So Scott has been wise to cede the images and concepts that are related to the movie franchise for the purpose of extending the story.

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For example, with American and other foreign businesses being encouraged to make ever-larger investments there, the U.S. capital markets are likely to experience huge new demands for China-related projects and so-called general-purpose financing.

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Causecast launched a specific campaign with the purpose of making it easy for corporate clients to help girls and STEM-related organizations (volunteer opportunities might be something like volunteering as a mentor scientist in a school for two hours per week).

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The basic rule for donations of art and collectibles is this: If you've held the work for more than a year and the recipient charity uses it in a manner related to its tax-exempt purpose, you can deduct the work's fair market value, while not paying the usual 28% tax on the appreciation.

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One of the most controversial aspects of the Defense Transformation Act is among its most commonsensical: The military needs to be able to train as it intends to fight -- something that it is increasingly unable to do on the lands and in the waters set aside for that purpose due to creeping (in some cases, galloping) environmental-related strictures.

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