Page 2 July 23, 2015 Community Briefs Honors Award Ceremony Regina Napper will be hosting the Regina Napper Honors Award Ceremony to recognize over 50 individuals and organizations who are “making a difference” in the lives of others with humanitarian awards. The committee will also be giving monetary awards to exemplary SBWIB One-Stop Business Center The South Bay Workforce Investment Board (SBWIB) hosted a grand opening of its new South Bay One-Stop Business & Career Center- Torrance, located at 1220 Engracia Ave., on Tuesday, July 14, 2015. Visitors took a tour of the new One-Stop facility’s usage space and equipment, which also included 15 brand new computers. The opening of the Torrance One-Stop was made possible through a collective collaboration area charities. The event will be held August 8th at the Torrance Marriott, 3635 Fashion Way, at 1pm. The event is free. To RSVP, or nominate an organization for recognition, email RNHonors2015@yahoo.com. between the SBWIB, and the cities of Lomita and Torrance, both of which are new to the South Bay Workforce Investment coverage area, which also includes Carson, El Segundo, Gardena, Hawthorne, Hermosa Beach, Inglewood, Lawndale, Manhattan Beach and Redondo Beach. For more information on the South Bay One-Stop Business & Career Center- Torrance, contact Guadalupe Gasca at (310) 680-3830 or visit www.southbay1stop.org. • security. Most companies require cyber security professionals to have at least a bachelor’s degree in computer science, programming or a related field. DeVry University offers a bachelor’s degree in Computer Information Systems with hands-on learning opportunities built into the curriculum. According to job search engine Monster, hands-on experience like this is a necessary first step in making you qualified for cyber security positions. “Our security landscape is constantly evolving, so the tools and tactics taught in educational courses need to evolve as well,” says Dr. Rajin Koonjbearry, professor in DeVry University’s College of Engineering & Information Sciences. “It is imperative that educational programs use the same tools that security professionals use to defend their environment. This experiential learning is vital to prepare students for the real-life cybercrimes they will defend against.” When considering which program to enroll in, you should look for schools that partner with leading technology companies. Accessibility to these industry leaders can offer access to career development, lectures and events, and competitions to test and enhance your skills, preparing you to stand out in the job market once you graduate. DeVry University’s partnership with Cisco, for example, brings students insider access to Cisco Networking Academy NetRiders competitions. “The NetRiders competition provides students with hands-on experience that is vital to a well-rounded education and preparation for IT roles,” says Renee Patton, U.S. public sector director of education, Cisco. “Conducted in a practical, competitive environment, the NetRiders competition gives students a chance to test their skills, showcase their knowledge, identify areas for improvement, and develop interactive networking skills.” Security experts warn that 2015 will be the “Year of the Healthcare Hack.” Now, more than ever, analysts must provide innovative solutions to prevent hackers from stealing critical information and weakening computer networks. With open positions in the field ranging from intelligence and threat analysis to operations management and development or customer service and technical support, the possibilities for job seekers are endless. Accessible, stateof the-art computer science programs and experiential learning opportunities strengthen students’ skill sets in advanced technologies and prepare them for the exciting challenges of a career in cyber security. • Finance Hands-On Learning Better Prepares Students For Cyber Security Careers (BPT) - Cyberattacks like the hacks on Sony Pictures Entertainment and Target have put serious cybercrime on the radar of the American public and government alike, so it’s no surprise that the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) projects that the cyber security industry will grow 37 percent by 2022. The hack on Anthem Inc., a leading U.S. health insurer, in early 2015 involved a massive breach of data containing nearly 80 million personal records, prompting investigations by state and federal authorities. During his January State of the Union Address, President Obama warned that cyberattacks are among the most serious economic and national security challenges facing our nation, and urged Congress to pass legislation in response to their evolving threat. Cyber security experts, also known as information security analysts, plan and activate security measures to protect a company’s computer networks and systems. These professionals are in high demand to protect the nation. Employment in the field will reach 102,500 jobs by 2022, the BLS predicts. In the past, cyber security jobs were restricted to technology companies and financial institutions. Today, they are available in all fields because businesses in all industries rely on computers and the Internet to function, from providing customers a product, online services, or entertainment, to managing a viral marketing campaign. This rising demand is outpacing the number of cyber security experts qualified for the role. The U.S. must develop a pipeline of future employees who are technologically-skilled and cyber-savvy to maintain a technical advantage over cyber attackers. A variety of academic options are available for those looking to jump-start a career in cyber Estate Planning Transparency By R Christine Brown, southbayelderlaw.com What can you do to push past the emotional aspects of estate planning to make sure your surviving family members can successfully deal with issues that may arise after you pass away? Start early. Patrick Severo is the senior vice president and financial advisor at RBC Wealth Management. He also has three kids and knew he needed a plan to take care of them after he is gone. Severo recently