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There are different types of design personalities:
The Traditionalist- this is someone who likes a particular period or regional style of design. These styles include: French Country, Tuscan, Craftsman, Art Deco, Mediterranean, etc. This is a more permanent style and needs updating less often. If you are authentic in your design, then you may only need to introduce accessories like pillows, lamps and recover worn furniture every 10-15 years. You should have investment type pieces of furniture. So, if this is your goal and you can imagine yourself in an English Tudor Home, then you need to identify pieces of furniture that compliment the style you have chosen and pay for quality. These pieces are timeless and classic and are worth the extra money you will spend.
The Trendsetter- this is someone who follows the trends and wants their home to reflect what is current, whether that is with color, shape or style of furniture. If this is you, you update often and don't really need me to tell you when. You probably update every 3-4 years. I would say this is more of a design choice of a younger person who is exploring what their design statement is. It's a good thing. I just would be cautious of what you invest your money in. You may not want to spend a huge amount on the orange sofa, knowing you won't have it longer than 3 years.
The Individualist – This is someone who is a free spirit and it spills over into his or her home. It's an extension of who they are. It's unlike the Traditionalist. It's more internal than external. A Traditionalist likes a particular style because of a place or period and how that makes them feel. An Individualist shows you how they feel. This is the toughest of all to achieve and very few people can pull this off. They can somehow make the oddest of things seem so "cool" and purposeful. This person searches on their journeys and adds things over time. It is never completely done and constantly evolving. It this describes you, then Bravo!! If this is what you would like to achieve, then you need to have a concept, inspiration or something to start your journey from. Maybe it's a painting, movie, place, color, etc. Carry it with you and as you see things that can define an aspect of your character of the character of the loved ones that live in your home (remember it's not all about you). Slowly, over time acquire things you love and then learn how to display them. There is no need to update this type of design, it's always changing.
The "Average Joe" – You bought a house full of furniture after you bought your first home or big promotion and you haven't had time to think about it since. Here's how to begin: make a list, pull images off the Internet and magazines of things you like, take one room at a time, starting with the most used room in the house and start making changes. New paint colors can go a long way. You should update every 7-10 years.
The "I don't have a design bone in my body"- Seek help! An Interior Designer can help your home reflect who you are and function better to suit your family's needs.
Brandy's updating guidelines:
1. Unless you live in a museum, you need to update at least every 10 years.
2. Pillow, lamps and accessories are great to keep things current without spending too much.
3. Update upholstery that is too worn or dusty.
4. Paint is magical!
5. Editing your rooms can be a great update. You don't spend a dime, infact you can make some. If you keep things that no longer hold value in your life then those things will start to suck the life out of you and weigh you down.
6. Change bedding and towels. This is good for the soul!
7. You live in your house, so overtime you tend to not notice what may scream, "change me" to someone else. Everyone knows someone who has style, so call them and ask them to point out things to change. They don't have an emotional attachment, so they can be honest. Don't get defensive; take their advice to heart and really think about the item in question and see if it is that important for you to keep.
8. Beware of seasonal design decisions. Always question yourself, when you make a decision about your home whether it's influenced by the season you are in or the change of seasons. If you want a white sofa in July, it may not be so appealing in December. Is it an impulsive decision? You need to question yourself. There's nothing wrong with changing things for seasons. I have a fur pillow that I love but I don't really want fur in the summer on my bed. I switch them out.
Got any other ideas for updating? Send us a comment! ~Brandy


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Danish-born, Britain-based choreographer Kim Brandstrup is in constant demand as a dance-maker, across a variety of media. His early training in film at the University of Copenhagen has yielded a choreographic approach striking for its powerful narrative style and sensitive depictions of characters and their relationships.
Brandstrup's many works for The Royal Ballet include the Olivier Award-winning Goldberg: The Brandstrup-Rojo Project and the dance film Leda and the Swan, created as part of Deloitte Ignite 14. In preparation for the London premiere of his Ceremony of Innocence, created for The Royal Ballet at the Aldeburgh Festival in 2013, we've gathered together a selection of our favourite Brandstrup moments.
Clara Barbara and Thomas Whitehead in Goldberg – The Brandstrup-Rojo Project, ROH2 © ROH/Johan Persson, 2009
Tamara Rojo and Steven McRae in Goldberg – The Brandstrup-Rojo Project, ROH2 © ROH/Johan Persson, 2009
Thomas Whitehead and Tamara Rojo in Rushes – Fragments of a Lost Story, The Royal Ballet © ROH/Bill Cooper, 2010
Thomas Whitehead and Leanne Benjamin in Rushes – Fragments of a Lost Story, The Royal Ballet © ROH/Bill Cooper, 2010
Alexander Campbell and Itziar Mendizabal in Ceremony of Innocence, The Royal Ballet © Aldeburgh Music / Rob Marrison 2014
Itziar Mendizabal, Alexander Campbell, Deidre Chapman and Johannes Stepanek in Ceremony of Innocence, The Royal Ballet © Aldeburgh Music / Rob Marrison 2014
Goldberg: The Brandstrup-Rojo Project
Goldberg was Brandstrup's second work for the Linbury Studio Theatre. Created in 2009 in response to Tamara Rojo's request for 'something different', Brandstrup used J.S. Bach's Goldberg Variations as the foundation for a piece that takes as its inspiration the fleeting moments of variation in the rehearsal room. Drawing together different approaches and styles of dance in this intimate context, the award-winning Goldberg is 'a beautiful, grown-up piece of fine musical feeling and drama' (Ismene Brown, Arts Desk).
Invitus Invitam
Created for the Royal Ballet in 2010, Invitus Invitam is a four-minute ballet of three anguished, passionate duets, set to Thomas Adès's Three Studies from Couperin. The work was widely acclaimed at its premiere and was nominated for the 2011 Critics' Circle Award for Best Classical Choreography. In this video Brandstrup explores his inspirations for this ballet 'about a reluctant parting of two lovers', which range from Racine to a depiction of the 'feeling of how theatre is made'.
Brandstrup regularly choreographs for operas, musicals, plays and films. His credits including Death in Venice for La Scala, Milan, and The Iron Lady, directed by Phyllida Lloyd. In this production of Carousel for Opera North and Théâtre du Châtelet, Brandstrup's choreography for the central ballet is striking for the characterization it brings to the orphaned Louise.
Death in Venice
Brandstrup has a longstanding association with Benjamin Britten's opera Death in Venice, describing it as 'the piece I've revisited most frequently'. He first worked on the piece in a 1992 production for the Royal Opera House, and in 2007 choreographed this celebrated production for English National Opera, directed by Deborah Warner. Brandstrup's responses to the opera's elegiac tone and themes of lost and corrupted youth have had a powerful impact upon his subsequent interpretations of Britten's music, including Ceremony of Innocence.
Leda and the Swan
Among Brandstrup's most recent projects is his film Leda and the Swan, which was created for The Royal Ballet's Deloitte Ignite 14. Inspired by the eponymous Greek myth, the film stars Royal Ballet Principal Zenaida Yanowsky, Swedish dancer Tommy Franzen and actor Fiona Shaw. Brandstrup described the work as venturing 'into the shady territory between power and submission, active and passive, masculine and feminine'.
The mixed programme is given with generous philanthropic support from Richard and Delia Baker (Ceremony of Innocence), Simon and Virginia Robertson, Kenneth and Susan Green, Karl and Holly Peterson, The Age of Anxiety Production Syndicate, the Friends of Covent Garden and an anonymous donor (The Age of Anxiety) and The Royal Opera House Endowment Fund.

