What does it take to take a social gaming firm to the next level? For San Diego-based Mob Science (www.mobscience.com), an injection of cash, some key advisors--and a deal with Zynga. Last week, the firm announced a funding round and a couple of key advisors, as the company looks to ramp its social gaming efforts and leverage a deal with Zynga. We spoke with CEO Michael Witz about the company.
Tell us a little bit about Mob Science, games that you develop?
Michael Witz: We're building social games. We have one, major original IP game in development, and a couple of weeks ago we announced a publishing deal with Zynga to publish our new game on Facebook and Zynga's own platform.
What's the story behind Mob Science and how you got here?
Michael Witz: We've been building smaller, lightweight games on the Facebook platform since early 2008. We were really there in the early days of the Facebook platform. We had lots of success with that strategy, in terms of reaching a large audience. By December of 2009, with our little portfolio of simple games such as Snowball Fight, we were at 27 million monthly user son Facebook, and we were one of the top 10 developers on Facebook in terms of pure reach. That was great, but at the same time, we had fairly lightweight games, which didn't have lots of retention or monetization. We looked around at the industry, and we saw a company like Zynga which was making really amazing games, that were both keeping users and making lots of money. That was always our aspiration, which was to make bigger and better social games. So, since that point on, we have been transforming ourselves slowly and steadily into a studio which is capable of making those sorts of social game titles. We had a little success with Coffee Bar, Magic Mall, and Sony's Infinite Anarchy, and those games keep getting better and we kept learning about the framework, and added more talent to our team. A year ago, we decided to do a really big game, to elevate ourselves in the space. We started working on the new IP, and that's the game we announced the deal with Zynga on. As a result of that, we decided to raise capital from strategic angels, to really accelerate the opportunity there to develop our partnership with Zynga.
Having developed games for the social game market, what do you think makes a game successful or popular in this market?
Michael Witz: For us to be successful, the game has to be innovative, and it has to have really high production values. It needs to capture a space of game play that hasn't been done before. But, at the same time, it can't be totally new and unique, because that doesn't allow it to have the wide accessibility to new users who want to try it out. That's really our focus. We found a space in the market that we felt there was an opportunity to build a great game. We identified a great space, and it's an original game that no one has done in quite the same way. I think, if it all comes together, and we get some luck and magic, that it will allow us to be successful.
Michael Witz: I originally wanted to do a game on MySpace, so we started developing a game for MySpace. At the time, in 2007, Facebook had just announced they were opening up their API to third party developers. We were having some difficulties on MySpace when Facebook made that announcement, and we recognized and understood the big difference between Facebook strategy versus MySpace's strategy. We recognized early on, that Facebook was going to take apart MySpcae. So, when Facebook became friendly to developers, there was a great opportunity. Unfortunately, my first attempts weren't as successful as Zynga's in building games, and we've remained a small player in the space for some time. We finally got all of our stars aligned, so that we can scale up and build a more significant company.
It looks like you've got the entire Joyent executive team as investors. How did that happen?
Michael Witz: We've been a customer of Joyent for a number of years, and have developed really good relationships with those folks. They're exceptionally talented and bright people. We approached them, explained to them what the opportunity was, and also approached them about investment. We were very fortunate in that they also saw the opportunity, and it was a really great fit.
What kind of hurdles are there in making a good social game?
Michael Witz: Games look deceptively simple to develop, but they really are hard. I've made a lot of consumer facing, online products in my career, and I think that games are extraordinarily difficult. Lots of things have to come together to make them successful. Frankly, there's a little bit of magic there. No one knows what a little pixie dust does to make a game like Temple Run or Angry Birds so successful. Before those games went live, no one predicted they would be these outstanding runaway kits. It's an interesting dynamic. Beyond that, for a really social game, you have to have a whole underlying economy and data structure, which needs to be really well designed. We have a dedicated system game designer, whose sole purpose it to design our economy, and to design the flow through the game. That's a really critical piece. The industry hadn't understood, and we ourselves hadn't understood, how important that was in this space. We're studying how Zynga has been successful, and I think a large part of that success has been their ability to take and analyze the structure and data that flows through their games.
Finally, what are you doing with that new funding?
Michael Witz: Building out our team We're actively looking for product managers, artists, engineers, PHP engineers. We have several openings in our team in Carlsbad. That's really the primary purpose, to put more capital behind our development and give this game every opportunity it can to be successful.
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Jodie Whittaker was in tears after filming last Dr Who scenes with Bradley Walsh
Jodie Whittaker has told how she collapsed in tears and had to be carried off after filming her last Doctor Who scenes alongside Bradley Walsh and Tosin Cole.
The actress, who became the first female to play the Doctor in 2017, said she felt "incredibly bereaved" by their departure.
While she is staying on for a third series as the 13th Time Lord, her two male sidekicks Graham and Ryan will leave for good in the festive special, which airs on New Year's Day.
Jodie, 38, said she could not be sadder to see them go.
"The fam as a four, is no more," she declared. "This will be the last time we see Bradley and Tosin.
"On a personal note, I feel absolutely devastated. Just purely knowing it was the last scenes between myself and those actors – both of them had to carry me to my trailer. I've not cried like that for such a long time.
Jodie will be saying goodbye to Bradley and Tosin in the upcoming special (Image: BBC/Ben Blackall/Matt Burlem)
"Brad couldn't cope with it at all. And Tosin was like 'I really can't cope with you getting so upset'. I was like "waah, waah waah."
That sums up how I feel. There was not a sense of relief, in any way. When you realise that it's the last moment these four characters will have, I felt incredibly bereaved - all of our journey has been together and we clicked like a family."
And joking about the fourth member, fellow companion Yaz played by Mandip Gill, she laughed: "And then I was like – don't leave me with her."
The Mirror revealed in March how Bradley and Tosin had quit the show, having each signed up for new drama projects.
Jodie is the first female Doctor
Jodie will wave goodbye to two companions in the upcoming special (Image: BBC Studios/Ben Blackall/ James Pardon)
Showrunner Chris Chibnall confessed he'd also cried over their exit in the festive special, called Revolution of the Daleks, which was filmed ahead of the pandemic.
