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What’s this 1% business?

What’s this 1% business?

Posted on 12. Oct, 2011 by .

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You might be asking yourself, what is this 1% hype all about lately? It spawned the protests/riots in Wall Street and many other cities around the US in the last couple weeks and it has economists and pseudo geniuses like myself seriously worried about the future of our society. I am sure you are well [...]

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Doing what you love?

Doing what you love?

Posted on 04. Oct, 2011 by .

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I was about 19, I had a pretty good job as a manager at the Sears store in Napa. Over 4 years the store went through three owners. They where all great people that taught me a lot and allowed me to be myself. After starting  junior college and working my way through a wine [...]

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Hiking

Hiking

Posted on 29. Sep, 2011 by .

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Growing up in Napa we where so lucky to have tons of amazing hiking spots all over. These spots where not just dusty trails, we had frog mating grounds, rope swings, overgrown root trees you could hide in, waterfalls, huge redwood trees, rivers, and crystallized rocks with a view over all of Calistoga (north Napa [...]

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Your web hosting may be hurting your SEO

Your web hosting may be hurting your SEO

Posted on 27. Jul, 2011 by .

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I knew that the IP of the account was not a factor when Google decided if your domain is going to move up the SEO ranks. But according to this Article by the Google filter guy himself the Hostname is a factor. I am sure it’s not black and white but… A host with thousands [...]

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Is a debt-free life the best way to live?

Is a debt-free life the best way to live?

Posted on 26. Jun, 2011 by .

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Granted, debt can lead to big problems for individuals as well as countries, witness Greece’s woes. But that doesn’t mean that everyone has a realistic shot at living a debt-free life, or that they should even aspire to do so. Take me, for example. I’m particularly leery about taking on debt, but I have a [...]

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Business Faves gets an upgrade

Business Faves gets an upgrade

Posted on 19. Jun, 2011 by .

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You may have seen our business and website directory site BusinessFaves.com Recently it’s really starting to take off. We have thousands of listing (It’s free to submit with no reciprocal link needed) with hundreds coming in each week. We are prepared to support this site at any size. So there is no reason not to [...]

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How much did the U.S. spend on the war on Terror? $1,198,398,190,970

How much did the U.S. spend on the war on Terror? $1,198,398,190,970

Posted on 23. May, 2011 by .

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How much did the U.S. spend on the war on Terror? $1,198,398,190,970 How many Americans died from it? 54,800 How much does America spend on heart disease research and prevention? $578,000 How many Americans die from heart disease each year? Over 1 million. http://costofwar.com/en/ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/War_on_Terror#Casualties http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,792558,00.html

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