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Leila Letha Gaines, 73, passed away suddenly on December 15, 2013, surrounded by her family.
Leila was born on January 24, 1940, in Stockton, CA to T.J. and Letha Hayes. Leila grew up on the Vignolo Ranch, and then moved to the Linden area where she lived her entire life. She attended Bellota and Everett Grammar Schools and Linden High School. Leila went on to Graduate from Stockton College and attended Sacramento State College. Leila enjoyed a career with San Joaquin County for 50 years working at the County
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Assistant. Leila loved her job and especially the people she worked with daily. Leila was a talented musician who loved to play the cornet, but her passion was the piano. She was often requested to play at recitals, church, and other community events. Leila was a devoted Christian, wife, mother, and grandmother. Leila lived for her family and loved to attend sporting events, spend time with her family, and take care of her animals. Leila will always be remembered for her pictures that she took at events, her generosity and selflessness, and her love of her community.
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Dominic Gonsalves. Leila was preceded in death by her brother Ed Hayes, and her parents, T.J. and Letha Hayes.
Leila was a long time active member of the Linden Peters Pentecostal Assembly, where she was a Treasurer and had played the piano for more than 50 years. She will be sorely missed by her congregation.
Family and friends are invited to attend funeral services Friday Dec. 20, 2013, 10:00 am at DeYoung Shoreline Chapel, 7676 Shoreline Dr. in Stockton. Visitation is Thurs. Dec. 19, 2013 from 10 am - 4 pm. Burial Services will be at the Linden Cemetery.
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MILLEDGEVILLE, Ga. – Sophomore forward Erin Griffin (Lawrenceville, Ga.) of the Georgia College soccer team (1-1) was named the first Bobcat Athlete of the Week of the new school year, for her efforts during the week ending Sept. 2.
Griffin netted the first goal of the 2012 season for GC this week, the game-winning strike against Lees-McRae College at the L-R Classic Sunday. With 16:01 remaining on the second-half clock, Griffin took a cross from Kessler Matheson (Martinez, Ga.) and fired it home.
Georgia College soccer will open up the home slate Friday, Sept. 7 at 7:30 p.m., hosting Nova Southeastern University (0-0) as game two of the 2012 Bobcat Shootout. Game one will feature Tusculum College and No. 8 Saint Leo University, beginning at 5 p.m. on Bobcat Field.
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Andy Cohen will host pop culture show on SiriusXM
NEW YORK (AP) -- Andy Cohen loves pop culture about as much as he loves to talk. Now he'll be talking pop culture even more for a five-week run on SiriusXM.
Cohen, who currently hosts the Bravo talk show, "Watch What Happens Live," says the new satellite radio show will cover more than "The Real Housewives" franchise.
"There will be some 'Housewives' talk, I hope," Cohen said in a telephone interview on Monday. "I want to talk to Caroline (Manzo, "The Real Housewives of New Jersey") about a story that I tell in my book about when they were cast and how that casting went down."
Then he added: "But it's not the 'Housewives' radio show."
He wants the show to pick up where his book, "Most Talkative: Stories From The Front Lines Of Pop Culture," left off. Among the topics he brings up is his love for television, which he says began with it "two inches from my face."
Being passionate about television as a kid, Cohen says one of his favorite shows was the "Battle of the Network Stars," a reality series that pitted stars from the three major networks against one another.
"To me it was like the gay Olympics. It was the biggest stars all wearing bikini-little speedos and tank tops," Cohen said.
His first scheduled guest on his radio show appeared as a contestant.
"Valerie Bertinelli. I really want to talk to her about that," Cohen said intensely.
While he's doing the radio show for only five weeks, Cohen will be burning the candle at both ends. Besides hosting the radio show and "Watch What Happens Live," he's also Bravo's executive vice president of development and talent.
While Cohen is busy, he doesn't think he's approaching Ryan Seacrest territory.
"I don't know. Hopefully, I'll have as good a head of hair as Ryan," Cohen joked.
The one-hour show kicks off Thursday at 10:00 am ET.
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Mumbai: Ram Kapoor, who seems to have broken the image of a stereotypical hero on TV with "Bade Achhe Lagte Hain", never expected to do this. The popular TV actor says the success adds pressure and places responsibility on his shoulders.
As a forty-plus, overweight business tycoon, who is forced to marry middle-class girl Priya Sharma (Shakshi Tanwar) and eventually falls in love with her, Ram kapoor has yielded awesome response for "Bade Achhe Lagte Hain".
"It`s a humbling experience. I still haven`t fully adjusted to it...didn`t expect so much," he said in a group interview.
"I knew I was doing well and was lucky to have hit shows. But I did not expect to change the dynamics of a TV hero. I am still adjusting to it. It fills me with a lot of responsibility because if the audiences give you so much love, you can`t take them for granted," added the actor.
Ram, 39, also known for "Kasamh Se" and for hosting reality show "Rakhi Ka Swayamwar", will next be seen in celebrity cookery show "Welcome - Baazi Mehmaan Nawaazi Ki" on Life Ok.
"I liked the basic idea about food and entertaining guests. I trust the channel and the people behind it. I said yes even though I didn`t really have the time," said the actor who always looked for something different to do besides acting in a daily soap.
"As a TV star, I have always done same character for many years. For example, when I was doing `Kasamh Se`, I was playing Jai Walia for years...and now there is `Bade Achhe Lagte Hain`. So you tend to get stuck."
"So in my other work, I try to look for something different which will motivate me and help me grow as a person," he added.
The actor has been an integral part of the TV industry for many years and points out that the TV industry has grown by leaps and bounds and will continue to do so.
"It has grown so much. Today the amount of media coverage the TV actors get didn`t happen earlier. This is just the beginning. I feel the TV industry will grow so much that after 15 years there will be no difference between our TV industry and that of the West," he said.
A superstar on television, he doesn`t let such thoughts overpower him.
"I value-add to different shows in a different way. TV has become very cut-throat. The people running channels know what they want. If they feel they want my value addition to the project, then only they come to me. So I have the luxury not to think about such things," he said.
Is he satisfied with his career graph?
"To be able to live your passion and make money out of it, is a dream. I am fully aware of the number of people who come to Bombay to make it in showbiz and hardly two percent of them get a break and I am happy to be a part of that two percent. But in my assessment of where I want to reach, I know I have a long way to go. So I choose not to get satisfied," he said.
Why does he avoid media?
"I am not too comfortable with the media. If it was up to me, I would not come in front of the media at all. I would only do my work.
"But I know media is a part of the industry. But for me, it never comes naturally to me, so I try to keep it to the minimum. Also, I am shooting most of the month, so I don`t even have too much time," he said.


