China’s Uprooting: Moving 250 Million People Into Cities
By IAN JOHNSON
A 12-year plan to move millions of rural residents is intended to spur
economic growth, but could have unintended consequences, skeptics warn.
Revolt Leaders Cite Failure to Uproot Old Order in Egypt
By DAVID D. KIRKPATRICK 9:53 PM ET
The liberals, leftists and Islamists who orchestrated Egypt’s revolution say they realize they failed to displace the networks of power that Hosni Mubarak nurtured over decades.
Zynga's Tough Culture Risks a Talent Drain Few Internet start-ups have grown as swiftly as Zynga, creator of a sprawling network of virtual farms, cities and poker tables that is preparing to go public in one of the most highly anticipated offerings this year.
Led by the hard-charging Mark Pincus, the company operates like a federation of city-states, with autonomous teams for each game, like FarmVille and CityVille. At times, it can be a messy and ruthless war. Employees log long hours, managers relentlessly track progress, and the weak links are demoted or let go.
But that culture, which has been at the root of Zynga's success, could become a serious liability, warn several former senior employees who agreed to speak on the condition of anonymity because of fear of reprisals.
As the discord increases, the situation may jeopardize the company's ability to retain top talent at a time when Silicon Valley start-ups are fiercely jockeying for the best executives and engineers. It could also hamper deal-making, a critical growth engine for Zynga, which has spent about $119 million on acquisitions in the last two years.
Led by the hard-charging Mark Pincus, the company operates like a federation of city-states, with autonomous teams for each game, like FarmVille and CityVille. At times, it can be a messy and ruthless war. Employees log long hours, managers relentlessly track progress, and the weak links are demoted or let go.
But that culture, which has been at the root of Zynga's success, could become a serious liability, warn several former senior employees who agreed to speak on the condition of anonymity because of fear of reprisals.
As the discord increases, the situation may jeopardize the company's ability to retain top talent at a time when Silicon Valley start-ups are fiercely jockeying for the best executives and engineers. It could also hamper deal-making, a critical growth engine for Zynga, which has spent about $119 million on acquisitions in the last two years.
Apology Opens Wounds of British Migrant Program
By JOHN F. BURNS Officials disagree on whether governments should compensate people who were uprooted as children and sent overseas, where many were abused.
up·root (ŭp-rūt', -rʊt')
tr.v., -root·ed, -root·ing, -roots.
- To pull up (a plant and its roots) from the ground.
- To destroy or remove completely; eradicate.
- To force to leave an accustomed or native location.
uprooter up·root'er n.
殷海光寫信給張灝 漢字中用了 uprooted
他是在臺大宿舍建自己的園的人
對失根 uprooted 的感受特強
uproot
Apology Opens Wounds of British Migrant ProgramBy JOHN F. BURNS Officials disagree on whether governments should compensate people who were uprooted as children and sent overseas, where many were abused.
up·root (ŭp-rūt', -rʊt')
[動](他)
1 …を根こぎにする, 引っこ抜く.
2 …を（生まれ育った土地・環境から）立ちのかせる；…を（住居・国から）移動させる
be uprooted from one's home
自分の家を追いたてられる.
自分の家を追いたてられる.
3 …を根絶［絶滅］する；…を（習慣・生活様式などから）引き離す.
━━(自)根こぎになる；絶滅する；住居［生活様式］を変える.
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