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Amazon, the company synonymous with online shopping, is supplying facial recognition technology to government and law enforcement agencies over its web services platform. Branded Rekognition, the technology is every bit as dystopian as it sounds.
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"The American philosopher Peter Asaro is one of the leaders of the global resistance against fighting robots. "Unlike humans, they are not able to make moral and legal considerations."
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"Peter Asaro, a spokesman for the Campaign to Stop Killer Robots and an artificial intelligence expert at The New School, similarly said Russian drones wouldn't be an immediate game changer in the rising tensions between Russia and the West.
"It's already pretty well acknowledged that if Russia wants to invade the Baltics, they can do it in 24 hours and NATO can't do much about it," Asaro said. "Them having some super sophisticated robot isn't going to change that."
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"Paradoxically, the human factor is also cited by those in favor of the development of lethal autonomous weapons. "Robots aren't scared," Steve Groves, from the conservative U.S. think tank Heritage Foundation, told CBS last May. "They don't have fits of madness. They don't react to rage."
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The Campaign to Stop Killer Robots is an international coalition of 59 groups, including Human Rights Watch and the Nobel Women's Committee.
Spokesman Peter Asaro, an affiliate scholar at the Center for Internet and Society at Stanford Law School, said an international treaty to ban the weapons was urgent.
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We Robot 2015 (Past Event)
CIS Affiliate Scholars Peter Asaro, Ryan Calo and Woodrow Hartzog will all be participating in this two-day conference.
Registration is open for We Robot 2015 and we have a great program planned:
Friday, April 10
8:00 am
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For more information visit: https://citp.princeton.edu/event/lunch-timer-asaro-tang/
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We Robot 2014 (Past Event)
CIS Affiliate Scholars Peter Asaro, Ryan Calo and Woodrow Hartzog are listed as participants for We Robot 2014. Robotics is becoming a transformative technology. We Robot 2014 builds on existing scholarship exploring the role of robotics to examine how the increasing sophistication of robots and their widespread deployment everywhere from the home, to hospitals, to public spaces, and even to the battlefield disrupts existing legal regimes or requires rethinking of various policy issues. If you are on the front lines of robot theory, design, or development, we hope to see you.
Autonomous Weapon Systems:Dangerous Killer Robots or Smarter and Less-Harmful Warfare? (Past Event)
The motion under debate will be:"Should there be an absolute ban on autonomous systems capable of using lethal force?" Two key speakers will argue for and against the motion, and respond to each other's presentation. This will be followed by a discussion session with the audience, and a public vote.
Banning Killer Robots (Past Event)
CIS Affiliate Scholar Peter Asaro gave a speech at the International House of the Association for Aid and Relief, Japan.
Autonomous Weapons: an Interview With the Experts
November 30, 2016
FLI's Ariel Conn recently spoke with Heather Roff and Peter Asaro about autonomous weapons. Roff, a research scientist at The Global Security Initiative at Arizona State University and a senior research fellow at the University of Oxford, recently compiled an international database of weapons systems that exhibit some level of autonomous capabilities. Asaro is a philosopher of science, technology, and media at The New School in New York City.
HBO's 'Westworld' and the Ethics of Artificial Intelligence
November 2, 2016
Peter Asaro (assistant professor in the School of Media Studies at The New School) and S. Matthew Liao (director of the Center for Bioethics at New York University) talk to Live Science's Denise Chow and Space.com's Tariq Malik about the ethics of AI.
Ethics of Artificial Intelligence Conference: Ethics of Specific Technologies
October 15, 2016
On October 14-15, 2016, the NYU Center for Mind, Brain and Consciousness in conjunction with the NYU Center for Bioethics hosted a conference on "The Ethics of Artificial Intelligence".
Police use of lethal robots sparks crime-fighting debate
July 11, 2016
Hours after gunman Micah Johnson ambushed police officers in downtown Dallas, he was killed by a bomb strapped on a police robot. Robots in the past have stopped a lot of dangerous situations, but using a robot to kill - that was a first for a domestic police force. Kris Van Cleave reports on the ethical questions about the use of robots to kill suspects.
Affiliate Scholar Peter Asaro is interviewed.
Deep Dive: God, Science & Robotic Warfare
November 20, 2015
Robotic warfare is no longer the realm of science fiction. From drones to the development of lethal, autonomous robotic weaponry, we take a look at the ethics of the future of killer robots and where this will ultimately lead mankind.


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I kind of dropped off the face of the earth for a while there, or at least the face of the music scene. Which may pretty much be the earth to us. I heard a famous musician (famous as in, not me) referred to as having nomadic tendencies. I liked it. So I use it to describe myself and my long absences. Makes it sound like I was off on a pilgrimage in Tibet pondering life's dichotomies and calculating ambient delay echoes off of mountain walls. Which I wasn't, but if you'd like to think I was, I have no problem with that.
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All of these confessions are for unorthodox methods, and inexpensive gear alternatives. I didn't want to share these until I was sure they had been successful. If you share them upfront, it can sometimes color the way people hear the sounds and they'll dislike something based on the power of suggestion, and not on what their ears are actually hearing. If you wait until people already dig it, and then tell them it was recorded with a Boss DS-1 (don't worry, it wasn't), suddenly Boss DS-1's become sought after collector's items with the only thing that nails THAT tone. (Silver screw versions, only, of course. Tone is definitely in the color of the screws.) But now that the response to my music has been largely positive, I'm super excited to share some of these so that any other aspiring musicians out there can be encouraged that you don't need Guitar Center's $10k home recording studio package to get a song in a movie.
So, confession number one: my first ambient pads album, creatively titled 'Ambient Pads', was recorded using a distortion pedal as a mic preamp. The Damage Control Liquid Blues distortion pedal to be exact. Yep.
