High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! "The Ruptured Duck" was the nickname of a World War II North American Aviation B-25B Mitchell medium bomber (S/N 40-2261) piloted by Lt. Ted W. Lawson of the 95th Bombardment Squadron, USAAF. The aircraft was one of sixteen B-25B`s which participated in the Doolittle Raid on Japan commanded by Lieutenant Colonel (later General) Jimmy Doolittle. After bombing Tokyo on April 18, 1942, Lawson ditched "The Ruptured Duck" in the sea near Shangchow, China due to being unable to find a landing field on the mainland because of rain and darkness. A different B-25 is on display at the Pacific Aviation Museum Pearl Harbor in the colors and livery of "The Ruptured Duck" (another B-25B, painted and marked...

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High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! The Simpsons: Bart vs. the World is a side-scrolling platform game based on the Simpsons franchise and features many aspects from the television series. It was released in 1991 for the Nintendo Entertainment System, and then in 1993 for Amiga, Atari ST, Game Gear and Sega Master System. In the game, the player controls Bart as he travels around the world on a scavenger hunt while facing against Mr. Burns` family and agents. The game has received mixed reviews from critics since its release.

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High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! The Sentinel is a computer game created by Geoff Crammond, published by Firebird in 1986 for the BBC Micro and converted to the C64 (by Crammond himself), Amstrad CPC (with a cross-compiler written by Crammond), ZX Spectrum (by Mike Follin), Atari ST, Amiga (both by Steve Bak) and PC (by Mark Roll). It was released in the US as The Sentry. It was among the first games to feature solid-filled 3D computer graphics on home computers. While it ran acceptably fast on 16-bit computers, it was slow on 8-bit machines such as the C64, where the next view took up to three seconds to be precomputed. Despite this, the game retained a dedicated base of fans, some of whom were able to modify their computers...

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High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! The Sims 2: Apartment Life is the eighth and finalexpansion pack in the The Sims 2 video game series.

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High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! The Sims 3: Ambitions is the second expansion pack for the strategic life simulation computer game The Sims 3. It was released in June 2010. The Sims 3: Ambitions introduces new career opportunities and control mechanisms into gameplay. Manipulation of Sims` career progressions, actions and interactions during their working are feasible. Additional career pathways introduce a diversity of skill sets available for acquisition. These features, which were absent in The Sims 3, give players greater control of their Sims` career pathways, choices and lives.

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High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! The Swoose is a Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress D-BO, USAAF 40-3097, that saw extensive use in the Southwest Pacific theatre of World War II and survived to become the oldest B-17 still intact. It is the only early "shark fin" B-17 known to exist. It is also the only existing B-17 to have seen action in the 1941-42 Philippines Campaign, the first day of the United States entry into the war. A recent controversy on how best to restore and display the aircraft has caused the National Museum of the United States Air Force to suspend restoration of the aircraft.

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High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! The Sims 2: University is the first expansion pack for the strategic life simulation computer game The Sims 2 developed by Maxis and published by Electronic Arts. It was released on March 1, 2005 to mixed reception. The expansion pack adds a new aging period to Sims which is Young Adult. Once they reach this life period, they can go to University to earn a degree, allowing them to take up any one of four graduate-exclusive careers. The expansion added several key gameplay elements which have been included in all expansions succeeding it. The Sims 2: University has won two Editor`s Choice awards from syndicated game review publications..

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High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! The Sacred Mirror of Kofun is a 1996 puzzle video game/multimedia encyclopedia co-produced by Jean-Michel Cousteau with the cooperation of the National Center of Cinematography and the moving image and the French Ministry of Economy, Finances and Industry. It features full motion video sequences and actual underwater footage, the first game to do so.

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High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! The Sims 3: World Adventures or World Adventures is the first expansion pack for the strategic life simulation computer game The Sims 3. It was announced on The Sims 3 website in August 2009, and had a North American release on November 18, 2009.

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High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! The Sims 3: Late Night is the third expansion pack for the strategic life simulation computer game The Sims 3 and is similar to previous expansions The Sims 2: Nightlife for The Sims 2 and The Sims: Hot Date for The Sims. It incorporates some elements from The Sims: House Party, The Sims: Superstar, and The Urbz: Sims in the City.