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Darryl Smith CSA necesitaba un nuevo diseño de logotipo y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 168 diseños de 56 diseñadores freelance.
Synergy Life Financial Consulting
Progressive financial services company looking to convey a message of sophisticated simplicity. We are looking to remove the complexity and anxiety that comes with financial planning. We bring a lot of professionalism and experience to the table. The internet gives people information we provide the wisdom to help them chose the right path.
We are seeking very busy, entrepreneurial small business owners and professionals who are not part of DIY crowd - they want experts on their team who can provide them with accurate and concise information without all the fluff. They are comfortable working with professionals on a online basis (like us with 99desings) and will commit to the planning work we do for them. We are very big believers in the AIDA formula Attention, Interest, Desire, Action. We would also like to create a new website and educational material to support clients planning decisions.
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Synergy Life
Financial Consulting
would consider ideas in lower case with the "dex" font.
current colours are blue and gold - we are also open to orange and kind of a mossy green. We want to make sure we are not mistaken for some kind of environmental company as the Synergy name may be confusing.
We use the tag line - Financial Synergy for Life - can be used in the logo - does not have to be.
Open for a icon or stamp to be included in the logo
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Defending champion Novak Djokovic shrugged off a injury scare to win his Shanghai Masters opener yesterday, keeping alive the prospect of a mouthwatering quarter-final with Roger Federer, who also progressed.
Top seed Djokovic cantered through the first set against Spain's Marcel Granollers for the loss of only two games, but early in the second he pulled up in obvious discomfort and called for the ATP Tour trainer, who applied heavy taping to his right foot and ankle.
Despite the medical treatment, the 26-year-old did not look inconvenienced as he returned to the court to seal a 6-2, 6-0 victory, hitting a total of 26 winners.
The Serb, newly dethroned from the world No. 1 ranking by Rafael Nadal, played down the incident afterwards.
"It was just an awkward movement. I was in an off-balance position. I was running and I made a quick movement that caused a sharp pain at that instant moment, but after the match we determined that it's nothing serious, so it's all fine," Djokovic said.
Federer, who has slipped to seventh in the world rankings and faces a battle to qualify for next month's ATP World Tour Finals in London, won 6-4, 6-3 against Italian Andreas Seppi after a testing start.
The Swiss great, playing his first match since a disappointing US Open, lost his serve early, but broke back immediately against the world No. 22, repeating the feat to take the opening set. A single break in the second was enough to seal the match.
Earlier, Germany's world No. 23 Philipp Kohlschreiber rattled a feverish Juan Martin del Potro, striking 50 winners and 22 aces in a brave display of attacking tennis that had the Argentine searching for answers, before he dug deep to win 3-6, 6-3, 7-6 (7/4).
Kohlschreiber won the opening set, but sixth seed Del Potro, fresh from winning his third title of the year at the Japan Open, leveled the second set courtesy of a single break and kept his nerve to win a third-set tiebreak.
Del Potro, 25, said afterwards that he felt feverish, admitting he was lucky that his opponent made errors at key moments in the deciding tiebreak.
"Last night, I couldn't sleep really well," the Argentine said. "This morning I took ibuprofen, a couple of pills, trying to help me feeling better, but I'm not 100 percent yet."
"I think my serve helped me a lot to keep playing for the three sets because I made many aces," he added. "With my serve I didn't run too much. I was lucky in the tiebreak because he made a few mistakes with his backhand. I won a really tough match."
Fourth seed Tomas Berdych of the Czech Republic beat Spain's Feliciano Lopez 7-6 (7/5), 6-2, while seventh seed Jo-Wilfried Tsonga eased past Spain's Pablo Andujar 6-3, 6-2.
Veteran Tommy Haas put out fellow German Daniel Brands, but top US player John Isner lost in straight sets to Argentina's Carlos Berlocq. There were also wins for seeded players Stanislas Wawrinka and Kei Nishikori.
Spain's Tommy Robredo retired from his match against Italy's Fabio Fognini with a wrist injury when trailing by a set.
In the late matches, second seed Nadal defeated Ukraine's Alexandr Dolgopolov 6-3, 6-2, third seed David Ferrer of Spain beat Lukas Rosol of the Czech Republic 6-3, 6-4 and 10th seed Milos Raonic of Canada knocked out Spain's Fernando Verdasco 7-6 (7/1), 3-6, 6-3.
Djokovic, Nadal and David Ferrer have already qualified for the end-of-season showpiece in London. Britain's Andy Murray, a beaten finalist at last year's Shanghai Masters, has withdrawn from the tournament as he recovers from back surgery.


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Liability for Unpaid Workers' Comp
You Might Have To Pay Someone Else's Workers' Comp Premiums
|Did you know...
|Under Washington State law*, you or your business could be liable for the unpaid workers' compensation (industrial insurance) premiums of any business you hire or contract with. More...
In the construction industry, you can protect yourself from liability for your subcontractor's unpaid premiums by ensuring ALL of the following requirements are met:
- You, the prime contractor, and your subcontractor(s) are registered as contractors under RCW 18.27 (app.leg.wa.gov) or licensed under RCW 19.28 (app.leg.wa.gov).
- Your contracted work is the work of a contractor as described in RCW 18.27.010 (app.leg.wa.gov).
- Your subcontractor maintains a set of books and records that reflect all of the business' income and expenses. (You need to review them for your protection.)
- Your subcontractor works out of their own storefront location or home office that is used regularly and exclusively for the business and is eligible for an IRS business deduction. (You need to visit his or her place of business and make sure.)
- You are not supervising your subcontractor or their employees. See A Guide to Hiring Independent Contractors in Washington State (F101 063 000).
- Your subcontractor has an industrial insurance (workers' compensation) account with L&I in good standing, or is certified by L&I as self insured.*
- You must verify this when you hire a subcontractor and each year by checking their Employer Liability Certificate at Verify Workers' Comp Premium Status. Print it and keep it on file, then remember to check it again a year later.
- You may fill out a Subcontractor Tracking Request form at Verify Workers' Comp Premium Status, and L&I will notify you if your subcontractor falls behind on workers' compensation requirements.
*Note: If your subcontractor is a sole proprieter who meets all the above requirements but does not have employees, they're not required to have an industrial insurance account.
- You must verify this when you hire a subcontractor and each year by checking their Employer Liability Certificate at Verify Workers' Comp Premium Status. Print it and keep it on file, then remember to check it again a year later.
You must ensure that all of the above requirements are met to receive protection from liability for your sub's unpaid premiums. Please note that you will NOT receive protection from liability if you only meet the last requirement.
Note: You should also verify that an independent contractor or subcontractor you are hiring has an active Department of Revenue tax registration account (dor.wa.gov). You might be an employer and not know it.