I came up with the idea for ambient pads way back in the mid-2000's, while playing with one of my first bands. We just couldn't find a keyboardist whose style we dug, so I came up with this pad idea. At the time, laptop recording was still fairly infantile, so the very first ambient pads were recorded on a Fostex 4-track hard drive recorder that I literally lugged around with me to every gig, and I played the pads straight from the Fostex. I remember how almost inconceivably fast I became at cycling through those dimly lit digital menus to change the keys of the pads. Oh ya. I got skilled at that thing. Made me miss a couple actual guitar intro's, but those pads were on, man. (Winky face. I'm winking. Look at my eye.) Eventually, circa 2009, people started asking for the pads. Lot of folks wanted to use them, and that's what sent me into the recording world. Laptop technology had caught up, and I found myself recording brand new pads. Without any money. I had tons of pedals, but no recording gear. And it takes a little recording gear to…you know…record. So I borrowed a mic, grabbed an XLR-to-1/4″ adapter, and my overdrive pedal with the most headroom. And no one has ever said a word.
Personally, I think I hear it a little. It's what gives those first pads that wonderfully lo-fi feel, whereas Water and Bridge, both albums expounding upon the idea of pads, are more hi-fi and traditionally recorded. Although I do try to give all my records a warmer, more real sound than much of what is currently produced. But I continue to have people specifically request the sound of those original pads, recorded with a jerry-rigged, radio-shack-adapted, Damage Control Liquid Blues overdrive pedal in place of a microphone preamp.
Oh, and what was even more awesome is that the Liquid Blues was on the fritz at the time, so the power cable had to sit in it just right or it would cut out and I would have to start the take all over again. I like to roll on the professional side of things.

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Wednesday, March 3, 2010
Red Hammers do exist! They really do...
On a quite sunny morning, March 2nd (that's yesterday, right?) I get this message from my pal Wes, from some place near Liverpool, England. Where the Beatles come from, innit? John, Paul, Ringo and George...
The message said, Relax folks, you are about to witness some kick ass phenomenon that will blow your socks off! Wow! It then said you must give answers to a few questions... simple arithmetics that was, like, 56+7 equals... you got to think quick about the answer and scroll further down to verify your outcome; there you saw the right response, say...euh... 63! It went on like this for another four or five sums, and you hopefully got all those right, of course, and it made you feel kinda like Mensa level genius, after all. Until surprise came to town! Hold on your socks, folks!
It said... keep relax, calm down, think quick and, now, give me a color and a tool. Don't think for too long, just answer real quick, whatever pops out of your skull!
I goes... euh... Red... euh... Hammer!
I scroll down next... and, a few empty lines further down I fall into this paragraph sayin'... you guessed right, my friend! It is a Red Hammer (just like this, in bold type and in red color).
WHAT THE F@CK! Holy Jesus, Mary and Joseph! How the hell did it do that!?!? I'm telling you... It just rocked my socks off! I'm like, pinch me, mom... I'm dreaming! There's not much left in cyberspace that could still surprise me, but, this? Gimme a break!
As I scroll even further, the story continues... Don't you worry, it says, it appears that the vast majority of people taking the test come up with the same answer: Red Hammer. Why? Go ask your shrink, WTF do I know? However, I've spent too many years studying Statistics and Science to take that kind of shit for granted. Was that claim for real? Let's see for ourselves... Next thing I know, I fire the same message to more than a dozen contacts of mine, that I happen to feed with Internet jokes on a regular basis... I must admit, I get quite a few of them internet jokes from a couple good suppliers of mine on a daily basis, and I keep dispatching the best among those to my own recipient groups, just to lighten up their miserable executive lives as they keep wasting them by running their companies and businesses daily in the four corners of the planet. It's a good bunch, most of them living on both sides of this pond.
Not too long after that, answers started pouring in. "I got a blue hammer", sez one... "sorry, I ain't normal, as it appears". "I got a yellow screwdriver", sez paddy Shaun... "sorry, I'm Abbie Normal too". "I've got a gray spoon", sez another, "I guess, that's because I just had... my lunch!" Aint' that fun? Finally, a few of them, sounding terrified like they just escaped a falling wall in the recent Chile earthquake, admitted:"My Goad, I thought of a Red Hammer too! I haven't even seen a red hammer in my whole freakin' life...", said one, "...but I just thought of one!"
What is the conclusion of my mini survey, among pals, then? Apparently, Red Hammer wins. I had a dozen responses, whereby three of them were 50% "right" (selected either Red or Hammer), and four (incl. my own answer) got Red Hammer together. It wasn't the vast majority like the message initially claimed, but this is because most of my recipients are abnormal weirdos... what did you expect? Me, a genuine situs inversus - no kiddin' (google this and freak out), I eventually proved to be a lot more 'normal' than most of my pals! Go figure! Same thing, my ex-personal assistant, Annick. She's normal too. And Geert S. The best salesman born ever! Him too! And somebody else from P&G, whose name I forgot! Not Noel F, someone else! In any case, the Red Hammer combination in these tests proved the highest, relatively speaking of course, and is pretty spooky and 'significant'. Try to explain that, dude...
BTW, I just googled "red hammer" in the images section and to my surprise, yes sir, there exist genuine red hammers indeed! One of them pictures I copied here for your pleasure too. So, Shaun my bro, you don't need to be a Turkeyneck like me to think of a Red Hammer after all! Red Hammers exist! Yep! They do!
3 comments:
I sent the quiz to 8 people. Everyone responded they were in the 2%. I concluded:
1) 98% of them were lying as they wanted to show they were different
2) Birds of feather flock together...so am surrounded by weirdos
3) The polling that was done to start with was flawed statistically.
I am leaning to 2) but can't believe the 98/2.
- Wednesday, March 03, 2010 11:57:00 PM
- VJK said...
That's hilarious Nabil !!! Makes two of us with weirdo friends, by the way. I couldn't agree more with your reasoning...
I also thought, if the question was to think of a "color and an animal", would most of us have come up with "Pink Elephants"? Or, if it was an "animal and a verb"? Would we have come up with "pigs flying"? I wonder...
I'm sure shrinks can come up with more sophisticated theories than ours on the subject, nonetheless.
- Thursday, March 04, 2010 12:11:00 AM
- Wes said...
Hi, Vassily,
I sent it on to a range of friends, military, IT and some 'normal folks' and most came back with red hammer.
