower left corner.
- In the Firewall section, click Access Rules.
- Click +Add, and then select Add Access Rule....
- Complete the following:
- Interface — Select outside.
- Action — Select Permit.
- Source — Select any.
- Destination — Select any.
- Service — Complete the following steps:
- Click ....
- Click +Add, and then select TCP Service Group.
- Enter a Group Name and Description.
- Select Create new member.
- In the Port/Range field, enter the port you want to use.
- Click Add>>.
- Click OK.
- Select the new Service you added, and then click OK.
- Click OK.
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The George Mason Youth Football Camp is a non-contact skills camp. The camp is suitable for the beginner as well as the veteran youth football player. The camp is run by George Mason Football coaches and players. Participants are coached in every aspect of the game. Campers learn to appreciate the offensive, defensive, and special teams positions. Campers also compete in team and indiviual competitions within their age groups. Each year has been more successful that the last and we expect a bigger and better camp this year. Click here for a PDF of the brochure.
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SAN FRANCISCO - Colin Kaepernick did the passing and running, and Aaron Rodgers just couldn't keep up.
Kaepernick outplayed the reigning NFL MVP and former Super Bowl champion in one sensational, record-setting playoff debut and led San Francisco right back to the NFC championship game with a 45-31 win over the Green Bay Packers in an NFC divisional game Saturday night.
Kaepernick rushed for a quarterback playoff record 181 yards and two touchdowns and threw two scoring passes to Michael Crabtree. Next up for the Niners: a game on Jan. 20 for a spot in the Super Bowl, against the winner of Sunday's game between the Seattle Seahawks and Falcons at Atlanta.
"It feels good. We're one step closer to where we want to be," Kaepernick said. "I feel like I had a lot to prove. A lot of people doubted my ability to lead this team."
And what a playoff debut it was by the second-year pro making just his eighth NFL start. No doubting Jim Harbaugh's big midseason gamble switching quarterbacks now.
Rodgers never got in sync for the Packers (12-6), finishing 26 of 39 for 257 yards with two touchdowns.
Kaepernick ran for scores of 20 and 56 yards on the way to topping the rushing mark of 119 yards set by Michael Vick in 2005 against St. Louis. Crabtree caught TD passes of 12 and 20 yards in the second quarter and wound up with nine receptions and 119 yards for the Niners (12-4-1) in the NFC divisional matchup.
San Francisco had 579 total yards with 323 on the ground, scoring its third-most points in the franchise's storied playoff history.
"Our offensive line did an amazing job today," Kaepernick said. "They shut everybody down inside. Our receivers, our tight ends, blocked great outside, and our running backs were running hard, so it made it easier on me."
Frank Gore and Anthony Dixon each added 2-yard touchdown runs in the fourth quarter for the No. 2 seed NFC West champions, slim favorites on their home field in a rematch of Week 1. They added to their memorable night by setting a franchise postseason record for yards rushing, 119 of those by Gore to complement Kaepernick.
Rodgers, the former Cal star passed up by San Francisco with the No. 1 pick in the 2005 draft, never got going. Rodgers rooted for the Niners as a kid in Northern California.
This was another early exit for the Packers, who lost in the divisional playoffs to the eventual Super Bowl champion New York Giants a year ago and were denied a chance to defend the title they won after the 2010 season.
Those Green Bay road stars of two years ago - they won three away from Lambeau Field on the way to the Super Bowl - didn't have it this time against San Francisco's stingy defense and a no-fear, second-year quarterback who would not be denied.
A kid who was born in Milwaukee and grew up a big Green Bay fan until the day he was drafted in 2011 out of Nevada.
San Francisco advanced to back-to-back NFC title games for the first time since reaching three in a row following the 1992-94 seasons, with 1994 their last trip to the Super Bowl.
With the sellout crowd at Candlestick Park waving red flags reading "Quest for Six" - a sixth Super Bowl title, that is - Kaepernick did his part and then some to deliver in the first key step. Even after an early interception that gave Green Bay all the momentum in a hostile road stadium.
Kaepernick topped Vick's mark with the 56-yard keeper on an option play in the third quarter. That gave Kaepernick 163 yards on 12 carries, also setting a 49ers franchise record for the postseason.
Kaepernick joined Jay Cutler in 2011 and Otto Graham in both 1954 and '55 as the only players with two rushing and two passing touchdowns in a playoff game.
David Akers kicked a 36-yard field goal moments before halftime to give San Francisco a 24-21 lead at intermission after Green Bay tried to ice the struggling veteran by calling timeout before his kick.
Mason Crosby's 31-yard field goal tied the game at 24 midway through the third quarter, then Kaepernick took over again. San Francisco's defense handled the rest.
Kaepernick had 11 carries for 107 yards rushing by halftime.
Pick six, no problem.
The strong-armed Kaepernick brushed off the interception he tossed on the fourth play of the game that Sam Shields ran back 52 yards for a touchdown, then took control with his pinpoint passing to his favorite go-to guy - Crabtree - and with his quick-burst ability out of the pocket.
San Francisco, fueled all year by its near miss in overtime of the NFC title game, made it two victories against Rodgers and Co. this season after a 30-22 Week 1 win at Lambeau Field. These two to go along with beating Drew Brees in New Orleans and Tom Brady at New England.
Kaepernick bounced back from the early interception and again after a second-quarter taunting penalty in which he threw the ball down in the face of safety M.D. Jennings after being hit by Jennings and Erik Walden. Center Jonathan Goodwin grabbed Kaepernick in an effort to settle him down after his 15-yard run was negated by the 15-yard flag.
Two plays later, Kaepernick found Crabtree for his 20-yard TD as San Francisco capitalized on another Packers turnover.
Rodgers answered right back on the Packers' next chance, driving his team 80 yards on six plays and hitting James Jones on a 20-yard touchdown of his own that tied the game at 21. Green Bay got help from a 15-yard personal foul penalty by Dashon Goldson for a helmet-to-helmet hit on DuJuan Harris.