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Insurance Guy necesitaba un nuevo diseño de logotipo y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 185 diseños de 53 diseñadores freelance.
Capital Insurance Group
This is a new independent insurance agency located in Texarkana Texas. Texarkana is on the border of Texas and Arkansas. They call Texarkana the Twin City. However, we will be conducting business in several states including Texas, Arkansas, Oklahoma and Louisiana.
This company is a partnership between 3 ladies. All three of us ladies have spouses which have been selling insurance for over 20 years(each) so we have it in our blood.
We will sell all kinds of insurance, home auto, commercial, health, dental, boat, rv and life and financial services. We hope to grow and hire more agents to work with us in the future. We have lots of competition so we need to stand out from the others, but we also need to show stability since we offer financial services, life insurance, iras, mutual funds and annuities.
We will run a very professional agency and hope to have a lot of fun doing it while taking very good care of our customers.
We hope to write a lot of commercial insurance, so our target audience will be other businesses and also families who own home and have several autos in the garage and may own a boat or rv and have a need for life insurance or other financial services. All ages and all business is welcome.
Not a lot of requirements. We want to leave this up to you. We will be using this logo on our letterhead, yellow page ad, business cards and also on our sign on the front door and a larger sign in the lawn area in front of our business.
We would like the logo to be recognizable and rememberable. We have a lot of compeitition so we have to standout in the crowd, but at the same time showing stability and strength.
What would draw you to call us if you saw our ad in the phone book versus all of our competitors? What would make you want to call us for a quote on your car insurance versus State Farm, Allstate, Farmers etc.
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Frequently-Asked Questions (FAQ)
What is the SHIP program?
SHIP is Washington State's Labor and Industries Safety and Health Investment Projects grant program.
What types of products does SHIP fund?
We fund two types of projects.
- Safety and Health, which promotes safe and healthy work practices; and
- Return to Work, which supports projects that assists injured to return to work sooner.
What are some of the projects that you've funded?
SHIP has invested in everything from a project that developed a best practices health and safety manual for Washington wine making industry to instructional videos that demonstrate safe practices during logging operations.
You can find all completed projects that SHIP has funded, along with their final reports, on our website. Our website also contains a complete list of all the currently open projects to date that are not yet completed. Please take the time to go through all of the projects and products and download whatever may be useful to you or your business.
Who can use the final products resulting from SHIP grant funds?
All products developed as a result of a SHIP grant are available to the public and will be accessible for download from the SHIP website once the projects are completed.
Where does the SHIP program get its funding?
SHIP grant program gets funded through the Washington State Department of Labor & Industries' workers compensation Medical Aid fund.
What makes the SHIP Program unique?
The SHIP program's goal and approach are unique – to promote the prevention of workplace injury and illness and to support projects that assist in returning injured workers back to work more quickly.
How can a SHIP grant save businesses money?
Preventing a single workplace injury can save an employer as much as $750,000 in lost productivity and worker's compensation costs and can save employees a lifetime of disability. SHIP grants promote investment in workplace safety but they also stop the untold economic losses from preventable injuries.
Who can apply for a SHIP grant?
Any agency, firm, organization, individual or other legal entity such as, but not limited to:
- Trade/business associations.
- Employers (including but not limited to private, public, non-profit or self-insured employers, if collaborating with medical aid fund employees).
- Employees.
- Labor unions.
- Employee organizations.
- Joint labor and management groups.
- Educational institutions in collaboration with state fund employers or employee representatives ("collaboration" means thir in active project management participation in the project by the collaborating business or labor partners).
- Others deemed eligible by L&I
Please see Eligibility Charts (Safety & Health Eligibility Chart (296 KB PDF). or RTW Eligibility Chart (298 KB PDF)) on our website
I have an idea for a grant. Can you tell me if my idea fits with your programs requirements?
Please check the Eligibility Charts page 3 for Product Eligibility (Safety & Health Eligibility Chart (296 KB PDF). or RTW Eligibility Chart (298 KB PDF)).
- We have specific guidelines about what SHIP can and will support through our grants. If you are seeking information on our grant guidelines, please review the content we have on our website. And if you still have questions, come to one of our workshops - see our website for a list of upcoming workshops. If no workshops are scheduled, you may call to schedule one. Or you can contact us at firstname.lastname@example.com or phone: 360 902-5588. We will try to answer any questions you may have.
I've never applied for a SHIP grant before. Where do I begin?
First check the Eligibility Charts (Safety & Health Eligibility Chart (296 KB PDF). or RTW Eligibility Chart (298 KB PDF)) to find out if you and your project are eligible.
You may be able to find the information you need by looking over the application and instructions, located on our website at: http://www.Safetygrants.Lni.wa.gov
If you still need more information, SHIP offers information workshops throughout the year. If there are no workshops scheduled or none in your area, call us and we can meet with you to go over the process.
Where do I get an application for a SHIP grant?
You can find both Safety & Health application and instructions; and Return to Work application and instructions on the SHIP website.
Before I start the application process, how do I find out if I qualify for a SHIP grant?
See the Eligibility Charts (Safety & Health Eligibility Chart (296 KB PDF). or RTW Eligibility Chart (298 KB PDF)) on our website. If you have further questions on the Eligibility Charts, contact the SHIP Program at email: email@example.com or phone: 360 902-5588.
When are applications due?
Grant cycles usually open twice a year. To find out current open and close cycles for both S&H and RTW visit our homepage at: www.SafetyGrants.lni.wa.gov.
Does SHIP have funding priorities with each open cycle?
All projects must address workplace safety/health needs for employers and employees covered by workers compensation Medical Aid fund.
Priority will be given to proposals that encourage collaboration between employers and employees or their representatives.
What types of activities are not eligible for funding?
SHIP funds may NOT be used for:
- Lobbying or political activities
- Supporting, opposing or developing legislative or regulatory initiatives
- Any activity not designed to reduce workplace injury, illnesses, fatalities, or assist injured workers in returning to work.
Who do I contact if I have further questions?
Contact the SHIP Program at email: firstname.lastname@example.com or phone: 360 902-5588


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GOP, Kochs eye N.C. gains
The GOP lost big nationally in 2012, but may have found the key to future success in one southern state.
Cash from groups backed by the Koch brothers and others helped North Carolina Republicans build a robust conservative infrastructure and fundraising network, leading to the GOP winning both the governor's mansion and the state legislature in the same year for the first time since Reconstruction.
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That takeover didn't come overnight, but it caught Democrats by surprise, especially since Barack Obama carried the state in 2008 and lost only by 2 percentage points last year.
( PHOTOS: Republican money men)
The hope, say conservatives, is to replicate their successes elsewhere.
"Getting dramatic economic change at the federal level is very difficult," said Tim Phillips, president of the Koch-backed Americans for Prosperity. "A few years ago, the idea we had was to create model states. North Carolina was a great opportunity to do that – more so than any other state in the region. If you could turn around a state like that, you could get real reform."
Since November, change has come quickly.
Gov. Pat McCrory appointed a Koch ally and major Republican donor, Art Pope, as the state's budget director.
( Also on POLITICO: Dems learn money isn't everything)
In the legislature, Republicans are expected to pass an overhaul of the state's tax code, the public education system and election laws, including a controversial voter ID bill. The state House on Monday voted to allow concealed weapons on college campuses, at sporting events and in businesses that serve alcohol.
Several other measures, such as one that would establish Christianity as the official state religion, are not expected to pass but have made national headlines in recent weeks.
And last month, Pope proposed eliminating public financing for judicial races, and McCrory canned members of the State Board of Elections just as the board announced an investigation into contributions made to governor's campaign.
Democrats are still trying to figure out what happened.
"I'll do anything for an hour with David Axelrod and for him to tell us what do to," said Martin Nesbitt, a top Democrat in the state Senate.
( Also on POLITICO: Democratic strategist: Party 'in decline')
There's fear on the left that the outside cash and gerrymandered districts means the bad news isn't over. Sen. Kay Hagan, won on the coattails of Obama's 2008 win but is considered vulnerable next year. Rep. Mike McIntyre, who was re-elected by fewer than 600 votes last year, is also a top Republican target.
The Republican establishment has taken notice. McCrory gave the Republican weekly radio address last Saturday and Karl Rove is scheduled to speak at the state GOP convention next month in Charlotte. (A Rove spokesman declined to elaborate on the speech.)