Though one very worrying one (military sniper) came back with a womand in red lingerie... How the hell he got to that I don't know.
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Recent sales activity over the past two quarters reflect increased activity in the Woodland Hills area, validated by multiple offers Levine received for the two assets situated along the western end of Ventura Blvd. "These transactions represent just a fraction of the potential the San Fernando Valley commercial market has to offer. Owner-users acquiring properties here hope to leverage the benefits of a strong local economy as this business district continues to expand and attract more investors," Levine observes.


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my gta3.img is crashed since i install the HQ road and tree texture.so im do some iv cars these day.
thanks for LPF for wheel material help.
1paint job.
but low quanlity interior.
i dont know if i will release it..
people dosent like low quanlity model in gta4.
and give me 1/10 lol.
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The Promised Child
Hebrews 4:2, "For indeed the gospel was preached to us as well as to them, but the word which they heard did not profit them, not being mixed with faith in those who heard it."
Meditate on that a while.
Really. Try reading and re-reading it multiple times.
Let the words sink in.
Now, read it this way… Hebrews 4:2, (Amy paraphrase) "For indeed the gospel was preached to me and them, but the word which I heard did not profit me, because I didn't mix my faith with it when I heard it."
Ouch! That hurts. But it is true. The Word has the power to work miracles. However, the power is only present if (1) we read and know the word and (2) we believe what the word says.
There is a part we, as believers, have to do: We must mix our faith with the word which we hear. But, how do we do it? Practically, in our daily lives, how are we to mix our faith with the word?
Let me give you an example from my own personal life. (Click here for another personal example in a post called Faith in Action.) Two years ago I had a dream. In it, I was sitting in the stands of a football game. One at a time, friends and family walked up the bleachers and sat down next to me. While I was glad to see each of them, in my heart, there was one specific person I was looking for. I had an incredible expectancy, despite the fact that I did not know who it was I was so anxiously waiting for. With each person that arrived, my expectancy grew. The longer it took, the more excited I became.
After what felt like hours, as I looked off in the distance, I finally caught of glimpse of her. It was she who I had been waiting for. Her name… was Rachel. In her arms, an infant lie sweetly snuggled in her bosom. With chocolate eyes and dark hair, the child draped across her chest looked just like his mother. Undoubtedly, they were blood. Tears streamed down my face as I embraced her and her new baby.
Then, my eyes shot open.
The Lord speaks in many different ways. He speaks through the Bible, sermons, people, prophecy, and directly into our spirit. The Lord also speaks in visions and dreams. I couldn't know for sure, but I believed the Lord was speaking to me through this dream. After all, it was no ordinary dream. This dream was alive. The urge to celebrate this child was so intense that I awoke with large droplets streaming down my face. It was so powerful, that I actually got out of bed at 4am to write down the message. Desperately, I wanted to share with this woman, whom I did not know very well, that the Lord was giving her a child. And not only that, but a few weeks later, I felt the Lord prompting me to take one of the riskiest leaps of faith I had ever taken… To give Rachel a baby shower for the promised child.
Questions flooded my mind. "Lord, should I tell her this? If so, how will she receive it? Does Rachel even want children? What if the doctors have told her she will never be able to have them? What if I tell her, and it doesn't happen? What if I look like a fool? Lord, what if I make you look like a fool? What if I am out of my mind and you really aren't speaking this to me at all?"
All of my questions were real. They exploded in my mind like fireworks on the fourth of July. And sitting in my family room, I had no answers. What would I do with this word that I believed the Lord had entrusted to me? How would it shape the future? Would I mix my faith with it? Would I hold it in my heart and hope it came true? Would I truly believe God speaks to me? Or would I be too afraid to step out and share what I believed God was telling me?
Oh, the torment that flooded my mind. Surely you can relate. What would you do in a situation like this? What should we, as followers of Christ do, any time we are asked to believe God for the impossible?
I believe the word is very clear about our part. As unnatural as it might be, we are to mix our faith with that word.
As the book of Proverbs says, I decided to trust that the Lord was directing my steps . I decided to take the risk. I chose to take the leap of faith. In the fall of 2013, I told Rachel. And to my pleasure, she received the word with open arms.
With Rachel's blessing, two months later I planned a baby shower. With no earthly confirmation that even a single woman would show up, I bought the invitations. I went shopping for a gift, decorations, and a "Congratulations Mommy " cake.
Then we waited for the day to arrive. To my absolute delight, twenty-five powerful women of faith joined Rachel and me that beautiful Thursday afternoon. We had, what may be, the first baby shower ever given to a promised child- one who had not been conceived in the world; whose only guarantee was from the Lord of hosts.
Some would call this foolish. I would be lying if I said the thought has never passed through my very human mind. Even as I write this post, there is an element of uncertainty trying to rear its ugly head. "What if this is just one more step toward a promise that may never be fulfilled?" Yet, I feel the Lord pressing me to share the testimony of what – faith, walked out in the flesh- looks like. So once again, I push aside the questions and choose to mix my faith with the word that I have heard. And I answer, "Yes. Yes, Lord. I will mix my faith with your word. I will share this walk of faith."
Walking out our faith is normal Christian behavior. While this story may seem extraordinary, it shouldn't be. From start to finish, our life as Christians is a walk of faith. How deep we go with God and whether or not we use our eyes of faith directly impacts what we see come to pass in the flesh. What we see come to pass, often depends on whether or not we mix our faith with His promises.
Two years have passed since we had that baby shower for Rachel and Carlos' baby. As the world sees it, nothing has changed: My dream. Their dream… has gone unfulfilled. In their home, sits a crib and clothes, bibs, bottles and burp cloths. But in our heart sits a promise that is greater than anything this earth could offer. A promise from a faithful God. One who never quits. One who never fails. And One who will deliver in His perfect time.
Of this I am convinced.
Hebrews 4:2, "For indeed the gospel was preached to us as well as to them, but the word which they heard did not profit them, not being mixed with faith in those who heard it."


