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...search of sustenance, the primal terror of being pursued by monsters through empty, winding tunnels. Consider the psychological implications of the game like its innumerable lesser relatives, like its venerable ancestor, pinball, Pac-Man providers the clearest example you'll ever see of the theory of positive reinforcement, negative feedback Do something smart and you keep playing Do something dumb and wham' you have to stop. Buy this shiny little booklet-which looks like the manual they give you with a new T.V. and goes about as deeply into the product's real meaning-and you can go on playing...
Clark says that because only a few law schools have major computer-aided instruction programs. Harvard professors would also develop much of the software which others might use in the future. He himself endorses increased use of computers since it allows students to receive more feedback on their work...
...exprts; and most importantly, a more harmonious relationship with the vast majority of the world's nations. In fact, if we shift some of our expenditures from arms to the policies of the NIEO or some alternative program--slowly, at first--we may well set in motion a positive feedback cycle which will not only digest the very roots of our hellishly costly arms race, but do so with ever increasing momentum By freeing manpower from the arms industry, we will enjoy the advantage of Japan and West Germany and shift growth to such other areas as electronics, automobiles...
...maverick among designers, Kamali refuses to do fashion shows, feeling they stroke designers' egos more than they benefit customers. Often Kamali waits anonymously on customers. In that role, she gets honest feedback on her clothes: "You know instantaneously if you're right on target or if you're not with what people need and want." Kamali believes she has heard the message: she's going to keep on sweating. -By Georgia Harbison
...their part, secondary school counselors don't seem to think Harvard has much to worry about. Ralph Ferrara, head of the college office at Stuyvesant High School in New York, who first heard of the Klitgaard report on television, says it's hard to get enough feedback from his 800 students to know if the report had affected them. While he notes that many minority students are seeking a small school, where they can receive closer attention, Ferrara doesn't think the report alone tarnished Harvard's reputation...