For example, it is controversial whether to include cell phones, video games and computer games (such as MMORPGs) in the definition. ... Video games A  video game is a computer-controlled game where a video display such as a monitor or television is the primary feedback device. The term "computer game" also includes games which display only text (and which can therefore theoretically be played on a teletypewriter) or which use other methods, such as sound or vibration, as their primary feedback device, but there are very few new games in these categories. There always must also be some ...

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He was born, on Feb. 11, 1847, to middle-class parents in the bustling port of Milan, Ohio: a community that, next to Odessa, Russia, was the largest wheat shipping center in the world. In 1854, his family moved to Port Huron, Michigan, which was also an up and coming shipping center. ... At age seven - after spending 12 weeks in a one room schoolhouse with 39 other students of all ages - Tom's overworked short tempered teacher lost his patience with the child's persistent questioning and relatively self centered behavior. ... In 1860, Tom's career of producing and selling n...

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He pulled a black shroud off a table and there was the machine, a shiny chrome box in the shape of the letter X, with a big green jewel in its center. ... With a controller in hand, he set off animations ranging from hundreds of Ping-Pong balls bouncing all over a room to a computer-animated woman practicing martial arts with a giant robot. ... Back then, he met with Johnny Wilson, the editor of Computer Gaming World magazine. ... The game, which he undertook for Steven Spielberg's DreamWorks Interactive, had been expected to propel computer games forward as an art form, but instead it b...

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The Dream Yet to be Realized. Almost fifty years have passed since the U.S. Supreme Court declared, in Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka, Kansas, that laws separating the races in school are unconstitutional. Hundreds of lawsuits later, black and white students were bused back and forth to desegregated schools in cities across the United States. ...

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I think he chose the right career path for himself. ... He remained true to his passion and career and you could tell that he was very devoted. ... Gonzalez to call on the tables to go sit on the rug, line up, or when he assigned his students to different centers in the class. ... There were also two computers in the back of the classroom, which looked really old and warn out. ... There were two big rugs for students to sit on depending on the center they're in. ...

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Computer and electronic technologies have advanced at a tremendous rate and provide the probation professional with an array of high-tech tools to monitor the whereabouts of offenders in the community. ... In fact, a 1988 survey indicates that more than half of all probation officers will be the victim of some type of assault or significant hazardous incident during their probation career (Parsonage & Bushey, 1988). ...

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Diversity is what we chose to analyze based on the desire to understand an inclusive environment and be able to incorporate this into our companies. This paper will describe diversity and it's importance to the workplace environment. We plan on describing how a company should evolve into an inclusive environment. We will analyze three different companies and discuss the importance of diversity in these organizations. We then will create a diversity benchmark for corporations to incorporate into their policies. ...

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This is why, as stated by NASA's Kennedy Space Center, quantum teleportation is crucial for space exploration simply because no matter how far away Voyager 1 and Voyager 2 are from earth information can be sent or received by NASA and the satellites on earth instantaneously. ... While I was at a school field trip with the First Robotics Club, at the JPL NASA Center in San Diego California, I learned, according to NASA, that they wou...

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I have been associated with the apparel industry throughout my career and have been at the supply side of the industry----countries US sources its apparel and textile products from---all along. 2. ... Now Singapore boasts its foreign exchange earnings to electronics, computer chips, semi-conductors etc. ...

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Current Situation Current Position: Lockheed Martin is driven by its customers, it is a global enterprise that focuses on research, design, development, manufacture, and integration of advanced technology systems, products, and services for government and commercial customers. Lockheed Martin strives to meet the demands and expectations of its customers. Lockheed Martin is a leader when dealing with new systems "based possibilities and opportunities. According to Hoovers Online, the aerospace and defense industry is struggling to maintain profitability even before September 1...

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HISTORY: in its broadest sense, is the story of humanity's past. It also refers to the recording of that past. The diverse sources of history include books, newspapers, printed documents, personal papers, and other archival records, artifacts, and oral accounts. Historians use this material to form coherent narratives and uncover linked sequences and patterns in past events. Most histories are concerned with causality, that is, why certain outcomes happened as they did, and how they are linked to earlier events. 1 Origins of Historical Writing In preliterate societies, the acc...

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Abstract Business losses due to employee theft are estimated to approach $200 billion annually in the US. Experts pose many reasons for employee theft, but provide few prevention strategies for human resource managers. The various causes of employee theft are explored, from employee personality char...

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Jeff Bezos now 37 years old, received his BS in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science from Princeton University. His professional career started at Bankers Trust Company in 1988, where he became Vice President in February 1990. ...

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The net result was that the sexual aspect of the play's narrative was situated front and center, and the comedic sexual perversions therein seemed edgy and dirty to a contemporary audience of young adults. ...

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