Crabtree already had five of his catches midway through the second quarter to match the five he had in two playoff games last season.
Former California receiver Jeremy Ross fumbled Andy Lee's punt early in the second and C.J. Spillman recovered as San Francisco got the ball back at the 9. Kaepernick threw a 12-yard TD pass to Crabtree three plays later.
Rodgers' streak of 183 passes without an interception spanning the previous five games ended when Tarell Brown picked off the ball on a deep third-down throw in the second quarter. Brown had another interception in the waning moments.
Harris ran 18 yards for a score in the final minute of the first quarter as Green Bay took a 14-7 lead. Rodgers connected with James Jones on a 44-yard completion one play earlier before Harris easily ran right up the middle into the end zone for a Packers team that managed 45 total yards rushing in the season-opening loss.
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Being a smaller firm, the Leapfrog Ventures partners were able to come to a decision quickly. Some larger partnerships that we talked to took a long time to get consensus within their teams before generating term sheets. We decided to go with Leapfrog for a Series A, instead of some much larger funds, because they were quick decision makers and we agreed on some decent terms. We also thought that they might be more amenable to working with founding management teams, rather than some other firms that have a reputation for being more invasive.
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Certificate and A.A.S in Early Childhood Education :
Minimum Requirements for Certificate: 31 - 34 credits; or Degree: 60 credits
This program prepares students for employment as early childhood and child care providers and improves the skills of those already employed in the field.
The courses for the certificate and A.A.S. degree lay the foundation for the B.A. in Child Development and Family Studies.
The certification program in early childhood is for students enrolling in college for the first time as well as for those who are educated in other subject areas but desire retraining for employment in this field. Through course work, students gain the knowledge and skills they need to pursue the field-based Child Development Associate Credential and to meet state of Alaska requirements for employment as directors or teachers in licensed centers. Course work also fulfills minor or concentration requirements for degrees in other disciplines. Graduates pursue opportunities with child care centers, head start programs, early childhood education programs, child welfare service agencies, scouting services, staff training, program licensing and public school teacher aide programs. This program meets standards specified by the National Association for the Education of Young Children and leads to state certification as an Early Childhood Education Associate II. Students entering either the A.A.S. degree or certificate program should meet with an early childhood advisor to discuss a specific course of study. The required early childhood courses offered by any of the UAF campus sites may be used to meet graduation requirements for the certificate or degree.
An agreement between the UAF College of Rural and Community Development and the University of Alaska Southeast allows students in rural locations to take courses in early childhood education and obtain an A.A.S. degree via distance delivery. Students should contact their advisor for assistance with the selection of general education courses and electives that meet the degree requirements of their campus.


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PraktijkMira needed a new logo design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 37 designs submitted by 16 freelance designers.
For a newly started holistic practice I'm looking for a logo and business card.
Praktijk Mira
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The name of the practice is "Praktijk Mira" (practice Mira).
The name has 3 meanings to me:
1. Bounding the names MIchael and RAfael, two archangels who are important to me (their colors are resp. white and green).
2. The name of a star because I'm working with light and energy.
3. The name of a girl who's always smiling.
Holistic means looking at the whole human (physical, mental, emotional and spiritual) and not only the complaint or illness and its symptoms.
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Facebook Enlists InfoSec Mavens for Big Malware Vaccination
Apr 25, 2012 2:51 PM PT
Constant hammering by hackers and mutilation by malware have motivated Facebook to enact new security measures.
It's now incorporating the malicious URL databases from Microsoft, McAfee, Trend Micro, Sophos and Symantec into its URL blacklist system, which scans trillions of clicks a day.
The social networking giant has also launched an antivirus marketplace from which users can download full versions of these companies' AV offerings at no charge.
"The vendors mentioned represent a substantial portion of the installed antimalware base," Aryeh Goretsky, a Distinguished Researcher at ESET, told TechNewsWorld.
"We are actively looking for new partners and are continually looking to expand our URL database," Facebook spokesperson Johanna Peace told TechNewsWorld.
What the URL Database Will Do
Facebook will check links users click from its site.
Further, Facebook's AV partners will post information and updates on the company's security blog.
"Overall, it's a good move that Facebook is taking its responsibility as an unwilling carrier of malicious traffic seriously and taking steps to prevent people who use its services from becoming infected," ESET's Goretsky commented.
Limits to URL Database Protection
URL blacklisting "is largely a reactive technology ... so attacks against users are not going to disappear overnight," Goretsky pointed out. "They are just going to focus more on bypassing the promoted products and use social engineering."
That might mean an increase in phishing attacks, where hackers send out targeted emails to potential victims to get them to click on a link or visit a Web page loaded with malware.
Further, the malicious URL databases won't be able to protect users against zero-day attacks or against new modifications of old or existing malware until a signature is detected. While new variants are sometimes spotted in the wild by AV researchers, sometimes signatures aren't detected until at least some computers are infected, which is why zero-day attacks still make the news.
"We are working with McAfee and Microsoft to provide scan-and-repair systems for users we identify as affected by malware," Facebook's Peace said. "Malicious URL databases exist to prevent users from visiting a site with known issues."
Free AV Lunch?
Users who download any of the AV packages listed on Facebook's AV page will get a license to use them free for six months.
However, they may have to pay for the packages after that.
Perhaps the only truly free products are Microsoft Security Essentials and the AV product from Sophos. Microsoft Security Essentials is available free "for genuine Windows customers," Microsoft spokesperson Lacretia Taylor said.
Protection? What Protection?
Most new PCs come preloaded with software from one of the several AV vendors in the market. Installing a different antimalware package on top of one already being used on a user's PC "could lead to conflicts," ESET's Goretsky warned.
One result of AV software conflicts could be that the user's PC may not be able to connect to the Internet, according to Windowsfixup. The site recommends that users install only one strong antivirus package and make sure it's kept up to date.
