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October 19 - The 40th Canadian federal election will be held.

# November 1 - retail sale restriction of inefficient incandescent light bulbs in Australia

# November - Singapore will host the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum.

November 29 - Presidential Elections in Honduras.

November 30 - Vancouver, Canada will open the Canada Line rapid transit line connecting Vancouver with Richmond, BC and the Vancouver International Airport.

December 2 - The Chenab Bridge, the world's tallest bridge, will be completed in India.

December 11 - Presidential election in Chile.

December 20 - Conjunction between Jupiter and Neptune, Jupiter 34' south. Third conjunction of triple conjunction Jupiter/Neptune.

December 31 - Deadline for implementation of the controversial U.S. legislation Real ID act.

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The REAL ID Act of 2005 is U.S. federal law which imposes certain security, authentication and issuance procedures standards for the state driver's licenses and state ID cards, in order for them to be accepted by the federal government for "official purposes", as defined by the Secretary of Homeland Security. Currently, the Secretary of Homeland Security has defined "official purposes" as presenting state driver's licenses and identification cards for boarding commercially operated airline flights, entering federal buildings and nuclear power plants. The Act is a rider to an act of the United States Congress titled Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act for Defense, the Global War on Terror, and Tsunami Relief, 2005.

The Real ID Act implements the following:

* Establishing new national standards for state-issued driver licenses and non-driver identification cards.
* Waiving laws that interfere with construction of physical barriers at the borders.
* Updating and tightening the laws on application for asylum and deportation of aliens for terrorist activity.
* Introducing rules covering "delivery bonds" (rather like bail bonds but for aliens who have been released pending hearings).
* Funding some reports and pilot projects related to border security.
* Changing visa limits for temporary workers, nurses, and Australian citizens.

As of April 2, 2008, all 50 states have either applied for extensions of the original May 11, 2008 compliance deadline or received unsolicited extensions, meaning that the REAL ID Act will not become an issue at federal facilities and airports until December 31, 2009.[1]

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