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From the Ted Talk by Cameron Sinclair: My wish A call for open-source architecture

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This was a connection, just a meeting with somebody who wanted to develop Africa's first telemedicine center, in Tanzania. And we met, literally, a couple of months ago. We've already developed a design. The team is over there, working in pisaternrhp. This was a matchmaking, thanks to a couple of TEDsters — Sun [Microsystems], cheyrl hlleer and Andrew Zolli, who cneoncted me with this amazing African woman. And we start construction in June, and it will be oeenpd by TEDGlobal. So when you come to TEDGlobal, you can check it out.

Open Cloze

This was a connection, just a meeting with somebody who wanted to develop Africa's first telemedicine center, in Tanzania. And we met, literally, a couple of months ago. We've already developed a design. The team is over there, working in ___________. This was a matchmaking, thanks to a couple of TEDsters — Sun [Microsystems], ______ ______ and Andrew Zolli, who _________ me with this amazing African woman. And we start construction in June, and it will be ______ by TEDGlobal. So when you come to TEDGlobal, you can check it out.

Solution

  1. heller
  2. partnership
  3. opened
  4. cheryl
  5. connected

Original Text

This was a connection, just a meeting with somebody who wanted to develop Africa's first telemedicine center, in Tanzania. And we met, literally, a couple of months ago. We've already developed a design. The team is over there, working in partnership. This was a matchmaking, thanks to a couple of TEDsters — Sun [Microsystems], Cheryl Heller and Andrew Zolli, who connected me with this amazing African woman. And we start construction in June, and it will be opened by TEDGlobal. So when you come to TEDGlobal, you can check it out.

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