Hats off the the owner of Sierra Nevada Brewery! Not only do they make the world's best Pale Ale they are putting in some nice features to make their operation self sufficient. I just read where they are adding solar panels and are hoping to be totally self sufficient power wise this year. They a
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01/18/2008
Anyone that does their own taxes this year should be on the lookout for a mistake in the printing of the 540 form. Apparently there was an error in the printing that could cost you as a tax payer MONEY! This mistake may lead some to not claim the deductions that they should be able to claim thus
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01/16/2008
We are still seeing many short sales out there in the market place. With the default rates going up I believe we will see more and more of these types of transaction in the next 6-9 months. "Short Sales" are a different kind of critter with some banks working with the agents and some not. What ev
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01/15/2008
Thomas Edison...what can we say...a brilliant man without a doubt. A man that would not give up!! There is something that we can learn from him! Did you know that it took over 10,000 tries to get the Incandescent light bulb perfected?? That's over 10,000 tries!! Heck how many of us give up on som
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01/15/2008
Citigroup looks to be taking a $18B hit on there latest write down.With the meltdown in the financial industry in full steam things are going to be interesting in the next year or two. I think we can expect more mergers and write downs as we continue to see who can weather the storm!One thing is
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01/15/2008
A buyers market... yes we have all heard that for a while now haven't we? One thing I have noticed here in the last 2-3 weeks is that the competition for the lower priced homes is heating up a bit. In the $180-$225k price range I have witnessed multiple offers on some properties. This is activity
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01/13/2008
I was eating at a local restaurant the other day. I had driven past this place for the last 20+ years and for one reason or another stopped in for breakfast. The owner started some small talk and we chatted about the weather etc. When she asked me if it was my first time in I mentioned yes and to
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01/13/2008
There a new kid in town with solar power production...Well not that new but new to us on the street. They are making a very unique solar film that will bring the cost of producing solar down to around .99 a Kw.This silicon valley company plans to be one of the largest players in this new market.O
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01/11/2008
STATE OF CALIF- Preforeclosures:111,352 Sheriff Sales:8,707 Foreclosures:32,766 Bankruptcies:20,182 FSBOs:1,38 Tax Liens:255,699 SHASTA COUNTY CALIFORNIA STATISTICS FOR THE FIRST WEEK IN JAN 2008:PRE FORECLOSURES-415Sheriff Sales: 29Foreclosures: 72Bankruptcies: 85Tax Liens: 1641 We should see
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01/05/2008
It's not surprising to see that Google is going after yet another patent to add to its arsenal. This patent is interesting because they will seek to have their bots read text in the body of pictures.This along with their current algorithm will make Google even better at it's forte----search!Recog
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01/05/2008
