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Dr. William Polson Binnie
Dr. William Polson Binnie, beloved husband, father, gentleman and scholar peacefully passed away on Saturday, May 24, 2014 surrounded by family at his Marblehead home. Bill will be remembered for his kindness to all he met, his generous spirit and for his love and devotion to his family and friends. Bill is survived by his adoring wife, Catherine (Careen) McIldowie (Ronald) of 66 years. His children, Sheila R. Bennett and her husband Richard of Marblehead, William Brian Binnie and his wife, Valerie of Mojave, California and Catherine M. Fallon and her husband, Patrick of Marblehead. His six grandchildren: Justin Binnie of New York, Jonathan and Jennifer Binnie of California and Aisling, Keelin and Conor Fallon of Marblehead and two great grandsons, Weston and Ryder Bennett of California. Bill also is survived by his brother, Dr. Hugh Sharpe Polson Binnie and his wife, Anne of Bethel, Connecticut and their children and families: Andrew and Lisa Binnie and their children Douglas and Samantha of Massachusetts and Bob and Robin Binnie and their children Gillian and Caillie of California as well as many nieces and nephews and extended family in Scotland. Bill was born in Falkirk, Scotland on February 20, 1924 to William and Mary Binnie. Bill grew up in Bainsford with his siblings: Annie, James and Hugh. Bill was an exemplary student who from an early age embraced learning and knowledge and as recognition for three years of perfect attendance, he was awarded a Certificate from King Edward VIII. Bill enjoyed happy summers on Islay, an isle on the west coast of Scotland attending Boys Brigade camps and later returned to Bowmore, Islay as a member of the Royal Navy and he fondly remembered those days on special occasions with a toast of Bowmore scotch. Although Bill's heart was always in the Scottish Highlands his adventurous nature propelled him to great academic achievement and international travel with his beloved Catherine. Bill was awarded the Dux medal as first in his class at Falkirk High School and received a scholarship to Glasgow University where he earned a PhD First Class with Honors in Physics and Chemistry by age 24. Bill met the love of his life and wife of 66 years, Catherine, through his University roommate, James Ronald, Catherine's brother. Catherine and Bill shared a happy courtship despite the backdrop of WWII. They enjoyed weekend dates between Glasgow, Edinburgh and Falkirk and shared a love of Scottish and ballroom dancing, walking the Ochil hills and Stirling Golf Course, visiting Catherine's family farm,Howierig and sharing Saturday get togethers with family. Catherine and Bill married at Glasgow University Chapel on October 22, 1948 and after a honeymoon to Aberdeen, Scotland, family and friends traveled to Liverpool, England to wish them Bon Voyage as they sailed to Toronto, Canada on board the Ascania as Bill had received a fellowship with the University of Toronto. Even though they had humble beginnings the couple sent home care packages to their families in Scotland still under war rations. Bill then accepted a professorial position in the Physics department of Purdue University. This move to West Lafayette, Indiana in 1950 was the beginning of a decade of close American and international friendships as well as the joyful birth of daughter, Sheila and son, Brian. At this time, Bill and Catherine decided to return to their native Scotland to be close to family and Bill was employed at Aberdeen University as a Physics professor. They lived in the quaint village of Milltimber,overlooking the River Dee and in close proximity to Balmoral Castle. After a few years, daughter Katie was born and a favorite family outing included visiting Hazelhead Park on Sundays. The couple purchased a family home in Stirling, Scotland which they traveled to each summer to reunite with family until 1985. After eight years in Scotland, Bill was offered an opportunity in industry with Kennecott Copper in Lexington, Massachusettes as a research X-Ray Crystallographer. Bill and Catherine settled there and enjoyed twelve years of wonderful neighbors and many family visits from Scottish relatives before moving to Grand Island, New York where Bill's research career continued with Carborundum/British Petroleum and they enjoyed being close to Canada and meeting new friends,neighbors and colleagues in the Niagara Falls area. Before Bill's retirement in 1993, Bill and Catherine enjoyed traveling across the United States while Bill was lecturing to various Ceramic and Crystallographic societies as well as internationally to Rio DeJaneiro, Brazil and Tokyo and Nogaya, Japan and Calgary and Vancouver, Canada. A special trip included a cross Canadian train ride from Montreal to Calgary, through Banff, Lake Louise and onto Vancouver, Canada. In 1998, Bill and Catherine celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary with family traveling from Scotland and close friends at the Boston Yacht Club followed by a Hawaiian cruise. Bill and Catherine moved to Marblehead to be beside their children and grandchildren in 1998. One of Bill's greatest joys was to take his beloved, Catherine to lunch and then shopping afterwards. Bill made friends wherever he went and especially valued those from Dubes, The Marblehead Arrangers and St. Stephens Church. Bill did all the after school pickups for his