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Luis Figo
Daily Forecast for October 20th 2019
Luis Figo is a Soccer Player.
He was born on Saturday November 4th 1972, in Almada, Portugal,.
October 20th 2019 is a day of problem solving for Luis Figo. That can be achieved through his creativity, optimism, and ability to share feelings with others today. Luis is also capable of gathering and using information today when approaching a challenge.
Help is received today from unexpected source, and news are to be expected from distant source.
Figo enjoys a pleasant evening, and quality encounters that involve sharing of feelings.
While studying the color and flavor of the day, it is a good practice to keep in mind the greater meaning of October and the master plan of 2019 in Luis' life.
You and Luis
About Luis' Numerological Forecast & Personal Day Cycle
Just as Luis Figo evolves through a nine-year cycle and experiences the nine-month cycle, he is also subjected to nine-day cycles, even though their impact is subtle compared to the Personal Year and even Personal Month cycles. The Personal Day cycles proceed according to the same pattern - 1 through 9 - that the Personal Year and Personal Month cycles do. The numbers within the daily cycles have a similar impact on Luis to the yearly and monthly cycles - though less pronounced.
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Every other Thursday, we bring you Nicholas Day -- on cooking for children, and with children, and despite children. Also, occasionally, on top of.
Today: Nicholas gives us not one, but six dinner ideas out of an egg. Starting with shakshuka.
This year I will feed my children too many eggs.Does this count as a resolution? It's how I prefer mine: modest and resigned. Because this probably isn't the year to join the high fliers who soar to high heights. It's probably the year to do the same thing you were doing anyway. But to do it better.Which is why: eggs. When there is no dinner to be seen—not ready in the freezer, not gestating in the fridge—eggs are there for us. An embarrassing percentage of Isaiah's body was built with egg protein: fried with sardines, over-easy on English muffins, scrambled next to roasted vegetables. You've heard of the flight-versus-invisibility question? There's a poultry version: which would you rather have—the chicken or the egg?We pick the egg. Until our rebellious children become vegans and destroy our family forever, we live on eggs.But this year they will be better.A long time ago, someone misshelved eggs in the breakfast half of the day. As Tamar Adler has observed, this is unwise. Eggs have an almost magical ability to transform whatever was in your kitchen into a meal. They're like that reality show about the British nanny who comes and molds a dysfunctional household into a family-like shape. Eggs mold your dysfunctional ingredients into a dinner-like shape. For the New Year, I've assembled these half-dozen frames for eggs. They aren't recipes, exactly, except for the last—they're more like outlines. But together they'll make your 2013 a double-yolk year.
Fried rice: for the basics, see the Jean-Georges genius tutorial. But—and this is crucial—make it less elegant: add some hearty greens, a spare amount of abandoned canned tomatoes, some poor huddled vegetable yearning to be free. And then drench your egg in fish sauce, plus chiles. Explain to the table that anyone who doesn't want their egg drenched in fish sauce is wrong. Restes: for braised leftovers—the liquid, the bits of meat, the mush of vegetables. Get your oven hot. Simmer up a good cup of leftover liquid and an equal amount of meat and vegetable scraps. Crack some eggs on top and bake until done. (Or do the whole thing on the stove: the same principles apply.) You'll need bread.From India: take a half-dozen eggs, whisk, dump in a hot, well-buttered saucepan. Add a chopped chile of your preferred heat. Instead of scrambling, fold the eggs toward the center, like folding sheets. Add a handful of golden raisins and the same of chopped cashews. Continue folding. Leave a touch wet. (From Mangoes and Curry Leaves, very loosely. A great book of Indian egg dishes remains to be written.)Pasta: but do I need to say this? For nights when even carbonara is too hard, there is no shame in serving your children pasta with olive oil and garlic and parmesan and a fried egg on top. (You're never too young to start eating like a bachelor.) For any residual guilt: frozen peas. Frittata sandwiches: make your preferred frittata (mine is with a lot of sautéed chard and ricotta). Slice. Place on bread. Charge children $9 each and make them wait for a table.And then there's shakshuka.
Shakshuka had its moment in the States recently, but I worry that no one noticed. If you did, carry on. If not: Tunisian in origin, Israeli by adoption, tomato-sauced, spiced eggs. This version, tangy with dollops of yogurt, is from Yotam Ottolenghi and Sami Tamimi's recent Jerusalem.We ate it the other night. It went well with biscuits. Baby Mila decorated the floor with tomato-flecked egg whites. I was feeling pleased with myself. Eggs are a fittingly metaphorical way to begin the New Year, I was thinking. They're embryonic. "Dada?" Isaiah said, poking at his plate. "Yes, Bean?""I hate eggs."
Tomato-y, Yogurt-y Shakshuka
Adapted from Yotam Ottolenghi and Sami Tamimi's Jerusalem (Ten Speed Press, 2012)Serves 42 tablespoons olive oil1 teaspoon harissa (add more if desired)2 teaspoons tomato paste2 large red peppers, diced4 garlic cloves, finely chopped1 teaspoon ground cuminOne 28-ounce can of diced or crushed tomatoes6 eggs1/2 cup labneh or Greek yogurt
See the full recipe (and save and print it) here.
Photos by James Ransom
A New Way to Dinner, co-authored by Food52's founders Amanda Hesser and Merrill Stubbs, is an indispensable playbook for stress-free meal-planning (hint: cook foundational dishes on the weekend and mix and match 'em through the week).
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Hey guys I was asked by a professor to find some ideas of challenges the incoming students can perform using multiple sensors. I was wondering if any of you with experience with the Mindstorm/NXT stuff if you had done any 'neat' challenges. The professor said she wants to use all of the sensors in a single challenge, if possible.
I've taken a cursory look and found the usual, e.g: kick the red ball instead of the blue ball, follow a maze of certain colored tape to get to a finish line, follow a sound, etc etc.
Any suggestions?


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American Repertory Ballet's Nutcracker has been a holiday tradition since 1964. In the current production, under the direction of Artistic Director Douglas Martin, ARB's professional dancers are joined by students from Princeton Ballet School to tell the story of a young girl and how a mysterious gift brings about enchanted dreams and fantastical scenes. The dancers bring to life the production's original party scene, choreographed by company founder Audrée Estey, full of warmth and joy, before entering the fantastical and a snow forest and Land of Sweets, featuring choreography by Douglas Martin. Spectacular sets by Carl Sprague, including a magnificent growing Christmas tree, and costumes by Gina Ricca create the atmosphere of dreamlike magic. Whether it's your first time, an annual tradition, or a once-in-a-lifetime experience, ARB's Nutcracker is a perfect holiday treat for your entire family to be transported and inspired.
For ticket information and pricing, go to http://www.mccarter.org/home.aspx?page_id=1.


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ZTE Grand X Plus Z826 hard reset
You can reset your ZTE device password after power on: input *983*987# in emergency dial-up pad. Select Erase everything. It will restore factory settings and your personal data will be erased.Turn off your ZTE Grand X Plus Z826. Press Volume UP + POWER ON.
All data will be deleted!
ZTE Grand X Plus Z826 hard reset from menuOr if your phone is responding to screen input, then open Settings from the Applications menu. Tap Backup & reset > Factory data reset, click Reset phone and then Erase everything to format your phone.
To reset the ZTE Grand X Plus Z826 device from time to time for optimum performance, power off the device and remove the battery. Reinsert it and turn on your Andorid phone.


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I've installed recently WordPress (I guess it should be 3.0? cannot find easily the version number) and my first post appears only the title (linked) and to see the full text one must click the title.
Is there a setting for displaying the full text of a post instead of the title?


