Does this sound familiar? With high expectations, you sent your employees or yourself to a training or personal development program. Six weeks later you’re not sure if it was worth the investment. What went wrong?In an ever-changing business environment, it’s important that you and your workforce are prepared to handle whatever happens. Very few people …
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A Brief History of Video Game Humor
By Lauren GonzalezDesign by Marty Smith Trying to be funny is like driving a car. Everybody does it, and we don’t think about how dangerous it is until something goes wrong. Bad humor doesn’t end lives, but it can kill your chances of getting a date or selling the video game you convinced at least …
1865: Quest for the Cup
Fifty years to the day after their first international triumph at the Henley Royal Regatta in England, the MIT oarsmen slide their borrowed shell into the Thames River for a noontime practice session. The early July drizzle doesn’t dampen their spirits. They are just glad to be back on the water together. Their coach, Jack …
Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater
Order yours now from Simply Games. Have you ever woken up from a dream after a heady night out, and realised that… Actually, if we’re heading down that road, let’s have a small caveat: Metal Gear Solid 3 really happens. You don’t get to the end and discover it didn’t. It’s not the Military Matrix. …
Civilization III: Conquests Civilization Showcase
Welcome to GameSpot’s exclusive profiles of the new nations in Civilization III: Conquests. Over the next few weeks, we’ll introduce you to the new civilizations that will enter the race for control of the world in the upcoming expansion pack, which will include not only new playable nations, but also all-new, era-specific campaigns, enhanced multiplayer …
South Korea bans Ghost Recon 2
Citing a plotline that goes “way too far,” South Korea’s Media Rating Board has rejected approval of Ubisoft’s Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon 2, according to American military newspaper Stars and Stripes. This (obviously) forced the game’s Korean publisher to abandon its plans for a localization of the squad-based shooter. While disappointing, it is unsurprising that …
The New Members of the House
CALIFORNIA Lungren, the unsuccessful Republican nominee for California governor in 1998, is one of three former House Members now returning for the 109th Congress. Lungren represented the Long Beach area from 1978 to 1988, where he became one of Ronald Reagan’s favorite Congressmen and was known as a staunch conservative. Then he spent eight years …
Offshore Prices for Voice, E-Mail Services
Your most critical business decisions often come down to prices: how much to charge and how much to pay. Prices have been driven down in the South Asian call center industry in the last two years, thanks to a flood of new entrants into the industry, a glut of low-end capacity, and improvements in telecommunications …
Namco And THQ Announce Nintendo DS Titles
Namco is supporting the launch of the Nintendo DS with two of its cherished franchises, Mr. DRILLER Drill Spirits and Ridge Racer DS. Taking advantage of the technology the new platform has to offer,both titles will utilize dual screen support and wireless connectivity to the fullest — providing players with the ultimate Nintendo DS gaming …
21 Steps To Home Business Success
Fifty million home-based businesses will be in operation by 1997, according to Link Resource’s National Work-at Home Survey. All around the country, people who want more control over their lives are starting home businesses In New Orleans, Rick Hart’s home based cajun Cargo ships seafood nation wide. In Palatine, Illinois, Stephaine Heavey works from home …