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Entries for November, 2010

Avatar Sequels Due in 2014 and 2015

Cited: TheWrap.com

“Avatar”, the box office phenomenon, will have a pair of sequels! Fox and James Cameron recently agreed that the first sequel is targeted for December 2014 with the 3rd film slated for release the following year. Cameron will begin work on the scripts early next year.

The first film, which was released in 2009, has [...]

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Nurse Turns Ventilator Off on Quadriplegic Man

Cited: AP

After a nurse accidentally switched off his ventilator, a quadriplegic Englishman became brain-damaged. In fact, the act was caught on camera the patient had installed because he believed that the quality of his care was not what it should have been. Britons were shocked by video of nurse turning off quadriplegic’s life-support system. The [...]

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Will All Tax Cuts and Credits Be Renewed or Not in 2011?

Cited: ABC news

Thanks to the new tax code, a whole new set of questions have popped up concerning the process of predicting anyone’s annual federal tax bill, which is rarely anyone’s idea of a great time.

If Congress doesn’t take action soon on an array of tax cuts and tax credits set to expire this year, [...]

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NH Newspaper Discriminates

Cited: Daily News

New Hampshire’s largest newspaper need to “Stop the Presses”! The paper is presently under fire for refusing to publish marriage notices for same-sex couples. The fact is, New Hampshire is one of the 5 US states that recognize a homosexual marriage. It became legal on January 1, 2 years after civil partnerships were [...]

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Drug Sniffing Dogs in Private Sector

Cited: ABC News

Zuko may be the answer for parents were worried about their kids being stoned or just moody. Zuko in a 6-year-old Belgian Malinois and along with his two canine cohorts could be the last weapon for parents in the war on drugs in their own home. These trained and certified dogs will be [...]

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NASA Discovers Water on Moon

Cited: ABC News

Since Apollo 11, scientists have believed that there was only lunar dust on the moon and that it was completely dry. Now scientists are scratching their heads and asking, “Water on the moon?”

But after a year of analysis NASA today announced that its LCROSS lunar-impact probe mission found up to a billion gallons [...]

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Home Sales Rise 10% as Foreclosure Reviews Begin

Cited: AP/Reuters

The summer was the worst for the housing market in more than a decade even though previously occupied homes sales rose in September. According to the National Association of Realtors stated on October 25 that sales rose 10% in September for a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 4.53 million. Even so, buyers may be [...]

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Democrats Fear Gay Voters Anger

Cited: AP

One voter, Kate Coatar, normally supports Democrats is seriously considering voting for Green Party candidates. James Wyatt won’t cast a ballot at all because he no longer trusts anyone to fight for causes important to him. Democrats could be in for a big surprise if they count on the long-standing support from gay voters [...]

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Slow Economic Growth Plan Confirmed

Cited: Reuters

The economic recovery tepid pace was underscored by the unexpected reduction of demand for long-lasting US manufacture goods last month as well as a drop in the gauge of business spending plans.

Another report from the Commerce Department on Wednesday, October 27, showed new home sales continued to bounce along the bottom, leaving intact expectations [...]

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The Internet Loves Cats

Cited: ABC News

Have you ever noticed how many cats are on the Internet? Well, it seemed to capture big on the Internet! You will find the occasional panda, turtle or parrot getting a little bit of the action, but Cats are prevalent on the Internet.

So why is it that the collective web is a “cat [...]

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