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What Major Events are expected in 2010?

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And if you are a page manager could you consider it being a potentially lucrative term to preemptively build?
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danpatey | 2 years, 7 months ago
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January:
Spain takes presidency of council of the European Union from Sweden

February:
Winter Olympics in Vancouver

April:
Census in the United States is held
Space shuttle discovery launches a mission to the International Space Station

May:
2010 World Expo starts in Shanghai (!!!)

June:
FIFA World Cup starts in South Africa

July:
Belgium takes over Presidency of Council of the EU from Spain

August:
Census held in Brazil
Deadline for withdrawl of US Troops from Iraq

October:
Census held in Japan

November:
First Peruvian nanosatillite will be launched from Russia

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bunnyphuphu | 2 years, 7 months ago
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When you think of predictions, they usually have a somber tone to them if they're not predicting new business gadgets or sport games or what's just on the calendar.

By the end June 2010, a Russian academic Igor Panarin is predicting that the United States will literally fall apart.

~quote~

"Mr. Panarin posits, in brief, that mass immigration, economic decline, and moral degradation will trigger a civil war next fall and the collapse of the dollar. Around the end of June 2010, or early July, he says, the U.S. will break into six pieces -- with Alaska reverting to Russian control."

~end/quote~

He believes that the ethics and economics will force a collapse and eventual civil war in the States. He bases his forecast on classified data that he has seen (he did have a career in the KGB).

If you're an American, you might want to get a head start and pick a side now before it's too late.
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chriswingate | 2 years, 7 months ago Report

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albanian | 2 years, 7 months ago Report

That's ridiculous. Everyone here knows Louisiana is going back to France!

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bunnyphuphu | 2 years, 7 months ago Report

Jeff - Would creating an 'Igor Panarin' page with a countdown clock be a little harsh?

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philipy | 2 years, 7 months ago
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Events major enough that I already know about them, and they'll get worldwide attention as the year progresses...

- FIFA World Cup 2010 in South Africa
- British General Election

I doubt it is worth builidng pages for these events per se, because they will get a glut of coverage from mainstream media. What's more it will be extremely difficult to keep up with such broad and fast moving topics!

However, if you fancy pre-emptively building pages, you might try to think up related niche topics... maybe things like...

- Currently little known stadiums where matches will be played
- Places to stay in cities hosting the World Cup
- Some relatively unknown politician who may become a government minister after the UK election

More interesting might be "major events" in the niches that are already of interest to you, and maybe have pages about.

In my case that could be things like...

- Apple are likely to launch some form of tablet like device. I have already built an iPad page. But we don't really know what it'll be called!

- There will undoubtedly be a Wimbledon tennis tournament. It might be worth building some kind of niche pages for Wimbledon 2010.

- Doctor Who will return for a new series. Again, there might be niche pages that could be worth building in anticipation.

- Work should begin on Peter Jackson's movie of The Hobbit. There should be a bit of a stir when the actor who will play Bilbo Baggins is announced. Alas, I don't know who will be cast!

To be honest, I haven't so far had a lot of success with trying to make pages pre-emptively!

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mahaazar | 2 years, 7 months ago
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Major Sports Events on 2010

1. Vancouver Olympic Games
2. FIFA World cup, South Africa
3. Commonwealth games, New Delhi

Other Majaor Events

1. Cannes Film festival
2. Shanghai Expo, China

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randync | 2 years, 7 months ago
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The short term and possibly long term future of politics in American will be decided in 2010. If the Republicans get control after the elections, then Obama's agenda will take a hard blow. If the Democrats maintain their majority then America can discount the "Right" until 2012.

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gno | 2 years, 7 months ago
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2010, not just the dreaded year I turn 30. Beyond the scary world of Gno, here are other things that are expected to happen:

*Winter Olympics will take place in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. (February 12-28)

*The United States census will be taken, as happens once every ten years. (April 1)

*GM is supposed to finally release the Chevy Volt for consumer purchase.

*A new Las Vegas hotel, called the Echelon Palace is supposed to open.

*The Commonwealth Games are going to be held in Delhi, India.

*In the Chinese Zodiac, 2010 is the Year of the Tiger.
(not to be confused with the Eye of the Tiger by Survivor, which is now stuck in my head)

*Microsoft will release a brand-new edition of their Office software: Office 2010.

* Iron Man 2 is expected to be a major movie release.

*Guantanamo Bay prison camp is scheduled to be closed in January 2010.

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john2 | 2 years, 7 months ago
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United States will pull out its troop out of Iraq

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psynopsis | 2 years, 7 months ago Report

Hopefully, but I think it will be a while longer.

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grits48 | 2 years, 7 months ago
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Hi,

The Olympics will be held in Vancouver Canada in 2010.

Pedictions:

1. There we will see more drastic weather changes in the US with more disasters such as earthquakes.

2. Increased protest over the economic crisis that the population as a whole will feel the government has gotten us into.

3. The economy will get worse related to the toll that the flu season will take on the population with people out of work. Not just the flu but N1H1.

4. We may see another attack on US soil to turn attention away from what is happening economically and politically.

These are just some thoughts because most of this people can see happening.
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nickunderscore | 2 years, 7 months ago Report

besides its the winter olympics no? and the biggest event of the year will no doubt be the FIFA worldcup, as always :)))

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jeffhoard | 2 years, 7 months ago Report

oh dear. I hope somebody can chime in with some positive predictions to counter your negative ones.

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albanian | 2 years, 7 months ago
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I am expecting three major things during 2010.
1. Death. About 48,000,000 people will die during 2010. Possibly more if there is some true disaster, but probably not less. Countless animals and plants will also die.
2. Taxes. About two and a half trillion dollars will be collected in Federal Taxes in the USA, vastly more will be collected by governments at various levels around the world. It will all be spent.
3. On February 2nd, 2010, led by the notorious Tufty, the squirrels (including ground squirrels, chipmunks, marmots, groundhogs, and their ilk) will rise up and try to wrest world dominion from human kind. They will begin with scattered attacks on power lines and terrorist attacks on women and children. This time, however, it will quickly turn into all out war as the squirrels bring out the heavy weapons they have squirreled away over the last century.
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jeffhoard | 2 years, 7 months ago Report

I for one welcome our new woodland overlords

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psynopsis | 2 years, 7 months ago
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Personal thing,

I will hopefully work up the courage to tell someone how I feel about them. I have been putting it off for almost 2 years, I think I finally have to say it.

"Hopefully This time of the year, and every other year, your love will carry me through"
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jobejobie | 2 years, 7 months ago
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It's gona be a bad year for the Tiger!

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jeffhoard | 2 years, 7 months ago Report

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