"It's very emotional and we've all been in tears watching it. The special has lots of thrills, lots of spills, lots of humour, lots of Daleks and lots of emotion.
"We don't shy away from what it means for this family to have its final moments together. It was emotional off screen and on screen. I hope it feels like a good send-off for those two characters, whatever happens to them."
Walsh, 60, quit ahead of signing up for an ITV reboot of The Darling Buds of May, which was postponed because of Covid.
The gang will be broken up in the upcoming special
He said after filming ended on the last series of Doctor Who that he'd been left worn out.
"This is 10 months of ramming speed.
"It's tough. It's hard. It's relentless. It really is. This ain't an easy gig."
Cole, 28, has landed the lead role in US courtroom drama 61 Street.
In the Christmas special the Doctor is stuck in space prison and it's up to the trio on Earth to kick off the fight against the Daleks – with the help of John Barrowman as returning favourite Captain Jack.
Chibnall said that viewers never tired of the Doctor's best-known adversary.
Chris took over as showrunner in 2017 (Image: Getty)
"The Daleks are a design classic, a great British design, like the Mini, which keeps being updated. They have had a makeover for a very specific reason that you'll find out about in the story. They are a black variant with red lights, they've had a bit of a sheen polish."
He said they had also found some new skills.
"They move fast at certain points I can tell you – when they're flying through the air!"
Jodie said that despite their shortcomings, they were still frightening.
"It is interesting how scary they are. They're not very fast, but they are really creepy. As the Doctor, to have scenes where you are dealing with, or failing to deal with, such an iconic monster it feels as if we are putting our stamp on our time.
Fan favourite Jack is returning (Image: BBC Studios/James Pardon)
"To know that we've been butting heads with them is really great."
Chibnall said the next series, which started filming for BBC1 this month, has been totally overhauled because of Covid.
"We've reimagined it from the ground up so that people can work safely. The team at BBC Wales have been extraordinary at getting the show back on its feet again.
"We will be back with some very exciting, fun, thrilling, mad episodes after this special has aired."
Source https://www.mirror.co.uk/tv/tv-news/jodie-whittaker-broke-down-tears-23094462
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Dark Knight, Blues Brothers, Others Added to National Film Registry
by Tom Chang
This year adds another batch of cinema classics to the National Film Registry via the Library of Congress. Among the 2020 entries include The Dark Knight (2008), The Blues Brothers (1980), Shrek (2001), Grease (1978), Lilies of the Field (1963), The Hurt Locker (2008), A Clockwork Orange (1971), The Joy Luck Club (1993), and The Man with the Golden Arm (1955). "This is not only a great honor for all of us who worked on The Dark Knight, but this is also a tribute to all of the amazing artists and writers who have worked on the great mythology of Batman over the decades," director Christopher Nolan said via Variety.
Christian Bale in The Dark Knight (2008). John Belushi and Dan Aykroyd in The Blues Brothers (1980), Tamilyn Tomita, and Ming-Na Wen in The Joy Luck Club (1993). Images courtesy of Warner Bros, Universal Pictures, and Hollywood Pictures
Comments about Lilies of the Field, The Joy Luck Club, and The Hurt Locker
Sidney Poitier, who won the Best Actor Oscar for Lilies of the Field, also chimed in. "Lilies of the Field stirs up such great remembrances in our family, from the littlest Poitiers watching a young and agile 'Papa' to the oldest – Papa Sidney himself!" "I could have never imagined, after reading a few chapters of Amy's [Tan] manuscript that eventually became "The Joy Luck Club," that my dream of its adaptation would result in a movie that is still talked about decades later," film producer Janet Yang said. "When people tell me – and so many from so many cultures have – that the movie helped heal a rift with their family, I am immensely gratified, and it reminds me of the power of the moving image." The 2020 batch brings the film total to 800 films in the National Registry. "The National Film Registry is an important record of American history, culture, and creativity, captured through one of the great American art forms, our cinematic experience," said Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden. "With the inclusion of diverse filmmakers, we are not trying to set records but rather to set the record straight by spotlighting the astonishing contributions women and people of color have made to American cinema, despite facing often-overwhelming hurdles."
"My desire in making The Hurt Locker was to honor those in uniform serving in dangerous posts abroad, so I have been gratified by the resonance the film has had over the last 10 years," director Kathryn Bigelow said. "For it to be selected by the National Film Registry is both humbling and thrilling." For more on the National Film Registry additions, you can check it out in Variety. Here's the complete list.
Kid Auto Races at Venice (1914)
Bread (1918)
The Battle of the Century(1927)
With Cara and Camera Around the World (1929)
Cabin in the Sky (1943)
Outrage (1950)
The Man with the Golden Arm (1955)
Lilies of the Field (1963)
A Clockwork Orange (1971)
Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song (1971)
Wattstax (1973)
Grease (1978)
The Blues Brothers (1980)
Losing Ground (1982)
Illusions (1982)
The Joy Luck Club (1993)
The Devil Never Sleeps (1994)
Buena Vista Social Club (1999)
The Ground (1993-2001)
Mauna Kea: Temple Under Siege (2006)
The Hurt Locker (2008)
Freedom Riders (2010)
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I'm a follower of pop culture from gaming, comics, sci-fi, fantasy, film, and TV for over 30 years. I grew up reading magazines like Starlog, Mad, and Fangora. As a professional writer for over 10 years, Star Wars was the first sci-fi franchise I fell in love with. I'm a nerd-of-all-trades.
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How Smart TVs in Millions of U.S. Homes Track More Than What's on Tonight
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Sprint and Verizon's latest deals offer still more definitions of 'unlimited'
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All the free games for Nintendo Switch
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Third-party app developers could be reading your Gmail
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These are the top iPhone apps of all time
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Facebook acknowledges it shared user data with dozens of companies
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New Report Confirms That the Russian Government Ordered Olympic Doping
The Worldwide Anti-Doping Agency confirms earlier broad accusations concerning Russian sport cheating.
The Four US Cities That Want to Host the 2024 Olympics
This month, the board of directors of the US Olympic Committee approved America's bid for the summer Olympics in 2024, and it named four cities as the final bidders: LA, San Francisco, Boston, and D.C.
The IOC is Ruining the Olympics, But Rio Could Save Them
The problems surrounding the 2016 Rio Olympics might not be entirely be the fault of the Brazilian Government, the IOC might also be partly to blame.
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Fos claims will trigger FCA action: Compliance firm
By Donia O'Loughlin
Complaints received by the Financial Ombudsman Service will be the catalyst for the Financial Conduct Authority to use its new intervention power, the Consulting Consortium said.
