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2022 NBA Draft Scouting Report: Bennedict Mathurin
A look at his strengths, weaknesses, and what to expect
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Bennedict Mathurin's 6-7 frame packs a lot of punch. His powerful athleticism is evident in his eye-popping blocks and internet-breaking dunks. He attacks the rim with a lot of force, often drawing fouls and/or finishing through contact, making him a real weapon in transition. Per barttorvik, he's shot 63.8% at the rim this year on 117 attempts. Arguably Mathurin's greatest strength though is his shooting. As a freshman, he shot 42% from deep on 3.5 attempts per game and he's upped the volume (6.1 per game) and difficulty level this season while maintaining an efficient 37% accuracy. He's got great shot versatility, showing the ability to hit 3s both off movement and off the dribble. He has all the indicators of a master marksman and the fact that he's shown this with less than ideal spacing at Arizona make it easy for me to buy him as a dangerous shooter in the NBA (my 3pt model agrees). Mathurin's been a mixed bag on the other end of the floor. He's had some great possessions as a point-of-attack defender and has shown some anticipation off the ball as well. HOWEVER, he has more lapses in defensive focus than I would like often getting caught ball watching or flat-footed/upright.
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In Defence of the Linear Model. An Essay M. Balconi, S. Brusoni and L. Orsenigo. Motivation Widespread and criticism towards the Linear Model (LM) Everybody agrees that the LM is wrong and useless But then, why continuing to criticise it?
In Defence of the Linear Model.An EssayM. Balconi, S. Brusoni and L. Orsenigo Pecs, July , 2010
Motivation Widespread and criticism towards the Linear Model (LM) Everybody agrees that the LM is wrong and useless But then, why continuing to criticise it? Are some parts of the LM still useful? Pecs, July , 2010
Objectives • What is the LM? Can we identify the main propositions which constitute or are usually associated to the LM in the literature? • some brief historical remark on the origins, status and content of the LM • V. Bush and "Science: The Endless Frontier" • 2) Which are the main critiques advanced against the LM and to which context do they apply? • 3) Do these critiques really destroy the LM? • 4) 3 main dimensions of the debate: • - cognitive • - organisational • - normative • 5) Conclusion Pecs, July , 2010
Preliminary Observations critiques of the LM encompass a variety of different – and often mutually incompatible – arguments and implications, which do not necessarily derive from the model itself the demise of the LM has opened the Pandora's box of possible alternative "models" and normative prescriptions Pecs, July , 2010
CAVEAT Not an historical reconstruction Not a claim on the empirical validity of the LM But an essay: - not all the critiques are really destructive - often they are uncoherent or mutually contradictory - the LM – in a weak form – may well survive and be useful, at least in some domains of analysis and policy Pecs, July , 2010
To begin with • "at one time it was almost impossible to read a book or an article on technology policy or technological forecasting that did not begin or end with a polemic against the so-called linear model of innovation" • "The LM cannot be simply dismissed as a convenient strawman erected for the convenience of those expounding alternative ideas" (C.Freeman, The Greening of Technology, 1996) Pecs, July , 2010
Some background literature • Did the LM ever existed? • Or was it a straw man? • Is it a theory? Or a model? • A Folk Model? • What are its main components? Pecs, July , 2010
Alternative interpretations • D. Edgerton (2006): the LM did never actually exist, neither in theory nor in practice • A model of the relationships between science and society and specifically, innovation and economic growth • The term LM was rarely used before the '80s and almost always critically • It comes in various forms and it is never very well spelled out. But its common theme seems to be: • basic science is the main source of innovation • the innovative process is sequential • Innovation is a major source of growth • Critiques: • the innovative process is "irrational and cannot be programmed in advance (Price and Bass 1969) • Innovation rarely rests on scientific research Pecs, July , 2010
Godin (2006) • The model, whatever its name, has been the very mechanism used for explaining innovation in the literature on technological change and innovation since the late 1940s. • The model postulates that innovation starts with basic research, then adds applied research and development, and ends with production and diffusion: • The model has been very influential. Academic organizations as a lobby for research funds (National Science Foundation 1957) and economists as expert advisors to policy makers (Nelson 1959) have widely disseminated the model, or the understanding based thereon, and have justified government support to science using such a model. As a consequence, science policies carried a linear conception of innovation for many decades (Mowery 1983a), as did academics studying science and technology Pecs, July , 2010
Godin (ctd) • The LM did not arise from the mind of one individual. Rather, it developed over time in various steps: • First were natural scientists (academic as well as industrial), developing a rhetoric on basic research as the source for applied research or technology (from F. Bacon, to M. Holland to W.R. Maclaurin,..); • second were industrialists and consultants from business schools, having been interested in science studies long before economists and studying the industrial management of research and the development of technologies; • third were economists, bringing forth the concept of innovation": production and diffusion: • The result is a "rhetorical entity", which gained strength and became entrenched in discourses and policies with the help of statistics and methodological rules for collecting data (Frascati Manual, 1963 Pecs, July , 2010
Industrialists • Maurice Holland, Director, Division of Engineering and Industrial Research, National Research Council: series of papers and a book on the importance of research for industrial development: research as a modern method of accelerating industrial evolution(1928-1933) • K. Mees (Eastman Kodak) describes the work of the development laboratory as a sequential process: development work is "founded upon pure research done in the scientific department, which undertakes the necessary practical research on new products or processes as long as they are on the laboratory scale, and then transfers the work to special development departments which form an intermediate stage between the laboratory and the manufacturing department" (Mees 1920) • R. Stevens, vice president at Arthur D. Little: United States National Resources Planning Board report titled Research: A National Resource in 1941. Pecs, July , 2010
Economists • W. Rupert Maclaurin: developed Schumpeter's ideas, analyzing technological innovation as a process composed of several stages or steps. Maclaurin constructed one of the first taxonomies for measuring technological innovation in the literature, that led to current indicators on high technology • economists bringing forth the concept of innovation": production and diffusion: Y. Brozen, 1951, Usher 1954, Carter and Williams 1957, Ruttan 1959, Machlup 1962, Schmookler 1966, Scherer 1965, Mansfield 1968 Pecs, July , 2010
