Wichita State then lost consecutive games to Evansville and Creighton before the MVC tournament.

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Now, Wichita State is the MVC's first Final Four team since Larry Bird led Indiana State to the title game in 1979.

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This is a departure from the standard MVC idea, which is all about software, but I think it works in this context.

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Devonte Brown and Jake Odum each had 10 points for the Sycamores (14-7, 7-3 MVC), who have won eight of their past 11 games.

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The bigger issue is how the bundle strategy violates the separation of functions expressed in the MVC ( Model, View, Controller) paradigm of software design.

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Our Price, Tower Records, Virgin Megastores, Zavvi, MVC, Music Zone, Andy's, Border's and Woolworths are all well-known names that have disappeared from streets in recent years.

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Sony's Digital Mavica MVC-FD7, for example, resembles an old Kodak Brownie in its boxy aspect, while the Kodak DC120 appears at first glance to be a video camera.

CNN: The Proof Is in the Pixels

When you consider the departure of Our Price, Tower Records, Virgin Megastores, Zavvi, MVC, Music Zone, Andy's, Border's and Woolworths, it's not just the story of the downturn.

BBC: Shops 'til they drop