Jan 21

Update: 2013

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Wow, it's hard to believe the only thing I could come up with back then was "single and looking."  

Not that it isn't the case, but... other things loom.  I'm trying to finish my screenplay about four girls in their senior year at a school a little like SCHS.  It's the closest to done as it has ever been.

I've been writing poems on a site called "Hello

Jan 21

Cruzio on Martin Luther King Day

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Cruzio is a service company and we must be open on most holidays. We thank our staff for supporting our members, and we try to honor and celebrate Martin Luther King day, even though we are at the office.

 

Here is an email from a Cruzio manager to the Cruzio Tech Support staff on an MLK day several years ago :

 

"From brittany Mon Jan 15 11:49:07 2001

 

Hi

Jan 18

How to Make a Peanut Butter & Jelly Sandwich, by Cruzio Customer Service

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Cruzio customer service has a challenging job. We need to help you with your computer, even though we aren't in the room with you. That means our staff needs to be very good at explaining things.
 
What does that have to do with Peanut Butter and Jelly, that classic of American Cuisine?
 
To keep staff up-to-date in our fast-changing industry, we spend a lot
Jan 14

Cruzio's Open House Extravaganza 2.0!

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It's BACK! 

With over 1,400 attendees last year, we knew we had to throw another awesome party. We always love an excuse to celebrate, promote and support small business growth, entrepreneurs and telecommuters in our state-of-the-art downtown facility. You'll be able to visit and talk with over 40 new businesses in one spot! 

The night will be a celebration
Jan 13

3 Tips for Selling Your Home in 2013

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After years of declining home values and a buyers’ market, 2013 could be the year of the seller.

 

Though the situation varies by region, we’ve seen a glimmer of hope for sellers and the housing market in general over the past six months. Homes that didn’t move for a year started getting activity as buyers came off the sidelines, their confidence in the

Jan 09

Open Counter Press Conference

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The City of Santa Cruz and Code for America, a national nonprofit that uses talented web professionals to improve government services, are proud to announce the public launch of OpenCounter,  an online small business permitting system.

 

Designed and developed throughout 2012, OpenCounter reduces the confusion of starting a business by creating an online

Jan 09

Short Sales Surpass Foreclosures in California

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When housing prices first went off the cliff, most mortgage lenders refused
to cut deals with homeowners, choosing instead to repossess homes on a
grand scale.

Five years and billions of dollars in losses later, many banks can't cut those deals fast enough, writing off large chunks of mortgage debt and even paying homeowners to move out.

In recent months,

Jan 04

Home Inventory Takes Center Stage as Foreclosures Fade

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Last week, the
 Journal reported that U.S. home prices are on track to post a yearly gain for the first time since 2006, according to one closely watched national price index.

Behind these price gains—which come as good news to millions of homeowners counting on the value of their houses to carry them into retirement, or those looking to sell or borrow

Dec 29

Westen Cities Lead The Pack On Home Price Recovery

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If you're looking for the source of this year's home price recovery, look West.

Western cities are recovering strongly after being hit hardest during the real
estate bust. The trend was confirmed Tuesday with the release of the
Standard & Poor's/Case-Shiller index of 20 large cities. The index
was down 0.1% in October from September but up 4.3% compared with

Dec 21

Apprasing

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COLD day to meausre
Dec 21

Bay Area Median Home Price Hits $550,000

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Citing increased demand, strained inventory, record-low mortgage rates and robust investor interest, a real estate information service reported this month that Santa Clara County continued its rise in this fall.

DataQuick reported that the median home price in Santa Clara County rose to $550,000 in November, up 21.7 percent from $452,000 a year earlier.

Dec 20

A Quick Reflection On My Life Just In Case It's The End

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  I know it's not really the end as the Mayan calender says but more like the completion of a cosmic cycle, but just in case it actually is the end I'd like to briefly summarize what I think of my life till now.  I haven't achieved all I want to achieve, and I'm not where I thought I'd be at this age, but I have lived the life I've wanted to live, and for

Dec 20

2012: Cruzio's year in photos

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 Cruzio's Industy — telecommunications — keeps changing and our valiant staff works hard to stay ahead of the curve. Every year, we adopt new technology and even invent new ways of doing business. 2012 was a busy year for us, culminating in a being named Business of the Year from the Santa Cruz Chamber of Commerce (a huge honor!)Here's a look back at we've

Dec 16

Home Prices Predicted to Rise Through 2013

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U.S. home prices will likely continue rising in 2013, according to the latest round of predictions from Freddie Mac. The government-controlled mortgage giant expects the U.S. house price index to rise by 2% to 3% in 2013.

On December 11, 2012, Freddie Mac published the latest installment of their U.S. Economic and Housing Market Outlook. The monthly report

Dec 12

Onion Ring Divination

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Dec 10

The California Real Estate Landscape for 2013

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Up-trending home prices are seen as a great sign by most people involved in real
estate, because they instill a sense of comfort that, financially
speaking, the market can return to the glory days prior to its collapse.
But the sad truth is, there are more factors than home prices that affect real estate's health, no matter how encouraging the rise may

Nov 28

Bay Area Remains Most Expensive Real Estate Market in US

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The success of the technology industry and desirable location are continuing to
influence home listing prices in the San Francisco Bay Area, elevating it to one
of the priciest real estate markets in the country. Today, the Home Listing Report (HLR) revealing several of the country's most expensive real estate markets are in Northern California. Google,

Nov 21

The American Journal Of Bariatric Medicine Reveals Interesting Weight Loss Facts

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The American Journal Of Bariatric Medicine Reveals Interesting Weight Loss Facts For Santa Cruz California

The American Journal of Bariatric Medicine recently featured an interesting Xocai Weight Loss Study that is now available online.

The study is titled Weight Loss Study Using a High-Antioxidant Cocoa Meal Replacement & Lifestyle Intervention by Dr.

Nov 20

Positive Real Estate Trend Continues: Sales, Prices, Confidence Up

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The latest real estate market trends show continued improvement with an increase in existing home sales and prices, and rising confidence among home builders, according to industry data released today.

Existing home sales rose 2.1 percent in October, while median home prices posted a year-over-year gain of 11.1 percent, according to a report released today

Nov 15

California Home Sales Hit 3 Year High

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California's real estate market bucked the typical fall slowdown
last month, with buyers snapping up pricier homes and sales roaring up 18% over
the prior month. Sales hit a three-year high for an October, rising 25% from the same month last year. The median sale price for a Southern California  home last month was $315,000, equal to September and up 17%

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