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George J. Carter, age 70, is the Chief Executive Officer of the Company and has been a director since 2002. He is responsible for all aspects of the business of Franklin Street Properties and its affiliates, with special emphasis on the evaluation, acquisition and structuring of real estate investments. Prior to the conversion (the "Conversion") of Franklin Street Partners Limited Partnership (the "Partnership") into the Company in 2002, Mr. Carter was President of the general partner of the Partnership (the "General Partner") and was responsible for all aspects of the
business of the Partnership and its affiliates. From 1992 through 1996 he was President of Boston Financial Securities, Inc. ("Boston Financial").
Prior to joining Boston Financial, Mr. Carter was owner and developer of Gloucester Dry Dock, a commercial shipyard in Gloucester, Massachusetts. From 1979 to 1988, Mr. Carter served as Managing Director in charge of marketing at First Winthrop Corporation, a national real estate and investment banking firm headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts. Prior to that, Mr. Carter held a number of positions in the brokerage industry, including positions with Merrill Lynch & Co. and Loeb Rhodes & Co. Mr. Carter is a graduate of the University of Miami (B.S.). Mr. Carter's son, Scott H. Carter, serves as Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Assistant Secretary of the Company and Mr. Carter's other son, Jeffrey B. Carter, serves as President and Chief Investment Officer of the Company. We believe Mr. Carter's qualifications to sit on our Board of Directors include his more than 30 years of experience in the commercial real estate and investment banking industries, including as our founder, Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer.
Jeffrey B. Carter, age 47, is President and Chief Investment Officer of the Company. Mr. Carter oversees the day-to-day execution of the Company's strategic objectives and business plan. In addition, Mr. Carter is primarily responsible for developing and implementing the Company's investment strategy, including coordination of acquisitions and dispositions. Previously, Mr. Carter served as Senior Vice President and Director of Acquisitions of the Company from 2005 to 2012 and as Vice President – Acquisitions from 2003 to 2005. Prior to joining the Company, Mr. Carter worked in Trust Administration for Northern Trust Bank in Miami, Florida. Mr. Carter is a graduate of Arizona State University (B.A.), The George Washington University (M.A.) and Cornell University (M.B.A.). Mr. Carter's father, George J. Carter, serves as Chief Executive Officer and is a Director of the Company, and Mr. Carter's brother, Scott H. Carter, serves as Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Assistant Secretary of the Company.
John G. Demeritt, age 58, is Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Franklin Street Properties Corp. and has been Chief Financial Officer since March 2005. Mr. Demeritt previously served as Senior Vice President, Finance and Principal Accounting Officer since September 2004. Prior to September 2004, Mr. Demeritt was a Manager with Caturano & Company, an independent accounting firm (which later merged with McGladrey) where he focused on Sarbanes Oxley compliance. Previously, from March 2002 to March 2004 he provided consulting services to public and private companies where he focused on SEC filings, evaluation of business processes and acquisition integration. During 2001 and 2002 he was Vice President of Financial Planning & Analysis at Cabot Industrial Trust, a publicly traded real estate investment trust, which was acquired by CalWest in December 2001. From October 1995 to December 2000 he was Controller and Officer of The Meditrust Companies, a publicly traded real estate investment trust (formerly known as the The La Quinta Companies, which was then acquired by the Blackstone Group), where he was involved with a number of merger and financing transactions. Prior to that, from 1986 to 1995 he had financial and accounting responsibilities at three other public companies, and was previously associated with Laventhol & Horwath, an independent accounting firm from 1983 to 1986. Mr. Demeritt is a Certified Public Accountant and holds a Bachelor of Science degree from Babson College.
Scott H. Carter, age 47, is Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Assistant Secretary of the Company. Mr. Carter has been General Counsel since February 2008. Mr. Carter joined the Company in October 2005 as Senior Vice President, In-house Counsel and was appointed to the position of Assistant Secretary in May 2006. Mr. Carter has as his primary responsibility the management of all of the legal affairs of the Company and its affiliates. Prior to joining the Company, Mr. Carter was associated with the law firm of Nixon Peabody LLP, which he joined in 1999. At Nixon Peabody, Mr. Carter concentrated his practice on the areas of real estate syndication, acquisitions and finance. Mr. Carter received a Bachelor of Business Administration (B.B.A.) degree in Finance and Marketing and a Juris Doctor (J.D.) degree from the University of Miami. Mr. Carter is admitted to practice law in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Mr. Carter's father, George J. Carter, serves as Chief Executive Officer and is a Director of the Company, and Mr. Carter's brother, Jeffrey B. Carter, serves as President and Chief Investment Officer of the Company.
Eriel Anchondo, age 41, is Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of the Company. Mr. Anchondo is responsible for ensuring the Company has the proper operational controls, administrative and reporting procedures, and people systems and infrastructure in place to effectively grow the organization and maintain financial strength and operating efficiency. Before joining the Company, Mr. Anchondo provided consulting services to the retail banking division of ISBAN, which is part of the Technology and Operations division of the Santander Group of financial institutions. From May 2007 to July 2013, Mr. Anchondo was employed by Mercer, a global consulting leader in talent, health, retirement, and investments, as an Employee Education Manager and was responsible for the coordination, development and delivery of education strategies tailored to the specific needs of Mercer's clients across all lines of business. From May 2005 to May 2007, Mr. Anchondo was a Communications Consultant at New York Life Investment Management. From December 2002 to May 2005, Mr. Anchondo worked in the Preferred Client Services Group at Putnam Investments. Mr. Anchondo is a graduate of Boston University (B.A.) and Cornell University (M.B.A.).
Kenneth Hoxsie, age 68, has been a director since January 2016. Mr. Hoxsie was a Partner at the international law firm of Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP ("WilmerHale") until his retirement on December 31, 2015. He joined Hale and Dorr (the predecessor of WilmerHale) in 1981, subsequently worked at Copley Real Estate Advisors, an institutional real estate investment advisory firm, and rejoined Hale and Dorr in 1994. Mr. Hoxsie has over 30 years' experience in real estate capital markets transactions, fund formation, public company counselling and mergers and acquisitions and has advised the Company since its formation in 1997. Mr. Hoxsie earned his JD (Cum Laude) from the Harvard Law School, his MA from Harvard University and his BA (Summa Cum Laude) from Amherst College, where he was elected to Phi Beta Kappa.
Kathryn P. O'Neil, age 55, has been a director since January 2016. Ms. O'Neil was a Director at Bain Capital in the Investor Relations area where she focused on Private Equity and had oversight of the Investment Advisory Community from 2011 until her retirement in 2014. From 1999 to 2007, Ms. O'Neil was a Partner at FLAG Capital Management LLC, a manager of fund-of-funds investment vehicles in Private Equity, Venture Capital, Real Estate and Natural Resources. Previously, Ms. O'Neil was an Investment Consultant at Cambridge Associates where she specialized in Alternative Assets. Ms. O'Neil currently serves on a variety of non-profit boards, including the Board of Directors and Finance Committee of Horizon's for Homeless Children, the Advisory Council and Investment Committee for the Trustees of Reservations, and the Board of Overseers of the Peabody Essex Museum, where she is a member of the Finance, Audit, and Investment Committees. Ms. O'Neil is a Trustee Emeritus of Colby College and a former member of the Board of Overseers of the Boston Museum of Science. Ms. O'Neil holds a BA (Summa Cum Laude) and MA (Honorary) from Colby College where she was elected to Phi Beta Kappa. Ms. O'Neil received her MBA from The Harvard Graduate School of Business Administration.
Brian N. Hansen, age 47, became a director in 2012 and has been Chair of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee since 2013.
