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    Goldman Sachs Report on California House Price Valuations

    IrvineRenter - great find...thank you!!
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    Money Exchange

    Stuff It, I'd have to agree with the people above, that the dollar will get weaker. I've read about more central banks dumping the dollar & who knows if the Fed will hold or increase interest rates end of the month.
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    Santiago Canyon Fire in Orange by Irvine Lake

    turns out places at N. Portola Springs are not confirmed if they burned or didnt per my buddys latest call. Some sky is falling guy said he thought they had burned. He's staying with a friend in Lake Forest.
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    Santiago Canyon Fire in Orange by Irvine Lake

    My friend lives in Portola Springs. The new places we looked at just the other day north of Portola according to him some have burned down. I saw on the news the nursery on the south side of Portola just west of the south end of Portola Springs has burned. Wife and I went out to eat and yes...
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    Avert recession or control inflation?

    I sure hope Helicopter Ben tightens up interest rates, its way overdue. But I'm skeptical if they'll do the right thing -- exclude energy and food so we don't have inflation even though there may be $150 a barrel oil and double food costs. I'm reading Peter Schiff's book "Crash Proof" and he...
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    Portola Springs - Sendero

    <strong>An update from our visit today - Phase ??</strong><strong></strong> <strong>Homesite Residence Address Price Approx. Square Feet</strong> 89 F 132 Longrass $600,880 1,752...
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    Portola Springs - San Carlos

    These are the prices we got (dated 6/5/07 she was calling this Phase 2): Residence A1 - Temporarily Sold Out Residence A2 - Temporarily Sold Out Residence B - From $457,990 -$5K Residence C1 - From $522,990 +$3K Residence C2 - Temporarily Sold Out Residence D - From...
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    Foreign Currency deposits

    Momo, reminds me of the philippine pesos we found we had from our trips the other day. We got them for 56 PHP to $1 in 2004, now 44 PHP to $1 today. Theres talk about 43 at the end of the year and even lower next year. Amazing how much the dollar is tanking! Oh but by cranking interest rates...
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    Churches popping up in Irvine...

    <strong>biuniu </strong>- correct, the church on the corner is a new building for The Church of Jesus Christ of latter Day Saints: <a href="http://www.mormon.org">www.mormon.org</a>. This will be the 2nd church in Irvine that I am aware of. There is another by Woodbridge High School...
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    The IHB Singles Club

    <em>ISM Said: "What's wrong with single women in their 40s, exactly?"</em> Nothing at all....my beautiful wife is a few years my senior. By the way, hope your cold gets better soon ISM.
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    Churches popping up in Irvine...

    ISB well said. I agree church, strong families & the church support is great for reinforcing strong families, which I believe is the core unit of society. Unfortunately divorce rates here are incredibly high. Marriage is great, but have to work through the problems, not just throw in the...
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    Churches popping up in Irvine...

    Our new one is almost finished NW corner of Jeffrey & Bryan....and it will be occupied.
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    How many hours do you work?

    40-45 Hours per week with occasional bumps up to 50 hours for project deadlines. I'm in the Pharmaceutical/Medical Device Industry, nice to see other IHBs in this great industry.
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    Celebrities from Orange Co.

    All from Placentia, California below. James Cameron = <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Cameron">en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Cameron</a>. Moved first to Brea, then to Placentia. Terri Nunn of the band Berlin = <a...
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    Fed Cuts, Stocks, the US Dollar, Gold, & Commodity Prices

    All I know is our heavily foreign 401ks jumped up BIG today. One in my wife's account was up almost 4% today alone. One of our post tax foreign accounts has already picked up 18% just on the devaluing dollar over the last 3.5 years, not counting strong returns. However I am concerned...
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    LA Fitness - Woodbury

    "$149 to join and $29 a month. If I join we share the $149 which is nice but each pay the $29." Wendy thanks for the info, I'll have to stop by and check it out. Sure wished I kept my 24 hour fitness $9/month all clubs going..but I've heard good things about LA fitness. Probably...
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    Profit from Big Bank troubles + drop in US dollar

    Blue Fire - I'd recommend some type of overseas fund(s) held in foreign currency. As the dollar tanks, all things being equal your overseas funds will rise in value.
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    Prenuptial - good or bad?

    EvaLSeraphim -- "Not sure when you began practicing law, but your comments on custody are not reflective of current law or policy." <em>Have you been down there and watched case after case of divorces getting finished? Its an eye opening experience which again reaffirms what I have been...
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    Prenuptial - good or bad?

    <p>Laing Lies said - "Do you guys know if circumstances which lead to the divorce affects the spousal support judgement?"</p> <p><em>Laing, it depends upon the judge but generally speaking yes.</em> </p> <p>Laing Lies said - "For example, do people have clauses which state that if the...
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    Where are you men hiding?

    I'm a natural blonde and quite frankly don't understand why so many women dye their hair blonde. I like a girl with natural brown or black hair...like my wife =)
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