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High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! The Sims 2: FreeTime is the seventh expansion pack in the The Sims 2 video game series.

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High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Stuff packs are minor expansion packs for The Sims 2 that add new items, clothing, and furniture to the game without implementing any significant changes to gameplay.

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High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! The Sims Medieval is a video game in The Sims series based upon The Sims 3 Engine. It was developed and published by Electronic Arts for Microsoft Windows, Mac OS X, and iOS, and was released on March 22, 2011. Set in medieval times, it allows the player to build a kingdom through quest-driven gameplay. On December 21, 2010, EA announced that the Limited Edition was available until the launch date, and was also released at the same time as the standard edition.

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High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! The Sims 2: Pets is the fourth expansion pack in The Sims 2 series of games, as well as a stand-alone game for several consoles. It is published by Electronic Arts. The Sims 2: Pets was officially announced on July 26, 2006 and released on October 18, 2006 in North America and via digital download, as well as on October 20, 2006 to the rest of the world, except for Australia/New Zealand, where it was released on October 26, 2006.Aspyr released a port of the game for Mac OS X on November 7, 2006.

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High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! The Sims is a strategic life-simulation video game developed by Maxis and published by Electronic Arts. Its development was led by game designer Will Wright, also known for developing SimCity. It is a simulation of the daily activities of one or more virtual persons ("Sims") in a suburban household near SimCity.

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High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! The Sims 2: Seasons is the fifth expansion pack for The Sims 2. It was developed by Maxis, released on March 1, 2007 in North America, and was followed by the European release on March 2, 2007. Aspyr released a Mac OS X port of the game in June 2007.

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High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! The Sims 3: Pets is the fifth expansion pack for The Sims 3 on PC and Mac, and is the second console game in the series. It was released on October 18, 2011 in North America.

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High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! The Simpsons: Bart vs. the Space Mutants is the title of the first video game based on the animated television series The Simpsons. It was released in 1991 for the Nintendo Entertainment System, Sega Master System, Atari ST, Amiga, ZX Spectrum, Commodore 64, and Amstrad CPC, and in 1992 for Mega Drive/Genesis and Game Gear. It was published by Acclaim and Ocean Software, and developed by Imagineering and Arc Developments. In this platform game, the player controls Bart Simpson through five levels as he tries to ruin the aliens` plan to take over the world. Video game critics have given Bart vs. the Space Mutants mixed reviews, with criticism directed at the difficulty of the game, partly caused...

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High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! The Sims Online (also known as EA-Land) was a massively multiplayer online variation on Maxis`s highly popular computer game The Sims. It was published by Electronic Arts and released on December 17, 2002 for Microsoft Windows. In March 2007, EA announced that the product would be re-branded as EA-Land and major enhancements would be made. About a year later, EA announced that the game would shut down all activity on August 1, 2008. The next online games in the series are MySims (PC version only) followed by The Sims Social for Facebook.

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High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! The Sims Life Stories is a video game, the first game in the The Sims Stories series. The game is a version of The Sims 2 optimized for laptops (and lower-end desktop computers) and bears similarities to the console ports of The Sims games. In Story mode, it begins with the problems of Riley Harlow and Vince Moore. Rewards are unlocked as set goals are achieved. In open-ended Classic mode, the player creates Sims and then choose how they`ll live their life through. The Sims Life Stories was released on February 6, 2007. It is categorized as laptop-friendly since it lacks the need for an independent graphic card.

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High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! The Sims Castaway Stories is the third and final game in the `The Sims Stories` line of games. It was released on January 29, 2008.

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High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! The Tilery is an application switcher and utility for the Mac OS, which places tiles on the user`s desktop for each open application. It was written by Rick Holzgrafe, and first released in 1991 for System 7 by Semicolon Software. The Tilery has not been released for Mac OS X but as The Tilery is based on the Dock from NEXTSTEP, it is very similar to OS X`s Dock. DragThing is seen as its replacement, with more features and compatibility with Mac OS X. The last version of The Tilery was 4.2.1, released on April 9th, 2001.

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