Mr. Hansen is President and Chief Operating Officer of Confluence Investment Management LLC, a St. Louis based Registered Investment
Advisor. Prior to founding Confluence in 2007, Mr. Hansen served as a Managing Director in A.G. Edwards' Financial Institutions & Real
Estate Investment Banking practice. While at A.G. Edwards, Mr. Hansen advised a wide variety of real estate investment trusts with numerous
capital markets transactions, including public and private offerings of debt and equity securities as well as the analysis of various merger &
acquisition opportunities. Prior to joining A.G. Edwards, Mr. Hansen served as a Manager in Arthur Andersen LLP's Audit & Business
Advisory practice. Mr. Hansen serves on the board of a number of non-profit entities and the Investment Committee of the Archdiocese of St.
Louis. Mr. Hansen earned his MBA from the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University and his Bachelor of Science in
Commerce from DePaul University. Mr. Hansen is a Certified Public Accountant. We believe Mr. Hansen's qualifications to serve on our Board
of Directors include his investment banking and public accounting experience.
John N. Burke, age 57, has been a director and Chair of the Audit Committee since June 2004. Mr. Burke is a certified public accountant with
approximately 30 years of experience in the practice of public accounting working with both private and publicly traded companies with
extensive experience serving clients in the real estate industry. Such experience includes analysis and evaluation of financial reporting, accounting
systems, internal controls and audit matters. Mr. Burke has been involved as an advisor on several public offerings, private equity and debt
financings and merger and acquisition transactions. Mr. Burke's consulting experience includes a wide range of business planning matters. Prior
to starting his own firm in 2003, Mr. Burke was a Partner in the Boston office of BDO USA, LLP. Mr. Burke is a member of the American
Institute of Certified Public Accountants and the Massachusetts Society of CPAs. Mr. Burke earned an M.S. in Taxation and studied
undergraduate accounting and finance at Bentley University. We believe Mr. Burke's qualifications to serve on our Board of Directors include
his more than 30 years of experience in the practice of public accounting.
Dennis J. McGillicuddy, age 77, has been a director since May 2002. Mr. McGillicuddy graduated from the University of Florida with a B.A.
degree and from the University of Florida Law School with a J.D. degree. In 1968, Mr. McGillicuddy joined Barry Silverstein in founding
Coaxial Communications, a cable television company. In 1998 and 1999, Coaxial sold its cable systems. Mr. McGillicuddy has served on the
boards of various charitable organizations. He is currently president of the Board of Trustees of Florida Studio Theater, a professional non-profit
theater organization, and he serves as a Co-Chair, together with his wife, of Embracing Our Differences, an annual two-month art exhibit that
promotes the values of diversity and inclusion. Mr. McGillicuddy also is a member of the Advisory Board to the Center For Mindfulness In
Medicine, Health Care & Society, University of Massachusetts Medical School. We believe Mr. McGillicuddy's qualifications to serve on our
Board of Directors include his entrepreneurial and investment acumen.
Georgia Murray, age 68, has been a director since April 2005, Chair of the Compensation Committee since October 2006 and Lead
Independent Director since 2014. Ms. Murray is retired from Lend Lease Real Estate Investments, Inc., where she served as a Principal from
November 1999 until May 2000. From 1973 through October 1999, Ms. Murray worked at The Boston Financial Group, Inc., serving as
Senior Vice President and a Director at times during her tenure. Boston Financial was an affiliate of the Boston Financial Group, Inc. She is a
past Trustee of the Urban Land Institute and a past President of the Multifamily Housing Institute. Ms. Murray previously served on the Board of
Directors of Capital Crossing Bank. She also serves on the boards of numerous non-profit entities. Ms. Murray is a graduate of Newton
College. We believe Ms. Murray's qualifications to serve on our Board of Directors include her more than 27 years of experience in the
commercial real estate industry, board experience in the banking industry and general expertise in corporate strategy development and
organizational acumen.
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Kyrie Irving Embracing Life in Boston: 'The Culture is Unbelievable'
Kyrie Irving seems to be loving his new city.
Last month, the Cavaliers traded their 25-year-old superstar to the Celtics in exchange for Isaiah Thomas, Jae Crowder, Ante Zizic and two draft picks. Although the regular season doesn't start for a few weeks, Irving is already raving about Boston.
"I'm appreciative of being in a new environment, getting to know new individuals and honestly connecting with unbelievable people out here," Irving told CSNNE. "It's a different population [...] in terms of the amount of people that's here in Boston comparative to where I was at. So it's lively, a lot of great people out here, a lot of good food and the culture is unbelievable and I can't wait to throw myself into it. And then on top of that, I get to be a Boston Celtic so that's the cherry on top of it."
Irving, a four-time All-Star, spent his first six seasons in Cleveland and helped the team win its first–ever NBA championship. But he reportedly grew tired of playing alongside LeBron James and wanted to be the centerpeice of his team, leading to a trade request in July. Irving will get a chance to prove his worth early on in the season, as he returns to Cleveland to face the Cavs for each team's first game of the 2017-18 season on Oct. 17.
• Kyrie Irving didn't tell LeBron James he wanted to leave Cleveland
"I can't wait. The amount of history I've developed out there and more importantly the relationships I developed out there is something that lasts a lifetime," Irving said of his return to Cleveland. "Of course, it's mixed emotions and a high level of them because you never know what the response is gonna be. But as long as I go in there and lead my team and continue to be who I am, everything's gonna work out for itself."


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Personal, Social and Health Education at Humshaugh First School
At Humshaugh First School it is expected that all children will have the opportunity to
- Take some responsibility for their own learning.
- Explore and discuss topical issues.
- Participate in different group sizes and compositions.
- Explore, discuss and share their opinions.
- Find information and advice.
- Work with adults other than teachers.
- Work outside the classroom.
- Take time to reflect.
This programme of study for PSHCE gives children the opportunity to:-
- Develop confidence and responsibility, making the most of their abilities.
- Prepare to play an active role as citizens.
- Develop a healthy, safer lifestyle.
- Relationships: develop and maintain positive and healthy relationships of all kinds, including friendships; recognising and dealing with unhealthy relationships (including bullying); understanding how to communicate effectively and confidently withing relationships.
Each class has a separate programme of study for the teaching of PSHCE. These programmes work on a two year cycle so as to accommodate mixed age teaching. Within the cycles some themes such as bullying are covered each year. For these themes differentiated tasks are used within the class to ensure progression.
You will find the scheme of work below as an downloadable attachment.
Although we have separate teaching time for PSHCE we are aware that many of the relevant skills and concepts are involved in other curricular and extra-curricular activities.
School Council.- developing confidence and responsibility.
Buddies.- Developing good relationships.
Reward systems.-Developing good relationships.
Many aspects covered, including school rules.
Star of the week assemblies.-Developing confidence and responsibility.
Lunch time systems.-Developing good relationships, developing an awareness of healthy lifestyles.
Fund raising activities.-Preparing to play an active role as citizens
Visits by outside agencies such as the school nurse.-Developing a healthy, safer lifestyle.
Circle Time. -Developing confidence, responsibility and good relationships.
Science Curriculum.- Developing healthy, safer lifestyles.
PE curriculum.-Developing healthy, safer lifestyles.
Curriculum focus on healthy eating and lifestyles.-Developing healthy,safer lifestyles.
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This wonderful newly built property is situated in an exclusive hillside residence in the medieval town of Argegno which enjoys a prominent position along the desirable western shore of Lake Como.
The property is situated on the first and second floor of building Gardenia and provides a modern layout and contemporary finish throughout. A spacious and bright open plan living room provides a wonderful place to relax and unwind with a comfortable sofa, a flat screen TV, and a stunning fully fitted Kitchen with breakfast bar and stools. The living room offers direct views of the Lake and mountains and serves as an inspirational backdrop during your stay, with glass doors sliding open to reveal the private balcony terrace with alfresco dining furniture.
