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  Seattle Ranked #2 Best City to Live – Kiplinger’s Report

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  Seattle Ranked #2 Best City to Live – Kiplinger’s Report With Boeing, Microsoft, Amazon, Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, University of Washington, McKinstry, Starbucks, Costco, Getty Images, Zillow, Nordstrom, Immunex, REI, Expedia, Weyerhaeuser, Drugstore.com, Classmates.com, Tommy Bahama, and many more Seattle-based Startups that are now worldwide, No wonder Seattle rebounds right back on the map as the number 2 best city to live, grow and prosper in the United States. Second to Austin Texas, Seattle will remain on top or [...]

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• America’s Most Expensive Home

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  ——————————————————————————– Behold America’s Most Expensive Home: It’s A Shack. By STEPHANE FITCH Small, cute and pricey in Carpinteria, Calif. What’s the most expensive home in the U.S.? Back in May, Forbes reported that it was the Los Angeles home being sold for $150 million by the late television producer Aaron Spelling. Not even close. The Spelling mansion has 56,500 square feet of space covering 123 rooms, 16 carports and a bowling alley. At about $2,700 a square foot, the house [...]

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• Retroactive Stop Loss Special Pay

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  Deadline Extended to Dec. 3, 2010 WASHINGTON, Oct. 1, 2010 – President Barack Obama signed legislation yesterday extending the Retroactive Stop-Loss Special Pay deadline through December 3, DOD officials said today. Officials estimate about 80,000 eligible service members, veterans and beneficiaries have yet to apply for the special stop-loss pay. “It’s important that all those eligible for this benefit take the opportunity to apply for what they’ve earned,” said Lernes Hebert, the Defense Department’s acting director of officer and enlisted [...]

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  November in the Pacific Northwest

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  November in the Pacific Northwest 10-14 Seattle International Auto Show www.seattleautoshow.com 6 Auburn’s Veterans day Parade www.auburnwa.gov 12-14 Gem Faire – Tacoma www.gemfaire.com 26 Tree Lighting Celebration and Holiday Parade www.seattle-downtown.com 26-28 Christkindlmarkt – Leavenworth www.christkindlmarktleavenworth.com 26-27 The Nutcracker Pacific Northwest Ballet www.pnb.org 26-31 Winterfest – Seattle www.seattlecenter.com 26-1/2 Zoo Lights – Tacoma www.pdza.org 26-1/2 Fantasy Lights – Spanaway www.piercecountywa.org 28 Seattle Marathon & Half Marathon www.seattle-downtown.com November in the Pacific Northwest – WA Photos, Videos and Graphics by Sonny [...]

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