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Jeremy Lin of the New York Knicks went under the knife last week to fix a meniscus tear in his knee. I would have visited him there if I knew the hospital he'd gone to but as it happened I didn't. Also I don't know him.
What has happened here is that I have fallen in love with Jeremy Lin. It's an unrequited love, of course, and it's from afar. Some would call it puppy love, or hero worship. Whatever it is, I have, until this injury put him out for the rest of the season, taken every opportunity to watch him play basketball. I watched him on ESPN, on MSG and on CBS. I didn't care about who the Knicks were playing. I didn't even, and have never, even cared for the Knicks. Every moment he was out there on the court I stared at him adoringly. I could not take my eyes off him. The little Chinese–American guy with the shiny hair and the number 17 on his jersey.
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Lin, a Harvard graduate standing six foot three, had come from nowhere. He got rejected in the draft. He rode the bench for two years with other teams. He won a spot for the Knicks after they claimed him off waivers because they needed another back-up guard on the bench. And then he was called in to play guard in a game when the regular guard got hurt. And with him in, quite suddenly, this down in the dumps second class team went on a seven-game winning streak, most of the time winning by wide margins and, on several occasions when Lin, in the final seconds, threw the ball for a swish at the buzzer.
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The coach at the time, Mike D'Antoni, had over the past two years been building a team involving teamwork and fast play. There are only two ways to be successful in the pros in basketball. You can do this zippy thing. Or you can have one superstar who everybody gets the ball to. The superstar shoots. The points pile up.
The owner of the Knicks, James Dolan, who knows very little about the game at this level in my opinion, decided to go for the superstar right in the middle of D'Antoni's attempts to build a teamwork squad. This superstar was Carmelo Anthony. Dolan hired him with a huge bundle of money. He would be playing him from now on.
Trouble was that Anthony alone could not win ball games. He'd score lots of points. Usually about 35 during a game. But unless he had support from his coach and all the other players, it went for nothing. The Knicks, when Lin began to play, were way down in the standings.
There was another factor. Not only was the other guard injured, but so was Anthony. Anthony would be out for about two weeks. So Lin came in, and, as he said after the second soaring victory, he kept handing the ball off at high speed to the other players for spectacular scores. It was infectious. The rest of the players loved it. The coach loved it. There was a level of enthusiasm on this basketball court not seen in years. Nothing could stop this team. And nothing did, until Anthony got well.
When Anthony came back to play, he did not participate well with the zippy game. He'd get the ball. He'd shoot. Lin could do nothing about it. In very short order, all the Knicks were standing around flatfooted. The Knicks lost eight of their next ten.
D'Antoni had been screaming at Anthony. Play the game. Play the game. Anthony played only his own game. And it didn't work.
As the losing streak continued, reports surfaced that D'Antoni told Dolan that he wanted permission to trade Anthony when the season ended. Dolan told him he could not trade him. D'Antoni then said he could not win this way and he resigned. Just walked out.
An assistant coach named Mike Woodson now took over temporarily, and he had a talk with Anthony. Whatever it was he said greatly affected Anthony. He agreed to play this small ball. In the days that followed, Anthony's total points per game dropped by almost half. But the Knicks were flying again.
One particular play, after they dismantled one team and another, stands out. The other team was coming down the court with the ball. They tried to penetrate to the basket and Lin stole the ball. Suddenly, all the Knicks were racing down court in the opposite direction. Lin saw Anthony halfway down and though pursued, was ready to make the layup. Lin threw the ball to Anthony who went for the basket but then, in midflight, with a defender after him, sent it off sideways to Stoudemire charging in from off to one side. Swish. Lin to Anthony to Stoudemire. And the three of them met at center court and were doing these deliriously happy back bumps with one another. Such back bumps were taking place not only there on the court but in the stands, and in living rooms all around the New York Metropolitan area.
The Knicks were now so good it seemed a dream. They won eight out of the next nine since the coaching change. They had climbed back to inch their way into the bottom strand of the playoff list. They'd likely make the playoffs.
But then, Lin got injured and had to be taken out. In some ways, it seems it was bound to happen. In the early undefeated run, Lin occasionally charged around the seven-footers guarding him to the basket. His quickness (forget his passing off ability) was remarkable. But soon, the other teams found a way to double team Lin, blocking his way. This coincided with the return of Anthony. After that, Lin embarked on a much more aggressive strategy. He'd charge through both of those guarding him, and he'd draw a foul. He was running into seven-foot people, he was this little guy, but, although he was sometimes hit so hard as to send him to the floor, he was learning how he could defeat the rough and tumble doubleteam. And defeat it he did.