grandchildren from preschool through the high school years. He especially loved to view Marblehead harbor from Chandler Hovey Park and take family trips to Ogunquit, Maine where he would walk Marginal Way and Ogunquit and Wells Beach arm and arm with his beloved Careen. Bill was known for his wit and wisdom, his eloquence, his love of words and his ability to articulate kindness and caring to everyone he met. Bill was a true gentleman who lived his life with grace and compassion as well as a grand sense of humor. He was known for his Scottish brogue, his stories, and romantic tales that included Scottish lore that left all listeners in awe of his ability to recount history and weave a highland tale of truth and knowledge into an intriguing story. He loved his darling, Catherine, with all his heart and together as a couple his life was complete. He was proud of his children and gladly shared tales of Brian's adventures as an astronaut and his journeys to space where he remarked that he would see us in the stars. He adored his grandchildren and his legacy of love and laughter will live on in his family and friends as they remember his ability to bring out the best in all he met as he always made you feel special. Bill was always a gentle man who lived his life with dignity, grace and respect and we love you, Bill to the moon and back and beyond forever more. Family and friends are welcome to attend a Celebration of Life for Bill on Sunday, October 26th at 2:00pm at St. Stephen's Methodist Church in Marblehead, MA. There will be light refreshments following the service and an additional tribute for Bill will be held in Falkirk, Scotland at a future date.


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            new Product() { Id = 2, Name = "Radio" },
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Uploaded: Mon, Apr 18, 2011, 4:08 pm
Caltrain eyes providing 'initial' high-speed-rail service
Agency to study ways in which it can modernize its train system, accommodate high-speed trains
by Gennady Sheyner	/ Palo Alto Weekly
Palo Alto Weekly file photo.
With California officials looking toward Central Valley as the launching point for the state's controversial high-speed-rail line, Caltrain is looking for ways in which it can play a central role in accommodating high-speed-train service on the Peninsula.
The cash-strapped system, which subsists largely on donations from the three counties it serves, is preparing to conduct a series of feasibility studies to assess its infrastructure needs and consider improvements that would make it financially sustainable, Caltrain officials announced Monday.
The Peninsula Corridor Joint Powers Board, which oversees Caltrain, has been working with the California High-Speed Rail Authority to bring high-speed rail to the Peninsula, via the Caltrain Corridor. Those plans, however, suffered a setback last year when the rail authority decided to build the first leg of the $44 billion system in Central Valley.
Now, Caltrain officials are lobbying the rail authority for a "phased approach" in which a newly electrified Caltrain would ferry passengers in the first phase of the project. This approach would allow high-speed-train operations in the Peninsula without requiring the construction of a new rail system in the Caltrain Corridor. The request is also consistent with the position of three Peninsula legislators -- U.S. Congresswoman Anna Eshoo (D-Palo Alto), state Sen. Joe Simitian (D-Palo Alto) and state Assemblyman Rich Gordon (D-Menlo Park) -- who are calling for a "blended" system of Caltrain and high-speed rail.
"In a phased approach, the first phase is envisioned to electrify the Caltrain system and potentially allow CHSRA to operate enough service to satisfy initial ridership demand," Caltrain announced in a statement. "Subsequent phases would expand the capacity of the system to meet additional ridership demand if needed."
Caltrain officials said the new studies would include ridership projections, service plans, cost estimates and impact analysis. The new analysis, they said in a statement, "marks the first time Caltrain has undertaken an independent assessment of the commuter rail agency's infrastructure needs in a manner that focuses on the possible additional elements that could be necessary to operate an initial level of high-speed rail service in the future on the Caltrain right-of-way."
Caltrain officials project that electrifying the system and adding other improvement such as a new signaling system and new trains, would reduce the agency's operating deficit by 45 percent by 2019 and reduce emissions by about 90 percent. On Monday, Eshoo, Simitian and Gordon spoke in favor of Caltrain's "modernization" project" and argued that it should be part of the state's vision for "high-speed rail done right."
Eshoo said Monday that "there's no need to duplicate" Caltrain's service by building a new rail system on the Peninsula and pointed out that the dollars for a new transit system are currently scarce.
"I'd rather see something where we invest $1 billion to upgrade Caltrain and blend it with what may come up from Central Valley," Eshoo said.
Posted by Martin
a resident of Downtown North
on Apr 18, 2011 at 5:04 pm
Kudos to Simitian, Eshoo, Gordon, Caltrain, and "potentially" CHSRA, for working together and trying to create a solution that does not destroy our neighborhoods.
Finally, some common sense in the game.