One of the new powers that the FCA has is intervening earlier than predecessor the Financial Services Authority could, in a bid to prevent widespread harm to consumers from happening in the first place, rather than just clearing up after the event.
In an interview with FTAdviser, Rebecca Prestage, head of policy at the Consulting Consortium, said complaints will be the catalyst for using this new power.
She said: "If the Fos is noticing lots and lots of complaints in certain areas, then they [the FCA] will investigate.
"They can intervene without consultation, so if they are worried, they can just intervene and then they've got 12 months to consult and investigate further and then either at the end of 12 months, they could publish some guidance or rules on it, or stop something completely or ban something completely. It's a bit of a safety net really."
However, Ms Prestage said without the FCA putting rules in place, "firms will quickly go in an sell as they can while they can".
She said: "So the fact they just go in and stop it is very useful. I don't imagine it will be used every day but I think where they are really concerned, they will."
The FCA said its Journey to the FCA paper: "If necessary, we will be ready to intervene directly by making product intervention rules to prevent harm to consumers – for example, by restricting the use of specified product features or the promotion of particular product types to some or all consumers."
The other new power that the FCA has is to name and shame companies when it finds misleading ads.
The FCA's Journey to the FCA paper said: "The use of this new power will be determined by the specific promotion and not used against the firm as a whole.
"It can be used on its own or before we take enforcement action against a firm."
Ms Prestage said: "Naming and shaming is quite powerful and it will act as a deterrent within the industry as people will not want their names are up in lights.
"The power to intervene may have the most impact on consumers because they can go in and stop something happening straight away rather than what happened with the whole payment protection insurance stuff and watching the car crash while it happened."
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Science News: Young People and Science, Evolution and Baby Brain
by Elvira Barucija January 24, 2018
written by Elvira Barucija January 24, 2018
Young People Don't Want to Go for Science
According to the experts, progress in technology and science is only possible if young people show interest in science. Yet young people are mostly afraid of science and technology, avoiding it as a career option.
The question we have to answer is why young people are avoiding a career in science even when they are showing interest and passion in this field. Usually, young people and their parents are choosing careers which are more likely to secure their future. Young people are concerned that if they opt for science, they will have no career options once they become experts in specific fields. We choose our careers based on interests and job opportunities.
Career counseling needs to be initiated as well to motivate young people and remove wrong notions about science as a career option. Attracting young people to scientific research and innovation should be one of the primary goals of the state policy. We should know that this is not an easy task. The first thing young people should know is that science is simple, as Albert Einstein said: "Most of the fundamental ideas of science are essentially simple, and may, as a rule, be expressed in a language comprehensible to everyone."
Science and Evolution
According to Charles Darwin, evolution occurred about 541 million years ago, after an explosion of multi-cellular life, followed by the age of dinosaurs, from approximately 225 million years to 66 million years ago. The first rat-like mammals evolved during that time as well. After an impact of an asteroid in the Gulf of Mexico, dinosaurs were wiped out, but small mammals managed to survive and diversify into zebras, whales, monkeys and even humans.
Ancient ancestors made a gradual transition from app-like to more human-like creatures around 2 million years ago. Modern humans lived 250 thousand years ago in West Africa, and 50 thousand years ago they migrated around the world. The first pre-literate cave painting we found were made around 32 000 years ago. The last Ice age ended 10 000 years ago, while humans started to cultivate agriculture a few thousand years later.
Is this a theory or science? The general outlines of evolution are documented and proven. However, we tend to have a problem with the theory of evolution since it is opposed to many religions and explains the existence of humans more scientifically than any other religion ever could.
Are we going to believe in science or reject it as just another theory? Many don't believe in evolution, saying that it can't be proved and it's only a man-made theory.
"Baby Brain" is a Real Phenomenon
A new study has confirmed what women knew for a long time; pregnancy can mess with a young mother's cognitive function.
Researchers from the Deakin University found that cognitive deficiencies like forgetfulness are measurable during pregnancy.
Something called "mumnesia," baby brain manifests as forgetting where you may put something or losing track of what you are currently doing. Some pregnant women have reported losing track of conversation or difficulties regarding comprehensive reading.
Previous attempts to study the baby brain phenomenon had inconsistent results, where some studies have found minor changes.
The new meta-analysis of 20 different studies examined the effects of pregnancy on cognitive functioning. The study analyzed a total of 1,230 women, including 709 pregnant women, while remaining 521 women were not pregnant. Researchers have found that the overall cognitive functioning was poorer in pregnant women compared to women who were not pregnant.
Authors of the study wrote: "General cognitive functioning, memory, and executive functioning were significantly reduced during the third trimester of pregnancy (compared with control women), but not during the first two trimesters. Longitudinal studies found declines between the first and second trimesters in general cognitive functioning and memory, but not between the second and third trimesters."
The research has been published in the Medical Journal of Australia.
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Corifollitropin alfa is a hybrid follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH) molecule, which is used to treat infertility. This molecule when injected results in the development of a high number of metaphase II oocytes in women.
The major factor that contributes to the growth of the corifollitropin alfa market is the high incidence of infertility in young people due to various reasons such as polycystic ovary syndrome and blockage in fallopian tube. Moreover, rapid rise in the number of fertility clinics, growing awareness about infertility treating hormones among population, and technological advancements in the healthcare sector enhance the market growth. However, high-cost infertility treatments and stringent regulatory issues may hinder the market growth. The improvement in corifollitropin alfa efficacy for in vitro fertilsation by introducing novel techniques will further boost the market growth.
The corifollitropin alfa market is segmented on the basis of types, end user, and region. Based on type the market is segmented into industrial grade, pharmaceutical grade, and others. On the basis of end user, the market is classified into hospitals and laboratories. By geography, the market has been analyzed across North America, Europe, Asia-Pacific, and LAMEA.
The key players that operate in this market include Merck & Co., Inc., Schering-Plough Corporation, Ferring B.V., and many more.