Maybe it was just too much for his body to be crashing into much larger people like this all the time. I don't know. We'll have to see how it works out.
The Knicks the next night were easily defeated. Lin is out. Stoudemire is out. The fairy tale seemed over.
But then the team went on what is so far a four-game winning streak. They are playing the Lin game, but without Lin.
There's a part of me that thinks that next year he will be back, but he won't be able to repeat his miracle. He'll fail. Get back to the bench. Get traded.
That would just be awful. I can't let that happen. If I watch next year and send him miracle vibes, perhaps he will do all this again.


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Beamish: "Let me ask you about the suspension you were handed, and you appealed it. Have you left that behind? Do people ask you about that? Do you have to explain it a lot?"
Sherman: "Not really. It was what it was. I think the league made a mistake. Obviously, they cleaned up their mistake by repealing . . . repealing? . . . taking it away. That's what it was to me. Obviously, I didn't do anything. But you have to go through the process to prove you didn't do anything. Once the process played itself out, it ended up being true."
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I just want to say that your last post on Moreno and the SI cover was totally awesome. I had written something similar but it comes from a woman's perspective.
I wrote that it is sad that many men equate emotions as being emotionally unstable, shameful or that he must be on something. Then I said that I was proud of my male Bronco brethren who didn't subscribe to that notion and saw Moreno's tears for what they were, just feelings expressed.
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The Ministry held a mass cleaning campaign at all health facilities and office premises in all 14 regions on Friday, 20 November 2015. The Minister of Health and Social Services, Dr. Bernard Haufiku launched the campaign under the theme "Operation Clean-up".
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For Immediate Release
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EPA should stay committed to non-food cellulosic biofuels, allow industry to develop
WASHINGTON - The Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS) is urging the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to reduce competition between food and fuel as it implements the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS).
The science group submitted its recommendation late last week in comments on the agency's proposed biofuel mandate volumes for 2013. EPA's proposal calls for so-called "advanced" food-based biofuels such as biodiesel and sugarcane ethanol to make up for a shortfall in cleaner cellulosic biofuels made from non-food sources, including switchgrass and waste materials.
"The RFS was designed to promote renewable fuels that don't compete with food supplies," said Jeremy Martin, senior scientist with UCS's Clean Vehicles Program. "We can't afford additional strains on our food supplies, especially when the drought is expected to continue through 2013."
Markets for corn, sugar and vegetable oil are tight, Martin explained, and thus any expansion of mandates for any food-based biofuels will put pressure on food prices and accelerate agricultural expansion and deforestation.
When created in 2007, the RFS contained a 2013 goal of one billion gallons of cellulosic ethanol. While the industry is rapidly commercializing -- two commercial cellulosic biofuel facilities are starting up, and others are under construction – it is happening slower than anticipated due to the 2008 financial crisis, resulting in a revised goal of 14 million gallons that reflects current production capacity.
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In its submitted comments, UCS urges EPA to adopt a more judicious administration of the RFS policy framework, with a mandate floor that grows to 20 billion gallons in 2022 plus whatever cellulosic biofuel production the industry is capable of producing.
"Cellulosic fuels still offer the best bet for replacing large amounts of oil without disrupting our food supplies," Martin said. "Along with vehicle efficiency and other technology, cellulosic fuels can help us to cut our projected oil use in half over the next 20 years."
Continuing to mandate production of 36 billion gallons of biofuels in 2022, despite the delayed scale up of cellulosic biofuels, will lead to serious environmental and economic consequences that are not in harmony with the climate, energy security, economic, and other goals of the RFS.
UCS research suggests there is enough non-food feedstock in the United States to meet the total 36 billion gallon biofuel target under the RFS, but that doing so will take longer than previously expected. Martin has written about the critical decisions facing EPA over the future of biofuels on UCS's blog, the Equation.
The comment period for the proposal ended Sunday, April 7. UCS also signed onto a shorter set of comments submitted jointly by several science, environmental and development organizations.