Why Facebook Needs More Protection
Facebook has been a prime target for hackers and malware authors over the years.
In April researchers at Trusteer discovered a new configuration of the Ice IX malware that steals credit card and other personal information from Facebook users who have logged into their account.
At one point last year, images of porn and violence were flooding Facebook's pages.
Facebook has worked with McAfee to protect users for some time now, and it signed up Websense as a security partner in October.


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battleforge, mail, set, shaman, transmog, transmogging, transmogrification, warcraft, world of warcraft, WOW
Those of you who follow my blog know I do not usually do two things in transmog-
1) I don't wear something if I see anyone else on the server wearing it.
2) I usually go for mixed sets as opposed to tier sets.
That being said, it is inevitable that I pick up lots of green gear while leveling our mass amount of alts.
So I noticed the other day that my shaman star (you will soon see her Olympics Wrestling outfit) had several pieces of the Battleforge set in her bank. While I love the Battleforge set, almost every hunter at least on the server wears it.
First I ctrl clicked it, then I put it on, and I was hooked. I don't even have the whole set, but man it looks good on my dranei.
So without further adieu. here is Magdakine in her Battleforge gear:
Battleforge Shoulders, Chest, Legs, Boots
Marshcreeper Belt
Gloves of the Raging Elements
Helm of Broken Bones
Vagaries of Time
Goblet of Anger
It is a little S&M looking with current helm and gloves, but maybe that will change. lol


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A site for those of you interested in teaching or learning English and/or Spanish. Un lugar para aquellos interesados en enseñar o aprender inglés y/o español.
A sheer pleasure to have YOU as a reader of my blog. At present my main teaching area is English so you will find that most of my posts are in English -my second language of communication. I promise to publish posts related to Spanish eventually; in the meantime, those of you interested in Spanish will find some interesting links regarding my native language. Truly hope you will visit my blog now and then; will try not to disappoint you!
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- I am an English/Spanish language trainer who thinks communication is a key issue in human interaction. Good sensible communication is needed whatever the language. On the personal side I strive for happiness by keeping love, respect and honesty as main ingredients. Last but not least, my smile is my trademark :O)
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The 2012 Comprehensive Transportation Plan (CTP) includes:
The previous Highway Map, a conversion of the 2002 Thoroughfare Plan, was originally adopted by the MPO's Transportation Advisory Committee (TAC) in August of 2008, and all of the other CTP components except the Pedestrian Map were adopted in January of 2009. As a result of consultations with the North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT), minor modifications to the CTP were made and adopted by the TAC in September of 2009. Primarily, these modifications consisted of map formatting issues. There were also minor changes to transportation features in order to ensure coordination with other Triad MPOs. The CTP mapping and table was adopted by NCDOT on December 10, 2009. The Pedestrian Map was adopted by the TAC in July of 2011, but has not yet been adopted by NCDOT.
The 2012 CTP includes the following changes from the previous version:
The 2012 CTP was adopted by the Winston-Salem Urban Area Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) Transportation Advisory Committee (TAC) and Technical Coordinating Committee (TCC) on May 17, 2012.
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Aberystwyth Wales UK, Wednesday 23 November 2016
For the first time in decades, one of the iconic narrow gauge steam trains from the Vale of Rheidol narrow gauge railway is leaving her Aberystwyth home - by road.
No.1213 'Prince of Wales' engine, in her newly repainted livery, and weighing over 24 tons, is being transported to Birmingham NEC (National Exhibition Centre), where she, and a sister engine from the same shed, will form the centre-pieces of the annual Warley National Model Railway Exhibition, the largest model railway show in the UK, this coming weekend
This year's display celebrates the 175th anniversary since the opening of the Swindon locomotive works by showcasing some of the Swindon's finest locomotive designs. Traditionally the Vale of Rheidol lacked its own workshop facilities its trio of locomotives periodically returned to their Swindon roots for heavy overhauls.
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The Saka Calendar or the Sakh era is the Indian National Calendar and is largely ignored by most Hindu communities in India. The Hindu Saka calendar began in 78 AD with the Saka Era. In 2013, the date of the New Year according to the official Indian Calendar is March 21. It is also the first day of the Chaitra month in Saka Calendar and the year is 1935. This calendar is mostly ignored by Hindus as they follow traditional regional lunar or solar calendars.
A different Saka Calendar is followed in Maharashtra and in this calendar the year 1935 begins on April 11, 2013.
In North India, the traditional Hindu New Year begins on the Chaitra Shukla Pratipada, the day after the Amavasi in Chaitra Month (March – April) and the calendar is known as Vikram Samvat. In Gujarat, the New Year begins the day after Diwali (September – October). Other states too have their own versions of regional calendars.
The Saka Calendar is basically confined to a corner in government gazette notifications and is mentioned by the All India Radio in its daily morning broadcast.
The Saka calendar that is followed today by the Government of India was adopted in 1957. The aim was to have a uniform calendar which avoids the Adhik Masa which is added to the lunar calendars. The dates of important solar events in the lunar calendars are also pushed ahead or backward due to an error in calculations. To avoid this an extra month is added once is 3 years to the lunar calendars.


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Yifto needed a new logo design and created a contest on 99designs.
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FARMINGTON — The Farmington High School boys basketball team needed a win in double overtime Friday against Belmont just to be hosting Tuesday's Division III first-round playoff game.
The 16th seeded Tigers must like OT (they are 3-0 this season in overtime games) because they needed it to beat Winnisquam, 68-62, to advance to Thursday's second round at No. 1 Berlin.
Shane Hill, who scored a career high 33 points in Friday's double OT win over Belmont, netted 24 against No. 17 Winnisquam, including 17 in the fourth quarter and overtime.
In fact, the 6-5 junior netted the tieing hoop in regulation that forced OT and added 11 in the extra session as Farmington overcame an early four-point Bears' lead to end the game on a 13-3 run.