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Earlier this month songwriter Alejandro Escovedo invited the Observer to his Dallas apartment to discuss the long road he's traveled between albums. During the visit he played an acoustic rendition of "Heartbeat Smile," the first single off his new album, Burn Something Beautiful, released today. Recorded in Portland, Oregon, the album is the result of a collaboration with Scott McCaughey of the Young Fresh Fellows and Peter Buck of R.E.M.
The album is Escovedo's first in four years, the longest he's ever gone between solo records. He says it's among his favorite works after 14 solo albums, the fruits of a career spanning four decades and genres from punk to alt country. "I've been doing this for a long, long time," he says. "And having a different perspective about having survived hepatitis C and having survived a hurricane and finding love in a very beautiful way had such a profound affect on the record and my writing."
Escovedo's band on the album includes guitarist Kurt Bloch of the Fastbacks, drummer John Moen of the Decemberists and vocalists Corin Tucker of Sleater-Kinney and Kelly Hogan of Neko Case's band, as well as an appearance by Los Lobos saxophonist Steve Berlin. "Truly one of my favorite recording experiences I've ever had," Escovedo says.
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Attendees at next week's popular cryptocurrency conference are faced with the irony of using cash instead of bitcoin to pay for the event.
The North American Bitcoin Conference (TNABC), which plans to cover a wide array of topics including blockchain technology, initial coin offerings (ICOs) and investment opportunities, has invoked a "no cryptocurrency" policy due to network fees and congestion.
The North American Bitcoin Conference ticketing page states, "Due to network congestion and manual processing, we have closed ticket payments using Cryptocurrencies."
The cryptocurrency conference will be held in downtown Miami at the James L. Knight Center on Jan. 18-19 and last minute tickets will cost you $1,000.
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Otto Van Kleist & Filmy Ghost - Abandoned Places (2017)
This is a split album between the artists Otto Van Kleist & Sábila Orbe project: Filmy Ghost.
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Bring Your Dog to Work Like a Pro
The benefits of working in a dog-friendly office can be immense if gone about in a respectful way. We caught up with Elizabeth Fagan, the director of marketing of premium dog toy company Planet Dog, to get her insight on the perks of bringing in your pooch.
"Having dogs in the office changes the whole mentality and routine of daily work life in such a positive way," says Fagan. "There's something about having dogs around that reminds you to chill out, appreciate the small things and play a bit everyday. Simply put, it's been life changing for both my dogs and me."
Try it for yourself on June 23rd for Take Your Dog to Work Day using the tips below to ensure it's a tail-wagging experience for all.
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It's important to be realistic about how your pooch interacts with other dogs and humans. "You need to be a responsible pet parent and understand your dog," says Fagan. The ideal office dog should be mellow, well trained, good with strangers and children (depending on your office environment) and quite. Assess whether or not your dog has the right temperament. If not, it's in everyone's best interest if you make other arrangements.
Even if your furry friend does pass the test, it's still a good idea to keep them on a leash anytime you're in a non-contained space, such as an open office arrangement or the break room. These custom leashes are a fun way to show some company loyalty while walking your dog around. After all, just because Fluffy is your best friend, doesn't mean your coworkers will feel the same.
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Before even stepping foot into the office, you should check that your dog is up-to-date on all vaccines and medications, especially if there will be other dogs in the office. Be sure to have them wear a collar with the proper tags. And don't forget to clip a custom clean up bag dispenser to your dog's leash so you're never caught by surprise on walk breaks.
Fagan also recommends gathering supplies, such as toys and treats, ahead of time to make sure your dog will be comfortable. "Having familiar items handy is the best way to keep your dog occupied and engaged," she says.
(Employer tip: Dog-friendly offices would do well to keep a bowl filled with these single-serving bags of treats for good boys in need of a reward.)
Create Space
"One of the most important things is to avoid putting your dog in stressful situations," says Fagan. "If your dog is stressed, they're likely to react in a negative way, so it's ideal to have space for visiting dogs to run and play together away from busy work areas."
Limit the stress caused by new environments and strangers by establishing a designated space for your dog to occupy in your office. Pick a place nearby but out of the way of foot traffic, such as under your desk, where they'll be able to relax while you keep an eye on them. Bring their bed, a food dish and a travel-friendly water bowl (great for longer walks or off-site meetings) to make your office a home away from home.
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All work and no play makes for one pent-up pooch. During your lunch break, plan to get your dog moving with a few tosses of a disk flyer. After all, the best part of having your dog at work is the chance to interact with them. "It's important for dogs to stay healthy and active," says Fagan, "but the benefits you'll experience from taking a break to go for a walk are equally amazing."
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Sooo. who is it? And im just curious to know who's number one in htown. btw DSM. As in, not evo or g4's.
Sooo. who is it? And im just curious to know who's number one in htown. btw DSM. As in, not evo or g4's.
that is such a broad question. Who's definition of street legal? Fastest at what, Top speed? Top speed in quarter, if so, which track? Fastest around a road race track? if so, which track?
"many conservatives are liberals who have been mugged by reality"
Maybe you should ask it like, who has the highest hp street car?
Or a better question would be who actually still has a running DSM.
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Well does runnin badly but still totally driveable count?
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kidtsi is up there, we also have a couple auto 2g guys making good power too. There was someone with a 1g that was in the 10s awhile back, but I think it got parted out. As far as road racing, I think it's safe to say Kevin is the king of that.
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The vision of The Health Trust is a healthier Silicon Valley for everyone.
Our work includes direct services, grant making and policy advocacy. It is organized under three initiatives: Healthy Eating, Healthy Aging and Healthy Living. Our work also includes Destination Home, a public-private partnership galvanizing our community to end homelessness in Santa Clara County.
Healthy Living
The Healthy Living Initiative ensures that health related policies and services exist so that race, language, income and age do not keep residents from enjoying the healthiest lives possible. These disparities are often associated with differences in race, income, age and access to quality early childhood opportunities. People who live in the heart of San Jose have an average life expectancy of 79.5 years, compared to 86.7 years for residents of Los Altos, Mountain View and Palo Alto. Among racial/ethnic groups in Santa Clara County, Latinos have highest rates of obesity and African-Americans have the highest rates of hypertension.