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Priscilla M. Mayden, who served as the first Director of the Spencer S. Eccles Health Sciences Library, passed away this month at the age of 93. Joan Stoddart, Deputy Director of the Eccles Library, wrote a thoughtful summary of Ms. Mayden's life and contributions to the library profession:
Priscilla Maltby Mayden was born in 1918 in Stoughton, Massachusetts. She received her B.S. from Simmons College in 1941 and her M.S. in Library Science from Columbia University in 1967. She was Hospital Librarian in the Women's Army Corps, USAF Redistribution Center, Santa Ana, California from 1944-1946, the Chief Librarian at the Veterans Administration Hospital , Bedford, MA. from 1946- 1952 and Chief Librarian at the Veterans Administration Hospital in Salt Lake City, UT from 1952-1966. She came to the University of Utah as the Medical Sciences Librarian and then became Director of the Spencer S. Eccles Health Sciences Library 1966-1985. Ms. Mayden was a member of the Medical Library Association Board of Directors, 1975-1978 and became a Fellow in the Association in 1983. She was also Chair of the Utah Academic Library Consortium 1972-1973 and President of the Utah Library Association 1961-1962.
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I'm spending a lot of time these days reporting on religion, based here in the newsroom in Boston. I still pay attention to events in the Middle East and Asia, especially China. But the religion beat has kept me most busy.
By way of background, I studied comparative religion and Chinese history at the University of Vermont. That led me to Mandarin language classes and UC Berkeley's Graduate School of Journalism, and then to KQED Radio in San Francisco. From there, I started freelancing for The World and joined the team full-time here in Boston in late 2001.
I've been blessed to be able to cover a huge range of stories for The World. But some of the most memorable ones involved taking a trip on a Louisiana shrimping boat in the Gulf of Mexico, covering events in Egypt during the so-called Arab Spring, and meeting North Korean refugees in Seoul, South Korea. I've reported on foreign policy in US presidential politics, the rise and fall of the Muslim Brotherhood in Egypt, and housing demolitions in Shanghai. I'd rather be playing drums for The Roots, but that position is filled quite competently for the time being. So, I'm sticking with radio.


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According to Turkish journalist Mustafa Akyol, the first Muslims drew significantly from early Jewish-Christian belief that Jesus was a prophet rather than God in human form. Accessibly analyzing early Christian texts, the Qur'an, and archaeological evidence, Akyol discusses a possible connection (identified by scholars) between the Jewish-Christian movement and the origins of Islam. He also details Qur'anic texts about Mary the mother of Jesus and about Jesus the man. This thought-provoking study offers a theological basis from which Christians and Jews can learn from Islamic teaching and Muslims can benefit from a deeper understanding of Jesus.
Martin Luther: Renegade and Prophet
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Martin Luther
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Social scientists are concealing the harm that divorce, single parenting and stepfamilies do to children, claim several traditional-marriage advocates.
NEW YORK — Social scientists are concealing the harm that divorce, single parenting and stepfamilies do to children. Not only that, they are also hiding the benefits which even unhappy marriages bestow, not just on children, but on the couples involved.
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Elizabeth Marquardt, head of the Manhattan-based Center for Marriage and Families, sparked the debate when she challenged a report from Child Trends, a research organization based in Washington, D.C., that showed the happier the parents' relationship is, the happier, better socialized and more successful the children are.
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Marquardt concluded by asking, "Why say that kids do fine in any kind of family structure so long as the adults in the home get along when your own data reveals a far more complex and troubling data?"
Kristin Moore, the lead researcher on the Child Trends report, which looked at data from an astounding 64,000 families, responded quickly with a blog comment, pointing out that the relationship between family structure and outcomes was "well established." But her research team's focus was on whether the connection between parental happiness and child success was true for all classes.
Later she told the Register she had done research on family structures herself. "It just wasn't the purpose of this study," she said.
"I don't buy it," responded Blankenhorn, whose Institute for American Values is the parent of Marquardt's organization. He says Child Studies wants to ignore the impact of family structure on outcomes.
"But you can't ignore the impact of structure on content," he argues. "That's like producing a study showing that it doesn't matter if a child grows up without a father as long as there's sufficient financial resources and a strong male influence. But it ignores that males spend their money on their own children and spend their time with their own children."
Blankenhorn says researchers on family and child outcomes have told him they suppress their findings when they reflect badly on one family structure or another. "They don't want to make people feel bad, but it's not the job of scholars to be pastors or therapists. It's to find out the truth," he told the Register.
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It is about more than protecting people's feelings, says Blankenhorn: Political correctness too is involved in the suppression of findings.
Blankenhorn tells of being lambasted by the head of one family research organization back in the mid-2000s for using one of that organization's studies to support an article he wrote for the Los Angeles Times against same-sex "marriage."
"She didn't claim I'd used the data wrongly. She just didn't want her research associated in any way with being anti-same-sex 'marriage.' She actually tried to forbid me from ever doing it again." Blankenhorn says he used "blunt language" to stand up for his right to use the data as he chose.