The Tigers (8-11) actually went on an 11-0 run after Winnisquam had taken its biggest lead of the game, 59-55, on a long 3-pointer by Tommy Mahoney, who scored all of his team-high 19 points in the second half.
Hill scored eight of the next 11 Farmington points to get the lead to 66-59 with 51.7 seconds to play.
Mahoney hit one last trey (he buried four) to make it 66-62, but Hill calmly hit two from the foul line to get the lead to six and keep the Tigers' season alive.
Hill made 7 of 8 free throws in overtime, and Farmington hit 26 of 38 in the game.
"I just knocked them down," Hill said. "I was nervous and I had some pressure on me, but it worked out."
Farmington looked like it was on its way in regulation when it widened the lead to 49-41 with 3:44 to play when Tanner Gibbs fed Hill for a bucket.
"Our guard play came into hand," said Farmington coach John Simmers. "We're not weak in our guards, we just need to get better at our guards. Our guards are young and it showed we were a little weaker trying to get (the ball inbounds)."
But the Bears (7-12) went on a 12-3 run. Mahoney buried a long 3-pointer to cut the lead to one (52-51) with 1:17 to go, and acrobatic freshman guard Christian Serrano (15 points) drove the length of the floor after two missed Tiger foul shots to give Winnisquam its first lead, 53-52, with 1:01 to play.
"We just didn't execute our pressbreaker," said Tiger guard Jase Gregoire, who did a good job of defending Serrano, forcing the Winnisquam offense to find other options — which it did with Mahoney's hot second-half hand. "We were out of position and didn't execute it."
The Bears got the lead to 54-52 with one foul shot by Dakota Van Tassel with 25.3 seconds to play.
Farmington called time at 15.8 seconds just before losing the ball on a turnover, setting up an alley-oop play.
Hill threw the ball inbounds from in front of his team bench. Winnisquam was ready for the play and nearly gained possession of the ball.
Farmington's Juan Valdez grabbed the ball, put up a shot that was off the mark. Hill came from out of bounds all the way in and easily put in Valdez's miss with nine seconds to play.
"It worked last game, but it didn't work this game," Hill said. "Thank for Juan, because if he didn't grab that, the game would have been done. Juan grabbed the rebound and went back up and I just followed the shot."
Winnisquam quickly pushed the ball, getting two good shots before the buzzer went off — Mahoney's driving shot in the lane and a short banker by Van Tassel that just rolled off before the buzzer sounded.
"We needed one more stop or one more hit or one more play," said Winnisquam coach Kevin Dame. "We didn't get it."
Hill's foul shot gave the Tigers a 55-54 lead to start the OT, but the Bears answered with Spencer Pevine's 12-footer and Mahoney's long 3-pointer to go up four.
Farmington, however, unleashed its 11-0 run and all doubt was finally erased.
"We're kind of used to overtime and the flow of the game," Gregoire added, pointing to Friday's win over Belmont and an earlier win over Campbell.
Farmington led 8-7 after the first quarter, 24-21 at the break and 40-36 after three stops.
Kevin Radcliffe hit a free throw, Spencer Deland followed with two and Hills cored an inside deuce to widen the gap to eight (49-41) with 3:44 to play in the game.
"We did what had to do to win," Simmers added.
Kevin Poulin also reached double figures for Farmington with 11 and Valdez added eight.
Farmington, 68-62 (OT)
WINNISQUAM (62) — Mahoney 6-3-19, C. Serrano 6-3-15, A, Serrano 0-2-2, Pevine 5-0-10, Normand 0-2-2, S. Buxton 3-0-7, M. Buxton 1-0-2, Hunt 1-0-2, Martinez 1-0-2, Van Tassel 0-1-1, Plourde 0-0-0, Matcheski 0-0-0, Montalto 0-0-0. Totals: 23-11-62.
FARMINGTON (68) — Hill 7-10-24, Poulin 4-3-11, Radcliffe 1-2-4, Gibbs 2-2-6, Valdez 4-0-8, Gregoire 2-3-7, Deland 1-2-4, Bodio 0-4-4. Totals: 21-26-68.
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Farmington (8-11) 8 16 16 14 14 — 68
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- Howard Kurtz: The mainstream media are rooting for immigration policy changes
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(CNN) -- The mainstream media -- you know who you are -- are rooting for immigration reform.
They like the idea of doing something to accommodate the country's 11 million undocumented immigrants, who, despite conservative rhetoric to the contrary, were never going to be banished.
They swoon over the kind of bipartisanship that brings together John McCain and Marco Rubio on the one hand and Barack Obama and Chuck Schumer on the other.
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They believe the Republican Party needs to moderate its harsh rhetoric about immigrants -- if only to salvage its political future -- and are welcoming the GOP's new realism.
But is that enthusiasm causing media organizations to overestimate the prospects for reform?
Watch: Steve Kroft Plays Defense Over Hillary/Obama Lovefest on '60 Minutes'
Any bill still must pass the Republican House, which has been a graveyard for numerous Obama reforms. The Senate has always been a place where top lawmakers reach across the aisle more easily than in the polarized House, as was evident during the fiscal cliff debacle. And there are conservative groups determined to derail any path toward citizenship, which they view as amnesty.
It's not that journalists are acting as cheerleaders for the emerging plan. But when the media have qualms about an issue, they couch it as being "controversial" and "risky" (say, George W. Bush's plan to privatize Social Security).
Opinion: Immigrant - Can we trust Obama?
By contrast, look at the way the president's immigration speech in Las Vegas was covered:
The New York Times: "Seizing on a groundswell of support for rewriting the nation's immigration laws ..."
The Washington Post: "Obama added to momentum on Capitol Hill in favor of an overhaul of the nation's immigration laws ..."
We saw the same supportive approach when the Pentagon lifted a ban on women serving in front-line combat positions, which, despite some conservative opposition, was greeted with favorable features that largely depicted the move as long overdue.
