"Susan, she was real smart, quiet, fun-loving, " says Mohammed Elbaneh, her brother, who struggled to fight back tears as he spoke.
Surely, they say, anybody who can both run a large multinational company and also get up and down out of a nasty sand trap must have been designed by something real smart.
The good thing is, people are seeing through that perception more now, and the real smart folks are coming to the fore, while those chasing a score and a brand are busy telling everyone how awesome they are this week.
Roderick West, President and Chief Executive of Entergy New Orleans, expressed some deep skepticism today about how much real value smart meters will bring to customers, especially low income ones.
It is a nice example of the kind of investigative journalism that combines real stories and smart web-based data presentation that we need more of.
Smart real estate people deputized mortgage reps hungry for referral opportunities, to shoulder this function, leaving real estate agents to focus on the business of selling real estate.
For all the very real advantages of a smart grid, however, its number one vulnerability has still not been adequately addressed: cyber-security.
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One of the real risks posed by smart meters is security, writes Christine Hertzog in her blog, The Smart Grid Library.
The new low power system-on-chip (SoC) enables high definition (HD) video to be simultaneously watched on smartphones, tablets and other smart devices, in real time, while also shared with consumer devices such as a Smart TV.
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Smart grids provide real-time information on electricity use, so that consumers and businesses can make efficient energy choices on a truly reliable network.
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But letting deal fatigue block the clarity of thinking around real marginal returns is also not smart.
And while politicians debate theoretical costs, smart firms race for real profits.
Mr. Williams, the Capital Economics economist, said there is an outside chance that sales and prices could shoot up, as consumers become more convinced that real estate is once again a smart investment.
The idea is to use the types of big data already gleaned from smart phones to help make real-time decisions.
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With this agreement, Samsung Smart TV owners will receive real-time, actionable content that runs alongside and complements TV shows and commercials.
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While pedaling, users can increase or decrease resistance, structure interval workouts or even simulate real world bike courses all from their smart phone.
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Now the real fight is over the future of smart phones, the tiny, hyper-connected computers that have become far more personal than any PC could hope to be.
The evidence tells us that we need to learn from some early lessons if smart grids are to make a real impact on emissions.
Of course, nine months or so down the road, you also have to suddenly get smart and reverse course before "real" inflation does take hold.
If a surgeon used a scalpel enhanced with Smart-Tool technology, the real-time sensor on the blade could sense what kind of tissue it is touching and rely the information back to the doctor.
This real-time data will assist consumers in making smart on-the-go food and exercise decisions.
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The smart ones will be those following the real American way: adapting quickly, adapting constantly.
Your iPhone is only smart and fast enough to connect in real time to the Mother Ship of Smarts in the Cloud.
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Talk to him for a bit, and then show him something very, very trippy: virtual toy robots fighting it out on a real surface that can only be seen through a smart phone.
The rise of social media, big-data analytics, and smart mobile devices has given use more real-time information about their target audiences and customers than ever before, but also has made reaching them more difficult.
The platform allows developers (and neophytes like me) to create real-time location-based alerts and applications for smart phones.
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This is a company that produces smart meters to help businesses and consumers analyze real-time data about how they use energy.
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Historically low interest rates, combined with real estate prices still depressed from the real estate bust and Great Recession, make this a smart time to buy.
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In order to turn her fame into a real business, Upton will have to surround herself with smart people who can help her grow her brand into something much bigger than just images.
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