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...snowed in the rainforest yesterday, and the 10-ft.tall Smurfs of Avatar took the hit. James Cameron's science-fiction epic earned $73 million on its opening weekend at North American theaters, according to early studio estimates. That was more than the next 50 films combined, but still a bit less than the stratospheric predictions of some industry analysts, who were measuring Avatar against Cameron's last fiction feature, Titanic...
Under current government recommendations, young children receive two doses of the vaccine, while adults get only one. The two-shot regimen for youngsters is based on a similar recommendation in this population for seasonal flu vaccination. Because their immune systems are still developing, and because they are less likely to harbor existing antibodies from previous bouts with the flu, children are less able to generate protective antibodies against the influenza virus than adults, requiring two doses of the shot. (See what you need to know about the H1N1 vaccine...
...database - the Autism and Developmental Disabilities Monitoring Network (ADDM) - is the closest thing to an ideal measure of autism's prevalence. The data are culled from assessments made by health or developmental professionals, including pediatricians, psychologists and language and speech pathologists. In previous evaluations, autism estimates were based on less reliable parental reporting of symptoms or diagnoses...
Real estate broker David Brownell says a 30% discount might not be enough. Condos around the city that were selling for between $500,000 and $750,000 in 2004 are selling today for less than $300,000. Brownell says if he had marketing money to spend, "one of the last places I would think of trying to invest it is promoting [condos at] CityCenter. I don't think there's a great demand...
...Read "Less Vegas: The Casino Town Bets on a Comeback...