Watch: Should N.Y. Times Have Censored Company Name Over the S-Word?
As with many perpetual Beltway disputes, the contours of a common-sense compromise on immigration have been clear for some time. The right wants tougher border enforcement and employer verification procedures. The left wants undocumented immigrants taken out of the "shadows," as Obama put it, and given a chance to become openly productive members of society.
The key are the tradeoffs. How long would a path to citizenship take? Are fines and back taxes required? How do we ensure that those who broke the law don't get an unfair advantage over legal applicants?
I don't argue with the standard political analysis that the moment may be ripe for immigration reform.
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Mitt Romney, who talked about wanting immigrants to "self-deport," got clobbered among Hispanic voters. The GOP has lost the popular vote in five of the past six presidential elections. Sean Hannity, the Fox News commentator, says he has "evolved" on the issue, and he's not alone.
The conservative media may be a bellwether here. After Obama's Tuesday speech, Hannity's leadoff guest was Karl Rove, the former Bush lieutenant who favors the Senate compromise. And when Rubio, the Florida senator and son of Cuban immigrants, called in to Rush Limbaugh's show, the host -- while criticizing Obama -- told him, "What you are doing is admirable and noteworthy. You are recognizing reality."
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But illegal immigration remains a divisive subject that still arouses visceral opposition among some Americans. Capitol Hill is a place where partisan maneuvering can push the government to the brink of default. And as George W. Bush learned in his second term, hammering out a compromise on such a volatile issue is maddeningly elusive.
Perhaps the election changed the landscape and both parties will find a way to compromise. In the meantime, it might be wise to take the upbeat media coverage with a healthy dose of skepticism.
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Given the tattered state of our banks and the tarnished reputation of our bankers, you'd be forgiven for thinking that there couldn't be a worse time to launch a web service aimed at bringing currency trading to the masses. But that's just what eToro is – a trading platform designed to let the average punter play too.
Currency trading is, of course, nothing new. What makes eToro unique is how, to use the well worn internet cliché, it attempts to democratise the business of currency trading.
Traditionally the foreign exchange markets have been a closed shop, the sovereign territory of old-boy bankers with pots of cash and an understanding of how the markets work. eToro, on the other hand, is open to anybody with a credit card or a PayPal account.
Online you'll find thousands of people pushing pennies or virtual stacks of cash around the markets, many of them more than willing to help each other along. You can also practice making money out of less money using the site's training mode, which uses virtual cash.
The site also prides itself on having an interface which makes the undeniably complex business of trading currencies appear child's play.
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In use the site does indeed make the business of buying this, selling that and keeping an eye on the price of the other appear deceptively easy.
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Take What You Know About Stamping Presses
The advent of servo-drive technology in mechanical stamping presses has changed the rules of engagement between metalformers and their customers. Simply, early adopters of servo presses soon will—if they haven't already—leapfrog their competitors in the race to gain new customers.
Throw everything you know—or think you know—about the ability to control a stamping press's slide motion and the types of metalforming operations that can be performed under ram out the window. With servo-drive presses, metalformers can program stroke and slide velocity in any imaginable combination, to optimize performance for a given material and operation, whether it be blanking, coining or deep drawing. Servo motors, installed in place of the traditional flywheel/clutch drive train, allow the output shaft to be rotated in both directions. The press ram can stop precisely at any given position, and change speeds on a dime.
As explained in a recently published book from ASM Intl., by authors from Caterpillar Technical Center and The Ohio State University (Sheet Metal Forming—Fundamentals, copyright 2012), metalforming-process designers around the world are being introduced to a whole new world of opportunities:
• Dwell anywhere in the stroke, and at bottom-dead center (BDC), under full tonnage without energy loss.
• Reduce cutting speeds and snapthrough forces without compromising productivity.
• Control forming velocity to minimize friction and heat generation.
• Reduce impact speed and noise.
• Make multiple hits on the workpiece at or near BDC to reduce springback, useful when stamping advanced-high-strength steels for example.
• Allow assembly and other secondary operations to occur under the ram, thanks to the ability to slow down or stop the press slide at any point in the stroke.
As these images from Dallas Industries illustrate, while the control for a coil feed installed on a conventional mechanical press (left) works from data input for feed length and speed (as a percentage of maximum), the feed control for a servo-drive press (right) is more interested in feed time (in msec.) and motion-profile type.
Avoiding Speed ConstraintsMuch as increasing fuel-economy standards push automakers and their suppliers to push the technology envelope, so do the speed and flexibility gains realized by servo presses push suppliers of ancillary equipment to up their game. Riding the coattails of the rapid adoption of servo-drive presses, manufacturers of press controls, feeds and other equipment are working hard to keep up. Compared to a conventional crank press, servo-drive presses can run in completely different operating modes, such as pendulum back-and-forth motion. And, the ability to crank up the speed of a servo-drive press during ram approach and retract, and still form nice and slowly when the need arises, allows stampers to increase hit rate by a factor of two or more.
Double (or more) the output without sacrificing quality—what stamper would not want to do that? But the reality of such a notable boost in output means there's less time to perform all of the operations that go along with forming—feed and sensing, for starters.
"Flexibility, speed and throughput are what allow stampers to justify the move to servo presses," says Jim Ward, general sales manager of press-feed system supplier Coe Press Equipment. "The challenge for feed manufacturers, as well as manufacturers of other ancillary pressline equipment such as part-transfer and die-sensing systems, is to provide speed while maintaining accuracy. We're speed-limited based on the drives and motors available, as well as by the ability to securely grip the material as it feeds. That's where the industry will see technology advances related to feed equipment—so we're not the speed constraint."
Speed constraint becomes most critical when metalformers operate a servo press in pendulum mode. "In this operating mode, completely unique to servo presses, we cannot only be concerned with acceleration and feed rate, and just play beat the press," says Willie Chacko, CEO of feed supplier Dallas Industries. "In pendulum mode, there's often precious little time available for us to fit in our motion profile to index the material before the next press stroke.