Diane Sollee, founder and director of Smart Marriages, a national coalition of marriage and family educators, says traditional, biological marriage is too important and beneficial for social scientists to soft-pedal.
"Society is telling people a lie: that if you married a jerk then you'll be better off and your children will be better off if you dump him. 'It's not your fault: You just married the wrong person.'
"But what people need to hear is what research really shows: that your children will be much better off — much better off, according to every measure researchers can think of — if you can hang in there with the father of these children and make it work."
For those who can "hang in there," it gets even better: "Longevity studies show the mother will live longer, the father will live longer, and the children will live longer. They also show that the majority of couples who reported being deeply unhappy in their marriage and for whatever reason stayed in the marriage, in five years reported being happy, and many couldn't even remember being unhappy."
'Stepfamilies Are Lethal'
Sollee also says that Child Trends' analysis conceals the fact that "stepfamilies are lethal, especially when pre-teen children are involved."
In such cases, the biological parent's first loyalty inevitably goes to her children, putting an impossible strain on the marriage. Stepfamilies have a very low rate of success, she says.
Sollee's Smart Marriages organization supports training for stepfamilies, but its emphasis is on the advantages for all of preserving the first marriage.
"And it is not a matter of picking the right partner, if not in the first time round, then in the second or third time round," says Sollee. "It's a matter of making the first marriage a success through hard, hard work." This is the message that social scientists seem afraid to support.
Steve Weatherbe writes from Victoria, British Columbia.
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After much research, we picked a TV and bought it at Crutchfield. It'll be delivered sometime next month, when we actually have somewhere to put it.
Part 14: Significant Electrical Progress
There has been Significant Progress on the basement electric work, thanks to our friendly electrician (and in some cases his friendly crew). All of the outlets and recessed lights are run - so all that's left are the fixtures in the closets (laundry and under the stairs) and the bathroom lights, and the circuit breakers. I think. To be honest, I don't really know what's left, since I have no idea how this stuff works.
Part 15: General aesthetic (not anesthetic) decisions
My dear sister very generously took the day on Friday to come help me make some decorating decisions. We chose a carpet, narrowed down the cabinet choices to two (for the bar, just waiting on a price quote for one of them), and picked a granite countertop (we think, although we are still having the Granite Slab vs. Granite Tile debate). We also maybe picked a wall color for the big room - Mr. B and I are going to sit on it for a few days and see how we feel.
So...things are coming along!
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Ben Affleck in Live By Night
Having something of an interest in the assorted denizens of the underworld of the Roaring Twenties and Depression-era Thirties, I'm always in the market for a good Hollywood gangster movie. These days, gangster films of any kind seem to be few and far between, so I'm usually not even that particular when it comes to quality. Public Enemies, Gangster Squad - well, I think it's fair to say that things have taken a turn for the worse since films like Once Upon a Time in America and Miller's Crossing.
That being said, I saw a preview for Ben Affleck's new film, Live By Night, and - not being familiar with the novel- I thought the film looked like a decent 1950s film noir. Then someone mentioned to me that the film was set during Prohibition, at which point I was somewhat confused. I took another look at the preview and there it was again: big shoulders, wide suits,and lots of fabric that reminded me of something Robert Mitchum might have worn in Out Of The Past.
The broad-shouldered look, circa 1950s.
I ran a few searches around the Internet and found a few complimentary articles about the period wardrobe used in the film. Admittedly, I don't know anything about how the suits, jackets, shoes, trousers, and other clothing were sourced for the film - they may very well be genuine period pieces. However, the fit and cut of the clothes seems to have the missed the mark here.
Hollywood portrayals of the stylish racketeer begin and end with George Raft, of course. Jack Warner considered him the prototypical screen tough, and referred to him (somewhat) affectionately as his "magnificent hood." Throughout his life, the public was never quite able to discern where Raft the street tough from Hell's Kitchen and intimate of real-life gangsters like Owney Madden and Ben Siegel ended, and where Raft the actor began. Consequently, one was never quite sure whether Raft was setting the sartorial standard for just Hollywood, or the Underworld as well.
