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Gaming, Game Development, Gaming Research, Gaming Museums and Organizations, Gambling |

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Global Warming |

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Gaming, Game Development, Gaming Research, Gambling
Also see the Computer page for related information.

Gaming Development, Gaming Research
DevMaster.net: your source for game development
URL: http://www.devmaster.net/
Hub for info. [12/09]
E3 Expo -- Electronic Entertainment Expo
URL: http://e3expo.com
"world's most important annual gathering for everything that is interactive entertainment" [12/09]
FreeGameDevFORUM
URL: http://ghoulsblade.schattenkind.net/freegamedev/forum/
Community for free/opne source game development. [12/09]
Gamasutra: the art and business of making games
URL: http://www.gamasutra.com/
"Online game development magazine and community offers weekly articles and news." [12/09]
Game Career Guide
URL: http://www.gamecareerguide.com/
"...founded by the CMP Game Group in August 2006 as the leading website specifically for students and educators in the game industry. [12/09]
GameDev.net
URL: http://www.gamedev.net/
"leading online community for game developers of all levels..." [12/09]
Game Developer (the magazine)
URL: http://www.gdmag.com
Archive of back issues to 2004 include summaries of articles. [12/09]
International Game Developers Association (IGDA)
URL: http://www.igda.org/
"... largest non-profit membership organization serving individuals that create video games. The following elements constitute the identity of the IGDA: Mission: To advance the careers and enhance the lives of game developers by connecting members with their peers, promoting professional development, and advocating on issues that affect the developer community." [12/09]

Gaming Museums, Organizations
Center for Gaming Research, UNLV
URL: http://gaming.unlv.edu/
The University of Nevada, Las Vegas. "The Gaming Studies Research Center is a world-class center for the scholarly analysis of gambling and gaming issues. We share a mission of promoting excellence in gaming education and research with the International Gaming Institute, which is a recognized center for industry professionals. [12/09]
Gaming: Selected Internet Resources from UNLV
URL: http://library.nevada.edu/subjects/gaming_internet.html
The University of Nevada, Las Vegas Libraries has created a comprehensive Subject Resource page on Gaming or gambling specifically for Internet Sources only. The national and international resources include State information, legal and regulatory sites, and corporations involved with operators and manufacturers. Much more. [12/09]
National Center for the History of Electronic Games
URL: http://www.ncheg.org/
"Situated at Strong National Museum of Play, the National Center for the History of Electronic Games™ collects, studies, and interprets electronic games and related material and the ways in which electronic games are changing how people play, learn, and connect with each other." [10/09]
Virtual Museum: Online Exhibitions of Las Vegas and Gaming
URL: http://gaming.unlv.edu/v_museum/index.html
The University of Nevada, Las Vegas. "Constructed primarily from materials on file at UNLV Special Collections, these exhibits allow visitors to view unique documents and artifacts concerning gaming and gambling."[12/09]

Gambling
Casino Vendors: Your guide to gaming industry suppliers
URL: http://www.casinovendors.com
Listing of vendors and their addresses, overview of business, principals for the corporation. Offers vendors by category. [12/09]

Gangs and Juvenile Justice

GangResearch.net
URL: http://www.gangresearch.net/
"This is a website dedicated to providing quality research on gangs to students, academics, public officials, the media, and the general public. While most "gang" websites either present the views of law enforcement or give unverified or questionable information, gang research.net seeks to dispel stereotypes and present research, original documents, and helpful links. The site is run by John M. Hagedorn and he is solely resposible for its content. Some of the pages on the site are stored on servers at the University of Illinois-Chicago." Gangs A- Z offers listings of gangs by name. [02/06]
Information on Youth Gangs and Graffiti
URL: http://www.ci.sat.tx.us/sapd/YouthGangs.htm
San Antonio Police Department (SAPD): information for parents and teachers on how to recognize and prevent gang activity. [02/06]
G.R.E.A.T.: Gang Resisistance Education and Training
URL: http://www.great-online.org/
"...a school-based, law enforcement officer-instructed classroom curriculum. The program's primary objective is prevention and is intended as an immunization against delinquency, youth violence, and gang membership." [07/06]
NYGC, National Youth Gang Center Publications
URL: http://www.iir.com/nygc/publications.htm
Internet accessible documents related to gangs -- demographics, legislation, literature, research, and statistics. IIR - Institute for Intergovernmental Research (a Florida-based nonprofit research and training organization, specializes in law enforcement, juvenile justice, and criminal justice issues). [02/06]
When Kids Kill
URL: http://whyfiles.org/065school_violence/index.html
Statistics, reports, and a good bibliography on children who kill. National Institute for Science Education Project funded by NSF. [02/06]
Youth Violence: a Report of the Surgeon General
URL: http://www.surgeongeneral.gov/library/youthviolence/toc.html
Full-text report on trends and myths of youth violence.  Includes statistical data. U.S. Office of the Surgeon General. [02/06]

See also Juvenile Delinquents and Delinquency

Global Warming
See the complete Environment page that includes Pollution, Climate Changes such as Global Warmin+g, Land Wildnerness and Wildlife issues, Recycling, more.

Carbon Calculator
URL: http://www.climatecrisis.net/takeaction/carboncalculator/#
From the Inconvenient Truth website, calculate your impact on the environment. [06/07] Climate Change
URL: http://epa.gov/climatechange/index.html
U. S. Environmental Protection Agency, EPA offers an extensive resource center on climate, emissions, impacts, and actions on the state/local, national and global levels. (Formerly EPA Global Warming Site]. [09/09]
The Discovery of Global Warming
URL: http://www.aip.org/history/climate/
"A hypertext history of how scientists came to (partly) understand what people are doing to cause climate change." Website is the product of Spencer Weart, a noted historian of physics and geophysics. [06/07]
Global Warming [NOAA, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration]
URL: http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/oa/climate/globalwarming.html
Frequently Asked Questions. based on the IPCC 2001 report 'Climate Change 2001: The Scientific Basis'. (being updated) [06/07]
NCDC, the National Climatic Data Center
URL: http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/oa/ncdc.html
World's Largest ARchive of Climate Data: Protecting the Past, Revealing the Future. US Dept of Commerce. [06/07]
Pew Center: Global Climate Change
URL: http://www.pewclimate.org/
"The Pew Center on Global Climate Change was established in 1998 as a non-profit, non-partisan and independent organization. The Center's mission is to provide credible information, straight answers, and innovative solutions in the effort to address global climate change." [02/06]

Check "Think Tanks" (research institutes). At the websites look for keywords such as Environment, Environment and Climate, Climate Change, Global Warming.

Graph Paper/ Grid Paper

Free Online Graph Paper/ Grid Paper PDFs
URL: http://www.incompetech.com/graphpaper/
Personal website, Incompetech provides a large variety of downloadable and printable grids and graph papers for free. [10/09]

GREEN Resources

See GREEN Resources Page for a comprehensive listing of resources related to architecture, housing, vehicles, organizations, etc.

Greenpeace
See the complete Environment page that includes Pollution, Climate Changes such as Global Warming, Land Wildnerness and Wildlife issues, Recycling, more.

Greenpeace International
URL: http://www.greenpeace.org
"As a global organisation, Greenpeace focuses on the most crucial worldwide threats to our planet's biodiversity and environment." [02/06]

See also Firearms