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Business of Halloween 2010    After a very scary 2009, U.S. retailers might breathe a bit easier this year because Halloween spending is set to bounce back to 2008 levels, according to data compiled by the National Retail Federation (NRF).    About 148 million Americans will celebrate the holiday this year, and the average person will spend $66.28 on costumes, candy, and decorations—up from $56.31 last year. Total expenditures for the holiday should reach some $5.8 billion, a billion dollars more than 2009.    "We do think that consumers will be looking for creative ways to celebrate Halloween. While not breaking the bank they are investing a little bit of money into their fun this year," said NRF spokesperson Kathy Grannis.    Costumes consume the biggest part of the United States' Halloween dollars ($23.37 per person), followed closely by candy and decorations. What an Average American Will Spend on Halloween in 2010 • Hal...

Statue commemorating the wine horse festival   Caravaca de la Cruz in Murcia,Spain is the fifth most holiest site for Catholics and is surrounded by fascinating legends.    Caravaca de la Cruz is situated just a short distance from the city of Murcia in the Province of Murcia, Spain and is a fascinating place to visit. It is a site of great importance in the Catholic Church and has a long and varied history. Caravaca de la Cruz is the fifth holiest city in the world for Catholics after Santiago de Compostela, Rome, Jerusalem and Santo Toribio de Liébana. The town celebrates an Annus Sanctus every seven years, the most recent being in 2010, a time of jubilee and when plenary, solemn and universal indulgences are granted to all those who make the pilgrimage. Legend of the 'Vera Cruz'    There is a legend of how the town came to get its name. According to the legend, during the time of Muslim occupation of the town around 1232, an imprisoned p...

  The Calgary Stampede is an annual rodeo, exhibition and festival held every July in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. The ten-day event, which bills itself as The Greatest Outdoor Show on Earth , attracts over one million visitors per year and features the world's largest rodeo, a parade, midway, stage shows, concerts, agricultural competitions, chuckwagon racing and First Nations exhibitions . Calgary takes on a party atmosphere during Stampede; residents don western wear and events held across the city include ever popular pancake breakfasts and barbecues.    The Stampede's roots are traced to 1886 when the Calgary and District Agricultural Society held its first fair. American promoter Guy Weadick launched the first rodeo in 1912 though the second was not held until 1919 when the Victory Stampede was organized to honour soldiers returning from World War I.  A 1923 merger with the Calgary Industrial Exhibition created the Calgary Exhibition and Stampede and it has...

   Porn and horror movies have always been similar and if you watch either, you'd know that they're basically made of the same elements. For those that are blind and don't see the similarities, these are 10 irrefutable porn and horror movie similarities. No Acting Skills Needed    Porn and horror movie producers seem to pride themselves on their baffling horrible acting standards. Bad acting skills used loosely seem to be the charm of both porn and horror movies and is actually preferred since no one wants to watch a serious porn or horror movie. In both genres, there isn't a need for porn and horror actors to depict a wide emotional or character range, they are similar because both genres only require actors to portray one emotion. Porn requires acting out the emotion of pleasure; horror only requires fear, anything else is a bonus. Nudity Is a Requirement For Both    It's a no-brainer that nudity is required for porn movies, but have ...