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Starring Bridgit Mendler, Adam Hicks, Hayley Kiyoko, Blake Michael, Naomi Scott, Tisha Campbell-Martin and Christopher McDonald
Production has begun in Albuquerque, New Mexico, on the music-driven "Lemonade Mouth," a Disney Channel Original Movie that tells kids and tweens that building your confidence rocks and finding your destiny rules. The story follows five disparate high school students who meet in detention, realize they are destined to rock, and ultimately form a band that becomes a champion for students sidelined by the high school elite. The blockbuster Disney Channel Original Movie franchise has produced basic cable's #1 movie with Kids 6-11 and/or Tweens from 2002-09.
The movie was written by April Blair based on the book Lemonade Mouth by Mark Peter Hughes, and is directed by award-winning Patricia Riggen ("La Misma Luna" aka "Under the Same Moon") and executive-produced by Debra Martin Chase ("The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants," Disney Channel's "The Cheetah Girls" movies) and choreographed by Chris Scott. It is scheduled to premiere in 2011 on Disney Channel.
Starring are: Bridgit Mendler (Disney Channel's "Good Luck Charlie") as lead vocalist Olivia White, Adam Hicks (Disney XD's "Zeke and Luther") as keyboardist Wen Giford, Hayley Kiyoko (Disney Channel's "Wizards of Waverly Place") as electric guitarist Stella Yamada, Naomi Scott (Disney Channel UK's "Life Bites") as bass guitarist Mohini, Blake Michael (who was discovered during an open casting call conducted by Disney Channels Worldwide) as percussionist Charlie Delgado, Nick Roux as Scott Pickett, Chris Brochu as Ray Beach from rival band Mudslide Crush, Tisha Campbell-Martin ("My Wife and Kids") as music teacher Miss Reznick and Christopher McDonald ("Family Law") as Principal Brenigan.
The "Lemonade Mouth" pop music soundtrack will include nine original songs by songwriters Aris Archontis, Felicia Barton, Maria Christensen, Ali Dee, Andy Dodd, Tom Leonard, Jeannie Lurie, Niclas Molinder, Chen Neeman, Joacim Persson, Lindy Robbins, Shridhar Solanki, Matthew Tishler, Bryan Todd, Reed Vertelney and Adam Watts. "Lemonade Mouth" is a production of GWAVE Productions, LLC.
Disney Channel is a 24-hour kid-driven, family inclusive television network that taps into the world of kids and families through original series and movies. Currently available on basic cable in over 99 million U.S. homes and to millions of other viewers on Disney Channels around the world, Disney Channel is part of the Disney/ABC Television Group.


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The release of Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit in exchange for some 1,000 Palestinian prisoners is a breakthrough for the detainees and their families.
The return home of a frail-seeming Mr. Shalit, an Israeli everyman, has transfixed the nation. In the West Bank and in Gaza, returning prisoners have set off emotional celebrations of their own. The homecomings have been played to the hilt by Hamas, Fatah, and the Netanyahu administration for whatever domestic political gain can be wrung from them.
But pay no heed to editorials or news articles that hint this prisoner swap is going to reframe peace talks between the Israelis and Palestinians, dramatically improve the faltering position of Hamas, or lead to a thawing in chilly relations between Israel and Egypt, which helped facilitate the ongoing prisoner exchange.
Yes, Israel negotiated with Hamas, a group they and the US consider to be terrorists. But pragmatically dealing with opponents is nothing new for Israel, particularly when it comes to returning Israeli soldiers.
In 1985, Israeli negotiated the release of three of its soldiers held in Lebanon by the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine - General Command, which it also deemed a terrorist group, in return for more than 1,100 Palestinian prisoners. After two Mossad agents were caught in Jordan after trying to assassinate Hamas leader Khaled Meshaal in 1997, Israel released Hamas spiritual leader Ahmed Yassin (later assassinated himself by Israel in Gaza) in exchange for their safe return.
And in 2004, Israel negotiated with Hezbollah the release of Elhannan Tannenbaum, a reserve colonel in the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) who had been kidnapped while traveling abroad seeking to conduct a drug deal with the group. Israel released 400 Palestinian prisoners and the bodies of about 60 Hezbollah fighters in exchange for Tannenbaum and the remains of three Israeli soldiers.
There was something for everyone in the deal. But that's of little relevance to the principal issue of the Palestinian conflict – land for peace. While the Israeli public seems, by and large, willing to swallow releasing over 1,000 people, many convicted of murder and other violent crimes, in exchange for a soldier, that doesn't say much about a political willingness to compromise on settlements in the West Bank and East Jerusalem.
Could Hamas, whose popularity has faded in Gaza since it swept elections in 2005, dramatically improve its position thanks to the deal? It's hard to see a huge change in its political position. For years, the group had insisted that a number of prominent Palestinian prisoners would have to be included in any deal for Shalit, most importantly Marwan Barghouti. Mr. Barghouti is probably the Fatah official with the most credibility on the street in the West Bank, and his release would have certainly shaken up Palestinian politics. But he remains in Israeli prison, serving a life sentence on a murder charge.
In 2008, Israel and Hamas neared a day on Shalit's release, then as now with the involvement of Cairo. But the proposed deal fell apart over Barghouti. Why Hamas was more willing to compromise on that issue now is unclear. But Barghouti would have been the big prize, not least because a major Fatah leader would have been indebted to the group, raising the prospects of meaningful reconciliation.
Now, while there will certainly be some good will for Hamas generated by the release, the structural problem for the organization in Gaza remains. Once seen as a clean-handed alternative to the Fatah kleptocrats they replaced, Hamas itself has grown increasingly thuggish and alienated many Gazans. Emblematic was their attempt to ban celebrations of the popular call by Fatah's Mahmoud Abbas for Palestinian statehood at the UN, with Palestinian flags taken from crowds in Gaza, demonstrators roughed up, and some supporters of the bid arrested.
Hamas has also banned Gaza students from traveling to the US to study, and has engaged in the same sorts of patronage that turned so many Gazans against Fatah when they were running the strip. In a June poll, the Palestinian Centre for Policy and Survey Research found that just 29 percent of Palestinians would vote for Hamas if new elections were held, with 45 percent throwing their support behind Fatah. In the 2005 parliamentary elections, Hamas crushed Fatah – taking 76 seats in the 132 member legislature against 43 for Fatah.
Further afield, Hamas' reliance on support from Syria, with much of its leadership living in Damascus, has hurt the group's image. Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's bloody anti-democracy crackdown has left Hamas dependent on a patron that most Arabs abhor and whose position is certain to be weakened, whatever the outcome of the struggle for democracy in Syria.
And what of Egypt's relationship with Israel? Yes, Egypt played an important role in this deal – which has led some to see the prospects of an improving Egyptian-Israeli relationship after a rocky year in which former President Hosni Mubarak fell, Egyptian troops were shot by Israeli ones along the border, and the Israeli embassy in Cairo shut after it was breached by an angry group of protesters. But public anti-Israeli sentiment in Egypt is going to continue to be expressed. While a permanent rupture doesn't seem likely soon, neither does a return to the cozy security cooperation of the Mubarak years.


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I feel guilty as soon as my husband sees the computer screen. He doesn't even have to say anything. The look on his face says it all: "What the cluck!"
I was supposed to be in bed a long time ago, but instead I'm online, looking at chicks.
Amish, Quaker, lean-to: they're all up there on the screen, plain as day. I've spent the last two hours lusting over chicken coops.
I've got chickens on the brain. It happens to me every year right about now.
For the past seven years I've wanted chickens. For the past six years I've talked myself out of it. The reasons against having chickens are just so darn reasonable. Do I have extra time? No. Do I want to deal with more poop? No. Would it be cost efficient? No.
Defying all logic, I still want chickens.
There's nothing I like to look at more than a nice- sized cedar coop, wrapped up in hardware cloth, with a slide-out cleaning tray. Add some Plexiglas and a few locks, and, oooh, baby! I'm already imagining the girls.
It's not like I want to do something really crazy, like raise backyard tilapia. I'm not even petitioning the city for a dwarf milking goat.
Lots of people in our neighborhood have chickens. I know, because I can't stop looking at their coops. When my family goes for a walk to the park, I lead us on a circuitous route just so I can check out the goods.
But not everyone in my family shares my chicken obsession. "Go ahead," my husband told me. "If we get chickens, you're in charge. Have fun dealing with rats."
That's the biggest reason of all against having chickens! I'm terrified of rats! I've even developed an OCD routine for taking out the compost. I always kick the barrel and wait a few seconds, just to make sure I don't hear scurrying.
It's not just the rats. I'm trying to imagine how I would solve other poultry problems, and I just can't.
What would I do if one of my hens became egg bound (i.e. had an egg stuck up her cloaca)? All possible solutions sound abhorrent and messy. Or what if a raccoon reached into the coop and maimed one of my layers? I don't want to handle a crisis like that.
Fresh eggs from my own back yard would be wonderful. But when it comes to facing backyard farm drama, I just keep chickening out.
Jennifer Bardsley is an Edmonds mom of two and blogs at teachingmybabytoread.blog.com.