To eliminate these disparities, The Healthy Living Initiative targets families and individuals in vulnerable communities and provides the services and connections people need to enjoy the healthiest lives possible.
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Healthy Eating
The Healthy Eating Initiative ensures that all residents access and consume, affordable, quality, nutritious food.
Research shows that when people live in neighborhoods where fast-food outlets outnumber stores that stock fresh produce, they experience higher rates of obesity and chronic illness. In Santa Clara County, economically disadvantaged students are 62 percent more likely to be obese or overweight compared to non-disadvantaged students. Building on The Health Trust's successful efforts to enact public policies that encourage healthy eating, the Healthy Food Initiative is bringing fresh produce to neighborhoods most in need through several exciting programs.
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Healthy Aging
The Healthy Aging Initiative ensures that all older adults are able to advocate for themselves and that they have access to coordinated healthcare and supportive services.
Our community is experiencing a dramatic increase in its older adult population. Nearly 30 percent of Santa Clara County residents will be over age 60 by 2030, with half of these over age 75 and one in four living at or near poverty. It is predicted that 70 percent of people who reach age 65 will need some kind of long-term care. At the same time, we are seeing a redesign of how healthcare and supportive services are delivered and paid for.
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Shiraz Boghani is a successful businessman who serves in the hotelier industry. He is an award-winning entrepreneur in the hotel sector who exhibits professionalism, dedication and deep passion for his work. Shiraz Boghani has had great achievements in his businesses where his investments in the hospitality industry have all prospered.
Also, Mr. Boghani is a founding partner and chairman of the Sojourn Hotels LLP, a partner of Sussex Health Care Limited, and a managing partner and director of the Splendid Hotels Group. What's more, Mr. Shiraz Boghani is a chartered accountant from the institutes in England and Wales.
Shiraz Boghani's Experience in the Hotelier Business
Shiraz Boghani has a 30-year experience in the hospitality industry. He currently owns and manages 20 hotels in the United Kingdom. Mr. Boghani pioneered with the introduction of the limited service branded hotels in London during the 1990s. He successfully directed the growth of the hotel portfolio and had a clear vision of the group. Again, Mr. Shiraz Boghani has overseen many projects where his most recent one is the development and launching of the stylish 292 bedrooms Hilton London Bankside. The hotel is located in the London's vibrant Bankside while other flagship hotels comprise of the 336 bedroom Holiday Inn London, The Grand Hotel & Spa, Mercure Bristol Brigstow Hotel, and many more.
Moreover, Shiraz Boghani was recently awarded at the Asian Business Awards 2016 as the hotelier of the year. He thanked his Splendid family and the highly experienced management teams whose hard work is what saw the group excel. Further, the Splendid Hospitality Group is one of the fastest growing privately owned hotel groups in the UK. Its vision is to be a global center of excellence in the hospitality industry. This factor can be attributed to the excellent leadership skills of Mr. Boghani who is also a dedicated, hardworking, and committed individual.
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Besides being an entrepreneur, Shiraz Boghani is also a selfless soul who supports charitable organizations in his community. As a philanthropic individual, Mr. Boghani volunteers his time and resources to help the charitable organizations. An instant is where Shiraz Boghani is a founding member and one of the chairmen of Sussex Health Care. It is an award-winning home that he and his co-founder established in 1985. Additionally, Mr. Boghani holds senior positions in many charitable organizations including the Ismaili Community, National Conciliation among others.
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Level 1
This is a practical based qualification that is specifically aimed at providing a solid foundation for the many aspects of horticulture.
- Safe and effective working practices in land-based industries
- Team work and working alone in land-based industries
- Identify plants
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Our horticulture facilities at Plumpton are pretty impressive. In fact you'll get to experience one of the finest natural locations in the country, perfect for developing your creativity. Whether indoors or outdoors, you'll be able to build your skills in an excellent environment.
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As you build your knowledge, you'll be able to gain a wide experience of being able to identify and maintain different plants.
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Soundfront Underground Radio Program.
Soundfront Underground is a 2 hour electronic radio program which travels in available FM/internet airspace currently reaching 3 million listeners and growing. It is a public service for the global community with interviews of artists/DJ/Producers in each hour and a mix of a variety of dance music.
Sapphirecut is not a PR company and does not charge or discriminate on this show. A wide variety of sounds have been included to date from Ferry Corsten, James Holden, Steve Porter, Omid 16B, Chris Fortier, Frankie Bones, Infusion, Kirsty Hawkshaw, Tom Stefan, Gemini Wolf, Pole Folder, King Britt, John Bourke, The Kandywhales, Justin Paul, Saeed Younan, Murray Richardson, Behrouz, Solvent, Gavin Keitel, Geogg Gains, Pete Moss, Nigel Richards, etc ...it is about bringing the sound Together.
