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Business Opportunities and Predictions for 2021

February 1, 2021March 1, 2021 slvpost.com0 comment

By Chris Miller When you combine this past year’s unprecedented experiences with 15+ years as CEO, customer and partner interactions, countless technical training and certifications, and reading any technical trend article and email I can get my hands on, you might have a pretty solid understanding of which technologies and strategies to make a priority for your optimal business success.… Read More

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SLV Homes: Real Estate Update

February 1, 2021September 28, 2023 slvpost.com0 comment

By M.C. Dwyer Low interest rates and the paradigm shift caused by covid-19 continue to drive home sales. 2020 ended with an average 30-year fixed residential owner occupied mortgage interest rate of about 2.75%. In January, rates crept up, but remain below 3%. In the chart below, you can see single family home prices rose in December by nearly 17%… Read More

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San Lorenzo Valley Water, Drought, and Winter Fires

January 22, 2021February 15, 2021 slvpost.com0 comment

Californians have a fraught history with drought. Historical data indicates the state has at least one period that can be classified as a “drought” every decade. According to the United States Geological Survey Center’s (USGS) California Water Science Center, a drought is defined as, “a period with drier-than-normal conditions that results in water-related problems.” Read More

CBCT Cognitively Based Compassion Meditation Training

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Health and Wellness: Meditation and Compassion Training

January 21, 2021February 15, 2021 slvpost.com0 comment

By Lisa DuPont What is Cognitively-Based Compassion Training CBCT® ? How can you protect and take care of yourself from the inside out when we can not control all the external factors in life such as a pandemic plus social and economic upheaval? The skill of compassion can be seen as almost as important as eating, breathing and sleeping. Yet… Read More

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Barefoot on the Crooked Path: Dragon’s Fire

January 19, 2021February 1, 2021 slvpost.com0 comment

By Melinda McNutt, Seanchaidh Time and weather had worn spaces in the old barn planks allowing light to pierce the abyss; half illuminating the mysteries held inside. Stones stacked upon each other, mortared together with ancient mud. Tools made from iron and wood hung about becoming shadow appendages. Leathery remains of wings suspended from the roof. Noses pressed into crevices brought… Read More

Column: Josh Reilly Columns Gardening

Ben Lomond Gardener: Nip and Tuck for the New Year

January 17, 2021June 7, 2023 slvpost.comgardening, winter gardening0 comment

On December 21, the Winter Solstice, we rounded the corner at the wintery end of the year’s ellipse. After this most sacred of all garden holy days, the hours of sunlight begin to increase again, as the Northern Hemisphere starts tilting back towards the sun. Meanwhile, the winter garden is a cool, calm, relaxing place. The bones (roots, branches and... Read More