The views feature the ancient town of Argegno, the famous Isola Comacina and the wooded bay of Lenno where Villa Balbianello is situated.
The living room also features a spiral staircase which leads guests to the upper loft style floor above and offers guests a versatile amount of sleeping accommodation with lovely sloping wooden honey coloured ceilings and a relaxed warmth which is created by the bright yet cosy and spacious bedrooms which feature modern furnishings and comforts.
Sleeping up to a party of 8, the accommodation is flexible and ideal for medium-large sized groups, with two double bedrooms, 1 twin bedroom and a double sofa bed to the living room which can be utilised if necessary.
Also in the property are two modern and newly fitted luxury bathrooms which both feature all the desired sanitary-ware including a washing machine for guest's convenience during their stay.
*Please note the WiFi signal can be weak due to the hillside location*
The exclusive Residence Eden grounds offer more besides the sunny position and breathtaking lake views as it also offers residents a wonderful Swimming pool ideal for recreation and poolside relaxation, with breathtaking views to enjoy! Parking facilities and a telephone entry system is also available.
From the hillside residence guests can reach the lakeside centre of Argegno in just 5 minutes by car. The popular visitor town offers many picturesque views from the gushing Mountain River and ancient bridge crossings to the vibrant piazzas with cafes, bars and restaurants which lead to quieter and charming medieval passageways and areas of the town which are just waiting to be explored!
The town offers a range of local amenities and offers some very good restaurants to enjoy including La Piazzetta. From the town guests can also easily use the ferry and bus service or travel by car to explore the nearby towns and also enjoy other marvellous dining experiences at Il Crotto Platani and Gatto Nero.
Staying in Argegno along the desirable western shore of Lake Como also means that guests are within easy reach of the cosmopolitan delights of Como city which include the famous Duomo cathedral, its buzzing Piazzas, the wide variety of designer and high street shopping boulevards and Villa Olmo which plays host in its splendid rooms and gardens to many art and musical events and festivals each year. A train service also operates frequently to Milan from the city, making it an ideal destination to explore the Lombardy region from.
- Lake View
- Large Property
- Swimming Pool
- Apartment
- Child Friendly
- Coffee Machine
- Cooker Hob
- Dishwasher
- Garage
- Hairdryer
- Iron/Ironing Board
- Microwave
- On Hillside
- Outside Dining Area
- Private Parking Space
- Quiet
- Shared Pool
- Suitable for Elderly
- Sun Loungers
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- Under Floor Heating
- Very Sunny Position
- Washing Machine
- Wifi Available
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July 2014
Very good pre-travel preparation, prompt answer to emails, easy to find based on directions etc.
The house is in a good condition, so was our apartment.
Pool, nice, could have been 3-5 degrees warmer, but kids enjoyed it.
My wife / I particularly liked the balcony / view. We had a number of v nice mornings / evenings here.
We already recommended the property to friends and we'd definitely consider it again when staying in the area again.
Stephan, UK
August 2012
We had a fantastic time in Italy, the residence Eden Gardenia 12, was really easy to find!
The residence was spotlessly clean and quite roomy, we are a family of 5, 3 of which are teenagers and although 2 of the 3 bedrooms were in loft space they accommodated us adequately.
The view from the spacious balcony was outstanding! Stunning scenery which we never tired off!
The pool was a life saver because of the heat and we used it and sun loungers every day.
We ate a couple of times in La Piazzetta in the main square, this was ok if you like pizza's, and my husband had the rooster which was exquisite! The Gelato di Zoe was a favourite with us all and very conveniently located by the fountain in the main square.
We took the ferry to Bellagio and Menaggio, this was a fun day out, although very hot waiting for the ferry back as very busy in Bellagio! A very pretty village with lots of touristy shops. We also went to Como, a lovely town with lots of shops! The Duomo is quite impressive for such a small town! We also went to fox town, not very impressed as very expensive retail outlet! Took a trip around Lake Lugano and had snacks at perlezza, very pretty little village at the head of the lake!
I would use again as overall I was very happy with the property and service provided!
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The family of Porfirio Gutiérrez comes from the Zapotec community of Teotitlán del Valle, in the southern Mexican state of Oaxaca, that is known for its traditional hand-woven textiles arts. The family's roots stretch back centuries, and they are proud of their Zapotec heritage and identity.
While an estimated 80% of the Oaxacan population is indigenous, most people of pre-Columbian heritage have lost their native tongue and now speak Spanish. Teotitlán del Valle is one of the few towns where the Zapotec language is still spoken and many ancient traditions are still maintained. The ceremonies, rituals, beliefs, and stories are all part of a deep expression and oral history, and are passed down from generation to generation.
Presence of the Zapotec culture can be traced as far back as 600 BC in Oaxaca. The ancient Zapotec city of Monte Albán dates from 400 BC and was still in use as late as the early 1500s AD. The focus of Zapotec power was then dispersed to smaller autonomous Zapotec factions that built sites such as Mitla.
The Zapotec civilization was very advanced for the new world. They had developed an important agricultural system and being to grow corn at least 5,000 years ago. Zapotecs had their own calendar, hieroglyphic writing, mathematics, and many arts — including ceramics, textiles, sculpture, and painting.
Teotitlán del Valle
Many Zapotec cities were flourishing at the time of the Spanish conquest. The Spaniards demolished most of the indigenous buildings and used the debris in erecting their own buildings, including Catholic churches which were usually built on the site a dismantled Zapotec temple.
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Weaving History
Archeologists have found strong evidence that mankind was weaving as early as the Neolithic age and there are indications that it may even go back as far as the Paleolithic era. Experts agree that the Zapotecs have been weaving in Oaxaca's Valles Centrales region since around 1500 BC and possibly as early as 7000 BC. Remarkably, in Teotitlán del Valle, some components of the craft are much the same as they were a millennia ago.
Other significant elements were introduced by the earliest Spanish settlers within 20 years of their arrival in 1518. Oaxaca's traditional backstrap loom was displaced by the upright foot treadle loom. The spinning wheel, originally from the middle east, made its way to Spain and then on to Oaxaca to replace the spindle and hand twisting methods previously used to make yarns. The wool of the Spanish Churro sheep became the fiber of choice over indigenous plant fibers derived from small boll cotton and maguey in Teotitlán.
Natural Dye Tradition and Preservation
The native Zapotecs of Oaxaca have been weaving with fibers that they have dyed with the natural elements found in their environment since the earliest evidence of their existence in Oaxaca's Grand Valle region. The Osuna and other pre-Columbian codices depict cochineal and cotton textiles being given as tribute to the Aztecs during their period of dominance over the Zapotecs. The Spaniards also valued cochineal dye as a lucrative export to Europe before it was replaced by new synthetic dyes.
For Porfirio and his family, the traditional dye stuffs are sacred and precious. They represent their cultural identity and pay homage to the great dyers before them.
The first chemical dyes were discovered in 1856 by William Henry Perkin in London. They have replaced plant dyes in most countries because they are faster, less expensive, and simpler to use than natural dyes. Chemical dyes can also be highly toxic, particularly in large amounts. They present a threat to the health of the dyers using them and to the environment when they are disposed of in the ground or water systems.
In Teotitlán del Valle, the labor-intensive craft of making and using natural dyes has become rarer with each passing decade. The number of weavers still using traditional all-natural dyes is estimated to be less than 5% of all the weaving families in the village. When they are gone, there will be no one left to pass on the knowledge of where to gather local dye plants, or how to prepare them for dyeing. Without this intrinsic part of Zapotec weaving, this authentic pure art will be lost to the past.
