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A mourner places her hand on the grave of Eran Weizel, killed when a wildfire in northern Israel set a bus alight which was carrying Israeli prison guards heading to rescue Palestinian inmates at a nearby prison, at the military cemetery in Haifa, Friday, Dec. 3, 2010. Foreign firefighters and aircraft poured into Israel Friday in an unprecedented wave of international assistance as the country battled a huge forest fire that has killed dozens of people and displaced thousands. (AP Photo/Oded Balilty)
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Firefighters rest on the road at sunrise after participating overnight in the efforts to gain control over a massive wildfire, still raging near by, in Tirat Hacarmel, northern Israel, Friday, Dec. 3, 2010. The worst forest fire in Israel's history devastated one of the country's few forested areas, killing dozens of people as guards raced to rescue inmates at a prison in the fire zone, destroying homes and forcing the evacuation of thousands. (AP Photo/Tsafrir Abayov)
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FILE - In this Aug. 27, 2003 file photo, Kathryn Crosby, Bing Crosby's widow, arrives for "The Bob Hope Memorial Tribute" show at the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences iin Los Angeles. Crosby is recovering from injuries suffered in a single vehicle traffic accident in the Sierra Nevada. Crosby, 77, suffered major injuries and her husband, Maurice William Sullivan, 85, was killed in the Nov. 4 accident on U.S. 50 east of Placerville, Calif., California Highway Patrol spokesman Dan Stark said today. (AP Photo/Reed Saxon, file)
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FILE - In this Oct. 8, 2010, file photo, Washington Capitals center Tomas Fleischmann (14) and Atlanta Thrashers defenseman Ron Hainsey (6) battle for the puck in the second period of an NHL hockey game in Atlanta. The Capitals have added experience to their defense by acquiring Scott Hannan in a trade in Tuesday, Nov. 30,2 010, that sends Fleischmann to the Colorado Avalanche. (AP Photo/John Bazemore, File)
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A bus burst into flames as it raced to an Israeli prison during a massive forest fire on Thursday, Dec. 2, 2010. Dozens of prison guards participating in the rescue mission died, officials said, in one of the deadliest accidents in the nation's history. (AP Photo/Avishag Shar-Yeshuv)
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A coroner's vehicle waits outside a residential hotel where a suspect in the killing of publicist Ronni Chasen fatally shot himself as Beverly Hills Police were serving a search warrant on Wednesday, Dec. 1, 2010, in Los Angeles. Chasen was shot to death in Beverly Hills, Calif., as she drove home on Nov. 16, 2010. (AP Photo/Jason Redmond)
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** FILE ** Crews clean up oil that washed ashore from the Deepwater Horizon spill on Pensacola Beach in Pensacola, Fla., in June 2010. (AP Photo/Michael Spooneybarger, File)
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Cars are partially covered by water at the flooded parking lot of a car importer in Palmira, southern Colombia, Tuesday, Nov. 30, 2010. According to meteorologists the "La Nina" climatic phenomenon is causing an exceptionally wet rainy season that has caused floods and landslides, killing over 130 people throughout Colombia. (AP Photo/Christian Escobar Mora)
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People watch rescue efforts after homes fell due to heavy rain in Caracas, Venezuela, Tuesday Nov. 30, 2010. Flooding and landslides unleashed by torrential rains have killed at least 30 people in Venezuela, forced thousands from their homes and idled an oil refinery. (AP Photo/Fernando Llano)
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People float on inner tubes through a flooded street in Higuerote, Venezuela, Tuesday Nov. 30, 2010. Flooding and landslides unleashed by torrential rains have killed at least 30 people in Venezuela and forced thousands from their homes. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)
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A boy carries a girl on his back through a flooded street in Higuerote, Venezuela, Tuesday Nov. 30, 2010. Flooding and landslides unleashed by torrential rains have killed at least 30 people in Venezuela and forced thousands from their homes. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)
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People sit under a roof near homes that collapsed due to heavy rain in Caracas, Venezuela, Tuesday Nov. 30, 2010. Flooding and landslides unleashed by torrential rains have killed at least 30 people in Venezuela and forced thousands from their homes. (AP Photo/Fernando Llano)
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A woman sits with her belongings and her bird as she evacuates from her home after nearby homes fell due to heavy rain in Caracas, Venezuela, Tuesday Nov. 30, 2010. Flooding and landslides unleashed by torrential rains have killed at least 30 people in Venezuela, forced thousands from their homes and idled an oil refinery. (AP Photo/Fernando Llano)
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People sit with their belongings as they evacuate from their home after nearby homes fell due to heavy rain in Caracas, Venezuela, Tuesday Nov. 30, 2010. Flooding and landslides unleashed by torrential rains have killed at least 30 people in Venezuela, forced thousands from their homes and idled an oil refinery. (AP Photo/Fernando Llano)
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People rescue chickens from a flooded chicken farm in Palmira, southern Colombia, Tuesday, Nov. 30, 2010. According to meteorologists the "La Nina" climatic phenomenon is causing an exceptionally wet rainy season that has caused floods and landslides, killing over 130 people throughout Colombia. (AP Photo/Christian Escobar Mora)
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A worker rescues chickens from a flooded chicken farm in Palmira, southern Colombia, Tuesday, Nov. 30, 2010. According to meteorologists the "La Nina" climatic phenomenon is causing an exceptionally wet rainy season that has caused floods and landslides, killing over 130 people throughout Colombia. (AP Photo/Christian Escobar Mora)
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A worker rescues a chicken from a flooded chicken farm in Palmira, southern Colombia, Tuesday, Nov. 30, 2010. According to meteorologists the "La Nina" climatic phenomenon is causing an exceptionally wet rainy season that has caused floods and landslides, killing over 130 people throughout Colombia. (AP Photo/Christian Escobar Mora)
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Stephen Marshall, owner of Little House on the Trailer, says his buildings can be used as stand-alone homes or extra rooms that are cheaper than a home addition. He sold 16 this year.
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FILE - In this Feb. 12, 2010, file photo, Colorado Avalanche defenseman Scott Hannan, front, clears the puck from zone as Phoenix Coyotes left winger Daniel Winnik skates in during the second period of an NHL hockey game in Denver. The Washington Capitals have added experience to their defense by acquiring Hannan in a trade on Tuesday, Nov. 30,2010, that sends forward Tomas Fleischmann to the Avalanche. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski, File)
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A man sits outside the earthquake-damaged National Palace one day after general elections in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, which ended in turmoil. Results are not expected until Dec. 7.