Hounshell (2004) • The LM can be considered as a system of belief, a heuristic which simply states that the new knowledge generated by investment in fundamental, unfettered research will, at some point in the future, yield radically new inventions and technologies. • the linear model was very real in the United States at the end of the Second World War and up to the early seventies; • it made the case for the United States government's funding of scientific and engineering research at universities • and for R&D strategies of companies like DuPont, who established fundamental research programs for the first time in the American history (e.g. new nylons). Pecs, July , 2010
Science The Endless Frontier (V. Bush, 1945) One would be hard-pressed to find anything but a rudiment of the LM model in Bush's manifesto. Bush talked about causal links between science (namely basic research) and socioeconomic progress, but nowhere did he develop a full-length argument based on a sequential process broken down into its elements or that suggests a mechanism whereby science translates into socioeconomic benefits. Bush was making an argument for science policy, not for innovation (Edgerton): - support to public funding of academic research - basic science should be unconstrained and it will lead to innovation Bush participated into the rethoric that basic research leads to applied research (Godin) Pecs, July , 2010
The LM according to V. Bush • technological innovation and economic development are based on new scientific knowledge • - Examples: health care and defence, where discoveries (such as penicillin and radar) often arose from remote and unexpected source • - XXth century basic research has become 'the pacemaker of technological progress • 2) A distinction is drawn between basic and applied research, based upon the interest in practical ends and a continuum of activities are identified between these two research orientations • 3) the centres of basic research are identified with colleges, universities and research institutes 'where scientists may work in an atmosphere which is relatively free from the adverse pressure of convention or commercial necessity' • 4) Since science is considered a proper concern for government (…the new frontier..), government had to support basic research • 5) Government can promote industrial research also by providing suitable incentives to industry to conduct research, and by strengthening the patent system. In addition, ways should be found to spread the benefits of basic research to industries which do not now utilize new scientific knowledge. Pecs, July , 2010
Before and beyond 'Science: The Endless Frontier Maclaurin: He carried out an important meso- and micro-level study of the process of innovation and the development of the radio industry, that he considered 'a direct outgrowth of a revolution in the science of physics and its applications to the study of electricity' (1950) In this type of industry, 'science and technology' can be broken down into five distinct stages: fundamental research, applied research, engineering development, production engineering and service engineering' (1947) "In 'studying the determinants of investment in any advanced economy, it will be significant to assess the variations in the following factors: the propensity to develop pure science, the propensity to invent, the propensity to innovate, the propensity to finance innovation, the propensity to accept innovation. (1953) The important thing is that some scientists have been willing to speculate deeply and widely without immediate practical objectives in mind'. (1953, pp. 98 and 99). science is not the only source of ideas for innovation, as 'new uses' may emerge for established products and the most likely source for such ideas is not the pure scientist, but rather the industrial innovator Pecs, July , 2010
Maclaurin (ctd) a taxonomy of industries on the basis of the rate of technological progress (industries with very high, high, medium and low progress), where progressiveness depended on whether research and engineering were 'directed primarily to refinements in existing products rather than to radical improvements or the creation of entirely new products or processes' (1954) Maclaurin's account of the LM adds a clear articulation of the sequence of phases, but also unambiguously limits the interpretative scope of the model to science-based industries, such as radio. Pecs, July , 2010
C.C. Furnas (1948) "it is the 'cross-over' of science and invention which lay at the heart of the new 'industrial revolution' which was becoming visible in the aftermath of WWII (Furnas, 1948, p. 1). he stressed the increasing role played by corporate R&D laboratories, without however implying that 'no advances can be made in industry without a formal research organization. "Research organizations have not had in the past and will not have in the future a monopoly on sources of new ideas and improvements' Pecs, July , 2010
Summing up A number of contemporaries to Bush did provide fine grained analyses of the unfolding of the innovation process, e.g. identifying limits to the applicability of the LM across different industries, and also pointing out feedbacks across different stages of the innovation process. Nevertheless, memory of this broader – and deeper – discussion has faded. What we are left with is a common sense understanding of the LM A straitjacket, which, in depriving the arguments of any historical references and any nuance and subtlety, makes them appear an inflexible and oversimplified model of the innovation process. The LM referred to by the literature (the LM in Strong Form) Basic research Applied Research Development Production Marketing Diffusion Pecs, July , 2010
The conventional presentation: the process and the cognitive dimension • Since prior scientific research is the unique source of new technologies, innovations can be considered as practical applications of basic scientific research • New knowledge acquired through basic research trickles down, almost • automatically, to applied research, technology and innovations, even • within short time spans • the innovative process can be represented and conceptualised as sequence of steps • In the sequence there is no feedback from later steps to earlier steps Pecs, July , 2010
The actors and the organisational dimension • 1) There is a clear division of labour along the sequence between different types of agents who specialise in the various relevant stages: • scientific research is conducted in universities and public laboratories • Technological development is carried out by firms: • universities contribute to applied research (innovation) primarily through the conduct of research and teaching. Direct interaction with industry is not perceived to be a fundamental mission of universities • 2) universities and firms respond to different types of motivations and incentives. • Universities: public interest, the welfare of the society, individual prestige, fame and career, 'publish or perish'. • Firms are driven by the quest for profit. Pecs, July , 2010