"With a conventional press, we run the feed in impulse mode," Chacko continues. "The press control says feed and we feed. Then we signal when the feed is complete so that the press can stroke. Now we've learned and adapted the technology so we can synchronize our motion with that of the servo press, and still develop a smooth motion profile in the time allotted."
What Chacko is alluding to is Dallas' ServoPressSelect feed control, slated for release by year-end. He says the control will allow servo-press users to select from among five types of feed profiles to match the variety of tasks that a servo press can perform.
"ServoPressSelect is an offshoot of our ProfileSelect (introduced in 2010)," explains Dallas president Joe Gentilia. "The idea is to minimize the stress imparted on the feed's servo drive and mechanics, by creating a feed speed and acceleration profile. We look at the time available to feed and design the motion profile—slowly accelerate to feed speed, and then decelerate—to that allotted time."
The five profile types available:
• Sinusoidal
• Triangular
• Trapezoidal with three equal motion segments
• Trapezoidal with 1/4-1/2-1/4 motion segments
• Electronic gearing
As a result, the human-machine interface (HMI) of the new control looks different than that for the standard feed control. In place of feed speed (as a percentage of maximum), the control needs to know feed time (in msec.) and the motion-profile type.
"Most stampers use the sinusoidal profile," says Gentilia, "gradually ramping up feed speed during the first part of the feed cycle, then ramping down from peek speed at the end of the cycle. But stampers, as they become more familiar with the flexibility and opportunities afforded by servo presses, will realize some definite opportunities to use other profiles.
"For example," Gentilia continues, "a more aggressive motion profile (triangular or trapezoidal) will allow higher run rates or other applications where there's minimal time to index. And the added acceleration with these profiles also can help if you want to kick the part off the end of the die."
Ramp up the Dialogue
Coe's controls engineering manager Bruce Grant notes that the firm has installed a handful of its ServoMaster feeds onto servo presses in the last few years, and says that the time is now for stampers, press builders and feed suppliers to ramp up the dialogue on servo-press applications. Including gaining some understanding of how the presses will be used in the future. "This is a major shift in the process that affects everything going on under the ram," Grant says. "We have several servo-press projects under for the second half of 2012 and into 2013, many of which we are addressing with our standard servo-feed control. But for the larger transfer-press applications, we're going with a more flexible controls package—PLC-based with motion-drive networked packages customized to the feed-line automation and indexing process.
"The challenge going forward," Grant continues, "is how do we build into these projects the ability to index the material with more agility and in a more timely manner, given the unknowns regarding what the customer may need down the road? We're addressing today's applications, but what's coming?"
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For many, what's coming is already here.
"Some stampers are solving some previously unsolvable application problems thanks to the flexibility afforded by servo-drive presses," says Jim Finnerty, product manager for Wintriss Controls LLC. "They're forming materials once considered unformable, and making a lot of money as a result.
"We're seeing applications being developed where secondary operations are now being done under the ram," Finnerty continues, "since different portions of the forming cycle require different ram velocities—possible with servo presses. And we're seeing servo-press applications where stampers are using the technology to vary the cam timing action to very creatively perform work on the sides of parts."
Conventional timing methods used for flywheel/clutch-driven mechanical presses, where everything happens in a repetitive cycle through a complete revolution, will not work with servo presses. The activities in the press cell—feed, part off, etc.—all happen in a repetitive cycle with a conventional press, but with a servo press this might not happen.
"As a result, we only want to activate timing outputs at certain stages," says Finnerty, "and activate or monitor sensor inputs at other stages. So, for example, we may only feed the first stage of the cycle, activate cutoff on the last stroke and look for part ejection on the final stage."
Three Basic Uses, Three Control Modes
Finnerty observes that stampers are using servo-drive presses in three different s: Either they bought the press to:
• Make it act like several different presses—short-stroke high-speed, longer-stroke slower-speed or some combination. Versatile but conventional.
• Use it like a hydraulic press; or
• Take full advantage of flexibility and variable programmability.
• Sinusoidal—closely approximates the operation of a standard part-revolution press.
• Proportional—closely approximates the motion of a hydraulic press, with equal timing-adjustment increments throughout the stroke.
• Asymmetrical—offering high-resolution programmability near the bottom of the stroke.
"Within the asymmetrical and most flexible motion curve, we programmed three variable-resolution curves into the control," says Finnerty. "All of the curves are proportional through the top of the stroke, but then feature high-resolution areas near the bottom. This allows a stamper to set sensor-monitoring windows or time limit switches to very small increments (as small as 0.001 in. of slide motion on a 2.5-in. stroke)."
The control can monitor and direct as many as 10 stages of slide motion, although Finnerty says even the most complex jobs experienced so far have required control of only five stages (defined as a change in slide direction, not speed).
"Lastly," adds Finnerty, "the control is self-learning, enabling it to capture the motion profile for a job when operating in the 'learn mode,' and storing the data as part of a part recipe."
No need for the operator to enter parameters for each program—which can become quite complex for servo-press applications.
Obey the Speed Limit
For a final word on the new-found speed and flexibility arriving with the move to servo-drive presses, we spoke with Anchor Danly's Ray Osborne, director of engineering for the maker of die sets and precision components. While total control of the ram and the ability to "do things that you can't do in a conventional mechanical press can take stampers in directions never before experienced," says Osborne, he also sounds a note of caution.
"Everyone thinks that once the press moves off of bottom-dead center (BDC)," Osborne says, "that the work is done. But the rapid upstroke acceleration and velocity from 180 deg. to top-dead center (TDC) can seriously impact the performance, over time, of a host of press-system components. In-die tapping units, cam-slide units, ball-bearing guidance systems, nitrogen systems, pad-retaining hardware and other components are potentially in jeopardy."