told Forbes, in the article titled “Don’t Let Emotion Sabotage Your Estate Plan,” that although the discussion about what happens after you pass away feels uncomfortable, the earlier you can begin, the better off you’ll be because these things take time – maybe even years! To help the people you care about handle the financial, administrative and familial consequences of your eventual passing, be as transparent as possible about what they can expect from your estate. Mismatched expectations can often cause trouble that could’ve easily been avoided if the news wasn’t coming as such a surprise. An inheritance can be life-changing, so it’s important to discuss it with your loved ones upfront so they can be mentally, emotionally, and financially prepared. Discussing your estate plans with your loved ones can also help eliminate some potentially difficult situations, like when one sibling is inheriting more than another. Hopefully the family members receiving less will be okay as long as they are forewarned. A good estate plan can become outdated or irrelevant easily, “if it sits on a shelf.” A three-year time line for estate planning is a good rule. This means a regular review of your trust to make sure it accurately reflects your current situation and your wishes. Being very transparent about what your beneficiaries may receive from your estate can help ensure that the dispersal of your estate goes smoothly, and your wishes are successfully fulfilled. Working with an experienced estate planning attorney can help guide you through this process. For more information and articles on estate planning and elder law topics, please visit our website and sign up for our free monthly e-newsletter. You can also friend our law practice’s Facebook page (R Christine Brown) or visit us at blog.southbayelderlaw.com • Belt, where thousands of objects hold frozen clues as to how the solar system formed. New Horizons is collecting so much data it will take 16 months to send it all back to Earth. Pluto’s Icy Mountains Close-up images of a region near Pluto’s equator reveal a giant surprise: a range of youthful mountains rising as high as 11,000 feet above the surface of the icy body. The mountains likely formed no more than 100 million years ago—mere youngsters relative to the 4.56-billion-year age of the solar system—and may still be in the process of building, says Jeff Moore of New Horizons’Geology, Geophysics and Imaging Team (GGI). That suggests the close-up region, which covers less than one percent of Pluto’s surface, may still be geologically active today. Moore and his colleagues base the youthful age estimate on the lack of craters in this scene. Like the rest of Pluto, this region would presumably have been pummeled by space debris for billions of years and would have once been heavily cratered—unless recent activity had given the region a facelift, erasing those pockmarks. “This is one of the youngest surfaces we’ve ever seen in the solar system,” says Moore. provided by Bob Eklund. The call everyone was waiting for is in. NASA’s New Horizons spacecraft phoned home just before 9 p.m. EDT Tuesday, July 14, to tell the mission team and the world it had accomplished the historic fi rst-ever fl yby of Pluto. “I know today we’ve inspired a whole new generation of explorers with this great success, and we look forward to the discoveries yet to come,” NASA Administrator Charles Bolden said. “This is a historic win for science and for exploration. We’ve truly, once again raised the bar of human potential.” The preprogrammed “phone call”—a 15-minute series of status messages beamed back to mission operations at the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory in Maryland through NASA’s Deep Space Network—ended a very suspenseful 21- hour waiting period. New Horizons had been instructed to spend the day gathering the maximum amount of data, and not communicating with Earth until it was beyond the Pluto system. Pluto is the fi rst Kuiper Belt object visited by a mission from Earth. New Horizons will continue on its adventure deeper into the Kuiper are probably composed of Pluto’s water-ice “bedrock.” Although methane and nitrogen ice covers much of the surface of Pluto, these materials are not strong enough to build the mountains. Instead, a stiffer material, most likely water-ice, created the peaks. “At Pluto’s temperatures, water-ice behaves more like rock,” said deputy GGI lead Bill McKinnon of Washington University, St. Louis. The close-up image was taken about 1.5 hours before New Horizons closest approach to Pluto, when the craft was 478,000 miles from the surface of the planet. The image easily resolves structures smaller than a mile across. NASA TV schedules, satellite coordinates, and links to streaming video: http://www.nasa. gov/nasatv.The public can follow the path of the spacecraft in coming days in real time with a visualization of the actual trajectory data, using NASA’s online Eyes on Pluto (http://eyes.nasa.gov/pluto). More information on the New Horizons mission: http://www.nasa.gov/newhorizons or http://solarsystem.nasa.gov/planets/ plutotoolkit.cfm. • New close-up images of a region near Pluto’s equator reveal a giant surprise -- a range of youthful mountains rising as high as 11,000 feet (3,500 meters) above the surface of the icy body. Credits: NASA/JHU APL/SwRI Looking Up NASA’s New Horizons ‘Phones Home’ Safe after Pluto Flyby New close-up images of a region near Pluto’s equator reveal a giant surprise -- a range of youthful mountains rising as high as 11,000 feet (3,500 meters) above the surface of the icy body. Credits: NASA/JHU APL/SwRI Based on joint press release from NASA, Johns Hopkins University Applied Based NASA,Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory, and Southwest Research Institute, provided by Bob Eklund. The call everyone was waiting for is in. NASA’s New Horizons spacecraft phoned home just before 9 p.m. EDT Tuesday, July 14, to tell the mission team and the world it had accomplished the historic fi rst-ever fl yby of Pluto. “I know generation and we come,”said. for exploration.the bar The 15-minute beamed Johns Laboratory