The conventional presentation: normative prescriptions • basic research – and therefore the agents performing it, typically universities - should be funded by public sources • new knowledge has to be placed in the public domain. • applied research – typically performed by business firms – should not in principle be supported by the government, at least to the extent that its output can be appropriated and protected by imitation. Pecs, July , 2010
The critiques to the LM: the cognitive dimension • 1) The relationship between science and innovation • the distinction between basic and applied research is not clearcut (e.g. Stokes, Dasgupta and David) • most technological improvements are unrelated to basic research and they often • anticipate science …after the WW2 incremental technological innovation • remained extremely important (Kline and Rosenberg) • not only is technology independent of new science, but it also provides • essential inputs to scientific research (problems to be solved, instrumentation) • the conventional time orientation and direction of causation of the model • should be reversed in many cases • users of products and processes are the developers of many important innovations • that are later produced and sold by manufacturers (von Hippel, the mountain bicycle • (Lüthje et alii, 2005)) Pecs, July , 2010
'AnOverview of Innovation', Kline and Rosenberg , 1986 There is a tendency to identify technological innovation with major innovations …The fact is that much technological change takes the form of very small changes, such as minor modifications in the design of a machine… Most innovation is done with the available knowledge already in the heads of the people doing the work …It is only when those sources of information fall short of solving the problem that there is a need for research in order to complete a given innovation…The notion that innovation is initiated by research is wrong most of the time… According to KR the initiating step of most processes of technological transformation in today's world is typically design rather than research Pecs, July , 2010
This stream of critiques does not destroy the LM, but drastically reduces the sphere to which it can be applied • However: • it is often argued that in the XX century the emergence of major new technological paradigms has frequently been directly dependent and directly linked to major scientific advancements • others claim that in the two or three last decades the role of science as a major source of innovation and as a driver of the expansion of high tech industries has further increased Pecs, July , 2010
We don't know, but: • in knowledge intensive sectors scientific advance - remains extremely important and sometimes the initiating point of the process of innovation, often with long temporal and cognitive lags • Basic research increases research productivity (Nelson, 1959; Mowery and Rosenberg, 1998). • basic research does not necessarily coincide strictly with "pure science": e.g. vaccines and most biomedical research. • If the distinction between basic and applied research is blurred, why not simplifying the LM, instead of complicating it? (Stokes, user inspired basic research) Pecs, July , 2010
user-developed innovations: niche products and highly sophisticated customers (mountain biking, surfing enthusiasts or surgeons etc.), in situations where the interplay between technical performance and practice is paramount. And in most cases, these customer-driven innovations rely on well established science (e.g. applications of new materials to surf boards) science and technology are not perfectly malleable to economic and social signals (Dosi, 1982). Pecs, July , 2010
According to a "weak" LM: • basic research (and scientific advances) are neither necessary nor sufficient for innovation to take place, but remain very important Pecs, July , 2010
The critiques to the LM • 2) Bottlenecks, feedbacks, interconnections • knowledge does not flow smoothly among different stages of the innovative process and among different organisations and institutions or geographical areas (tacitness, need of incentives) • But the LM may easily accommodate for the existence of impediments to the flow of knowledge. In fact, one might argue that it is exactly the use of a linear representation of the innovation process which has enabled researchers to identify bottlenecks. Pecs, July , 2010
Technological progress is interactive in nature CHAIN LINKED MODEL • Given the fundamental role of design in triggering innovation, KR (1986) criticise the sequentiality of the process of technological change, stressing that the activities involved occur simultaneously and/or with continuous feedback among them • A constellation of concomitant tasks, instead of a sequence • This challenges the very notion of linearity Pecs, July , 2010
It is (correctly) destructive only of the strong form LM (and it applies mainly to incremental innovations) • Is the LM is a model of the innovation process performed within individual firms? • Or a model which applies at the macro level and considering the long run?. • When considering science-based sectors such as biotechnology, we do not find so often the occurrence of concomitant tasks • In sectors where the outcomes of basic research take a decade to reach the market, feedback from users will impact on current or future research projects, but cannot influence the research carried out a decade earlier (drugs, …) • Before applying something, this something needs to exist Pecs, July , 2010
At a more theoretical level: 1) A process may exhibit feedback loops but remain linear: many linear systems exist in theory and in practice. 2) The fact that various components interact does not imply that they are completely and fully interconnected, and thus need to unfold in parallel. A system or a network can be partially decomposed in subsystems, linearly connected to each other. 3) There can also be different structures that cannot be classified simply into the two extreme forms. 4) Fully connected systems are very unstable systems and partitioning pays off in terms of stability, predictability and sheer manageability (project management builds on a linear sequence). 5) Danger: everything depends on everything else 6) Perhaps the LM can still be usefully applied at least within specific subsystems in some technologies Pecs, July , 2010
The critiques to the LM • 3) The organisational/institutional dimension • Systems of innovation literature (national, regional, sectoral) • there is a large variety of organisations, both public and private, that contribute • to the generation of technological innovation • a large variety of institutions (the financial system, laws and practices governing • labour markets, etc.) • the relations and interactions among the various actors are crucially important • Not at odds with the LM: • even within a system, significant relationships among agents may remain linear Pecs, July , 2010
the critiques of the LM may have gone too far: they focus attention too much on • relationships rather than on the properties and characteristics of the individual • components (nodes) of the system (network). • A network is a network is a network ….. • Systems and network theories are a language: everything can be represented as a system or a network • Thus, it it is necessary to specify very carefully and in detail, the structure of any system or network under observation • Often, networks and systems have a a hierarchical nature Pecs, July , 2010