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Christie Joins GOP Governors in Expanding Medicaid Under Obamacare
New Jersey Governor Chris Christie announced, an opponent of the Affordable Care Act, aka Obamacare, said Tuesday that his state will participate in Medicaid expansion that is a centerpiece of the law's attempt to give health insurance to the uninsured.
Christie's is the eighth Republican Republican governor to buy into the Medicaid expansion, which was made optional by the U.S. Supreme Court decision on Obamacare.
"While we already have one of the most expansive and generous Medicaid programs in the nation, including the second-highest eligibility rate for children, we have an opportunity to ensure an even greater number of New Jerseyans who are at or near the poverty line have access to critical health services beginning in January 2014," Christie said at the State House today during an address on the New Jersey budget.
Half the states have agreed to participate in Medicaid expansion, according to health consulting firm the Advisory Board.
The program will get its funding from the federal government for its first three years and begin contributing 10 percent of the costs in 2020, Christie said.
The announcement came as a bit of a surprise as Christie has often criticized the Affordable Care Act, but it also comes in the wake of an announcement from the Obama administration that states can lower their Medicaid payments to doctors and health care providers.
The New Jersey governor was quick to distance himself from Obama's signature health care legislation today.
"I am not a fan of the Affordable Care Act," Christie said. "I think it's wrong for New Jersey, and I think it's wrong for America."
The governor twice vetoed state legislation that would have created health care exchanges under the ACA, saying the federal government had not made clear how much such a system would cost his state.
But today he reasoned that if New Jerseyians refused the Obamacare funds in the Medicaid expansion program, they would simply be spent on health care ventures in neighboring states.
"I will make all my judgments as governor based on what I believe is best for New Jersey."
The New Jersey Star-Ledger first reported Christie's plans hours before his press conference.


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Great odin's raven!
Funnyman Will Ferrell may be able get the laughs but he can't seem to bring the big bucks to the box office.
The "SNL" alum was rated the No. 1 most overpaid actor in Hollywood after it was estimated that for ever dollar he earned he would return only $3.29 to his studio, according to Forbes magazine.
Ferrell starred in the box office bomb "Land of the Lost," which cost about $100 million in production costs and drew in about $65 million worldwide, according to The Hollywood Reporter.The 2008 "Semi-Pro" drew in $43 million in box office revenue and "Step Brothers" tallied $128 million.
The list was compiled by examining a list of the top 100 actors considering factors such as cost of production, box office revenue and other sales compared to the stars' salaries. Billy Bob Thornton, Tom Cruise and Jim Carrey made the top 10 most overpaid actors.
Actor Shia LeBeouf made the studio $160 for every dollar he earned. The "Transformers" star was dubbed the most underpaid.
Stay classy, Ferrell.


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Daughter of
Timothy &
Aldrich, died
Dec 20, 1829
This child was the granddaughter of the Timothy I blogged about earlier, daughter of his son Timothy. Temperance is buried nearby, although I could not find a marker for the younger Timothy. He remarried after Temperance died; perhaps he and his second wife are buried elsewhere.
The child buried here was my first cousin, four times removed. I wish she had a name.


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A Diridon Station planning session is set for Monday, January 10, at 6:30 p.m. in the Alma Community Center, 136 West Alma Avenue.
The San José City Council will receive an update on Diridon Station, including the work of the Good Neighbor Committee, on Jan. 25.
Silicon Valley Bicycle Coalition (SVBC), Greenbelt Alliance, and residents of the Diridon area will be there to discuss shared goals for the future of this transit hub. Carlos Babcock of SVBC will give a presentation on how Diridon can become a bicycling magnet, as well as lessons learned from Portland and San Diego.


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BIRMINGHAM, Ala. -- The Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles finished second in this weekend's Samford Tournament, capping off play against the hosting Samford Bulldogs Sunday afternoon. TTU took the 2-0 loss, but earned three spots on the All-Tournament Team.
Samford jumped ahead quickly, netting their first goal on Becca Toler in the 13th minute off of a direct kick from 35 yards out. Leah Leppert earned her first goal on the season as she found the upper left hand corner with the shot.
Toler would face 17 more shots from a powerful Bulldog offense, racking up five saves on the day and only allowing one more goal. The 2-0 goal came in the 51st minute of play when Paige Lanter's corner kick connected with Sabbath McKiernan-Allen, who headed the ball over Toler.
Samford keeper Alyssa Whitehead was credited with the win, notching four saves on the day.
En route to spots on the All-Tournament team, sophomores Kris Cambon and Kerri Reid each contributed two shots on the day, while Brooke Mayo and Jacquie Watkins each added one. Cambron, who started the scoring for the Golden Eagles in their win over Georgia Southern yesterday, and Reid each tallied four shots total on the weekend.
Leigh Heffner was honored on the All-Tournament team for her contributions defensively for Tech.
With a record of 2-5, the Golden Eagles will return to Cookeville for Wednesday evening's matchup against Louisiana Tech at 4 p.m.


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We tend to gloss over at the sight of red carpets, but these candid, backstage polaroids—shot by photographer Lucas Michael at Sunday night's Golden Globe Awards, using a Warhol-era instant camera—capture stars looking like real people. Well-dressed, attractive, hilarious real people, but still.
While Paul Rudd, above left, definitely took home the night's prize for best botched dialog, his bow tie comes off as a little stiff. We'll award best-dressed to the incomparable Oscar winner Daniel Day-Lewis, whose floppy bow carries far more character—and gives an appropriate nod to 19th-century presidential style.
Check out more of our favorites below (click images to enlarge)—and view the rest at New York Magazine's Vulture.com.
Christoph Waltz. Buzz cut x thick rims—digging the Trainspotting vibe.
Julianne Moore. What can we say, we're suckers for freckles.
Ben Affleck. Brash peak lapels are befitting an actor turned very serious director.
Adam Driver. Went from clearly psychotic to strangely sane on HBO's Girls.
Morena Baccarin & Morgan Saylor. Damian Lewis' TV fam deserves props for putting up with him.
Sacha Baron Cohen. Polka dots and a 4 o'clock (not 5 o'clock) shadow add chutzpah to his tux.
Bryan Cranston. Killer goatee. But what, no Pinkman?
Jennifer Lawrence. Date-night alert: Silver Linings Playbook is a rom-com you won't hate.
Quentin Tarantino. The man still has a way with words—and a knack for memorable soundtracks.
Because you never know when you might get snapped backstage:
[Photos by Lucas Michael, via New York Magazine's Vulture.com. Individuals pictured do not endorse Nordstrom.]