The Zapotec weaving tradition in Teotitlán went through a major transformation in the 1960s when the commercial market we know of today began developing. This market started to encourage colors that don't exist in natural dyes, faster production, cheaper prices, and repetitive designs. Under this pressure the Zapotec community started to replace their deep pride with the mass production of weavings using chemical dyes. The weavings that were traditionally used in everyday life and in ceremonies were now called "rugs." That was something new.
Porfirio begin to be deeply concerned about this situation, but at the same time it inspired him to contribute to the preservation of traditional methods. The family never had the opportunity to sell their weavings directly to clients. Instead, they would sell them to the people who had the access to market, so their talent was never acknowledged. Porfirio's sister Juana, who is 9 years older than he, shared his concern but didn't have the opportunity to change the circumstances.
Porfirio and Juana came together with Juana's family, their parents and a few of their siblings, and decided that their legacy must survive. They decided that it was deeply important for the younger generations in the community to learn the importance of natural dyes, and the issues with chemical dyes.
Not only was it important to encourage the revitalization of this practice and pride in the community, but also to educate the world about the existence of real natural dyes in Teotitlán del Valle. Today the studio of Porfirio Gutiérrez y Familia is not only shaping an artistic style, but they also remain committed to honoring and paying homage to the great master weavers and dyers before them. Their textiles are an art form, a medium where they can express their concerns and narrate their deep Zapotec culture.
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Daily Life
Family chores start well before dawn. Crops need to be tended to before breakfast, home grown corn that has been soaked overnight is taken to the local mill to ground into masa, which is later ground on a metate at home. The day's supply of tortillas is hand pressed and roasted on an open wood or cob fire.
Around 9:00 am, women walk down to the daily market to buy fruit, vegetables, fresh cheeses, baked goods, and a little meat for the day's meals. Flowers are often bought for the home altar. They walk home, prepare breakfast and sit down as a family to eat. On the breakfast table you may see atole (a hot thick corn-based drink), Oaxacan-style hot chocolate, oversized Oaxacan tortillas, bean paste with avocado leaves, salsas, Oaxacan string cheese and queso fresco, among other foods.
After eating, everyone sets to work — weaving, gathering dye plants, dyeing, and other daily activities. The church bells ring at 7 pm to signal that the end of the day is near. They ring again at 8 pm — by then the village knows it is time to quit work. There is still some preparation to be done for the next day. Corn is shucked and removed from the cob, roasted and/or soaked in water so it will be soft enough to grind into masa in the morning. Without daylight, not much more can be accomplished.
Traditional Garments
Most older Zapotec women in Teotitlán still dress traditionally and wear their hair in a crown of long braids intertwined with satin ribbons. Colorfully embroidered blouses are still worn. Traditional skirts are made of plaid cloth and wrapped around the waist, falling to mid-calf. Red handwoven sashes are tied around the waist and beautiful shawls are worn for warmth and in church. Embroidered aprons, called mandiles in Spanish, are usually worn when doing work that might soil clothes. Traditional clothes for men include huarache sandals, light cotton shirts and straw hats. Colors are muted in comparison to women's clothing.
Testing for Natural Dyes
There are some simple tests that anyone can do to see if a weaving has been made with yarn that has been dyed with natural plant dyes or chemicals. Cochineal is one of the most common dyes to be replaced with cheap synthetic chemical dye because it is very time consuming to grow and gather, and is very expensive if purchased. To test for real cochineal dye, a sample of red yarn boiled in fresh lemon juice for 5 minutes will lighten, whereas chemical dyes will not change. Another characteristic Is the price and the number of pieces available for sale, as well as the overall colors seen on every piece. The process of natural dyeing is much more labor intensive and more costly, therefore goods made with this practice will cost more, and normally only a few pieces can be created each month.
Natural dye colors are rich, but not overly bright or strong. If you are visiting a studio, make sure you see large amounts of dyestuff and dye vats — it should look like a working area, not just a showroom. It is very common to see a demonstration done with cochineal insects, changing the pH, with lemon juice and limestone. Natural dye is much more complex than that, and it takes years to learn and become a master.
Plant-dyed yarns have a residual scent from the plants that were used to dye them. Natural scents range from earthy to fresh green to wild marigold. Chemical dyes can be detected the same way but the smell is not natural. Caution: many chemical dyes are not rinsed clean and may cause respiratory problems with prolonged exposure.


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Australia to take global lead on blockchain standards
Gets ISO go-ahead.
Australia will lead the international development of standards governing blockchain distributed ledger technology after a model submitted by Standards Australia earlier this year received the tick of approval.
The International Organisation for Standardisation (ISO) today said it had approved the Australian blockchain standards development proposal, with Standards Australia now set to lead an international technical committee to build a uniform approach to the technology.
The committee – which will include 35 ISO members like the US, UK, Germany, Canada and Japan – will be tasked with creating a common language for "interoperability among systems, privacy, security and terminology".
"International blockchain standards will play a key role in creating greater market certainty and confidence while supporting regulation of financial transactions, commodity exchanges and asset transfers," Standards Australia said.
It submitted its proposal in April. The document was considered by the ISO's 161 member countries before approval was granted.
The committee's work will focus on "technical solutions including protocols and interoperability" rather than legal obligations and regulatory matters, which Standards Australia said should instead be addressed by governments.
"There are currently a number of different blockchain protocols in use," the peak non-government body said in its initial proposal.
"The technical committee will consider key protocol differentiating elements including permission models (private and public), smart contracts (contracts whose terms are recorded in computer language rather than legal language), application programming interfaces and other elements."
It suggested leveraging the existing SWIFT ISO 20022 standard – which defines the fields and controls within messages and transactions between entities – for the blockchain standards development.
The ability of blockchain's distributed ledger technology to settle transactions faster and more securely has caught the eye of banks, governments and technology companies the world over. The technology underpins the world's biggest crypto-currency, Bitcoin.
Locally, the Australian Securities Exchange is looking at the technology as a replacement for its equities clearing and settlement system, and the federal Treasury and Data61 are studying potential use cases for industry and the public sector.
Australia's biggest banks are part of an international consortium looking at using blockchain for bond trading, whilst Microsoft has released a cloud-based blockchain-as-a-service platform to entice customers to the technology.
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Group JYJ who kicked off their North America tour gave fans a 2-hour dream-like gift at their Vancouver and New Jersey respectively.
On the 24th May, as accordance of management company, CJeS Entertainment, JYJ had concerts on 22nd May at Vancouver's Rogers Arena and on 22nd May at New Jersey's Presential Center respectively.
There were talks about JYJ who had, in this concert, worked with top class pop stars' agency AEG Live which has been ranked as world #2 promotion company.
Vancouver concert's sound engineer Javier Alcaraz said that, "I am amazed by the singing abilities of JYJ. I am looking forward to what kind of performance will they be showing in the upcoming remaining tours." And New Jersey concert's lighting engineer,Brian Jerkins, commented saying, "JYJ is a group with a lot of talents." And, "Each and every member will be able to showcase their own very charm and charisma at the concert."
Amanda Douglas, who went to the concert at New Jersey too said, "I am so grateful that JYJ is having a concert in the states. 'Empty Remix' sounds like a song played in the club on a Saturday midnight and 'Get Out' and 'In Heaven' and many other new songs are all very good."
And Susan Rosenbluth Vice-President of AEG Live who had handled world pop stars' Celine Dion, Bon Jovi and many others even went to watch the live concert.
JYJ commented at the end of the concert saying, "To the extend that we are not able to express it with words, the feeling is exhilarating. It's like a 2-hour fantasy. We are full of thoughts as worldwide team and that was moments of excitment." and "People of different races all became one through our music and to the extend that we felt shudders looking at them singing along our korean songs."