The critiques to the LM • 4) The normative dimension • The LM does not bear any strong and obvious normative implication • (If anything, the LM suggests the public support of basic, unfettered, research) • Critiques: • At the micro level (firm's strategies and organisation) • At the macro level : From science policy to innovation policy Pecs, July , 2010
The micro level • Decentralisation of R&D • Promoting dense knowledge flows within the firms and across different types of organisations • But: • Not necessarily at odds with the Weak LM • Need to strenghten integrative capabilities Pecs, July , 2010
The Macro level • The third mission of universities (Triple Helix, the European Paradox, …) • Implication: closer and flexible interaction among universities, firms and intermediate organisations should be promoted: transfer of knowledge • institutions should be created to facilitate these exchanges • Basic research should be exploited more aggressively for economic and social applications • Not necessarily at odds with the LM basic research comes first, but it does not trickle down Pecs, July , 2010
Different arguments for justifying (alternative) normative prescriptions: • Basic research too remote from application • different sets of incentives (Dasgupta and David) • Tacitness • knowledge as information, partial appropriability • Mode II: scientific research has become increasingly multidisciplinary and involves different types of institutions, techniques and methods (Gibbons et al., 1994). • But: Continuing relevance of disciplinary based research: who pays for the overheads? • See David vs. Kealey: these prescriptions can be sustained or criticised on the basis of the LM Pecs, July , 2010
Conclusions Basic research and science continue to be a fundamental – although certainly not unique – source of technological advance Frictions in the knowledge flow can be easily accomodated for in the LM Systems can be linear or linearly decomposed; the structure of the relevant networks must be clearly identified Time is irreversible Multiplicity of agents in the innovative process can be easily accomodated for in the LM As such, the LM does not imply strong normative prescriptions But critiques to the LM are used to support widely different suggestions and they are often mutually inconsistent; perhaps, the advocacy of stronger linkages among agents is even more compelling in the context of a weakened LM Pecs, July , 2010
Conclusion (2) • Either the LM is dead (or it never existed): then stop criticizing it • Or it is still alive in a weak form: why and where? • The LM in Weak Form might still be useful: • for understanding a subset of technologies, industries, activities • at a sufficiently high level of aggregation and/or over sufficiently long time horizons • As a conceptual tool for understanding and managing complex structures and relationships • Alternative models are often as generic as the LM • It is important to specifify and strengthen them Pecs, July , 2010
"I come to bury the Linear Model, not to praise it" • Adapted from W. Shakespeare, Julius Ceasar, Act 3, Scene 2 Pecs, July , 2010


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Biancaea sappan (L.)Tod.
A spreading tree or shrub, up to 10 m in height. Branchlets dull, lenticellate, usually armed with paired, recurved prickles; leaves large hairy to glabrous, pinnae 9-14 pairs, hairy, leaflets 10-20 pairs per pinna, oblong, membranous, obliquely truncate; flowers yellow, in supra-axillary and terminal racemes combining into a large panicle; pods green, 3-4 seeded, beaked; seeds ellipsoid, black.
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Parents last-minute rush to purchase school items ahead of a busy term
Following the Christmas and New Year celebrations, parents are now faced with the responsibility of returning their children to school following the short December holiday.
The second term of the school year ended on December 23, and the third term begins today.
The majority of parents who spoke yesterday expressed their frustration with meeting their children's educational needs in light of the high cost of living.
Unlike in the past, when the first term began in January, institutions are reopening for term three as a result of changes brought about by the Covid-19 pandemic.
Parents are protesting the high price of items as schools reopen this week, despite the fact that they are required to pay school fees for the third term.
They flocked to various retail outlets to avoid crowding in stores starting today as they prepared to return their children to school.
This will be the shortest term in the school calendar this year, lasting nine weeks.
Schools will close in the first week of March to allow for the start of KCPE and KCSE on March 4 and 11, respectively.
Nelson Sifuna, County Education Director in Siaya, stated that mechanisms have been put in place as they receive back Maranda High School students.
After a series of fires at the institution, the students have been forced to return home for nearly a month.
As parents went shopping, the majority of supermarkets countrywide remained packed. Other locations with long lines included banking agents who were collecting school fees from parents.
The majority of parents expressed dissatisfaction with the high cost of commodities.
Public Service Vehicles (PSVs) did a brisk business in some areas, such as the Mt Kenya region, as holidaymakers returned to their normal bases in preparation for the busy school year.
The booking offices of the leading PSV providers in Nanyuki, including 4NTE, 2NK, Murang'a Shuttle Service, MTN, and Nanyuki Cabs Service, were crowded with commuters seeking to travel to various destinations.
If schools enforce the threat that those who burn property will not be readmitted, students caught up in riots may find themselves locked out.
School principals have been urged to keep needy students with outstanding fees in school ahead of two national exams scheduled for this year.
In Migori County, Woman Representative Dr Pamella Odhiambo noted that the majority of the parents were still struggling financially and "sending the needy students back home would jeopardize their learning".
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Schools are set to reopen for the third term today, with parents in a last-minute shopping frenzy due to concerns about school fee delays.
"There are several cases we have of needy parents struggling to secure school fees and that is why we are coming in handy with bursaries. The Covid pandemic and the current curriculum change have pushed parents to the edge and this should be understood by school heads," Dr Odhiambo said.
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Choosing the Perfect Occasion Place: A Complete Guide
Preparation an event can be an exciting experience, yet among one of the most critical aspects to consider is picking the appropriate place. Whether it's a wedding party, a company conference, or a birthday celebration, the location sets the phase for a successful as well as remarkable event. With numerous alternatives available, finding the perfect occasion location can feel overwhelming. In this guide, we'll walk you with the essential factors to consider when picking an occasion place.
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MISSISSAUGA, Ont. — Ontario Premier Doug Ford says he has completely ruled out tuition fee increases as a way to ease financial struggles faced by the province's colleges and universities.