To illustrate, Osborne describes a servo-press installation where he recorded digital video to illustrate what can happen to ball-bearing cages when the ram accelerates rapidly from BDC and quickly reverses direction from TDC. It's not a pretty sight.
"When the ball bearings are disengaged from the preload (during the upstroke), the ram reverses direction and accelerates downward so quickly that the cages are actually suspended in mid-air," says Osborne. "You can see it on the video. The cages immediately lose their timing and position. In this scenario, the ball bearings are forced into a 'skid' condition, causing the guide components to overheat and eventually scoring the guide pin and bushing."
There are options for dealing with this condition, explains Osborne, in particular changing the length of the guide pin or bushing to ensure the ball bearings unload as close to TDC as possible. Or, the stamper can select a combination of components that ensures some bearings are als under preload—commonly referred to as Type 1 operation. But, as many stampers know (particularly those working in the high-speed canning industry), Type 1 operation often can lead to a phenomenon called "cage creep." This, explains Osborne, refers to the tendency of a rolling-element retainer cage to gradually deviate from its nominal TDC and BDC positions. Certain measures must be taken to guard against cage creep.
Help is on the
As described above, equipment suppliers must find s to support stampers that take the leap to servo-drive presses. And guide components are no exception. To address the retainer-cage issue described by Osborne, he told us of a patent-pending prototype guidance system Anchor Danly has in field testing that prevents the cage from ever being in freefall.
In light of this pending solution, Osborne simply suggests that stampers developing procedures for servo-drive presses be mindful of any rapid acceleration from BDC. Instead, they should gradually accelerate to full speed on the upstroke, over 10 to 20 deg. of ram motion. He explains additional reasons why this makes for sound practice:
"With cam-slide units, after the work has been done and the press is on the upstroke, you're sometimes at the mercy of the cam's slide-return system," Osborne says. "Stripping force is critical; give the springs enough time to work. Upstroke too quickly and you can prematurely wear, or even break, punches. Yes, this can occur in a conventional press, but the situation is exacerbated with a servo-drive press and the temptation to crank up the speed after BDC.
"The suggestion is to wait until the cam completely disengages and the tooling completely extracts before hitting the accelerator," Osborne continues. "Then go ahead and accelerate up. The same holds true when performing in-die tapping. When you rapidly accelerate up from BDC, you place additional undue strain on the mechanism."Final warning: Enjoy the exciting, winding road that servo-drive presses will lead you down, but from 180 to 360 deg., watch that speed limit. MF
See also: Wintriss Controls Group LLC, Coe Press Equipment Corporation, Dallas Industries, DAYTON Lamina Corporation
Related Enterprise Zones: Presses, Tool & Die
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Gartner predicts a future full of disruptions. Will your institutional IT organization be ready to exploit the opportunities?
Like volcanic activity creating new islands in the Pacific, the education sector is continually rebuilding itself through the latest disruptions in learning, instructional practices and business models. The same is happening within the IT department, as users — faculty, staff and students — bring new technologies into play.
Recently, IT research firm Gartner held an online talk to share its predictions for disruptive trends that are worth taking into account as IT leaders plan for the future. As Managing VP and Gartner Fellow Daryl Plummer explained, "These trends are going to change the way you think about a lot of things and do a lot of things." However, the changes will also encompass constructive possibilities, which could turn into new opportunities for savvy CIOs.
Disruption 1: The Digital Industrial Revolution
When, earlier in 2013, a Stratasys printer was used to print out a plastic gun that could be fired multiple times using a design plan that was later made publicly available, the world was on notice that now "we can make things in our basement that used to have to be done in our factories by manufacturers," said Plummer.
In the same period doctors from the University of Michigan printed a "bio-absorbable" plastic device that could hold a child's trachea open, allowing him to breathe normally. "Full resorption" of the new splint is expected to occur within three years. In this new category of usage, called "3D bioprinting," 3D printers can produce human cells and organs to replace malfunctioning ones.
Both types of uses for 3D printing are stark symbols of the "digital industrial revolution," Plummer noted, which, like the first industrial revolution, is "shaping up" to change the way we build things, what we do for work, where we live and how we thrive in the areas of family and health.
The impact of 3D printing alone will have "wide-ranging effects," Plummer said. Besides the obvious need for reassessment of laws regarding how 3D-printed weapons will be controlled in the world, for example, there will also be a movement away from manufacturing for economies of scale to manufacturing as a one-off proposition.
That in turn could alter Chinese economic might, he added. "Economies of scale have pushed China to a position of economic power that is almost unheard of in the modern world. That is going to be affected by the subject of 3D printing. What happens when we can print those things that were manufactured in China in our basement or in a little store down the street, where we all go and print them on demand? What happens when the manufacturing, the distribution and the logistics chains all collapse into themselves?"
Another area of impact: copyright. 3D printing, which uses product designs that exist in digital form, will become an easy way to counterfeit physical goods. By 2018, Gartner predicts, 3D printing will result in the loss of at least $100 billion globally per year in intellectual property.
Just as biomedicine has had to sort out the ethical arguments regarding the use of human stem cells, Gartner predicts that by 2016, the medical community will grapple with a "global debate about regulating the technology or banning [3D printing] for both human and nonhuman use," Plummer said.
What impact could 3D printing have on IT? For one, new strategies will be needed to validate whether or not a product is genuine. Also, said Plummer, we'll need better ways to protect the templates and blueprints behind the products we print. Finally, organizations — including research institutions — should expect to develop policies for acceptable research parameters in bioprinting.
Disruption 2: Digital Business
The enterprise has begun to "accessorize" its operations with digital assets and capabilities. Activities formerly done by people or on paper or with a simple computer program are now being handled through digital accessories "We're moving from a world where people behave the way computers work and entering a world where computers work the way people behave," Plummer explained. "The machine follows you. The machine does it the way you want to do it. The machine anticipates your expectations and gives you your sense of comfort rather than you having to sit at a certain machine or a certain network. That's what digital business is all about."