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Feeling pressured to become more sexually experienced before she goes to college, Brandy Klark makes a list of things to accomplish before hitting campus in the fall.
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Birthdate: 7 June 1978, Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA
Birthdate: 18 April 1989, Riverside, California, USA
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Birthdate: 25 September 1983, Edwards Air Force Base, California, USA
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Played by: Christopher Mintz-Plasse
Played by: Andy Samberg
Played by: Donald Glover
Played by: Adam Pally
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Played by: Connie Britton
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Played by: Clark Gregg
Played by: Nolan Gould
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Not since the schmaltzy Bucket List has there been a more blatant example of checklist comedy than the ultra-raunchy The To Do List.
It's good-natured and raucous, with many scenes that are just sketched but a few that are truly funny.
Many of The To Do List's jokes have this first-draft, is-that-all-there-is? quality.
The To Do List settles for surface and cartoony rather than deep and heartfelt.
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By proudly wearing its "otherness" (a word I use ironically) on its sleeve, The To Do List feels fresh and strange and wondrously new. It shouldn't, but it does.
"The To Do List" doesn't reinvent the wheel; we all know the "summer that changed everything" trope. But it's startling when you realize how rare it is to see a girl chasing sexual experience so doggedly - and with such a lighthearted tone.
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Above all, The To Do List announces the arrival of Aubrey Plaza, movie star, with a role that takes full advantage of the awkward persona she's now best-known for.
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Ultimately, "The To Do List" settles for being intermittently amusing, never living up to the promise of its talented cast.
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Despite the sometimes childish sight gags, what salvages the movie is a refreshingly adult attitude toward the messy matter of sexuality.
This raunchy teen comedy more than earns its R-rating ... but it does so with a lot of heart.
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The film gives these people just about nothing funny to do, and it's full of both gross-out gags that don't connect and dialogue that isn't especially funny.
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Sebastien Buemi will start this afternoon's Marrakesh E-Prix from the pole, following an incident-filled qualifying and Super Pole for the third round of the ABB FIA Formula E Championship.
The Renault e.dams driver reeled off a 1:20.355 in his Renault Z.E 17 to score his 9th career pole.
Buemi edged out points leader Sam Bird, of DS Virgin Racing, by 0.260 seconds after issues for both Felix Rosenqvist and reigning champion Lucas di Grassi in the shootout.
Rosenqvist nearly brushed the wall on his flying lap, relegating the Hong Kong Race 2 winner to third on the grid, while an MGU error put di Grassi fifth, more than one-second off the pace from pole-sitter Buemi.
Jose Maria Lopez, in his first race for Dragon Racing, qualified a surprise fourth in his Penske EV-2, after setting the third quickest time in Group 1.
It marked a turnaround in fortunes for the Jay Penske-led operation, which struggled in last month's season opener.
Alex Lynn will start from sixth, followed by the Jaguar I-Type of Nelson Piquet Jr., who said track conditions impeded his Super Pole chances.
The Group 4 session was halted due to a heavy accident by Antonio Felix da Costa, who slammed his Andretti ATEC-03 hard into the Turn 7 barriers on his flying lap.
Daniel Abt and Oliver Turvey, whose runs were interrupted by da Costa's crash, qualified 8th and 10th, respectively after being given a second attempt.
Nick Heidfeld, meanwhile, made contact with the outside of Turn 11 in Group 3, causing damage to his Mahindra M4Electro.
Both accidents caused delays due to track cleanup.
Formula E debutant Tom Blomqvist also found himself in the wall, but with significantly less damage and still managed to set the third quickest time in Group 1.
Electrical gremlins continued for Edoardo Mortara's Venturi VM200-FE, who stopped in the final corner during his qualifying attempt, and will roll off from dead last on the grid.
The Marrakesh E-Prix gets underway at 4 p.m. local time.