He said late last month that he did not want to raise tuition, but went further today, saying "that's right," when a reporter asked if he had totally ruled it out.
Ford's government cut tuition by 10 per cent in 2019 for Canadian students and froze it.
The tuition cut and freeze combined with low levels of provincial funding to post-secondary institutions forced many schools to look for different revenue streams, increasing reliance on international students, who pay much higher tuition.
Ford says today that he was "caught off guard" by a federal government announcement of a cap on international students' study permits that will see Ontario's allotment of new visas cut in half.
A government-commissioned panel last year recommended the province unfreeze tuition, raise student aid and increase operating grants to the schools.
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Boulder, CO Updates Campaign Finance Rules
Boulder City Council has adopted two new ordinances creating a new municipal election code and updating campaign finance rules. The city will no longer be dependent on the state election code, and city staff will no longer need to continually […]
Boulder City Council has adopted two new ordinances creating a new municipal election code and updating campaign finance rules.
The city will no longer be dependent on the state election code, and city staff will no longer need to continually update the code for local elections based on state legislative changes. Other cities, including, but not limited to, Denver, Colorado Springs, and Fort Collins, have adopted similar local codes.
The changes also clarify campaign finance disclosure requirements; campaigning done without cost, such as the use of social media, need not be disclosed. Critics believe the new provisions were rushed and encourage a lack of transparency.
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Ballot Measure to Call for U.S. Constitutional Amendment in Wake of Citizens United Decision
Voters in Boulder, Colorado will have the opportunity to vote whether they support corporate personhood on the November 1, 2011 ballot.
By a 6 – 3 decision, the Boulder City Council approved placing a resolution on the ballot calling for an amendment to the U.S. Constitution declaring only human beings, not corporations, are entitled to constitutional rights and money is not speech, and therefore regulating political contributions and spending is not equivalent to limiting political speech.
The ballot measure is in response to the 2010 U.S. Supreme Court Citizens United decision, where the ability of the government to limit corporate and labor union independent expenditures was ruled unconstitutional.
"I think it's a real threat to our government," said councilman Ken Williams, "and whatever we can do to change that, I think we should."
If approved by voters, Boulder would join a growing list of localities that have passed similar resolutions.
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Who is in the grave? Arrow Season 3 Episode 10, "Blood Debts," didn't provide an answer to that question, but it did reveal one fan favorite is not the deceased. Oliver avoided Felicity's bedside by going full steam ahead on a quest to bring down Damien Darhk.
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When he had the chance, Oliver both received from and gave the man a reprieve. The war between Damien Darhk and Green Arrow took a slight pause after the hooded man saved Darhk's family from Anarky. The detente is sure to be a short one, especially if Darhk's wife has any say in the matter.
Check out some of the best lines and exchanges from "Blood Debts."
Oliver: "Now I know… that it's not my fault. It's my responsibility."
Barry: 'Responsibility to do what?"
Oliver: "To end it. I'm going to kill him."
Laurel: "How are you feeling?"
Felicity: "I have never been more ready to have a bunch of guys poking around inside of me. Doctors. Doing doctor things."
Thea: "Now that Machin's back?"
Laurel: "I'm sure he's not after you."
Thea: "Why would he be? I only burned his face off in a fiery fit of Lazarus rage."
"I had no idea that Felicity's friend was Quentin's daughter. It's such a small world."
– Donna
"Back for more? Does beating up on your little brother give you a little thrill?"
– Andy to Diggle
"You make sure he's dead."
– Oliver to Anarky about Darhk
"For better, for worse."
– Oliver to Felicity
"First, you catch me. Then, you break me out. Now, you want to catch me again. Make up your mind."
– Anarky
Darhk: "Where's my family?!"
Green Arrow: "I saved them."
Darhk: "I want to be clear about something– I have shown you repeatedly that you cannot beat me. You saved my family. So I'll give you a few weeks to spend with yours. Enjoy your time. What's left of it."
"You missed. On purpose. I'm disappointed in you."
– Anarky to Thea
"What's Damien Darhk doing in Bali?"
– Felicity to Oliver
"You should have killed the Green Arrow tonight."
– Damien's wife
Oliver: "Are you okay?"
Felicity: "Are you?"
Oliver: "No."
Felicity: "You know what you have to do, right? You have to kill the son of a bitch."
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Aylesbury Vale recorded 88 new positive Covid-19 cases in the past 24 hours.
The total is now 12,576 according to the latest figures from Public Health England.
In Buckinghamshire, 214 new cases were recorded - the total is now 33,899.
There have been no new Covid-related deaths recorded in Aylesbury Valle, the total is 340, according to Public Health England (deaths within 28 days of positive test).
In the UK, the number of coronavirus cases has risen by 27,989 to 4,828,463. The number of deaths has risen by 22 to 128,162.
As of June 30, in the UK, 44,860,978 people had received the first dose of the vaccination for COVID-19, and 33,048,199 had received their second dose.