JYJ will be having concerts at LA on the 27th May and at San Jose on 3rd June and afterwhich, they will be having a charity concert at Japan on 7th June and then heading back for their concert at Busan on 11th and 12th June which marks the finale of this world tour.
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Research, from a team at Queen's University Belfast, has demonstrated the potential for aspirin to be used in the repair of teeth affected by tooth decay.
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It was found in the research that aspirin can enhance the function of stem cells found in teeth, thereby assisting the teeth to be repaired by regenerating the lost tooth structure.
Through combining genomics and novel bioinformatics, the researchers identified aspirin as a candidate drug with properties that stimulate existing tooth stem cells. They then discovered that by treating the teeth stem cells with low-dose aspirin there was a significant increase in mineralisation and the expression of genes that are responsible for forming dentine — which is usually damaged by decay.
Additionally, it was suggested that this approach may provide a unique solution for not only promoting natural tooth repair but also controlling tooth nerve inflammation and pain through the well-known effects of aspirin.
"There is huge potential to change our approach to one of the biggest dental challenges we face. Our initial research findings in the laboratory suggest that the use of aspirin, a drug already licensed for human use, could offer an immediate innovative solution enabling our teeth to repair themselves," said Dr El Karim, principal investigator. "Our next step will be to develop an appropriate delivery system to test the drug efficacy in a clinical trial. This novel approach could not only increase the long-term survival of teeth but could also result in huge savings for the NHS and other healthcare systems worldwide."
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Creamy, cheesy, and loaded with a full pound of lump crab meat, this ultra-rich Crab and Artichoke Dip is a perfect appetizer for game day parties and year-round entertaining!
Visiting from Pinterest? This post was originally published in 2016 and updated in 2019.
Crab and Artichoke Dip is one of my favorite restaurant appetizers. I especially like making it at home where I'm able to control the quality of ingredients and quantity of crab (no "fillers" here!).
When I was developing this recipe, I turned to inspiration from two of my favorite dip recipes: Spinach and Artichoke Dip and Hot Crab Salsa Dip. I used the base from my spinach dip, adding sour cream for extra creaminess. Like some of my favorite restaurant dips, I also swapped out the Italian 4-cheese shred for a blend of Cheddar and Monterey Jack, and paired the delicate crab with classic seasonings.
The first time I served this dip (a pre-blizzard batch during a football game), my friends were pretty much silent when they dug in. I've come to realize that this either means they're indifferent about the recipe and it's time to head back to the drawing board, or they're totally and happily engrossed.
Just when I was starting to worry about the fate of my Crab and Artichoke Dip, one of them said, "The first bite was great, but the second, third, and fourth are addictive!"
Tips for Making the Best Crab Artichoke Dip
For the most delectable results with this recipe, a few tips are key:
- Ingredient Quality: In any recipe, but especially in a dip like this, the quality of each component will determine the quality of the final product. Use the best ingredients you can, from the crab (more on choosing a grade, below) to the cheeses and the artichoke hearts.
- Shred your own cheese: Pre-shredded cheeses are usually tossed with starches to prevent clumping in the bag. This can cause a gritty texture in a creamy dip like this. Buy blocks of cheese and grate them yourself, either using a box grater, or with the shredding disk on your food processor.
- Drain any wet ingredients well. Whether you're using canned or frozen artichoke hearts, it's best to place them in a strainer and press out any excess liquid. You'll be surprised by how much they release. It's better to have that liquid go in the sink than watering down the dip! You'll also want to make sure your crab is well-drained, especially if using pasteurized.
- Season to taste and customize.Since the salt content in cheeses can vary by brand, I've left the salt quantities open-ended for you to add to your personal preferences. Remember that crab itself is a delicate flavor, and while you don't want to overpower it, you will need to give it some seasoning when it's mixed with the dip's rich, creamy components.
This kind of dip is very adaptable to your personal preferences, and I've added customization notes in the recipe card. Like it spicy? Add more hot sauce or substitute pepper jack cheese. Love Old Bay seasoning with crab? It's great in this dip, too! Take the base recipe and tweak it to the flavors you and your guests like best.
What Grade of Crab Should I Buy?
I like to use lump crabmeat in this recipe, which is made of broken pieces of the "jumbo lump" and "special" grades of crabmeat. Honestly, since you're stirring the crab into the dip base and breaking it up, it isn't necessary to splurge on the much more expensive jumbo lump here.
You can substitute the special grade of crabmeat in this recipe if you're unable to source lump. Claw grade is also readily available, but bear in mind that it's a darker meat and has a more prominent "crabby" flavor. It isn't my favorite for this recipe.
Want to read more about crabmeat grades? Check out Understanding Crab Meat from Philips Foods.
Can I Use Canned Crabmeat?
I like to use fresh crabmeat whenever I can, but pasteurized also works well here. I prefer the refrigerated containers to shelf-stable canned crabmeat, which can vary quite a bit in terms of texture and flavor. You'll find pasteurized crabmeat in the refrigerated section of the seafood department at your grocery store, and often, displayed on ice.
Don't Forget to Remove the Cartilage!
Part of the reason I prefer grades of crabmeat with larger pieces, like lump, is that it's much easier to feel and remove the cartilage. A mouthful of cartilage in a creamy dip like this can really ruin the experience.
With any crabmeat you use, pick through it thoroughly to remove any stray cartilage before folding it into your dip. Your guests will thank you!
Serving Warm Crab and Artichoke Dip
It's important to let this dip rest a few minutes before serving. When it first comes out of the oven, the dip is very creamy. Letting it sit for about 5 minutes for the texture and flavors to settle is essential. The dip will thicken as it starts to cool. Personally, I like it best when it's warm but not piping hot.
I most often serve this dip with crostini or slices of French bread. It's also great with crackers, lightly-salted tortilla chips, crudities (or just a spoon…but I swear, I would know nothing about that!).
This Crab and Artichoke Dip has become a staple on my Game Day menu and for casual entertaining. The recipe does make a large batch for a crowd, but you can easily halve it for a smaller group.
Leftovers? I've only had them twice when there was just so much other food at the party that it was impossible to finish the dip. Leftover dip keeps well refrigerated, in an airtight container, for about 3 days.
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Warm Crab and Artichoke Dip
- 16 ounces block-style cream cheese , softened
- 1/2 cup mayonnaise
- 1/4 - 1/2 cup sour cream *
- 2 teaspoons Dijon mustard
- 1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
- 2 cloves garlic , minced
- hot sauce , to taste
- 1/2 cup grated Parmigiano Reggiano
- 3/4 cup shredded Monterey Jack cheese , divided
- 3/4 cup shredded cheddar cheese , divided
- 1/2 cup thinly-sliced scallions , plus additional for garnish
- 2 cups coarsely chopped artichoke hearts (two 14-ounce cans, rinsed and drained well, or about a 12-ounce bag of frozen, defrosted and excess water pressed out)
- 1 pound lump crabmeat , picked over for cartilage
- kosher salt and freshly-ground black pepper , to taste
- chopped flat-leaf parsley , for garnish
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Lightly coat a 2 to 3-quart baking dish (such as a 10-12 inch cast iron skillet) with cooking spray.*
- In a large bowl with a hand mixer, or in the bowl of a stand mixer with the paddle attachment, beat together cream cheese, mayonnaise, sour cream, mustard, Worcestershire sauce, garlic, a few dashes of hot sauce (if using), and Parmigiano Reggiano.
- Using a spoon or spatula, 1/2 cup Monterey Jack, 1/2 cup cheddar, and scallions, until combined. Fold in artichoke hearts and crabmeat. (Crab will break up as it's folded; I like to try to leave a few larger chunks in the dip, where possible.) Season with salt, pepper, and extra hot sauce (if using), to taste.