Posted by No-Way!
a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood
Caltrain is an almost non-existent organization. It's board is made up of amateurs, and the system has absolutely no experience in running a system profitably. The idea that it can take on HSR is ludicrous.
Time for Simitian to take "the long walk". He's been talking to his labor union friends just too darn long.
Posted by Walter_E_Wallis
on Apr 19, 2011 at 9:25 am
Walter_E_Wallis is a registered user.
Simitian finally got one right. While no one can predict what will run on the tracks between Gilroy and Frisco, I would rather have electrified, separated Caltrain sooner and 250 mph to LA later.
Posted by Davis FIelds
I appreciate the sentiments from this week's press conference, but I will be watching to see how some apparent contradictions are addresses. Every speaker talked about NOT having an "aerial viaduct" on the Peninsula, but I don't think you can run trains at 150 mph or more on tracks that have ground-level street crossings ("grade crossings")... and the only alternative to a grade crossing is a bridge (which seems like an aerial viaduct to me), a tunnel (already rejected for cost reasons, as I understand it), or just closing some of the streets that currently cross the tracks.
I also don't understand the insistence that a "blended" Caltrain/high-speed system can move trains from San Jose to SF as quickly as one with dedicated high-speed tracks.
So... it all sounds great, but the devil will be in the details. Please let's get on with it - we definitely need both a stable, fast Caltrain system and California high-speed rail.

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Stephan Kessler
Posted on January 5, 2021 4 minute read
Data Privacy and Protection Series – Data Anonymization: Turning Privacy and Protection into a Core Business Competency
Part 6 of a 6-Part Series
As much as people talk about data being "the new oil," I think it's more like "the new uranium." It is equal parts toxic liability and super-powerful asset fuel – coming together to energize real-time insights and accurate predictions.
A core business competency
Like a uranium mine, companies face a growing landscape of strict regulations that broaden business responsibilities for data privacy and protection. According to Jules Polonetsky, CEO of the Future of Privacy Forum, this is only the beginning.
"It's not a compliance function to map your data, categorize it, make decisions about smart access and deletion, and manage cookies. These are now core business engineering functions," says Polonetsky. "If you want to scale it, stop chasing regulations such as the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) and the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). Everything will continue changing."
The regulatory landscape continues to evolve to keep data better protected. However, businesses are often uncertain of innovating new ways to extract information and apply it, while remaining compliant.
Why data anonymization is the answer
Fortunately, the Austrian Data Protection Authority (DPA) made a decision that could help release this pent-up demand for intelligence. It ruled that anonymization is a compliant way to fulfill the right of erasure and the right to be forgotten, as mandated by GDPR. This same line of thinking holds for all countries within the GDPR's jurisdiction and was also published by authorities in Germany. And many countries outside Europe – such as Brazil and Korea – are also taking the same position as they consider the parameters of data anonymization within the scope of existing data privacy and protection laws.
Data anonymization allows organizations to use personal and sensitive data no longer subject to privacy regulations, while demonstrating accountability in protecting individuals' privacy rights. Decision-makers can draw insights from data sets stripped of identifying information (such as a name or social security number) that is not legally available for analysis.
When used for analytics, machine learning, or process automation, anonymizing data in real time helps ensure that decision-makers work with the latest data while never duplicating it or exposing it to unauthorized eyes. Meanwhile, the business can demonstrate faithful compliance with strict data privacy and protection regulations, which is a compelling reason for customers, partners,
and employees to provide their sensitive and confidential data.
Where choosing anonymization over pseudonymization matters
A common mistake about data anonymization is not knowing how it differs from data pseudonymization. Considering the vast array of technologies designed to mask data and user interfaces, it's no wonder this topic is confusing. But understanding these distinctions couldn't be more important.
Abstractly speaking, data pseudonymization is replacing a name or unique identifier attached to a piece of data with an unrelated name or identifier. Suppose a patient, "Jane Smith," gave her healthcare provider data such as her age, daily activities, eating habits, and health records. If data pseudonymization practices were applied, the data manager would swap out "Jane Smith" with, for example, "Minnie Mouse" in the data source.
When authorized users accessed this information, they might not know who gave those personal details. However, more personal identifying information may still be present – which does not fulfill the current definition of anonymization. Instead, data such as a birth date, office location, blood type, and weight can become clues that, when pieced together, can help identify the original owner of the data set. For that reason, businesses must still comply with data privacy protection regulations.
Anonymization, on the other hand, helps ensure individuals are no longer identifiable by changing a combination of the aforementioned identifiers more substantially – to the point where the data is not unique anymore. The upside of this exercise is that the anonymized data is not subject to privacy regulations.
How the right technology helps ensure proper accountability
The technology must support data privacy and protection matters, especially when anonymizing data.
