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Ward Christensen coined the term " Bulletin Board System " as a reference to the traditional cork-and-pin bulletin board often found in entrances of supermarkets, schools, libraries or other public areas where people can post messages, advertisements, or community news.
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CBBS ( Computerized Bulletin Board System ) was a computer software program created by Ward Christensen to allow him and other computer hobbyists to exchange information between one another.
Ward Christensen, born in West Bend, Wisconsin, U. S., is the co-founder of the CBBS bulletin board, the first bulletin board system ( BBS ) ever brought online.
* 1993: Paul Baran, Vint Cerf, Ward Christensen, Dave Hughes, USENET developers ( accepted by Tom Truscott and Jim Ellis )
XMODEM is a simple file transfer protocol developed as a quick hack by Ward Christensen for use in his 1977 MODEM. ASM terminal program.
However, Ward Christensen refused to do this, as it was precisely the lack of these features, and the associated coding needed to support them, that led to XMODEM's widespread use.
He originally created the software as the result of a poker game with friends that were praising the BBS software created by Ward Christensen.
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Ward continued to promote the idea during late 1942 and early 1943, and the idea that it was an actual defence strategy gained support after General Douglas MacArthur referred to it during a press conference in March 1943, where he also coined the term ' Brisbane Line '.
* The social elite of New York City in the late 19th century ; term coined by Ward McAllister, supposedly the number of people Mrs William Backhouse Astor, Jr's ballroom could accommodate
" After a call from a listener who was complaining about the frequent use of sound effects and comedy elements, Miller, Ward, and Lavoie coined a new slogan for the show: " Facts with slide-whistle " ( also with a slide-whistle sound effect ).
Robert Ward further suggested that the term Myofascial Release as a technique was coined in 1981 when it was used as a course title at Michigan State University.
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The term is also used in Australia as a division of Shire Councils, similar to a Ward in City councils.
The previously accepted formal term ' Accident and Emergency ' or ' A & E ' is still widely known in countries such as the United Kingdom and its former territories, as are earlier terms such as ' Casualty ', or ' Casualty Ward ' which continue to be used informally.
In addition to his current term, Barry also served two other tenures on the D. C. Council, as an At-Large member from 1975 – 79, and as Ward 8 representative from 1992 – 95.
David Owens and Elliott Fountain were elected in the Fenside Ward for a four year term, thus becoming the only EDP members of a district council to be elected by public vote.
* In 2005, the university limited fliers protesting a visit of Ward Churchill, which included the term " hatemonger ," declaring them " propaganda ".
While most Thunderbolt books claim that Mary Ann Bugg assisted Ward in his escape, she in fact remained working in Dungog throughout Ward's second term on Cockatoo Island, and did not see him again until after his escape.
At present, Ron Sebrechts, whose term expires in October 2009, and Peter Rose JP, whose term expires in October 2011, represent Hamersley Ward.
The day after the game was released, Activision snapped up the rest of Infinity Ward, signing employees to long term contracts.
The term " Rare Earth " comes from Rare Earth: Why Complex Life Is Uncommon in the Universe ( 2000 ), a book by Peter Ward, a geologist and paleontologist, and Donald E. Brownlee, an astronomer and astrobiologist.
A Democrat, Ward was elected to a second term in 2000 ; he chose not to stand for reelection in 2004.
In August 2004, Ward stepped down from his position prematurely to join his wife, Hope Morgan Ward who had accepted a position as a Methodist bishop in Mississippi ; Patricia N. Willoughby was appointed to fill the position for the remainder of Ward's term.
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