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PES 2008 updates the clubs and players for the 2007/2008 season, this time including some never before featured clubs. Gameplay is updated in a way that goalkeepers won't be able to easily catch every ball, players will stumble on each other, slip and try to keep balance, be able to simulate fouls and hope they don't get caught by the referee, and so on. This time, the English League has imaginary emblems for unlicensed clubs such as Chelsea, Liverpool, Arsenal and others, certain other clubs still remain with proper insignia. However, their player names and statistics are correct. The same can not be said about a large portion of national selections, which have players with correct statistics, but garbled names and more generic faces.
Gameplay is somewhat easier and players won't kick ball so high when you hold the kicking button for too long, and dribbling is corrected and enhanced in comparison to the last game. Modes are as usual: League (English, Italian, Spanish, French, Dutch), Master League, Exhibition, Training, and Edit Mode.
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Maritime traders like Charles William Barkley who captained the Imperial Eagle, arrive in Barkley Sound near Ucluelet in 1787. Fur traders were in search of sea otter pelts. Later, around 1870, fur sealers came seeking a haven after working up in the Bering Sea. One fur trader named Captain Francis, who owned a few different ships, established a trading post in Ucluelet. Ucluelet soon became a town and around 1890 more people moved there with hopes of a road being built from Port Alberni.
The Wreck Bay (now Florencia Bay) has a beach where prospectors and campers have panned gold periodically. The bay is composed of fine gravels and thin beds of blue clay. Fine gold accumulated at the base of the cliffs along the bay along with black sand. According to the Ministry of Energy, the gold probably comes from the quartz veins that occur to the west of Kennedy Lake. According to the Annual Report 1900, 23,996 grams of gold were reported to have been removed from this bay. Most of the gold is supposed to have been mined out around 1899-1902.
The Presbyterian Church built a Mission House and school and by 1898 a doctor came to the area as well. Soon the Canadian Pacific Railway started a freight boat sailing from Victoria a few times a month. A lighthouse, government telegraph office and lifeboat station were soon built. And by 1903 a whaling station was established. By 1915 the commercial fishing industry started to make its home in Ucluelet.
By the second world war, the Canadian government built a military base south of Tofino and also put a seaplane base in Ucluelet. You may notice Sea Plane base road as you come in to town on the left hand side.
On February 26, 1952 Ucluelet became incorporated. Then in 1859 the road to Port Alberni finally opened and more people came to town to gain prosperity in the commercial fishing industry. At one point there were 3 fuel stations along the Ucluelet inlet. Salmon, Halibut, cod, herring and pilchards began to be harvested in large numbers. Canaries, ice plants and buying stations lined the harbor as the industry kicked into gear. Limits of fish weren't yet introduced and commercial boats could harvest whatever they could bring in.
Forestry started with the new roads and until the 1990's forestry was also a large economic provider in town. The timber industry has its ebb and flows, so as demand decreased, a new economic boost came. Tourism is now the largest contributor to the town and there are many things to see and do. The rugged shoreline hosts many trails that are unique and any one taking in the natural beauty will love the windblown landscape of hemlocks, cedars and furs. Many activities are available including sportfishing, whale watching, kayaking, hiking, hotsprings tours, zip-lining and atv tours.
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414 million pieces of plastic found on remote Australian islands: Study
May 17, 2019Written by William Greenfire
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CNN)Almost one million shoes and over 370,000 toothbrushes — they're among the 414 million pieces of plastic found washed ashore on the remote Cocos (Keeling) Islands in the Indian Ocean, according to new research.The study, which was published in the journal Scientific Reports Thursday, found that the Australian territory was littered with 238 tonnes of plastic, despite being home to around 500 people.The group of mostly uninhabited 27 islands — which are 2,750 km (1,708 miles) from Perth — are marketed to tourists as "Australia's last unspoilt paradise."Much of the rubbish was single-use consumer items such as bottle caps, straws, shoes and sandals, University of Tasmania marine eco-toxicologist Jennifer Lavers, who led the study, said.
"Plastic pollution is now ubiquitous in our oceans, and remote islands are an ideal place to get an objective view of the volume of plastic debris now circling the globe," Lavers said in a media release."Islands such as these are like canaries in a coal mine and it's increasingly urgent that we act on the warnings they are giving us."Lavers said that the estimate of 414 million pieces was "conservative" as they had only sampled down to a depth of 10 centimeters, and could not access some beaches that were known as debris "hotspots."In 2017, Lavers revealed research that showed remote Henderson Island in the South Pacific Ocean had the highest density of plastic debris reported anywhere in the world.
Plastic found on Cocos (Keeling) Island Related: How our throwaway culture is turning the sea into a graveyard Cocos (Keeling) Islands had a lower density of plastic than Henderson Island, but the total volume was higher than Henderson Island's 38 million pieces which weighed 17 tonnes.Lavers' co-author, Victoria University's Annett Finger, said an estimated 12.7 million tonnes of plastic entered the world's oceans in 2010 alone. There was an estimated 5.25 trillion pieces of ocean plastic debris, she said."Plastic pollution is a well-documented threat to wildlife and its potential impact on humans is a growing area of medical research," Finger said."The only viable solution is to reduce plastic production and consumption while improving waste management to stop this material entering our oceans in the first place."