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Tesla's Entry into the U.S. Auto Industry Donald Sull and Cate Reavis
In March 2016, CEO Elon Musk unveiled the company's latest electric car, the Model 3, in front of an audience of 800 Tesla owners and fans. Musk enthusiastically explained how Tesla's earlier electric vehicles (EVs) – the Roadster, Models S and X – had paved the way for the company to design and manufacture an EV "for the masses." The baseline $35,000 Model 3 could accelerate from 0 to 60 miles per hour in six seconds, and its 75-kilowatt hour (kWh) battery had a range of 220 miles (the range increased to 310 miles with a long-range battery option). Deliveries of the car would begin at the end of 2017. Musk boasted to the audience that the company had already secured 115,000 pre-ordered cars at $1,000 per car (a number that would grow to 500,000 pre-orders by 2018).1 By August 2018, Musk's enthusiasm had turned to misery, laid bare in a New York Times article entitled "Elon Musk Details 'Excruciating' Personal Toll of Tesla Turmoil."2 Working up to 120 hours a week and sleeping on the factory floor, Musk was closely supervising the production of the Model 3. He described Tesla as being in a state of "production hell." The company had paused production in late February and again in April to work out bottlenecks in its highly automated factory, staffed with over 1,000 robots.3 During a call with equity analysts in May 2018, Musk's misery was palpable. He became testy, characterizing a question about the company's capital requirements as "boring."4 But it was a legitimate question. In the second quarter of 2018, the company recorded a net loss of $743 million on revenue of $4 billion. Analysts estimated that the company needed to produce at least 5,000 units a week to turn a profit in 2018.5 Some wondered whether Tesla would run out of cash by the end of the year.6 (See the Tesla Financials tab in the Tesla case workbook for additional financial data.)
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In The New York Times article, Musk remarked, "The worst is over from a Tesla operational standpoint."7 The company was finally producing 5,000 Model 3s a week after missing the original production goal by more than six months.8 As he worked to get production ramped up before the company's cash ran out, Musk admitted on Twitter to one mistake: "Yes, excessive automation at Tesla was a mistake. To be precise, my mistake. Humans are underrated."9 Investors and auto industry experts were split on Tesla's future. Some believed that Tesla would create value by disrupting the traditional automobile industry, all while achieving its stated mission to accelerate the world's transition to sustainable energy. Skeptics disagreed. "Tesla," according to one prominent investor, "without any doubt, is on the verge of bankruptcy."10
The Traditional Automobile Industry
Industry Overview
The new passenger car marketa in the United States was worth about $270 billion at the retail level in 2016.11 While the industry experienced a sharp downturn during the 2008 Great Recession, sales had rebounded by 2013 as the U.S. economy swung into recovery. With higher disposable incomes and easier access to credit, Americans, including Millennials born after 1980, flocked to dealerships. By 2016, the market's momentum had slowed. Sales (by value and volume) were expected to remain flat until 2021 (Exhibits 1a and 1b). The average sales price of a new car was $35,500 (Exhibit 2). Americans were buying big cars. Of the nearly 7 million new cars sold in the United States in 2016, 60% were pickups and SUVs.12 However, industry analysts expected demand for small cars to comprise 20% of new car model launches by 2023, compared to 15% between 2008 and 2017 (Exhibit 3). Some also predicted that by 2025 nearly 60% of new vehicles (trucks and buses included) sold in the United States would offer some form of alternative propulsion (e.g., EVs, hybrids, and fuel cellb cars).13


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We are looking for talented cryptography security engineer/analyst who will be responsible for implementing and secure cryptographic codes/algorithms in embedded products (ARM Cortex M-class architectures) which require high attack potential resistances against side-channel attacks.
One of the main design laws in cryptography is Kerckhoff's principle, which states that a cryptosystem should be secure even if everything about the system, except the key, become public knowledge e.g. known by an attacker. Having this in mind you will design and develop the cryptographic algorithms and corresponded countermeasures to protect it against side channel analysis. These algorithms need to be executed in the hardware environment so that keys stay safe.
Mandatory experience:
- Familiarity with cryptographic theory and significant experience of cryptographic implementation in either hardware or/and software.
- Familiarity with major symmetric and asymmetric algorithms e.g. AES, DES, RSA, ECC algorithms
- A strong grounding in security concepts, including core cryptography, secure coding practices and principles of secret management.
- A good understanding of PKI, X.509, key exchange protocols, and authentication protocols, including token-based authentication.
You must be familiar at least with one of the following attack techniques and corresponded countermeasures:
- SPA/DPA - Power analysis (simple and/or statistical side channel analysis)
- Retrieving keys with DFA
- Profiling attacks, e.g. template attacks
- Attacks on RNG
Desirable, but not mandatory:
- White-box cryptography
- Knowledge of the security principles embedded applications (e.g. contactless payment, electronic passports, secure access control)
- Experience with development of the secure embedded operating systems that were security evaluated by the 3rd party laboratories.
- A knowledge of relevant standards, trends and best practices in as many of the following fields (among others): semiconductors, testing, NFC, Bluetooth, cryptography, NIST, FIPS, FIDO, diversification schemes, security evaluation, secure microcontrollers, IoT, EMV, Global Platform.
Candidate for this position is required to have:
- Ability to work effectively in the international team
- Persistence to get the things done in the agile way, creativity, passion for learning
Programming languages:
- Embedded C
- Assembler
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- Competitive salary
- Flexible scheduling & remote acceptance
- Modern and spacious offices located in the city center and green area of south-west
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Productive Edge's Michael Zaletel Named Microsoft MVP
Chicago, IL (PRWEB) September 21, 2017 -- Michael Zaletel of Productive Edge, a Chicago-based Digital Transformation Consultancy, has been recognized as a Microsoft MVP for 2018. This designation represents the highest honor awarded to Microsoft developers and partners. Michael was also recently named a Xamarin MVP by Microsoft for his work in enterprise mobile application development.
"It is an honor to be recognized as a Microsoft MVP," says Michael. "At Productive Edge, we have leveraged a wide range of Microsoft technologies to create some of the most revolutionary and sophisticated enterprise applications on the market to date. I look forward to continuing to use cutting-edge Microsoft technologies, like Azure Cognitive Services, Visual Studio 2017, Hololens SDK and Xamarin.Forms, to build solutions that will change the landscape of enterprise technology."