Space 21-hour been the maximum communicating the Pluto Pluto fi rst by a mission from Earth. New Horizons will continue on its adventure deeper into the Kuiper Belt, where thousands of objects hold frozen clues as to how the solar system formed. New Horizons is collecting so much data it will take 16 months to send it all back to Earth. Pluto’s Icy Mountains Close-up images of a region near Pluto’s equator reveal a giant surprise: a range of youthful mountains rising as high as 11,000 feet above the surface of the icy body. The mountains likely formed no more than 100 million years ago—mere youngsters relative to the 4.56-billion-year age the solar system—and may still be in the process of building, says Jeff Moore of New Horizons’ Geology, Geophysics and Imaging Team (GGI). That suggests the close-up region, which covers less than one percent of Pluto’s surface, may still be geologically active today. Moore and his colleagues base the youthful age estimate on the lack of craters scene. Like the rest of Pluto, this region would presumably have been pummeled space debris for billions of years and have once been heavily cratered—recent activity had given the region a facelift,erasing those pockmarks. “This is one of the youngest surfaces ever seen in the solar system,” says Moore. Unlike the icy moons of giant planets, Pluto cannot be heated by gravitational interactions with a much larger planetary body. Some other process must be generating the mountainous landscape. The mountains are probably composed of Pluto’s water-ice “bedrock.” Although methane and nitrogen ice covers much of the surface of Pluto, these materials are not strong enough to build the mountains.Instead, a stiffer material, most likely water-ice,created the peaks. “At Pluto’s temperatures, water-ice behaves more like rock,” said deputy GGI lead Bill McKinnon of Washington University, St. Louis. The close-up image was taken about 1.5 hours before New Horizons closest approach to Pluto, when the craft was 478,000 miles from the surface of the planet. The image easily resolves structures smaller than a mile across. NASA TV schedules, satellite coordinates, and links to streaming video: http://www.nasa. gov/nasatv. The public can follow the path of the spacecraft in coming days in real time with a visualization of the actual trajectory data, using NASA’s online Eyes on Pluto (http://eyes.nasa.gov/pluto). More information on the New Horizons mission: http://www.nasa.gov/newhorizons or http://solarsystem.nasa.gov/planets/ plutotoolkit.cfm. • Physics Laboratory, and Southwest Research Institute, provided by Bob Eklund. The call everyone was waiting for is in. NASA’s New Horizons spacecraft phoned home just before 9 p.m. EDT Tuesday, July 14, to tell the mission team and the world it had accomplished the historic firstever flyby of Pluto. “I know today we’ve inspired a whole new generation of explorers with this great success, and we look forward to the discoveries yet to come,” NASA Administrator Charles Bolden said. “This is a historic win for science and for exploration. We’ve truly, once again raised the bar of human potential.” The preprogrammed “phone call”—a 15-minute series of status messages beamed back to mission operations at the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory in Maryland through NASA’s Deep Space Network—ended a very suspenseful 21-hour waiting period. New Horizons had been instructed to spend the day gathering the maximum amount of data, and not communicating with Earth until it was beyond the Pluto system. Pluto is the first Kuiper Belt object visited by a mission from Earth. New Horizons will continue on its adventure deeper into the Kuiper Belt, where thousands of objects hold frozen clues as to how the solar system formed. New Horizons is collecting so much data it will take 16 months to send it all back to Earth. Pluto’s Icy Mountains Close-up images of a region near Pluto’s equator reveal a giant surprise: a range of youthful mountains rising as high as 11,000 feet above the surface of the icy body. The mountains likely formed no more than 100 million years ago—mere youngsters relative to the 4.56-billion-year age of the solar system—and may still be in the process of building, says Jeff Moore of New Horizons’ Geology, Geophysics and Imaging Team (GGI). That suggests the close-up region, which covers less than one percent of Pluto’s surface, may still be geologically active today. Moore and his colleagues base the youthful age estimate on the lack of craters in this scene. Like the rest of Pluto, this region would presumably have been pummeled by space debris for billions of years and would have once been heavily cratered—unless recent activity had given the region a facelift, erasing those pockmarks. “This is one of the youngest surfaces we’ve ever seen in the solar system,” says Moore. Unlike the icy moons of giant planets, Pluto cannot be heated by gravitational interactions with a much larger planetary body. Some other process must be generating the mountainous landscape. The mountains are probably composed of Pluto’s water-ice “bedrock.” Although methane and nitrogen ice covers much of the surface of Pluto, these materials are not strong enough to build the mountains. Instead, a stiffer material, most likely water-ice, created the peaks. “At Pluto’s temperatures, water-ice behaves more like rock,” said deputy GGI lead Bill McKinnon of Washington University, St. Louis. The close-up image was taken about 1.5 hours before New Horizons closest approach to Pluto, when the craft was 478,000 miles from the surface of the planet. The image easily resolves structures smaller than a mile across. NASA TV schedules, satellite coordinates, and links to streaming video: http://www.nasa. gov/nasatv. The public can follow the path of the spacecraft in coming days in real time with a visualization of the actual trajectory data, using NASA’s online Eyes on Pluto (http://eyes.nasa.gov/pluto). More information on the New Horizons mission: http://www.nasa.gov/newhorizons or http://solarsystem.nasa.gov/planets/ plutotoolkit.cfm. •
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