Consider an energy company that collects meter readings hourly from every customer it serves. This information is not only critical for generating invoices monthly, but also determining where outages may soon occur, potential system overload, and changing energy demand. Call center agents must access specific data that indicates identity to help customers who contact them or request field technicians to address a problem in a particular area.
In some ways, data anonymization may seem too restrictive for this scenario. However, data pseudonymization does not protect the privacy of the customer. Suppose the energy company adopted an intelligent and privacy-centric data platform. In that case, it could find all data points, understand the purpose of each, and invoke the right level of anonymization and/or pseudonymization.
By putting a different lens on the system landscape, you can classify each data type as personal, confidential, or public and determine whether it should be masked or anonymized. Now that each piece of data is categorized appropriately, call center agents only have access to minimal, but useful, information – for example, the last four digits of a credit card number – while all remaining data remains secure.
With the right data anonymized, businesses innovate confidently
It's undeniable that customers expect their data to remain private and secure and want their experiences personalized. Yet, achieving such a delicate balance can be challenging when a business does not know which data should remain anonymized or identifiable.
But with the proper technology, organizations can identify and classify the right data to anonymize to protect personal and sensitive information without duplicating it, while ensuring every customer experience is engaging. Better yet, they can innovate new ways to use data-driven insights to move ahead – and stay ahead – of the competition.
Want to know how SAP can help? Learn about SAP Solution Extensions from BigID and SAP HANA Data Anonymization.
Did you miss any of the blogs in our Data Privacy and Protection series? Read about the following topics we've covered so far:
Building trustworthy experiences with your customers' personal data
Reshaping the nature of mergers and acquisitions
Raising the bar on consumer trust
Strengthening consumer trust for financial services
Taking care of telecom's most valuable asset – customer trust


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People often talk as though the worst thing that can happen in a woman's life is when she looks at her aging face in a mirror. Well, yes, and no. No-body likes to grow old, but providing you have health – and that's a big providing – old age can be a good time. We enjoyed our sixties very much. With more leisure than we'd ever had before we travelled to places we'd always longed to see, Richard joined a choir and I went to Life Drawing class, we spent time with our grandchildren, walked on the hills and generally had a good time. There's an aged character in one of Anne Tyler's novels who says that while she'd never want to be young again, she'd quite like to be middle-aged. Extreme old age probably isn't much fun for anyone, but the foothills are different.
I think it's young women in the public eye that I feel sorry for these days. As far as the media are concerned, all they're valued for are faces and bodies. If the Duchess of Cambridge, however efficiently she carries out her royal duties, were to put on a stone, she'd be mocked and reviled in the media. Female TV presenters are put out to grass while their male counterparts are allowed to go on becoming grizzled and fat (looks distinguished on a man, apparently) It's sad when you see one of these pretty young women leaves our screens for a few weeks and return with a peculiar puffy face. After a certain age, year by year, Hollywood actresses look odder and odder, and presumably they've ruined their faces for ever with the 'work' they've had done.
Well, I'm seventy now, and while I must admit that I do spend some time looking at the wrinkled old bag in the mirror and slapping make-up on in a vain attempt to neutralize her a bit, I don't spend too much time at the mirror. She's what I am now, and I live with her without too much regret.
And I'm cheered by the appearance of many women of my age. For women in their sixties and seventies can be quite extraordinarily beautiful. Certainly it's a different kind of beauty from that of the unlined twenty year old, but given a bit of good bone-structure to start, an older women's face shows all the intelligence, humour, kindness, intuition and insight of her years, and surely that's as good, if not more desirable, than clear skin. Of course these women don't stop doing all the things they've done all their lives; they keep active because they see no alternative. They don't moan about the terrors of old age. And they don't spend long peering in mirrors – they simply don't have the time.
The only thing I'd quibble with is the title. Do we really need to defend old age? For one thing it's inevitable, should we be so lucky. For another, it's liberating.
As you say, extreme old age and the infirmity that will probably go with it, are not much fun.
Foothills? Yes please, any day.


Increasingly enormous Australian band Cut Copy live somewhere between the endless sweatstorm of dance music, the cuddly neon warmth of contemporary indie pop, and the nostalgic pulse of '80s new wave. New album Zonoscope is as likely to sound like Men at Work as Yeasayer, but always existing in the middle of some magical Venn diagram where "shruggy cool" meets "secretly happy to be alive." Joining them tonight and tomorrow is New York's own Holy Ghost!, DFA's synth-punk secret weapon. For Wednesday night's show, Holy Ghost! will be replaced by Midnight Magic, the nimble Brooklyn "disco house" crew who have a soft spot for diva vocals and funky hi-hats.