- Transfer dip to prepared pan. Toss together remaining 1/4 cup Monterey Jack and 1/4 cup cheddar (or more if you like a cheesier top) and sprinkle over the dip. Place on a baking sheet and bake until dip is hot and bubbly, 25-30 minutes. If desired, you can place the dip under the broiler for a minute or two to brown the cheese, watching it closely so it doesn't burn.
- Sprinkle with fresh parsley and scallions to garnish, if desired. Let the dip stand 5-10 minutes before serving it warm with sliced baguette, crackers, crostini, tortilla chips, or crudités. The dip will thicken as it cools.
- For a spicy twist, substitute pepper jack cheese for the Monterey jack and omit the hot sauce or adjust it to taste.
- This dip is also delicious with Old Bay Seasoning. Start with 1/4 teaspoon when you season the dip and add more to taste.
To Split the Dip into Smaller Pans:I often divide the dip between 4, 6-inch round gratins instead of baking in one large pan. I like to do this when I'm entertaining for a long afternoon (such as a game day party) and want to bake fresh dip at regular intervals. I keep the smaller dishes in the refrigerator until ready to bake, place them on baking sheets, and check the dip after 20-25 minutes in the oven.
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Open for discussion: the Mille Miglia route 2018
A few days ago, the Mille Miglia organizing committee released the detailed program and itinerary for the 2018 event (16–20 of May). One important change is that instead of the usual Thursday to Sunday, next year's Mille Miglia convoy will set out on a Wednesday and return to Brescia on a Saturday.
Another "new" feature of the event is that, for the first time since the original Mille Miglia competition in 1949, the route will take in the Cisa Pass. A maximum of 440 classic cars will be accepted for the 2018 MM, and prospective entrants can register between 24th October 2017 and 4th January 2018.
The days of Mille Miglia 2018
For a couple of years now, the Mille Miglia has been spread over four instead of the previous three days, but the surprising news concerning next year's event is that it will get under way on a Wednesday rather than a Thursday. This means that it will end on a Saturday rather than the more traditional Sunday afternoon. Although this might not seem a particularly significant change in itself, it could actually impact quite considerably on some parts of event, with the convoy crossing Rome on a Thursday instead of a Friday night, and the drive through Tuscany, which is the highlight of the route, being scheduled for a Friday rather than a Saturday.
Indeed, although it is hard to predict the extent to which these changes will alter the event, it is reasonable to assume that the scenic but narrow Tuscan roads are busier on a Friday than a Saturday, and that the participants, on leaving Rome and making their way round the city's ring road, are likely to encounter more congestion on a Friday than they would on a Saturday.
Similarly, the final day, which will see the cars traveling from Parma to Brescia, passing close to Milan and Bergamo and stopping off at the Monza racetrack en route — these are some of the busiest road in northern Italy —, will coincide with the Saturday shopping run. In short, while the new schedule will probably have little impact on the start in Brescia, a working city whose people will, in any case, do all they can to take a break from their usual activities or a day off work to look at the cars starting out, and the shift from Thursday to Wednesday will not really make much difference either, the arrival in Brescia on the last day will be greatly affected.
What is more, it is easy to imagine that the enthusiastic supporters of the event, who normally turn out in force on the Saturday to watch the cars make their way through the beautiful Tuscan mountain passes, will probably find the prospect of spending the day looking at the straight and flat roads of the lowland plains of the Pianura Padana in Lombardy far less appealing. There is no doubt that Brescia's shops and restaurant owners will be delighted at the prospect of the cars returning on the Saturday, given that this is the day chosen by the City of Brescia for its annual "Notte Bianca" — a night when shops and fun places remain open all night long. Indeed, the "Notte Bianca" will surely benefit from the influx of people gathering for the arrival of the cars and the trophy giving on the Saturday afternoon.
On the plus side, the drive through Monza, which in previous years, taking place on the Sunday morning, has not attracted large crowds, will probably be livelier as a result of the switch to Saturday.
A closer look at the Mille Miglia route 2018
At least one tradition remains set in stone: the trip to Rome will start and end in Brescia. The roads chosen for "Day 1" are basically the same as in previous years, with the convoy moving off in an easterly direction, making for the towns of Desenzano and Sirmione on Lake Garda. However, the drive eastwards will be much shorter than last year, as the cars will quickly head South, taking in Mantua and Ferrara before finishing the day in Cervia / Milano Marittima on the Adriatic coast.
As a result, the cars' usual second-day drive through San Marino will take place quite early in the morning, rather than "around lunchtime" as has previously been the case. After San Marino the cars will head South West (a change from recent years) towards the wonderful city of Arezzo, before veering South to drive through Cortona (the Italian village made famous in America by the book and movie Under the Tuscan Sun) and Orvieto, before heading for Rome. Looking at the route, I would say that the drivers can probably expect to reach Rome earlier in the day than they would normally do, which has its pros and cons: it should cut short what is always a particularly long day for the drivers, but they are more likely to encounter heavy traffic. In recent years the city's police have done a great job escorting cars and drivers through the capital, and let's hope that the 2018 MM will be no different.
The first half of "Day 3" will, as always, see the cars driving from Rome to Siena (the most beautiful stint of the Mille Miglia and, to my mind, the most beautiful stretch of road in Italy, both for the driving and the scenery). The second part of the day, on the other hand, will bring a major change to the route, with the convoy heading West, through Lucca and then on to the Versilia road, before once again turning in an easterly direction, this time to join the Passo della Cisa road. The MM has used this road on only one previous occasion, in 1949, when the organisers planned the northward part of the route as far West as possible: basically the cars used the Via Aurelia from Rome to La Spezia. The Via Aurelia was also used in the 1938, 1947, 1948 and 1950 events too, but on those occasions, after Pisa the route became more easterly, with the cars heading to Florence and then the legendary Futa and Raticosa Passes.
We will see how it goes, but — and this is a very personal view — MMs without the "Florence-Bologna" mountain passes are always missing something. "Day 4" will be very different from last year, skipping Cremona, and therefore being similar to the 2016 route. Indeed, the cars will go through Lodi (the birthplace of Eugenio Castellotti), stop off at the Monza racetrack (this is definitely a welcome return of a feature also included in 2016) before heading to Bergamo and finishing in Brescia.
Main novelty: Passo della Cisa
Let's have a closer look at the Passo della Cisa, which is the main novelty of the 2018 Mille Miglia route. This road, which crosses the Apennines between the cities of Parma and La Spezia, has been in existence since Ancient times, with Wikipedia reporting it to have been "built" by the Romans in 109 AC. The "modern" version (SS62, Strada Statale number 62) was completed in 1928, and, until 1975, when the nearby highway (Autostrada della Cisa) was opened, it remained the biggest and easiest road connecting the southern part of the Pianura Padana with the sea. Not particularly high (just over 1000 meters above sea level at its highest point), the Passo della Cisa road tends to have mild weather and, except during the occasional winter snowfall, is always open.
The road, 113 kilometers long, is quite steep and tortuous on its Ligurian / Tuscan stretches, before becoming much gently rounded and relaxing as it descends on the Emilia side of the mountains. Generally speaking, I would say that it gives a driving experience (in Mille Miglia terms) that is more similar to that of the Passo dell'Abetone than the Futa and Raticosa passes.


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|Someday, smart cities could use crowdsourced data to alleviate parking woes. (Image source: Omer Rana on Unsplash)
You're running late for an appointment. By some miracle, you manage to catch all the green lights on the way...and you still end up late because you spent 15 minutes driving in circles looking for parking! If you're lucky enough to find street parking in a major city, you're probably rolling the dice as to whether you'll get a parking ticket or not. Even the newer parking garages, which show you the number of available spaces, are prone to sending you on wild goose chases.
