Word: provenance
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...Suggestions that the game industry may be unable to continue strong sales have so far proven to be false alarms. Sales were lower this September relative to 2007, but the trend disappears if you take the blockbuster Halo 3 out of the equation. Electronic Arts plans to cut jobs after failing to meet profit projections, but the company is in transition to a new strategy of focusing on innovation and making fewer, higher-quality games rather than the yearly editions of sports games and Sims expansion packs that have been its bread and butter. There are signs that stores...
...World Health Organization and UNICEF on Dec. 9. While around 95% of these fatal accidents occur in developing countries, unintentional injuries account for 40% of child deaths in the developed world as well. The report suggests that the number of deaths could be cut in half if proven prevention methods such as helmet and seat-belt laws were more widely adopted...
...huge difference between writing something and then seeing it visually,” Jost says. “It takes a while to train your mind for that, to anticipate it as you’re writing.” Nevertheless, their college years have proven to be an invaluable source for developing and honing the writers’ comedic writing.The Lampoon provided a forum in which Downey could sharpen his skills. “It’s a nice environment because it’s a bunch of smart-ass types who rub the edges off of most...
...lack of opportunities on shore. Coming to that realization, however, is the easy part. Somalia remains a painful symbol of the difficulties of humanitarian missions. According to the official history by U.S. Army Chief of Military History Brigadier General John Brown, “no such [humanitarian] operation has proven as costly or shocking, however, as that undertaken in Somalia from August 1992 to March 1994.” Although American troops had been greeted as liberators at first, “Operation RESTORE HOPE” turned sour very rapidly after local warlords, fearing loss of power, began targeting...
...Chinese government's approach to 'modernization' has proven disastrous," the charter states. "It has stripped people of their rights, destroyed their dignity and corrupted normal human intercourse. So we ask: Where is China headed in the 21st century? Will it continue with 'modernization' under authoritarian rule, or will it embrace universal human values, join the mainstream of civilized nations and build a democratic system? There can be no avoiding these questions...