Word: maintainence
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...billion industry hasn't been around long enough for other recessions to provide a guide as to how it will fare. (People got through the Great Depression just fine without Grand Theft Auto). But, as a bang-for-your-buck form of entertainment, gaming seems likely to maintain its upward trend. "It's cavalier for me to say games won't be impacted at all, but games won't be impacted at all," says Pachter. "Maybe it will dent growth a little...
...possible slowdown in China, whose soaring economy this decade has sent oil prices rocketing, and helped to ignite a scramble for new oil exploration and drilling in numerous developing countries from Ecuador to Angola, whose economies have surged along with the oil prices. "OPEC needs to see China maintain its rate of growth," Robert Johnston, energy director for the Eurasia Group in Washington said before the OPEC meeting. Without China's continued thirst for new oil, OPEC production cuts will have a limited impact...
...Experiment, yes, but don't lose sight of core values - and maintain a commitment to openness and market-friendly policies. To shore up a plunging stock market, Hong Kong's government intervened by buying up blue-chip stocks. A decade later, a government that once prided itself as a bastion of the free market still runs a big portfolio of leftover shares and has occasionally meddled in the economy in ways that have confused businesses and the community at large. And while Malaysia's market interventions helped the country through the crisis, the country never recovered the openness and tolerance...
Karin A. McKinnon ’10, co-chair of the Environmental Action Committee, said she felt that the initiative needs to maintain an active dialogue with the student body in order to have lasting effects...
...last season, Dexter seems more confident than ever in his murderous pursuits, and the show lacks most of the doubt and paranoia that made his character fascinating in the first place.So what is to be done about these failing antihero dramas? First of all, if a series wants to maintain quality over several seasons, writers need to show some patience. Having a vigilante murderer come within spitting distance of the death penalty is a plot device that requires a longer buildup than just two seasons. Second, when the plot is failing, return to the writing. Witty and interesting dialogue...