A group of researchers from Singapore-based Nanyang Technological University (NTU Singapore) think the solution for our parking woes lies in a mobile data-gathering technology called crowdsensing. But parking is just the first step toward using our mobile data to make our day-to-day lives more efficient.
In 2016, Jim Cherian—a senior research engineer at NTU Singapore—conducted a study around ParkGauge, a method of leveraging crowdsensing to capture mobile phone data to track the states of cars in parking garages. ParkGauge uses 3G, GPS, and Wi-Fi to collect data from a smart phone's sensors—including its gyroscope, accelerometer, and barometer—to determine driving states (i.e., turning or braking). Based on the driving state, and with enough data from other vehicles in the garage, ParkGauge's machine learning algorithm can infer which cars are parked, where they are parked and likely to park, and also where parking spaces are most likely to be available. This can all be delivered in real time—not only in a parking area, but also online so users can understand the parking situation before they even get there.
What Is Crowdsensing?
Most have probably heard of crowdsourcing, and may even have funded a few projects on sites like Kickstarter or Indiegogo. Crowdsensing is somewhat similar in that it seeks to leverage large groups of people. But what it wants is your data, not your money. "Crowdsensing refers to the process of collecting sensor data using smart devices from a crowd of contributing users. This is akin to a crowd of connected sensors on the move. In other words, it simply refers to the crowdsourcing of sensor data to enable and empower specialized applications and services," NTU's Cherian told Design News. "Most of the crowdsensing efforts are done using commodity mobile devices (such as smartphones or smartwatches) and hence it also is known as 'Mobile Crowdsensing.'"
Cherian explained that crowdsensing typically comes in one of two forms. There's participatory crowdsensing, in which each user manually contributes data. Opportunistic crowdsensing, in contrast, refers to automatic, non-intrusive, "behind the scenes" data collection—usually with no or minimal user intervention.
"Participatory crowdsensing has been around for a decade or even longer, but it often fails due to insufficient user motivation and incentives," Cherian said. Some may remember an app called Open Spot released by Google back in 2011. The app's heart was in the right place, but it only worked if users manually notified the app that they were leaving a parking space. It was the digital equivalent of flagging someone down to let them know you're leaving a space. But politeness only goes so far. Without the immediacy of seeing someone searching for a spot, there was no real incentive for users to interact with the app.
Opportunistic schemes have their own challenges. Because the data collected is generally not verified or contextualized by humans, it can create sets of bad or low-fidelity data and/or noise. The idea of having data collected in the background also sparks understandable privacy concerns from users.
The key challenges for crowdsensing, Cherian said, are to incentivize human users, discriminate trust levels and data quality, and ensure data privacy. If this is done, Cherian imagines that crowdsensing could be applied to a variety of applications beyond parking. "There are several problem areas where such methods could be applied," he said. "This includes traffic congestion estimation, prediction of stopped duration at signalized intersections, and, in general, almost any problem that involves estimating a super-state that can be represented as the temporal evolution of sub-states in a hierarchical fashion."
The data privacy hurdle could be a major one, however—particularly in today's post-Cambridge Analytica climate. There are major risks associated with any sort of data that deals with location and activity. Is it worth risking exposing your real-time location to strangers in exchange for a smoother commute?
"Overcoming these concerns while ensuring a good quality of service (i.e., differential privacy) is an active area of ongoing research," Cherian said. "Typical ways of addressing this include data anonymization, data obfuscation, and stochastic (randomized) data sampling. But achieving practical, efficient, privacy-preserving crowdsensing schemes still remains a challenging subject." The ParkGauge study explains that a major goal is to get the most out of as little data as possible in any particular application:
"...Unlike existing crowdsensing-based parking systems that directly count the available parking lots, ParkGauge does not require a "crowd" (hence high penetration of the application) for sensing individual parking garages. Instead, a minimal amount of sensing data acquired from a small number of users for each parking garage would be sufficient for ParkGauge to deliver useful information, whereas the "crowd" is needed only for covering many parking garages across a large urban area."
Because of this, technologies like ParkGauge are more likely to roll out in places such as shopping malls before a wider, smart city deployment.
Connecting Crowds of Devices
Cherian and his colleagues were able to conduct their initial study with ParkGauge using only a low-energy 3G connection. Surely, a larger deployment will require better and faster connectivity? When thinking about city-wide deployments, crowdsensing as a whole looks like an emerging use case for 5G.


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The Building Blocks.
December 1, 2008
Music is my lifesource.
Whilst I don't exactly play any instruments — save for a little piano — I constantly have a song in my head, I'm constantly on the lookout for another good band, and my iPod is always with me.
I listen to just about every single genre, however the majority of hiphop, rap and r&b doesn't exactly appeal to me. I can't be all stylish and say "I don't like songs which don't have meaningful lyrics," because, seriously. If you heard some of the songs which I listen to, you would ask me just what the hell I'm smoking. (not to mention the assortment of japanese rock on there. I don't even know what the lyrics mean. They could be singing about dancing cows and I wouldn't know.Oh well.)
But yeah, I have a broad taste in music. Zappy, hyper electronica, loud, in-your-face punk, and deep, magical classical — I listen to it all. It's a pretty good mix of the lesser-know, underground-esque music and normal mainstream favourites.
I think that through music — just as with any Art — anything is possible. In fact, I think that music is what opened my eyes to Art in the first place. Watching bands peform live, with their over-the-top style and complete and utter lack of self-concious..ness, is like watching freedom on a podium. It's amazing, it's breath-taking, it's everything.
I haven't seen any of my favourite bands live — I've only been to one show, in fact — however, that's bound to change. (i.e. next Warped Tour. With Mai. In Canada. It will be brilliant.)
But, as I was saying before… music is what opened my eyes to endless possiblities and to Art in general. It pretty much explains how I live today, and it definitely formed my idea of fashion. You will not catch me dead in a plain white shirt and jeans. I swear, the day you do, I'm probably off to do some epic Art project or something messy like that. Likewise, you won't find me clad in the latest trendy fashion which hundreds of other people worldwide are drooling over. I don't dress to impress — I dress to kill. Through my look, through my music, and through my art, you see me, the one & only Jamie. I don't write, draw, create or dress to satisfy anyone but myself — if it doesn't make me happy, I won't do it — regardless of what other people might think. If I'm in the mood to go out in my neon-pink skinny jeans, I'll go out with my neon-pink skinny jeans. In this world, being an individual means having individuality — and if you don't have it, you might as well just be nothing.


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SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- The number of rigs drilling for natural gas and oil in North America fell by one to 2,134, according to a weekly update issued Friday by Baker Hughes Inc.
The total count for U.S. rigs in operation increased by 13 from the previous week to 1,829. Within that total, the number of land rigs rose by eight to 1,730, while inland rigs increased by one to 24. The number of offshore rigs rose by four to 75.
In Canada, the week-to-week rig count decreased by 14 to 305.
Overall, the latest weekly U.S. rig count was 97 units higher than a year ago, while the Canadian tally fell by 200 from last year.
Houston-based Baker Hughes BHI, +0.00%, a provider of oil-field products and services, said that the number of oil rigs in operation domestically dropped by 10 from a week ago to 300. A year ago, there were 311 such units.
The company also reported that the number of gas rigs rose by 23 from last week to 1,523. A year ago, gas rigs totaled 1,416.
Baker Hughes' rig count tracks the number of drilling rigs actively exploring or developing oil or natural gas.


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We got up at 2.30 am last Sunday morning to head down the Gold Coast ( about an hour away) for a Pre – Christmas meet up of a Photography Group, I am randomly involved in.