As VP of Technology & Innovation at Productive Edge, Michael works on a variety of sophisticated enterprise solutions - from mobile applications to web applications, and is currently working on a number of virtual and augmented reality solutions for several Fortune 1000 clients. His work spans a variety of industry verticals from healthcare, tourism and gaming to sports and entertainment.
Productive Edge is recognized as one of 12 Xamarin Elite Consulting Partners in the world and was also recently recognized by Microsoft for their mobile work as a partner of the year award finalist. As a full-service digital technology agency, the firm provides end-to-end web and mobile development services, from business strategy to development and ongoing support. They have extensive experience in a variety of industry verticals, including Fortune 1000 clients in healthcare, retail and financial services. Productive Edge specializes in digital transformation using platforms like Sitecore, Liferay, and Magnolia, as well as Cloud Native Architecture and Cloud Migration, Big Data Analytics, Machine Learning, Artificial Intelligence, Blockchain and Virtual Reality.
For more information on Productive Edge, please call 312-560-9000 or email Services(at)ProductiveEdge(dot)com.
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The Revgrips Handguards were born by needing something to bash away overgrown trails, but the folk at the brand struggled to find anything that suited their particular needs. Thus, they designed their own. Revgrips also recognized that handguards aren't exactly the prettiest component and wanted to change that.
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These handguards look the part, the mounts are finished to extremely high quality, and the fact that the shields are transparent does a lot to solve the questionable look of handguards. Something that was a bit of a concern was the stiff polycarbonate shields. At first, I thought they would easily snap as they feel like acrylic planks. Still, after some serious bending, they proved their strength while remaining malleable enough to cope.
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Having mounts that stretch over the top of Shimano brakes isn't just useful for brake set up, but it also makes for easy handguard alignment. Sit them on top of the Shimano brake, and you shouldn't need to whip out the protractor to line them up properly unless you run your brakes at different angles.
Revgrips Handguards | Value & verdict
At £80, the Revgrips Handguards are the priciest on the UK market, but you're buying some serious quality. To compare, I really like the Sendhit Nock handguards, priced at £60. They're mega adjustable, and they even come with a bit of protection built-in, though they're not as well made as Revgrips' offering.
Then there are the AVS Racing handguards, which are even more basic than the Revgrips guards, using a slide-on clamp, and they don't offer as much coverage. I also found the shield-mounting screw to work its way loose once or twice. They cost £63.
One thing that neither of those guards comes with though is the seamless compatibility with Shimano brake levers. That in its own right has got me really liking Revgrips' handguards. It allows me to run my levers just as I like them while reaping the benefits that handguards offer. They look great, too, and will likely find a permanent home aboard my race bike.
If you're not one for the looks of handguards but want to avoid painful scrapes with trailside foliage, the Revgrips Handguards look great and are built to very high quality and the best bit; they integrate perfectly with Shimano levers.


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When the kissing has to stop: children, sexual behaviour, and the criminal law
posted on 2023-06-15, 14:00 authored by Heather KeatingThere are, perhaps, few areas where our confused and conflicting constructions of childhood are brought into such profound tension as that concerning the law relating to consensual sexual behaviour between children or young people. This chapter highlights these tensions and considers the way in which the current law, contained within the Sexual Offences Act 2003, attempts to resolve them. It does so, by reflecting briefly on constructions of childhood, children's sexuality, and what is known about their sexual behaviour, before exploring the legal framework. That legal framework includes not only the Sexual Offences Act 2003 but also the age of criminal responsibility. The chapter considers whether prohibiting sexual activity, including even kissing, cuddling, and petting, below the age of sixteen (the age of consent) is the most appropriate legal response in achieving the difficult 'balance between protection from abuse...on one hand and permitting sexual expression of young people as they proceed through to adulthood on the other'. It focuses particularly on the current protective strategy to resolving that dilemma by which such behaviour, which we know children engage in, is criminal but prosecutorial discretion is relied upon to prevent 'normal', mutually agreed early teenage sexual behaviour being prosecuted. The chapter argues that this, taken together with an age of criminal responsibility which is fixed at ten, renders the law inconsistent, illogical, and strikingly confused: children are held to be incapable of giving valid consent on the one hand and responsible for their behaviour on the other
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- Published
Oxford University PressVolume
14Page range
17.0Book title
Law and Childhood StudiesPlace of publication
Oxford, United KingdomISBN
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The Elephants and Bees Project, Kenya
Implemented by Save the Elephants, the Elephant and Bees Project in the Taita Hills, Kenya, uses Beehive Fences as a natural elephant deterrent, helping protect farmers and farmland.
The solutions at the heart of The Elephant and Bees Project, based in Sagalla – Taita Hills, are replacing the solid physical barriers with unobstructed boundaries between farmers' land and the surrounding environment, and at the same time creating a new source of income for communities.
The Taita area has been affected by changing rainfall patterns and severe droughts as a result of climate change, which drove agricultural expansion into protected areas, degrading indigenous forests and encroaching on wildlife habitats. Such conditions have worsened conflicts between elephants and people. The solution aimed at addressing this human-wild life conflict.
The idea is simple: elephants are repelled by the rumbling noise of bees in their natural environment. Setting up a series of beehives around the fields creates a soft barrier, preventing elephants from coming too close without needing to harm them. Experience through the project has shown that the presence of beehives drastically reduced the number of crop raids by 86 per cent. The number of elephants involved during the raids also decreased by over 50 per cent compared with a nearby farm without any protection. When spotted by the farmer, elephants inside the farm were not trapped or scared off by the beehive fence and could safely cross it to go away. At the end of the six-week study period, the farmer without any protection estimated a 90 per cent loss of harvest compared to the one who used the beehive fences.