Week of 11/26/2005
Hour 1
Please note the WMPH ondemand stream is delayed for technical reasons until Nov 30th. All other shows inclding regular stream at WMPH and FM play are as on this website and will play as listed.Interview with Giuseppe Octtaviani/NUNRG-This hour is on the vocal/trance side1. "Together" Sapphirecut 16B Remix Twisted Records2."Pictures" Timo Maas ft. Brian Molko from Timo Maas new CD Pictures A&E Records3."Ends of the Earth" Sun (Paul Oakenfold Club Edit) Strange Hotel Music4."I'd Say Yes" Pornorama ft. Leleiwa (Sapphirecut Mix)5."Rush" Darude from his album Rush www.darude.com6."The Other Side" Paul Van Dyk ft. Wayne Jackson(Martin Roth mix) Vandit records7.Interview with Giuseppe Octtavianni and his solo projects in addition to work with NUNRGa)"Linking People" Radioedit by Giuseppe released on Politics of Dancing 2 buy Paul Van Dykb)"Forbidden Fruit" Paul van Dyk –album version (BMG UFA)c)"Freefall" by NUNRG released on Vandit recordsd)"Shivers" Armin van Buuren released on Armin's Shiver CD Ultra records8."Holding On" Ferry Corsten ft. Shelley Harlandreleased on Ferry Corsten's Right of Way CD Tsunanmi9."Gypsy" Armin Van Buuren ft. Ray Wilson from Shivers Ultra records10."Perfect Love" Simply red(Lee Cabreras Lower East Side Dub) Verve Forecast11."Daydreamer" Tonepushers(Bill Hamel Remix) FDS Records
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Please note the WMPH ondemand stream is delayed for technical reasons until Nov 30th. All other shows inclding regular stream at WMPH and FM play are as on this website and will play as listed.Interview with Jay Sustain-This hour is more of a House side1."Thrust and Grind" sapphirecut from Archives of Sound CD OSP2."Planet P" Funk Harmony Park FDS Records3."Can't Stop" Frankie Bones Act like You know CD Systems recordings4."Sugar" Superchumbo ft. Samantha Fox from the Wowie Zowie CD by Tom Stephan(Superchumbo) Twisted records5."Digital Love" 16B Sexonwax records6."Automatic(vox) Richard Vission Systems Recordings7."The Careless Kind" Infusion (Switch Mix) Thrive records8.Interview with Jay Sustain a)"only" Nine Inch Nails (Sustain Remix) Interscope recordsb)"Everything with You" Dfuse ft.Jes (Sustain Chill mix)c)"Another Force" Jay Sustain Undermine recordsd)"Red Wine Walls and Silk" ft. Dallas Holloway9)"My Own Worst Enemy"Dave Seaman ft. Natalie Leonard(Walsh and Coutre remix) from This is Audiotherapy www.Therapymusic.com10."The Echo Game" Chris McNaughty11."A Little Bit of Pain" Vanessa Daou (Sublime Dub) Twisted records12."Sea Green" William orbit from his beautiful new album that is chill to be released in Feb. 2006 called Hello Waveforms
Show from the Week of 11/26/2005
Giuseppe Ottaviani
Giuseppe Ottaviani is part of the dynamic musical duo, NuNRG. He classifies himself primarily as a perfroming musician and producer of electronic music. He plays live in an incredibel show as NuNRG. His next big US Show is with Governor New Years Eve at the Los Angeles Sport Arena with Markus Schulz, Paul Van Dyk, Dj Reza,Mark Farina,and the list goes on.
He has released with Vandit records as well as many other labels. He resides in Italy. He shares his solo projects as well as collaborative projects with us. He has sent us the following tracks as an example of his works.
"Linking People" Radioedit by Giuseppe released on Politics of Dancing 2 by Paul Van Dyk
and "Freefall" by NUNRG released on Vandit records
What an incredible artist!
He was kind enough to do the interview working with a translator and making an mp3 so the quality would be clear for the interview.
These were the questions he answered.
1- How do you pronounce your name?
hi, my name is Giuseppe Ottaviani, and...i know , like all italian names it's not easy to pronounce correctly :)
2- Where are you from?
I'm from a small town near Rome
3- Are you touring your tracks as a DJ or performing them as an electronic artist for this release?
well...at the moment I'm touring only with NU NRG project, playing and promoting my tracks too of course... but ... for the future I will not performing as a Dj because... as a musician I prefer live music, I'm from classical school education and i love play keyboards ...so.... I want to keep live act for my project too.
4- Can you tell us about the release? Who worked on it and any inspiration.
my first solo production Linking People has been included on Paul van Dyk's album The politics of dancing 2 and now it's gonna be released soon on Vandit records with a very good remix by Marc van Linden plus a new track called White Lady on the B side.
5- What is the music scene like where you are?
from 1994 to 1997/1998 music in Italy was focused on ..yea.....progressive and trance, ... but now everything is changed and ...house music is the most popular style here.
6- Do you have any special touring information for us?
as I said I'm touring with NU NRG and I'm going to play in Los Angeles Sport Arena for the NYE...and......it's gonna be a great night.
7- Guiseppe, are you still working in NUNRG or are you working on your own project?
obviusly I'm focused on my solo project but I'm still working in NU NRG....I mean not like 100% but NU NRG is going ahead. anyway for more information you can check my website www.giuseppeottaviani.it.
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In Atlanta, Jay has Performed at events promoted by Vinylboy, LCN, Surface, Undermine/5AM Music, In Like Flynn Entertainment, Liquified, The Deep End & The Five Spot, opening for artists like DJ Micro, DJ Icey, Charles Feelgood, Doc Martin, Chris Fortier, Noel sanger and numerous regional artists.
At events promoted by Promise Family in Miami during Winter Music Conference 2005, Jay opened for Ashtrax with Ashley Casselle and Ben Lost, Adam Beyer, Frankie Bones, DJ Keoki, A Guy Called Gerald, and countless regional artists.
At Events promoted by The House Coalition in Kansas City, Jay promoted and performed with DJ's Dieselboy, Grooverider, Simply Jeff, Nitro & Storm, Johnnie Chavez and countless regional artists.
Jay has produced tons of trax and remixes, both original and with The Deep End. Jay has remixed artists such as Sasha, Bjork, Michael Jackson, D:FUSE, Orbital, INXS, Depeche Mode, and more. In 2004, Jay's remixes from Sasha's Airdrawndagger remix contest got Sasha & Co's attention, then in 2005 the breakbeat remix of Sasha-"Xpander"that swept 05 Conference, received two thumbs up from numerous DJ's, including Sasha himself.
Jay truly has a history in the Dance scene, attending life-changing events at clubs around the world, including the Gallery at the late Twilo in NYC to Bedrock's Club Heaven in the UK. Visit JaySustain.com to hear more music, contact the Artists and make booking requests.
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Wedding is one of the most important events of our life. This is the reason why we try to make it as memorable as possible. There are many things involved in a wedding that help make the day a special and unforgettable one. When we think about wedding, the pictures that form up in our mind are mostly related to the wedding day and the decorations and arrangements related to it. However, there is one more thing which is required months before the wedding day and it does help make the occasion special – it is your wedding card.
What are the important things to keep in mind for a Hindu Wedding Card?