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Recorded on September 25th, 2013 at the New York Public Library
Presented by Morgan Stanley
For the full 90min recording of this event visit: http://goo.gl/nRYvK1
For more information on LIVE from the NYPL visit: www.nypl.org/live
Alan Rusbridger, Editor-in-Chief of the Guardian, will discuss his quest to learn Chopin's Ballade No. 1 during a year bookended by Wikileaks and the News of the World phone-hacking scandal. He will also describe the Guardian's recent publication of Edward Snowden's NSA leaks.
As a boy, he was a cathedral chorister, a reasonable orchestral clarinetist and a very mediocre pianist. He failed to be a world-class conductor, abandoned the organ and put his clarinets in the attic. In his mid 40s he restarted piano lessons and tried to make up for more than 30 years of missing technique. Since then, he has moved from 'very mediocre' to 'mediocre'. In the summer of 2010, he was able to make his annual escape to 'piano camp'. Here, inspired by another amateur's rendition, he set himself an almost impossible task: to learn, in the space of a year, Chopin's Ballade No.1, arguably the most challenging one-movement piece ever composed, with passages that demand outstanding feats of dexterity, control, memory and power. Not to mention musicianship.
Play It Again is Alan Rusbridger's account of an extraordinary challenge and an extraordinary year.
Alan Rusbridger is Editor-in-Chief of the Guardian and a keen amateur musician. After reading English at Cambridge he started on a local newspaper and tried his hand at a range of journalistic jobs — including reporter, columnist, critic, foreign correspondent, magazine editor and features editor. He became editor of the Guardian in 1995 and oversaw the integration of the paper and digital operations. During his time editing the Guardian the paper has won numerous awards and has grown to be the third largest English-speaking newspaper website in the world. He led the paper's coverage of the secret WikiLeaks cables and the Guardian's campaign to get at the truth about phone hacking, which led to numerous resignations, the closure of the News of the World and the Leveson Inquiry into the culture, practice and ethics of the British press. The Guardian has recently broken world exclusive stories by publishing NSA documents leaked by Edward Snowden. Rusbridger was awarded the Goldsmith Career Award for Excellence in Journalism by Harvard's Joan Shorenstein Centre and received the Burton Benjamin Memorial Award for lifetime achievement in the cause of press freedom from the Committee to Protect Journalists.
Find out more about Alan and the Ballade at www.alanrusbridger.com


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CHARLOTTE, N.C., Jan. 25 (UPI) -- Reince Priebus, re-elected Friday as Republican National Committee chairman, told Republicans in Charlotte, N.C., "we live in an era of permanent politics."
Priebus was elected to a second two-year term at the RNC Winter Meeting where he told fellow party members the RNC will no longer focus on whether a state is "red," indicating Republican," or "blue," indicating Democratic.
"We must compete in every state and every region, building relationships with communities we haven't before," Priebus said.
He said the RNC must "develop the best technology with the help of the best minds -- and train activists, volunteers and candidates with the modern tools of a modern party."
"As a party, we must recognize that we live in an era of permanent politics," Priebus said. "We must stop living nominee-to-nominee, campaign to campaign. As we saw this election, our opponent benefited from a multiyear head start. Now is the time to begin to develop a permanent, national field infrastructure."
Priebus said the RNC was "broken" when he succeeded Michael Steele as chairman in 2011 but has paid off its debts and "saved" its reputation.
RNC Treasurer Tony Parker told the gathering the RNC has paid off all debt remaining from the 2012 election and has $4.7 million cash on hand, Politico reported.
"We're in excellent financial shape," he said.
Priebus said a lesson from the defeat of presidential nominee Mitt Romney is that Republicans should not "keep talking about our principles in the same way we always have" but he said the GOP should not compromise its principles in the search for electoral victory.
"We can stand by our timeless principles -- and articulate them in ways that are modern ... relevant to our time and relatable to the majority of voters," he said. "And that, I believe, is how we'll achieve a Republican renewal."
Priebus' address came one day after Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal -- widely considered a possible 2016 GOP presidential hopeful -- told delegates to the RNC meeting Republicans must "stop being the stupid party."
"It's time for a new Republican Party that talks like adults," Jindal said.
"It's no secret we had a number of Republicans who damaged the brand this year with offensive and bizarre comments," he said.
But the party can come back by returning to its conservative principles, which he said "are timeless."
Jindal called on conservatives to shift their focus from Capitol Hill number crunching to "the place where conservatism thrives -- in the real world beyond the Washington Beltway," referring to the interstate highway that surrounds Washington and the inner suburbs.
Instead of being the "party of austerity," Republicans must "boldly show what the future can look like with the free-market policies that we believe in," he said.
"We must compete for every single vote -- the 47 percent and the 53 percent and any other combination of numbers that adds up to 100 percent," he said.
His "47 percent" comment invoked a remark Romney made at a closed-door fundraiser about a bloc of voters he said Republicans should forget about because they would vote for President Barack Obama "no matter what." The remark became a prominent feature of the campaign after video of it was played extensively online and on television.
The GOP "must reject the notion that demography is destiny, the pathetic and simplistic notion that skin pigmentation dictates voter behavior," Jindal said. "We must treat all people as individuals rather than as members of special interest groups."
"At present we have one party that wants to be in charge of the federal government so they can expand it, and one party that wants to be in charge of the federal government so they can get it under control," CNN quoted him as saying, referring first to Democrats and then Republicans.
"It's a terrible debate," he said. "It's a debate fought entirely on our opponents' terms."


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Judge drops most charges against man in Zumba case
Mark Strong Sr. accused in prostitution ring in Kennebunk
A Maine judge has dropped most of the charges against a figure in a prostitution scandal centered on a Zumba studio in Kennebunk.
Justice Nancy Mills on Friday dismissed 46 of 59 misdemeanor counts against Mark Strong Sr., a day after the state's highest court ruled the closed jury selection process had to be opened to the public.
Strong had pleaded not guilty to all the counts, including conspiring with dance instructor Alexis Wright. She is accused of using her studio as a prostitution front.
Most of the dropped charges relate to invasion of privacy of people prosecutors say were prostitution clients videotaped without their knowledge.
Strong has said he helped Wright launch her studio and had a physical relationship with her but was unaware of any prostitution.


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Four Poppies on Green 11 x 14
Four Poppies on Green 11 x 14
Four Poppies on Green : 11x14 Abstract Art Print
This art piece is an archival print created from my Poppy and Lantern oil painting series. The simple and modern shapes make it a great addition to contemporary or mid century decor. Printed on professional matte paper with pigment based archival inks and hand signed, the print is 11" x 14" and comes with backing for safe shipping and a plastic sleeve to keep it clean.
Fits in a standard size 11x14 frame. Frame not included.
FREE US shipping. Handmade in the USA.
Thanks for shopping at Rachel Austin and supporting my small business!
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Dbloom necesitaba un nuevo diseño de logotipo y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 113 diseños de 36 diseñadores freelance.
AutoHomes employs passionate technology experts who are excited to offer Australians a better solution and provide you with home automation products at a considerably cheaper price.
Our innovative home automation systems are managed via familiar Smart phone devices such as the iPhone and iPad. AutoHomes.com.au is making it easier to manage and control your home's technologies – from your home or even from a remote location. We can give you a tailor-made automation solution for your home's lighting, climate, security and entertainment technologies. It could be as simple as setting up your home's basic lighting needs or a complete home solution package.
The primary audiences are:
- Higher income earners (families and others).
- Technology experts.
- Current owners of home automation systems.
- iPad and iPhone owners.
- Innovators
Secondary audiences
- Mass market
1. To develop a logo that will be used on all marketing and communications collateral, i.e., website, stationery, packaging, media releases, social networking sites.
The final product should:
Translate the upmarket appeal of AutoHomes in order to attract its primary audience.
Contain all colours, graphics and design that will translate to high technology, yet keep a contemporary look.
Incorporate all the visual elements, colours, logos, fonts and others that are not specified but need to translate AutoHomes's brand image.
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The Aluminum Collection
Explore our newest collection, made from 100% recycled, eco-friendly aluminum. Lightweight, and polished to a warm glow, the sleek modern designs are a mix of sculptural, classic and edgy.
There is an exciting assortment of long necklaces, some on nylon black cord and some on black waxed cotton cord, both can be adjusted to any length. Large scale, dramatic and very unique, with rustic markings; the signature of being fashioned by hand out of reclaimed materials. Lead and nickel free.