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Yes, Donald Trump, receive money as support from Russians, but not from Russian government. Money came from Russian Mafia with HQ in NYC. Maria Zakharova mention that in RT and no one care in USA.
Forget Russian Mafia USA government is fully infiltrated by RKM in all levels, and no american care.
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In your first lesson, you will learn what medical writing is all about. You will look at what medical writers do and what it takes to me a medical writer. You will examine the many types of writing medical writers produce and tools of the trade. Then you will examine the two main career paths you can take as a medical writer: freelancer and employee. You will examine the benefits and drawbacks of both career paths.
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Focus on language that you will often come across in medical literature. You will discover some abbreviations and how to use them. You will discover how to spot medical jargon and review some key statistical terms. Then you will learn how to add visual elements to your writing and enhance its readability. You will discover accessories you can create: figures, tables, and sidebars. You will review these and how to use them. You will learn about how to proofread your work to catch errors and improve flow.
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Top ten things not to do if you have houseguests...and you want them to come back.
Sooner or later we've all been there.
The house that no one wants to visit.
Maybe it's so bad you can't stand going in there for a few minutes, much less an overnight visit.
Whether the house is smelly, there's trash up to your knees, or there are animals that run wild, you just know that there's something wrong, and the house gives you the creeps.
But what if you don't know there's a problem until you're arrived for your overnight visit?
What if it's you that has the problems?
Are your houseguests running screaming from the house never to return?
Are you met by, no thank you, when you ask your friends to come for a visit?
Are you wondering if you're doing something wrong?
If you see yourself on this list.....you're in trouble!
7 things not to do or say to your houseguests if you want them to come back. - Ok, I could only come up with 7.
If you see yourself here, don't worry, it's not too late to change.
If you don't want houseguests, be a man, and tell them that, instead of trying to scare them off with your horrible hostess skills.
Whatever you do, don't mention anything about poop in the bathtub.
There is absolutely no call for it.
If you must mention it, make a comment such as "Wow, it's only 8 and I'm already worn out. It must be because I spent an hour disinfecting the bathtub after the baby pooped in it."
Trust me. The only thing your guests care about is whether or not you cleaned the tub that they will be showering in.
Of course if you think there's a chance they will think you didn't clean the tub out after the accident, that probably says something pretty bad about you, and your housekeeping skills.
Make sure you have clean, fresh smelling towels if you have overnight guests.
You really don't want all of your guests dreading visits to your house because your towels smell like urine.
Don't tell your houseguests that the towels are in their room, and send them off to find them, knowing that they will never be able to find the towels, because the towels are under the bed.
I wouldn't use towels from under my bed, and I know what's under there. I really don't want to use towels that have been kept on your dirty floor, especially if there are gigantic dust bunnies and wads of hair under the bed where you keep your towels.
Don't tell your guests "I think (Insert name of last person who stayed in room here)" changed the sheets before they left.
It's your house, it's your responsibility.
And who makes company clean the sheets, anyways, unless they offer, and you accept...but then you would know that they washed the sheets, right?
Do not, no matter what, let your dog lick anything that will be used on or near food.
No tables, no utensils, no plates.
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Of course if you're houseguests have experienced all of the above list on previous visits to your house, they're probably just visiting because they're too cheap to buy a hotel room, and they probably have plans of their own, that don't include babysitting, petsitting, or spousesitting unless it has previously been agreed upon.
Have something for your guests to do at your house.
Not everyone wants to sit around and watch your dog beg, or your baby lie on his or her back and coo all of the time.
It might be fun for you, but it's not necessarily fun for your guests.
If you don't have a tv, even if you just have a book or a magazine lying around that they can look at, when you're planning to be home for extended periouds of time, and you don't want them to leave without you.
If you don't have something to do, let them know that the tv is out, or you have to be home pretty early to get the baby to sleep, and they might want to bring a book or something to keep them amused.
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Most of the time when you visit someone their house is neat and clean.
What would you do if you had a host with horrible house hygeine?
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Q: UITextView mark text I have a UITextView and would like to offer the user a chance to mark text within this text view.
I have tried to use UITextPosition but it is not precise enough and I do not know which text has being marked.
UITextPosition *tapPos = [textView closestPositionToPoint:touchPosition];