- Location:
- Kenya
- Implementation sites:
- Single country
- Single location
- Mountain region:
- Taita Hills
- Solution scale:
- Local
- Ecosystem type(s):
- Forest
- Solution type(s):
- Land use practice
- Sector(s):
- Agriculture
- Ecosystems Biodiversity
- Tourism & Consumption
- Climate impact(s) addressed:
- Drought
- Impact time-scales:
- Slow Onset
- Benefits:
- Environmental benefits (e.g. biodiversity preservation, water security, food security)
- Co-benefits:
- Economic benefits (e.g. job creation, tourism)
- Social benefits (e.g. poverty reduction, inclusiveness and equity, health and well-being)
- Implementation timeline:
- 2009 - 2022
- Sendai targets:
- SDGs:
Solution details
Main beneficiaries & outcomes
The main beneficiaries are the crop farmers. 24 farms that are on the front line of crop raiding events in Sagalla (one of the massifs of the Taita Hills) are protected by 336 beehives. These farms also form the core of the farm-based research site for the project.
The beehive fences are installed in any farm affected by elephant crop raiding, especially in places where elephants roam freely. They have proven effective in deterring elephants from evading crops. For example, the beehive fence protected farms in Sagalla have an average of 80% success rate against crop-raiding elephants. As a result, the farmers gain from crop harvest but also get an extra source of income from selling honey from the beehives.
Planning and implementation
This project is implemented by Save the Elephants. The organisation works with the local farmers to establish the beehive fences. Some of the beehives are given to them as donation. The farmers receive the training and capacity building to produce eco-friendly honey.
Elephant and Beehive Project started in 2009 as a part of Lucy King's doctoral research, with just two beehive fences being built as part of a pilot project in Mwakoma village. Over time, with success and increased enthusiasm, the project extended to the neighbouring village. In 2020, total budget of Save the Elephants was $US4,188,988.
The solution is based on research that farmers can carry out their activities and co-exist with the elephants by using creative methods to guard their crops, specifically the use of beehive fences. Those beehive fences are an innovative and cost-effective method to reduce conflict as well as exploring the cultural relationships between people and elephants.
Related resources
Elephants Bees & Trees Project Manual
0 DownloadsElephants and Bees: Using Beehive Fences to Increase Human–Elephant Coexistence for Small-Scale Farmers in Kenya
0 Downloads- Project page
- Publications Library
- Elephants and Bees Video Library
- RELATED SOLUTION: Bzzzy Earnings - Promoting beekeeping in the Mount Rwenzori region
- Mountains ADAPT: Solutions from East Africa (2022)
- Mountain Adaptation Outlook Series: Sustainable Mountain Development in East Africa in a Changing Climate (2016)


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Cristiano Ronaldo's move to Saudi Arabia's Al Nassr proves he has a loyal fan base
Portuguese superstar footballer Cristiano Ronaldo's move to Saudi Arabia has led to a surge in followers for Al-Nassr, edging the club to 6.2 million followers on Instagram.
Following the unforeseen transfer, Ronaldo's announcement by the club gathered 31 million likes and gained over 2.5 million new followers for the Saudi team within hours, a 400% increase.
The club currently stands at 6.2 million followers on Instagram, with 3.6 million on its Arabic Twitter account, scaling it from 834,000 followers.
Unlike his signing, the increase in followers is no surprise, as Ronaldo became the first to reach 500 million followers on Instagram in December last year.
Fans have adored the five-time Ballon d'Or winner for his seasons spent at Manchester United, Real Madrid, and Juventus, and now Gulf fans will welcome the 37-year-old with open arms.
Chalked up as the most popular club in the region, Al-Nassr has climbed the feat of Al Hilal Saudi Club, which stands as the admirable team in Saudi Arabia with 3.6 million followers on Instagram.
Al Hilal is the most decorated club in Asia, winning 65 official trophies, the record for the most continental trophies in Asia, and holds an additional 18 Professional League titles.
On the other hand, Al-Nassr won 9 Professional League titles, far less than their rival Al Hilal.
This is a signing that will not only inspire our club to achieve even greater success but inspire our league, our nation and future generations, boys and girls to be the best version of themselves," Al-Nassr said in a statement.
The Saudi club quoted Ronaldo as saying he is "eager to experience a new football league in a different country."
Al Nassr will play their first game this year against Al-Tai Football Club on 5 January.


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13 Oct 2016
Today In Parliament for 13 October 2016 - evening edition
Legislation to forge a closer digital relationship between government departments and citizens attracts cross-party support although not with some doubts. The Electronic Interactions Reform Bill is now with the Government Administration Select Committee which will be taking public submissions on it. Finance Minister Bill English reveals surplus for the last fiscal year was larger than expected. Mister English, who is also the Minister Responsible for Housing New Zealand labels media reports that the corporation is going broke as "ridiculous" and "stupid".


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- Departments
- Departments E - L
- Information & General Services
- Information Systems
- Information Technology Governance
The Board adopting our 3 year ICT strategic plan is developed as part of our user centric IT governance model. The core element of the User Centric Model is the development of an organizational concept referred to as Communities of Interest (COI) for information technology. Six COIs have been created to encompass 25+ separate County departments and other public agencies. The COI becomes the focal point for IT project submittal, review, prioritization, funding allocation and general follow-up and oversight. The purpose of establishing a User Centric Strategy is to assure that control of the direction and responsibility for the success of information technology is in the hands of the business managers and the users of the technology. As a process, this User Centric Strategy brings the County's technology stakeholders together with a common purpose to:
Each February, the IT Governance Board updates and prioritizes the pending list of countywide IT projects. During the course of the year, departments must submit a project request form which goes through the IT project management division, reviewed by IT managers, then brought to the ISSB IT Governance board for approval and prioritization prior to being brought to the Board for approval.
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