So after an uneventful drive down there, except having to go through the McDonalds drive through twice, as we decided our first purchases might not be enough to sustain us until brekky much later in the morning, we were greeted by a very cloudy sky ( not predicted).
Below are a few of the photos I did capture on the day.
Canon 7D and Canon EF-S 10-22mm lens
Cheers Dave


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Have you seen a coral reef ? If you have taken a trip in a glass bottomed boat in Hikkaduwa/Unawatuna or a coastal area more or less anywhere in the world, you would have caught a glimpse of these 'underwater forests'. It is a beautiful sight from above, but if you are one of the few who dive in the open ocean, it is a spectacular riot of colour and rhythm. But if recent reports are true, television may be the only way to experience this majestic feature of the sea perhaps even within our lifetime.
Scientists are already warning that children born today may be the last generation to see coral reefs in all their glory. Global heating and ocean acidification have already severely bleached 16 to 33% of all warm-water reefs, but the remainder are vulnerable to even a fraction of a degree more warming, says David Obura, Chair of the Coral Specialist Group in the International Union for the Conservation of Nature.
Corals are often described as undersea forests, but are declining far more quickly than the Amazon. Along with the Arctic and high-mountain landscapes, the reefs – which have evolved over hundreds of millions of years – are likely to be among the first ecosystems to be wiped out by the climate crisis. A few of the more than 800 coral species have already been declared extinct.
Risk assessments
Speaking to the media, Obura added: "Children born today may be the last generation to see coral reefs in all their glory. Today's reefs have a history going back 25 million to 50 million years and have survived tectonic collisions, such as that of Africa into Europe, and India into Asia. Yet, in five decades we have undermined the global climate so fundamentally that in the next generation we will lose the globally connected reef system that has survived tens of millions of years."
The warning follows a landmark UN climate report that upgraded risk assessments for corals following faster-than-expected global bleaching. Scientists on the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) warned that if warming reached 2C, currently it is very likely that in the next 50 years, there would be a more than a 99% chance that tropical corals would be eradicated. Most available evidence suggests that coral dominated ecosystems will be non-existent at this temperature or higher, said the study, which was approved by all 195 nations of the UN, last month.
This is indeed a stark warning to all countries including Sri Lanka. Corals are not just for beauty. We all know that corals as well as mangroves (which are also on the decline in parts of the world) did play a major role in saving certain cities and coastal communities from the massive Indian Ocean Tsunami of Boxing Day 2004. It is also a complete ecosystem in miniature that is home to a surprising number of other species. The animated movie hit 'Finding Nemo' highlighted the symbiotic relationship between corals and certain species of fish.
Indeed, as well as losing one of the most beautiful and bio-diverse habitats on Earth, the UN report warned of severe impacts to fisheries and millions of people living in coastal communities, who will lose vital sources of income. A temperature rise of just 1 to 2C can trigger an evacuation of the algae upon which corals depend, draining them of colour and making the structure more brittle. These bleaching events can be temporary if waters cool, but the more frequent they are and the longer they last, the greater the risk of irreparable damage. But that is exactly what is happening. Bleaching was first observed in 1983. It was seen on a global level in 1998, then 2010, then again for three consecutive years from 2015 to 2017.
Coral bleaching
The authors of the report have very grim news. Coral bleaching events are growing so severe and so frequent around the planet that reef systems are fragmenting into isolated pockets. Some of these will undoubtedly survive this century, but scientific evidence tells us that, unless we do everything to limit warming to 1.5C, we will lose 99% of the world's coral reefs in the coming decades. The IPCC report noted that even if temperatures were held to 1.5C, between 70% and 90% of reefs would be lost. Eleven of the 29 World Heritage reefs have already suffered bleaching. UNESCO predicts this will rise to 25 by 2040.
Reefs off Saudi Arabia, Madagascar, Hawaii and Papua New Guinea are most likely to be affected before 2040. Reefs off Egypt, Australia, Cuba, Indonesia and the Philippines have a somewhat better chance of survival beyond 2040, but this could be a different story by 2100, when a 2 Celsius rise in sea temperatures has been predicted.
But there are other factors that damage coral reefs. Sewage run off from tourist resorts and industrial sites along the beach, the pumping of cyanide into the coral structure to stun fish that float out and oil spills/pollution from boats, all pose a danger. Over tourism too can be a hazard. The Philippine tourist resort of Boracay was opened just last week after the authorities closed it to tourists for some time to repair the damage to the local marine and land ecosystems.
The lesson from the Philippines is that we need to reduce stress from overfishing, coastal development, pollution, mining, tourism and climate change. In fact, plans for undersea mining of minerals, for which technology will be ready by around 2030, could also pose a grave danger to coral reefs.
Worldwide, efforts are underway to save coral reefs. The most well-known among them is the Coral Triangle Initiative (CTI), a collaboration among six Asian countries – Indonesia, Malaysia, Papua New Guinea, the Philippines, Solomon Islands and Timor Leste.
Global Warming
The CTI on Coral Reefs, Fisheries, and Food Security (CTI-CFF) is a multilateral partnership of the six countries working together to sustain extraordinary marine and coastal resources by addressing crucial issues such as, food security, climate change and marine biodiversity. The coral reef ecosystems of the Coral Triangle are among the most threatened in the world. Approximately, 95% of them are at risk - overfishing has affected almost every reef in the region, destructive fishing practices are common, land-based pollution is significant, and coastal development is a growing threat. These are unfortunately common to most countries with coasts including Sri Lanka.
Every effort must be made to halt Global Warming and save the Coral Reefs, one of the most valuable ecosystems in the world. As the CTI demonstrates, it should necessarily be an international effort – the Ocean really has no boundaries per se and belongs to all of humanity.


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New Yamaha R15 v3 Pics Reveals that launched in India 2018 Price, Specs & Mileage:- Prime eternally recognizing of the R15 v3 on the Indian market, That revealed by reports, Also transmitted out an atmosphere of rage between biking lovers. The initial picture, yet, was unclear and prepared that not show many significant moments.
In this brief measure of the point that I have got actually some doubts about it, do we have extra detective picture of the R15 v3? Also here I am giving an extra report which is obvious and shows more features on what the India specifications motorcycle will seem like. The innovative Yamaha R15 v3 is assumed to be ejected in India by February or March 2018.
The general outline of the new India-spec Yamaha R15 v3 is like the worldwide rendition with new fairing get together, fuel tank plan, and the back tail segment. All things considered, many parts are distinctive when contrasted with the Indonesian model.
Suzuki Intruder 150 with Spy Images showed the Design Price
For example, the front bumper and the pillion stools are distinctive on the India-spec form. The Indian model comes outfitted with ordinary adjustable front forks set up of the USD setup on the worldwide model. While some of these are configuration related changes, the others are plain cost-cutting measures.
- v2-like Front Fender: Unlike the wealthier curved guard of the v3, this test donkey conveys a V2-like front bumper.
- Fairing: The good thing is that the fairing here has all the earmarks of being the correct imitation of the global v3.
- Tires: Indonesian R15 v3 gets IRC tires yet both these Indian test donkeys are running on MRF elastic which is, somewhat, anticipated.
The India expressions Yamaha R15 will come shod with MRF tires on the 17-inch combination wheels. Braking obligations will be taken care of by plate brakes on both the finishes. With every one of the progressions, the Yamaha R15 v3 is relied upon to be evaluated at INR 1.30 lakh (ex-showroom). The dispatch can be normal around February or March 2018.


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Here is a video from someone who was involuntarily committed to a psych "hospital." It's a real horror story. The entire video is text (with some pretty background music), so you'll have to be doing some reading.
Oh, and Mubarak is gone. In his place is the new vice president, the guy who tortured people for the US, "secretly."
11 February 2011
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