UITextRange *wr = [textView.tokenizer rangeEnclosingPosition:touchPosition withGranularity:UITextGranularityWord inDirection:UITextLayoutDirectionRight];

This solution also does not solve the next step of dragging along the words in order to mark more than one word.
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The actual error is:
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cannot be located in the report server database. (rsStreamNotFound)"
Assuming the images are timing out, is there any way to extend this timeout value?
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A: There's apparently no way to do this, from what I've found. The workaround that I've implemented is to turn on caching and run a data-driven subscription to generate the report. There are some problems with this, namely that it doesn't always seem to prevent the user from having to reload the report.
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Q: How to interpret interact_plot for categorical x continuous interactions I'm wondering how to interpret interact_plot plots for categorical x continuous interactions. Here's a toy example to illustrate:
df <- data.frame(mtcars)
df$cyl <- as.factor(df$cyl)
fit <- lm(mpg ~ cyl * wt + am, data = df)
summary(fit)

Which gives these coefficient values:
Coefficients:
            Estimate Std. Error t value Pr(>|t|)
(Intercept)  41.4641     4.5358   9.141  1.9e-09 ***
cyl6         -8.6617    10.3634  -0.836 0.411185
cyl8        -16.8621     5.2733  -3.198 0.003738 **
wt           -6.1883     1.6499  -3.751 0.000937 ***
am           -0.9015     1.5145  -0.595 0.557030
cyl6:wt       2.1227     3.3954   0.625 0.537522
cyl8:wt       3.8446     1.7733   2.168 0.039880 *