There is a scene from Raft's Night After Night, which I come back to again and again, which is informative on several levels. In the film, Raft plays a nightclub owner and bootlegger during Prohibition. The stills below are from a scene early in the film where Raft gets dressed before a meeting with rival bootleggers. Raft was known to provide his own wardrobe for his films, so this is how Raft would have dressed off-screen in 1932, as well. What jumps out here is the immaculate fit of his suit - from the high armholes of the suit jacket to the visible cuffs and high spearpoint collar of his dress shirt,
Raft has clearly paid attention to the details. The trousers are roomy but not disproportionately so. The trouser length is such that there is at most a slight or shivering break to the trouser leg, not the cascading rivulets of fabric that you see at the bottom of the trousers in the image below. Raft also wears the shorter tie, which was popular at that time, but because he's also wearing high-waisted trousers - another favorite of dandies of the era - the tip of the shorter tie still meets the waist of his trousers. Once Raft puts the suit vest on these details are rendered somewhat irrelevant, but Raft the dandy pays attention to them anyway.
It is these finer points,if you will, which seem to have gone unnoticed by the costume design team behind Live By Night. As the still above clearly shows, the clothing just doesn't appear to be worn in a way that is authentic for the period. The trousers are sitting at the waist, a decidedly late 20th-early 21st century touch borne from years of office casual. The pants appear to be far too baggy anyway, but as a result of the waist of the trousers sitting far too low, the bottom of the shirt is exposed under Affleck's vest and the cuffs appear to be dragging on the ground. As for the other actor in this scene - again, I know nothing about the film or the plot, so perhaps these things have been done with an eye toward character development. If that is the case, maybe the idea was to use subtle cues such as a man wearing a belt and suspenders to suggest that Affleck should be wary of this individual. After all, how can you trust a man who doesn't trust his own pants?
One would have thought well-dressed Prohibition-era gangsters were almost a given after the accolades heaped upon HBO's Boardwalk Empire for its attention to detail with regards to wardrobe. Unless I've missed a whole slew of writing that has been critical of the show's efforts toward authenticity, Live By Night should have done itself a favor and recognized the high bar set by Boardwalk Empire and then set out, if not to surpass, then to at least acknowledge and respect that such a level of attention to the details is necessary when dealing with a subject as sartorially aware as the American racketeer of the Roaring Twenties.
Boardwalk Empire showed that fit is key when interpreting the
underworld stylings of the Roaring Twenties.
Aside from the colorful fabrics and patterns employed by Boardwalk's costume designers, they hewed very close to reality - clearly, a well-cut wardrobe was the order of the day for the successful bootlegger. A quick Google search of any number of images of the more notorious figures of the era only confirms this:
Joe Adonis.
Owney Madden.
Machine Gun Jack McGurn
Of course, the assumption here is that the creators of Live By Night were in fact seeking to follow in the tradition referenced above - namely, the romantic juxtaposition which has so captured the American imagination for the last 100 years: the debonair, well-dressed street tough, dressed in the finest silks and flannels from Oviatt or Sulka who is not above a little assault and battery, kidnapping or murder. Ironically, though, as I flipped through the stills of Affleck in his almost comically oversized suits (Is anyone else thinking zoot suit when looking at the images below?), I couldn't help but think of none other than Arthur Flegenheimer, known to the world in his day as Dutch Schultz, who may have been the only racketeer photographed in jackets almost as ill-fitting as Affleck's (I said almost). But all joking aside, even in the picture below (the Dutchman, left, across from his lawyer, the always nattily-attired Dixie Davis) one would be hard-pressed to argue that the fit of his suit is as offensive as Affleck's.
As I read on, I couldn't help but think of Affleck as I read a description of the poorly dressed Dutchman written by Meyer Berger in 1935. Berger, who covered the gangland beat for the New York Times during the golden age of style and vice, pointed out that despite all of his success, Schultz "still managed to look like an ill-dressed vagrant. He seemed to have a special talent for looking like a perfect example of the unsuccessful man." [It should be noted here that Berger wrote those words two days after Schultz expired in a Newark hospital.] Berger went on to point out that Schultz was "rather proud of that. When friends pointed out that a man in his position could afford tailor-made clothes such as the really big shots wore - suits at $200 with special linings for arm-pit holsters - he contended such display was vulgar. He never paid more than $40 or $50 for a suit and never had one made to fit his rather broad shoulders. His trousers were always baggy and his topcoats always backed away from his neck."
"His trousers were always baggy . . ."
" . . .and his topcoats always backed away from his neck."
It would seem that the Dutchman's excuse was that he was trying to dress poorly, almost as a point of pride. Ben Affleck, on the other hand, seems to have been trying his best to actually look good. A cinematic swing and a miss, sartorially speaking, if ever there was one.