Over the decades the wedding card trends have changed considerably. The design, the colors, and the artwork have evolved and we get to see a lot of different types of cards. In fact, there are some wedding cards that even make use of technology. However, even the latest Hindu Cards for wedding have certain basic elements that cannot be replaced or removed. Here are some of them:
Picture of Lord Ganesha: In Hindu religion, nothing can get started unless there is a presence of Lord Ganesha. It is believed that Lord Ganesha heralds good luck and success. This is the reason why every important Hindu event or ceremony commences only after worshipping Lord Ganesha. Even on the latest Hindu Cards for wedding you will find the photo of this deity placed strategically and prominently on the envelope as well as the front of the card.
Swastika: Swastika is a Hindu symbol which was derived from the Sanskrit language. The meaning of this word is related to good luck and god's providence. This symbol is very prominent all over India among Hindus. At every place of worship or importance you will find this symbol. This is the reason why it is also imprinted on the wedding invitation card.
Om Symbol: There is hardly any Hindu who would not know the importance of the Om symbol. It is synonymous to peace, happiness and prosperity. Hence it is found at all the places of worship as well as on the wedding cards.
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From the utility perspective, wedding invitation card is important because it is something you send to your friends and relatives to invite them. In India, especially in the Hindu families, if a relative doesn't receive a wedding card, they may not turn up for the event regardless how close they may be. Some of them do not like being invited to wedding only over the phone. This is the reason why we need to send the wedding invitation card to everyone whom we want to attend the marriage ceremony.
But the importance of the wedding card is not just limited to its utility. A good wedding card is one of the things that make the occasion a memorable one. Also, it could be a matter of pride for some people. There are some people who are quite particular about the wedding invitation cards.
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I now love the stuff - still taking baby steps as not all sashimi is for me, but when I heard Cheltenham had a fab little sushi restaurant I wanted to go.
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Kibou Sushi is a fab restaurant hidden down Regent St in Cheltenham. It's one of the basement places along that road and... well... it was great! There is a chain sushi place in Cheltenham that I won't mention, that always looks packed, and I was really pleased to see a constant stream of people in Kibou too.
And it's much better than the chain as well.
We were seated at the bar as they were busy which was fine with us. The waiter explained the specials and took drinks orders and we were left to make our decision.
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I went for prawn tempura followed by salmon zukushi. The prawns were fab although I was worried there wouldn't be room for my main after that!
But the zukushi was lovely - a mix of salmon iso, nigiri and sashimi. It was all incredibly fresh and just so pretty!
And then we got given a free pudding which is always a bonus! They'd made it in error for another table and we were the lucky ones they decided to give it to! It was a Japanese sweet - made of rice, with ice cream in the middle. It was a very odd texture but nice, and really good after the sushi.
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For the introduction of a new product to the Russian audience, Samsung asked us to create an experience beyond the usual, a concept of a unique and eye-catching presentation. We came up with an interactive holographic setup, a central element of which was a holographic image of a tablet.
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My art incorporates my search for life and meaning. I use my talents to reflect what I see in the world around me; whether it be the politics of living, or the social ramifications of our environment, or the humour O observe in our human frailties. I translate my theories into the plastic and figurative sculptural form. I laugh - I cry - I pray through my art...the expression of my innermost soul...
1970 OCE Ontario College of Education, Toronto
1965 Modern Art Post-Graduate Studies, University of Toronto
1964 Post-Graduate Studies, Ecole National Superieure des Beaux-Arts
1963 AOCA Ontario College of Art, Toronto
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2002 "Figurative Fiber" Howard County Center for the Arts, Maryland, USA
2001 "Signals" University of Toronto, Toronto
1996 "Attractors" Del Bello Galelry, Toronto
1995 "Other Worlds" Tarbox Gallery, Sand Diego, California, USA
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2004 "Artiade 2004 / Olymipics of Visual Art" Athens, Greece
2003 Beijing International Art Biennale, Beijing, China
2003 "Museo Storico Natinzle International Exhibition" Vittoriano-Roma, Mentana, Italy
2003 "War and Peace" Caledon Centre for the Arts, Winner of People's Choice Award
Canada Dry, Toronto
Banners, School Lobby; Webb Zeraffa Menkes Architects, Toronto
Design Centre Collection, Manilla, Philippines
IDI Collection, Manila, Philippines
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The suspect was taken to Sanford Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead. His name is not being released until family is notified. No officers were hurt.
A man who's been wanted on sex trafficking charges for about a year and half is now behind bars after police found him in Bismarck.
Cory Oxford, 26, is facing charges of "rape" and "transportation of minors for prohibited sexual conduct." Authorites in Franklin County, Arkansas put out a warrant for his arrest back in July of 2016. About two weeks ago, U.S. Marshals got a tip pointing them to Bismarck. They found Oxford in an apartment, where he'd been living with a woman for several months. The U.S. Marshals service said it wants to remind criminals that North Dakota is not a good place to hide. It's a small community with well-connected law enforcement agencies.


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Koraigarh Fort in the Monsoons
It looms out of the mist like the prow of the Titanic; enigmatic and majestic, caped in the monsoon green so typical of the region. Koraigarh (or Korigarh), in the vicinity of Lonavala, is a day's nature walk, ideal for the monsoon season when it is a verdant green, swathed in chill mist at the top.
From Lonavala towards Aamby Valley is a 20 km drive past innumerable waterfalls, till one reaches Shahpur (Shivpur) village where you park your car and pay a local shop keeper to look after it. From there it is an hour's easy, but fascinating, walk up the hill.
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Around the base of the fort there is dense jungle. A path through it takes one to the steps of a fort. This jungle, with dense bamboo thickets, abounds in flora and a fascinating variety of birds and insects. The steps are steep but not very taxing for the average person. At about the halfway mark there are some caves and a view point from where one gets one's first panoramic view of Aamby Valley. There is also a small Ganesh Mandir. Another 15 minutes climb gets one to the top, via an ill-maintained entrance gate to the fort. Like most main entrances to a fort, this is parallel to the walls. The reason for this is to prevent the enemy from being able to gain momentum in a charge to storm the gates.
The temple of Korai Devi, after whom the fort is named, appears to have been built much after the fort.
