Authorities ordered a mandatory evacuation Friday for the affluent Ventura County community of Hidden Valley, northwest of Los Angeles.

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Authorities ordered a mandatory evacuation Friday afternoon for the affluent Ventura County community of Hidden Valley, northwest of Los Angeles, the Ventura County Sheriff's Office said.

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He was the guy who found the hidden valley of his own dreams 25 years ago and decided then and there to create a model of salmon fishing for all of Ireland with big house jeraboms of laughter by night over fine wine.

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Recently, I sat down in a hidden valley near Park City, Utah with Candace Klein, CEO of Somolend and founder of the nonprofit Bad Girl Ventures, who explained that overwhelmingly, the people were polled about crowdfunding indicating a desire to raise capital are women, African Americans and Hispanic Americans.

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Pushing forward, he seized my hand and without a word led me along the paths, never hesitating in his darkness, to the ruined Buddhist monastery of Mohra Moradu nestling in a gorge between hills, hidden from the wider valley.

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But, we as investors, must look clearly through the valley to take advantage of market turbulence to uncover hidden gem companies sold down to fire sale prices.

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Hidden Hills and The Oaks, in the western foothills of the San Fernando Valley in Los Angeles County, are the cream of gated living.

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