And here's the interact_plot:
library(interactions)
interact_plot(fit, pred = wt, modx = cyl)

Looking at this plot alongside the summary() output above, we can see the following:
# Effect on mpg of moving from 4 to 6 cylinders at 1000 lbs (i.e., wt = 1):
-8.6617 + 2.1227 = -6.539
# Effect on mpg of moving from 4 to 6 cylinders at 5000 lbs (i.e., wt = 5):
-8.6617 + 2.1227 * 5 = 1.9518

# Effect on mpg of moving from 4 to 8 cylinders at 1000 lbs:
-16.8621 + 3.8446 = -13.0175
# Effect on mpg of moving from 4 to 8 cylinders at 5000 lbs:
-16.8621 + 3.8446 * 5 = 2.3609

The non-trivial estimate values for cyl6:wt and cyl8:wt suggest that there is heterogeneity in the effect of cyl on mpg, such that the effect of moving from 4 to 6 cylinders or 4 to 8 cylinders varies depending on the weight of the vehicle. This can be seen from the difference in slope between the cyl = 4 line and the cyl = 6 and cyl = 8 lines, respectively. Moreover, the interaction between moving from 4 to 8 cylinders and weight in particular is significant.
Here are my two questions:
1. How do I interpret interact_plots more generally?
Is the following correct for how to interpret these types of plots generally?

*

*Parallel lines indicate an absence of heterogeneity/interaction.

*Differently sloped lines indicate heterogeneity. As in the example above, the difference in effect on mpg from different level of cyl varies for different values of wt.

*Lines that cross over indicate a particular type of heterogeneity whereby the difference in effect "flips" for some values. For example, if you want to reduce mpg, you'd want to go for 6 or 8 cylinder cars if it weighs less than about 4000 lbs, and a 4 cylinder car above that.

Is that correct?
2. How do I interpret confidence bands in interact_plots?
Consider the same plot from above, but this time with confidence intervals:
library(interactions)
interact_plot(fit, pred = wt, modx = cyl, interval = TRUE)

The documentation makes clear that interval = TRUE gives 95% confidence intervals by default. What I'm not clear on is how to interpret these in the context of the p-values I get from summary() above.
At first I thought that, since there are points (for low wt values) where the green ribbon (cyl = 8) and the blue ribbon do not touch, we can conclude that the corresponding interaction term (cyl8:wt) is significantly different from 0, as per the summary() output above.
But that can't be right, as shown by this example:
df$vs <- as.factor(df$vs)
fit2 <- lm(mpg ~ vs * wt + am + cyl, data = df)
summary(fit2)

Which gives these coefficient values:
Coefficients:
            Estimate Std. Error t value Pr(>|t|)
(Intercept)  30.6802     3.5817   8.566 6.61e-09 ***
vs1          10.1609     4.6323   2.193   0.0378 *
wt           -2.4202     0.9262  -2.613   0.0150 *
am           -0.7796     1.5644  -0.498   0.6226
cyl6         -2.2400     1.6988  -1.319   0.1993
cyl8         -5.7899     2.5499  -2.271   0.0320 *
vs1:wt       -3.4214     1.6386  -2.088   0.0471 *

And the following interact_plot:
library(interactions)
interact_plot(fit2, pred = wt, modx = vs, interval = TRUE)

Here we have a significant interaction term (vs1:wt) but no point at which the two ribbons do not overlap.
So how are these confidence bands to be interpreted?
Thanks in advance for any answers!

A: How do I interpret interact_plots more generally?
Parallel lines, as you state, mean that the association of outcome with the continuous predictor does not change as a function of the level of the categorical predictor.
If the slopes are different, that association does depend on the level of the categorical predictor. Inevitably, at some point lines with different slopes in two dimensions will cross. The question is whether the crossing point represents any realistic situation. For example, you suggest:

... if you want to reduce mpg, you'd want to go for 6 or 8 cylinder cars if it weighs less than about 4000 lbs, and a 4 cylinder car above that.

But look at the actual distribution of cylinder numbers by car weight (weight is in thousands of pounds in the data frame):
with(df, ftable(lowWt = wt < 4,cylinders = cyl))
##       cylinders  4  6  8
## lowWt
## FALSE            0  0  4
## TRUE            11  7 10

There aren't any 4-cylinder cars with weights over 4000 pounds. The ease of producing interaction plots like these can lead you astray from real-world conditions.
How do I interpret confidence bands in interact_plots?
The confidence bands are for the individual lines. Overlap between 95% confidence bands does not rule out statistical significance of the difference between two situations. See the explanation for t-test confidence intervals in this answer by @whuber:

To summarize, the failure of two $2\alpha$-size confidence intervals of means to overlap is significant evidence of a difference in means at a level equal to $2e \alpha^{1.91}$, provided the two samples have approximately equal standard deviations and are approximately the same size.

On that basis, failure of 95% confidence intervals (based on $2\alpha = 0.05$) to overlap means $p < 0.005$ for the difference, approximately. As a guide for illustrating a difference between two conditions at $p < 0.05$, I suppose you could use something like 83% confidence intervals.
With interactions, however, it's much better to illustrate specific comparisons between realistic situations. For example, based on this data set don't do comparisons involving 4-cylinder cars with weights over 3190 pounds, as there aren't any.