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J.W.'s News Update: Monday January 30, 2012
Americans incomes are up in the latest Figures released by the U.S. Commerce Department. Figures show personal incomes rose by 0.5% in December, the most since last March. For all of 2011 inflation adjusted incomes rose just 0.9% less than the modest 1.8% growth in 2010.
The 2011 to 2012 Duck Hunting Season in Arkansas has closed. The Arkansas Game and Fish Commission says the regular duck season closed at sunset on Sunday. There will be a special youth waterfowl hunt next Saturday and Sunday February 4th and 5th for youth hunters under the age of 16.
In Sports:
Reports are that MLB Baseball pitcher Roy Oswalt is meeting with the Texas Rangers today. Oswalt reportedly would like to play for either the Rangers or the World Series Champion St. Louis Cardinals this upcoming season.


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Zynga just announced its earnings for Q3 2012, with revenue of $317 million, up 3% year-over-year, and a net loss of $53 million. It has had a rocky quarter, with its stock pricing dipping to an all time low. It is currently valued just slightly more than its cash reserves and securities, which indicates how much investors really believe in its future earnings potential.
Mark Pincus, CEO and Founder, Zynga, said:
"While the last several months have been challenging for us, Zynga remains well positioned to capitalize on the growth of social gaming. We're implementing a number of steps to drive long-term growth and profitability. The successful launches of FarmVille 2 and ChefVille in the third quarter demonstrate that when we develop great games, our large player audience engages. It's more clear than ever that along with search, shop, and share, play is a fundamental pillar of the Internet, and Zynga continues to be the leader."
While Zynga is still light years ahead of its competition in terms of user numbers, it hasn't been able to monetize them that well, and is seeing very high churn.
By struggling to launch new hits, but mainly by acquisitions, it has managed to increase its monthly active users to 311 million, and its daily active users to 60 million.
It has also seen good numbers for its latest games – ChefVille and FarmVille 2, while some others have crashed and burned.
Here's a list of business highlights by Zynga:
- Daily active users (DAUs) increased from 54 million in the third quarter of 2011 to 60 million in the third quarter of 2012, up 10% year-over-year.
- Monthly active users (MAUs) increased from 227 million in the third quarter of 2011 to 311 million in the third quarter of 2012, up 37% year-over-year.
- Monthly unique users (MUUs) increased from 152 million in the third quarter of 2011 to 177 million in the third quarter of 2012, up 17% year-over-year.
- Average daily bookings per average DAU (ABPU) decreased from $0.058 in the third quarter of 2011 to $0.047 in the third quarter of 2012, down 19% year-over-year.
- Monthly Unique Payers (MUPs) decreased from 4.1 million in the second quarter of 2012 to 3.0 million in the third quarter of 2012, down 28% sequentially, largely driven by Draw Something.
In related news, Zynga laid off more than 100 employees from its Boston office, shutting down its The Ville and Bingo teams in Austin. Both these games had seen user numbers plummet in the last couple of months.
However, there was also good news. Zynga finally announced a real-money gambling partnership in the UK. It will be tying up with bwin.party, and power real-money gambling on Zynga Casino, its platform for online games like Poker and other casino offerings.
It is also focusing on building an ad platform to monetize its massive user base, and also incentivize other developers to work with Zynga and promote their apps. It may also open it to other developers by integrating it with Zynga Platform.
via Zynga – SEC


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DescriptionYou will have to cooperate to beat the opposing team in this classic card game. Bid wisely, and don't accumulate too many bags!
- Decide how many tricks you think you will win with your cards.
- You have to follow suit, and the highest card will win. The only exception is that spades are trumps.
- If you get a trick over your bid, you get a bag. If you get 10 bags, you get a big score penalty!


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All Blacks hammer Wallabies
Graham Jenkins
September 19, 2009
New Zealand's Cory Jane dives over to score his side's opening try
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New Zealand claimed the runners-up spot in this year's Tri-Nations with a 33-6 victory over Australia at the Westpac Stadium in Wellington.
Tries from Cory Jane, Ma'a Nonu and Joe Rokocoko and 18 points from the boot of fly-half Dan Carter gave the All Blacks a deserved victory with Matt Giteau and Berrick Barnes slotting a penalty and a drop goal respectively for the lacklustre Wallabies.
The defeat extends a woeful record for Australia who have now won just two of the last 14 Bledisloe Cup encounters with their cross-Tasman rivals and this latest reverse was their 10th in a row on New Zealand soil. Victory for the All Blacks prevented an unprecedented third home defeat in a year and ensured they will embark on their end of year tour on a positive note.
