Word: popularized
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...romantic notion of "hacking" was introduced to the public in the popular film "Wargames," in which the teenager committing the computer crimes was portrayed as the good guy. Senior computer experts have predicted that Morris will become the same kind of "folk hero" for his virus. This evidence that the "Wargames" mentality persists is what worries Friedell the most...
That third bloc could materialize because Israel's cumbersome proportional- representation system allocates disproportionate political power to small parties -- a mere 1% of the popular vote, roughly 20,000 ballots, can yield a Knesset seat. Once again the system prevented the country from electing a strong, united government. As Gad Ya'acobi, a Laborite and Minister of Economics and Planning, noted, "We have institutionalized the tyranny of the minority." To put together a slim majority, Shamir will have to accommodate not only the four religious parties but also three extreme-right secular factions whose platforms all advocate annexing the occupied...
...stressing worker empowerment and democracy, experts say that HUCTW was able to convey another increasingly popular message for the labor movement--the idea that the employer does not have to be the enemy...
...even the most avid sports fans in the United States follow the NHL at all. Football, baseball and basketball dominate the American sports scene, even in the northern areas of the country where hockey is a popular recreational activity...
Probably the most popular hockey team in the ECAC, RPI--the 1985 national champion--has led the East in attendance during most of the last 25 years, usually averaging over 4000 people per game...