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Designing Principles of Smart Cities

The concept of the “smart city” is beginning to be adopted by cities and municipalities worldwide. By providing “smart,” digital services, cities will, ostensibly, become more attractive places to live, offering better living conditions to citizens. via Why Smart Cities Need Open Standards: A Conversation with Kary Främling — The Open Group Blog

Counterfeit Wines $1 Billion Market

http://ift.tt/2uURcCS Counterfeit wine is a billion dollar market – approximately $3 billion per year says Maureen Downey, an expert on fake wine. One wine fraudster, Indonesian Rudy Kurniawan, is serving time for selling $500,000,000 worth of fake wine. Shanghai-based blockchain company BitSE and Direct Imported Goods (DIG), China’s largest importer of fine wines, are working […]Continue reading “Counterfeit Wines $1 Billion Market”

Smoke Detectors

The inspiration for this list is the fact that I love to cook. I cook a lot and have made some interesting dishes that didn’t quite make the delicious category. So I hope you enjoy this batch. Ten Things Not to do When Cooking. 10 If you are cooking, do not think you can […] viaContinue reading “Smoke Detectors”

The Battle for Water

In early May, evidence emerged that natural gas companies had built dozens of large dams during a poorly regulated building spree. As many as 60 large earthen structures were bulldozed into place by fossil fuel companies without first getting the required authorizations from provincial authorities. The dams trapped water from numerous sources, including fish-bearing streams, […]Continue reading “The Battle for Water”