All Blacks coach Graham Henry opted to shake things up in the wake of his side's defeat to Tri-Nations champions South Africa last weekend with five new faces, including debutant lock Tom Donnelly and winger Jane, and two further positional changes. In contrast, Wallabies coach Robbie Deans named an unchanged side in the hope his side could repeat the strong showing that accounted for the Springboks in their last outing.
The hosts began strongly displaying a willingness to keep the ball in hand and early pressure forced a penalty from Australia but Carter could only drag his effort wide of the mark. The Wallabies responded well to that opening onslaught and took the lead thanks to a penalty from Giteau after the All Blacks had strayed offside close to their own line.
The visitors continued to stretch the home side's defence soon and gained further reward when the All Blacks were penalised for not rolling away from the tackle. But Giteau was unable to punish them further with his penalty attempt from the touchline sailing wide.
New Zealand persevered with their high tempo approach and a quick tap at a drop out from Carter sparked another sweeping move. Scrambling defence from the Wallabies snuffed out the attack but an intentional knock on allowed Carter to level things up.
An error from Wallabies fullback James O'Connor then handed the All Blacks an attacking lineout but hooker Andrew Hore was unable to find his man. Captain Richie McCaw pounced to reclaim the ball and when Australia's Tatafu Polota-Nau failed to roll away, Carter was able to put his side in front with his second penalty.
The All Blacks' expansive gameplan continued to cause problems for Australia with centre Adam Ashley-Cooper the next to be penalised and Carter turned the screw with his third successful kick of the night.
Barnes reduced the deficit with a drop goal after O'Connor was caught with a high tackle from Toeava, who was sent to the sin-bin as a result. But New Zealand shrugged off that double blow with the first try of the game. A testing kick from fullback Mils Muliaina put O'Connor under pressure and he was out-jumped by Jane who then shrugged off the tackle of Drew Mitchell to cross for his first Test try.
Carter added the extras with the help of the post and some excellent game management from the All Blacks' No.10 ensured they held onto their advantage until the break.
Carter kept the scoreboard ticking over early in the second half with another penalty while the Wallabies continued to labour. In contrast the All Blacks were refreshingly creative with Jane, Rokocoko and Toeava all making eye-catching contributions.
The Wallabies weathered the storm and put several phases together but were unable to unlock the well-regimented All Blacks defence. With a quarter of an hour to go the Wallabies turned down a shot at the posts opting instead to kick for the lineout.
The visitors peppered the All Blacks' line looking for an opening and an incisive run from Barnes took him close but he lost the ball in the tackle and the danger was eventually cleared. Undeterred the Wallabies rallied again but were frustrated by some resolute defence with McCaw often at the heart of proceedings.
The All Blacks sealed the win with a try from Nonu as the game entered the last five minutes. A pass from Carter picked out the strong-running centre who brushed Giteau aside before bursting through the combined tackle of scrum-half Will Genia and O'Connor to touch down. Carter added the conversion but once again needed a little help from the woodwork.
An early tackle from Barnes on All Blacks replacement Rodney So'oialo gifted the hosts another penalty and Carter found touch deep inside the Wallabies' 22 for the lineout. The All Blacks' catch and drive took them over the line but the ball was held up by some desperate defence. From the resulting scrum, the ball was worked wide to Rokocoko who dived over to score in the corner with Carter kicking the conversion with the last kick of the game.
The two sides will meet for the fourth time in Tokyo on October 31 in the final Bledisloe Cup clash of the year.
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Superlon Bead Cord is an extra heavy ‰ªø18 twisted nylon multi-filament beading cord. Measuring approx 0.5mm in diameter, it will fit through most of our beads making it ideal for Kumihimo, stringing beads, bead crochet and micro macram̩. With over 100 colours to choose from we are sure that you will find something you like. Sold in one continuous length if more than 1 metre purchased, or a whole spool of 77 yards.


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Chemistry: IS1 Library Orientation
This is a compulsory session which introduces new graduate students to the Department of Chemistry Library and its place within the wider Cambridge University Library system. It provides general information on what is available, where it is, and how to get it. Print and online resources are included.
You must choose one session out of the 9 sessions available.
- First year chemistry postgraduates
- If you were a chemistry undergraduate last academic year then it is still important that you attend one of these library orientation sessions. The content will be slightly different, as it is aimed at postgraduates.