Inside the perimeter, the walk is a naturalist's delight. The ecology is centered around two ponds that are teeming with life. The most striking is the deafening bull frog chorus: thousands of frogs in curious symphony. The food chain was demonstrated by the presence of a large number of tiny water snakes, land crabs and a multitude of insects.
A walk around the ramparts gives a wonderful panoramic view of the surrounding country, primarily Aamby Valley which lays siege to the fort from nearly three sides.
Of course our lesser ecologically minded friends have left a trail of empty bottles and food packets all over in a place seemingly bereft of any garbage clearance system. The best time to visit is early in the morning when one has the place to one's self. Later in the day it can get quite crowded, especially on weekends.
A monsoon walk in the mist and light rain is a truly recommended day out with the family.
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The long-standing yearly prediction that virtualized or cloud-based managed services will take off in the next couple of years is now much closer to reality. While there are still challenges, many of the critical pieces have been addressed and are coming together as discussed in SDxCentral's vCPE (virtual Customer Premises Equipment) and SD-WAN (Software Defined-WAN) webinar on Building the New Service-Defined Network.
- Open architecture with hardware, virtualized network functions (VNFs), SDN controller, and orchestration layers.
- Automation, analytics, and security across layers.
- Integration with OSS/BSS.
As a result, the list of CSPs (Communication Service Providers) launching market trials or commercially available services continues to grow.
Focus on Go-to-Market Approach
Although we've made some great strides, as an industry, we need to turn more of our attention to service creation, launch, and adoption. This isn't just a service provider problem. Just as the technologies, processes, and ecosystem are industry challenges, so is the go-to-market approach for virtualized managed services.
In the past, CSPs launched more general horizontally-packaged services that met the needs of many customers to drive top line revenues but relied on the customers to determine where, when, why, and how to use these services. But nowadays, with built-in visibility and analytics at multiple layers, policy-based management, workflow automation, smart positioning technology, deeper insights into traffic types and applications, machine learning, and much more, the networks have gotten smarter. The smarter the network, the less smart users need to know about the network, and the more valuable the service becomes.
Customer- and User-Centric Offerings
CSPs can offer a myriad of virtualized managed services including branch connectivity offerings that package router, firewall and VPN services; advanced security; WAN optimization and application acceleration; load balancing; WiFi; unified communications; etc. It's multiple services running on the same platform enabled by a variety of VNFs. But the idea goes beyond that. What if we took even just one of those VNFs and created multiple services targeting different markets out of it? Or created industry-, application-, or location-based offerings enabled by new network "smarts." Also consider services that not only serve IT groups, but also serve the IT groups' users or the company's customers directly. Together, as an industry, we can truly redefine managed services to be user- or customer-centered without the CSPs losing their shirts.
In a digital world, the users and customers become central to the business. We hear so much about patient-centered healthcare, student-focused curriculum, guest-centric services, fan-based experience, user-controlled options, and other personalized offerings. Often, it's less about the network and technologies; it's more about the outcomes and experience.
Here a few examples that hopefully spark more and better ideas.
- R&D, Developer, and Collaboration Service Packages. Imagine an offering that compresses time, one that shrinks the world as if everyone's working collaboratively in the same room. This value prop would resonate with companies that have R&D or developer teams around the country or the world that need to share large files and collaborate in real time on a regular basis. How about giving researchers or developers the ability to subscribe, schedule, or even turn on WAN optimization or application acceleration services when they need it (e.g., to share large design files, real-time collaboration, etc.), where they need it, in combination with SD-WAN? The service then negates the performance implications imposed by distance and bandwidth competition from less critical applications. Rather than simply offering a SD-WAN plus WAN optimization service, take 2-3 developer and researcher applications, for a specific vertical or across industries, and optimize services around those. Market how much better the performance would be for those tasks, in general. Share sample outcomes and case studies.
- Digital Transformation Vertical Offerings. In Education, particularly in primary schools, there's significant effort to transition to digital learning where content, like text books, will be digitized and hosted in the cloud. Packaging a managed SD-WAN service that is specifically designed to deliver the best performance to and from the cloud and not disrupt the learning process puts the network in the heart of ensuring the best learning experience.Education is evolving towards personalized learning. Students and educators alike get constant feedback on how well the student is learning versus getting feedback primarily through results of standard tests. That data reflects individual student information as well as aggregate insights across many students to help educators improve curricula. With all this information being collected and the necessary real-time feedback, a more agile network directly benefits educators and students by enabling learning progression.In Healthcare, on the hand, the patient experience is at the center of digital transformation. Virtualized managed services can be packaged to provide the desired level of performance and security for video-based diagnosis and procedures, electronic health record storage and retrieval, and even access to cloud-based applications like scheduling, email, and health management and monitoring, just to name a few. A sample initial offering might be a service that offers a different level of service and security for a hospital system's guest network versus the network supporting physician and other healthcare worker applications. The service could also provide physician offices faster and secure access to electronic health records. The network then enables improved physician effectiveness, patient satisfaction, and better patient care.
As a CSP, if you're going down the virtualized managed services path, you're already going through a pivotal evolution in delivering services differently—part of the transformation to a digital business. Similarly, your enterprise and SMB customers aspire to transform their business. Make the network more strategic–a platform for innovation–to help them become more agile and competitive, better meet the needs of users and customers, evolve business models, and successfully grow revenues. The examples above show how virtualized managed services can enable digital transformation for your customers.
We generally know what people buy but not necessarily what they use it for and why. Enabling a digital business will put added pressure on CSP product managers, marketers, and sales to get this right but enhanced network intelligence should alleviate some of that stress. Think about B2Me, not just B2B or B2C. Think about every user potentially getting his or her own personalized network.
Now more than ever, the idea of service co-creation plays an important role in the development, launch, adoption of virtualized managed services, particularly as we move towards B2Me. As an industry, if we go together (CSPs, hardware and software vendors, integrators, application developers, IT groups, users, etc.), we'll go far. Would love to hear your thoughts, comments, and other ideas to help accelerate the adoption of virtualized managed services.