In this new world, for example, the digital use of crowds through crowdsourcing begins to play a larger role in new initiatives. Crowds will help figure out what projects should be undertaken, and they'll help fund those efforts through Kickstarter-like mechanisms. The technology for supporting crowdsourcing endeavors is getting better, Plummer said, citing the ready availability of platforms that allow people to provide input and get feedback in real time within organizations.
What CIOs have to start thinking about, he said, is how to use crowds inside their own organizations to solve business problems. "Instead of building teams of people that are pre-structured, why not start thinking about using ad hoc teams? Set up the subject, the questions you're trying to answer. Get them out into a social environment like a Yammer and say, 'Hey, let's get the crowd's opinion.'" But making the software available isn't the end of the work, he added. It will also require "building the right culture to support this bottom-up contribution." Without "employees who care," these social business initiatives are likely to fail.
The digitization of the enterprise is also treading into issues of personal privacy. "You can go on Facebook and find out more about a person today than you could with months of study 40 years ago," Plummer said.
That leads to an interesting conjunction. On one hand, consumers will increasingly begin to "collect, track and barter their personal data" in exchange for cost savings, convenience and customized offerings. On the other hand, digital security of personal data is getting more difficult for organizations to guarantee.
In that regard, noted Plummer, Gartner predicts that by 2020 enterprises and governments will fail to protect three quarters of sensitive data and will therefore "declassify and grant broad and public access to it." While that prospect may be considered "blasphemy" in the IT world, he stated, it's backed up by current practice. IT departments are in the habit of calling much of the data under their care and management "sensitive." The reality is that "we treat all of it as sensitive because we don't have the money or time to separate it out."
To demonstrate what he meant, Plummer called into question a statement such as, "Our medical data is sensitive." "All of it? Really? Are you telling me the stuff individuals are sharing on their own social sharing sites is sensitive when you have it, but not when they share it in a social community?"
In reality, the growth of data "exceeds the protective mechanisms we have for it," he said. "If we try to protect it all, we will fail. And by the way, we are already failing. We are not protecting the sensitive data we think we are protecting."
A better approach for ensuring protection, Plummer advised, is to establish what truly is sensitive data and figure out how to share the other information for political or economic advantage.
Disruption 3: Smart Machines
Smart machines are already available that automate decision-making based on data they have accumulated. "They make decisions faster, more accurately, maybe more consistently than we can," said Plummer. As current examples he pointed to cars that park themselves, surgical robots that assist in surgery and auto-pilots that can land a plane in certain situations. "These things are only going to grow. They're getting more possible. They're acceptable. You see commercials with automated assist capabilities all the time. They look cool to us now. As little as 15 years ago, they probably scared us to death."
Gartner predicts that by 2024, at least a tenth of those activities that are "potentially injurious to human life" will require mandatory use of smart systems that can't be overridden by humans. Organizations working in the field of "smart adviser" development will enjoy "substantive competitive advantage," Plummer declared.
The job for CIOs and IT leaders, he added, will be to help identify where and how the deployment of automated systems might improve product safety or enhance competitive attractiveness.
As a follow-on to that, Gartner believes that by 2020 most knowledge workers' career paths will be "disrupted by smart machines in positive and negative ways." On the positive side, personal virtual assistants (think Siri) will be able to handle decision-making for us. On the negative side, a smart machine might be able to prove it could do a worker's job better than he or she can, which could put that person out of work.
One twist to this is that smart machines will need human teachers in order to learn. By 2017, Gartner reported, a tenth of all computers will be "learning rather than processing." People will have to use "deep neural network techniques" to feed those computers patterns of information and developers will need to construct "a lot of programming algorithms" to power the smartness in the machine.
As a result, IT organizations should begin looking for developers who have skills in programming smarter macros and start thinking about how to train developers to train computers — as opposed to programming computers. "That's going to be an interesting transition over the next 10 years," Plummer observed.
Disruption 4: Internet of Things
The final disruption that will upend IT in coming months and years is the "Internet of Things," where sensors are placed inside every physical object and connect wirelessly to the Internet or other entities in order to collect and share data about the object and about our use of the object. These sensors will not necessarily be controlled by humans, said Plummer.
"Wearables" — Google Glass, the Samsung Galaxy Gear watch and Nike+ Fuelband SE — fall into this category. On the commercial side, Gartner predicts that by 2020 consumer data collected from wearable devices will drive 5 percent of sales among the top global companies.
What IT needs to ask itself is how wearables will affect planning for future applications, just as smartphones and tablets have done. Plummer warned not to view wearables and sensor usage as replacements for existing technology, but as drivers for new use cases.
In fact, every form of disruption should spur IT leaders to take more risks and look for ways to transform the organization, not just enhance or extend what's already in place, he emphasized. "Enterprises have a tendency to figure out first why something won't work then back their way into what will work. You have to turn that around," Plummer said. "You have to shoot for the stars to reach the moon and [figure out] why something will work first."
As an example he pointed to cloud computing. IT organizations moved infrastructure to the cloud as a means of running workloads. "That is nice, but it's only enhancement. It's just moving the workload." Better to figure out how to get rid of the workload altogether by using somebody else's capabilities.
IT must take on the role of broker, acting as an intermediary between technology and the business functions of the organization, helping to "integrate, aggregate or customize it, instead of trying to control it." Do that with your technology choices," he said, "and you will have a better chance of getting a first mover advantage."
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Renowned as a tourism hub for its lush jungle and coastline, Costa Rica has become part of the pipeline for drug traffickers hauling cocaine northward. WSJ's Leslie Josephs reports.
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Objectives: Focusing on the overall objective of the workshop, develop a plan to improve a participant's capacity to lead by increasing the frequency of certain behaviors:
- Model the Way by reflecting on the opportunities for change, and choosing a plan of action that supports the participant's values and openly communicating the reasoning behind the actions taken.
- Challenge the Process by looking for opportunities to take action that will have significant impact for the organization.
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