- If you were a chemistry MPhil student last academic year and attended one of these library orientation sessions then you do not need to attend another one this academic year
- Further details regarding eligibility criteria are available
Number of sessions: 1
|Fri 31 Jan 10:15 - 10:45
|10:15 - 10:45
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This session covers finding your way around the print collections of Chemistry and other libraries and practicalities of borrowing within and outside Cambridge, as well as accessing subscribed electronic resources, and includes:
- The structure of Cambridge Library system, Cambridge University Library as host of online resources, and links to other libraries
- Locating Chemistry Library print resources, using IT facilities and services such as document supply for items not available in Cambridge
- Demonstration of and advice on how best to find the journal articles and books that you need, whether in print or online, using the online library catalogue, iDiscover, and other search engines available
- Request and renew functions on iDiscover
- Self-issue system and borrowing accounts
- Introduction to the Chemistry Library website and social media accounts
After attending this session participants will be able to:
- Access full-text online journals, e-books and electronic databases
- Search for books and journals using the online library catalogue, iDiscover
- Interpret results
- Use catalogue renewal and account functions
- Set up a borrowing account and use the self-issue system to borrow and return books
- Locate print resources in the Chemistry Library and other libraries within the Cambridge Library system
- Print, photocopy and scan items using the library's multifunctional device
- Make requests for resources not available in Cambridge
- One session of half an hour
- Several times a year
- Chemistry: IS3 Research Information Skills online course
- Chemistry: IS4 Research Data Management/ IS3 Information Research Skills Q&A
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When the weather turned frosty this November, Jeanette Bond of New York City went straight to the Web to find a camouflage puffer jacket with a fake fur-trimmed hood for her King Charles spaniel. "It's really cute and totally stylish," said the 31-year-old Bond. "If it fit me, I'd borrow it."
Patterned puffer jackets were not the only big dog trend of 2008. Below, Laura Bennett, a pet trend expert and the CEO of Embrace Pet Insurance, weighs in on all dog-related things 2008 — and makes some predictions for 2009.
Pet Products Go Green According to Bennett, the green movement hit the pet world big-time in 2008. "Dog parents want to feel they're making choices that benefit the environment," she says. This year, pet product manufacturers responded by using recycled materials and sustainable products, like jute and hemp, to make dog accessories. These included everything from bedding to clothing to leashes. "This is one trend that will continue into 2009," Bennett predicts.
Budgets Put on a Leash Even before the September collapse of Wall Street, canine companions were tightening the financial leash. The year 2008 saw the end of the ubiquity of Louis Vuitton dog carriers and other high-end designer doggie duds. "People are still spending money on their dogs, but they wanted value this year. They want a leash that is functional and that lasts, not necessarily a big name brand," Bennett explains. She adds, "This, too, will continue through 2009." To take advantage of the economic downswing, large discount chains like Target and Wal-Mart are expanding their pet aisles with a wider selection of leashes, bowls and clothing.
Grooming Goes Mainstream "People are shopping at large chain stores because they're less expensive, and those stores are working to expand their reach," says Bennett. Wal-Mart is the first to test store-based grooming salons. If these are successful, other chain stores are likely to follow their lead in 2009. Cautions Bennett: "These stores can successfully sell goods for less, but for services, you have to wonder."
Veterinarians Get Specialized Pet health care is getting more sophisticated. As chemotherapy and complicated surgeries become viable options for dogs in distress, more veterinarians are specializing. "People are being referred to these specialists when something happens. It ranges from orthopedic surgery to nutritional or behavioral specialists," says Bennett. While urban areas have seen more specialization during the last five years or so, it was in 2008 that more rural parts of the country started to see the growth of this trend, which will also continue into 2009.
Dogs Hit the Road With international travel becoming prohibitively expensive, domestic travel is on the rise. This means more people are bringing Rover on vacation. "Hotels are catering to pets," says Bennett. "Not just $25-a-night motels, but also higher-end hotels [such as Comfort Inn and Quality Inn] have packages for pets. They're trying to appeal to people in unique and different ways." Some auto insurance companies, like Progressive, are also adjusting accordingly by offering pet injury coverage.
Pet Health Insurance Makes Progress Pet owners dubious of pet insurance plans that have historically covered very little needed to rethink their judgment in 2008. "2008 was the year of pet health insurance. It became more visible, as big brands got into the industry," says Bennett. "Newer brands are providing better offerings, and word of mouth is becoming more positive."
But what is Bennett's biggest prediction for 2009? She thinks the popularity of adopting a shelter dog will skyrocket. "Shelters and rescues will be the big thing after the Obamas move into the White House. Everyone will want to say, 'I got my dog from the same place the president got his.'"Article written by Author: Darcy Lockman