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Lack of snowfall forces cancellations to NAU courses
01/18/2012

Due to lack of snowfall, NAU cancelled their annual snowboarding and skiing classes, held at the Arizona Snowbowl, for the semester. Phone calls to the resort have been alerting callers of limited slope availability. David Smith, director of sales and marketing, said the cancellations will be detrimental to those who work at the resort. “It will have an [...]

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NAU to open graduate program in Phoenix
01/18/2012

NAU is responding to the need for more health professionals in Arizona by creating a graduate program for physician assistants in downtown Phoenix. Starting this fall, the Health Sciences Education building will be open in the Phoenix Biomedical Complex and will be admitting 25 NAU graduate students into the first class for the Physician Assistant (PA) [...]

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Ice Jacks return to Jay Lively with two-game win streak
01/18/2012

The Division II Ice Jacks ended the past semester heading into winter break having lost eight of their last nine games, putting their playoff hopes in jeopardy. After a long break, a new year has brought a new attitude to the Ice Jacks’ locker room and the NAU team is confident they will regain the momentum [...]

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Track and field earns multiple auto-bids to Big Sky Championships in first meet of the season
01/18/2012

By Raymond Reid The NAU track and field squad began their indoor season with the Lumberjack Invitational, and 19 Jacks earned automatic qualifiers to the Big Sky Indoor Championships. “We wanted to come into the meet and get some qualifiers,” said Director of Track and Field and Cross Country Eric Heins. “On the guys’ side, we have [...]

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“Rapid Route” makes campus transportation a breeze
01/18/2012

With the completion of the Transportation Spine this past semester, NAU Parking and Shuttle Services chose to eliminate the bus route along the northern portion of Knoles Dr. However, due to the enormous volume of students in need of faster transportation between north and south campus, the department revived public transportation along the road launched [...]

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Women’s basketball drops seven straight over break
01/18/2012

The holiday season was not kind to the NAU women’s basketball team, as the Lumberjacks lost their past seven games, including their first four Big Sky Conference games. Following a double overtime home loss to the Nebraska Cornhuskers (14–1, 3–0 Big Ten), who are currently ranked No. 15 in the AP Top 25 and 23 in [...]

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Two Lumberjacks earn All-American honors for work on and off the field
01/18/2012

Two NAU athletes were honored for their academic achievements for the fall 2011 semester. NAU volleyball junior outside hitter Lauren Campbell and Lumberjacks football senior long snapper, Ben Bachelier, were named 2011 Capital One Academic All-Americans. They are the 26th and 27th NAU student-athletes to receive this honor. Campbell is the first NAU volleyball player in [...]

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1899 Bar & Grill featured in Sunset magazine
01/18/2012

NAU’s 1899 Bar & Grill was featured in Sunset magazine’s December 2011 issue as one of the “Three Restaurants We Love Now”. After being open almost one year, 1899 Bar & Grill was chosen as Flagstaff’s restaurant by the Southwest editor. Joe Maatman, the manager of the eatery, has been on board since the restaurant opened in February [...]

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NAU Holds “Dare to Dream” Event
01/18/2012

NAU students, faculty and members of the community celebrated Martin Luther King Day on Monday. “Dare to Dream” began at the University Union and ended at the DuBois Center Ballroom. From there a ceremony was held for Dr. King. The march consisted of students and community members of various backgrounds. Grace Thompson, a Flagstaff resident, marched to [...]

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Quick Look at Desert Ridge, Arizona (video)
01/18/2012

If you’re thinking about selling your Desert Ridge home, please consider interviewing Francie to be your real estate agent. Francie lives in Desert Ridge, knows Desert Ridge very well, of course, and Francie is very high energy and will work extremely hard for you. In fact, in most parts of metro Phoenix I have real [...]

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Videos added to sidebar at Arizona Real Estate Notebook
01/18/2012

You’ll notice that last night the gremlins added a list of recent videos in the sidebar of this website. The sidebar shows the 10 most recent Youtube videos that I’ve posted here. If you’re a “visual learner” like I am, I think you’ll find this addition super useful. On the home page, the list of [...]

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Phoenix real estate zip code graphs now begin in January 2000!
01/18/2012

I’m totally psyched about this! (I’m such a geek!) My zip code graphs now all begin in January 2000. The 124 zip codes covered are listed in right-hand column or at the bottom of this page. This is GREAT because it gives us 2+ more “normal” years of home-sale data to look at which gives [...]

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Arizona No. 8 in population growth
01/18/2012

From the Phoenix Business Journal. Arizona Population Growth Arizona added 90,000 residents between April 1, 2010, and July 1, 2011. That equates to a 1.42 percent growth rate. Both in raw numbers and percentage terms, Arizona ranked eighth for growth. Arizona’s population as of July 1, stood at 6,482,505. It is the 15th most-populous state. [...]

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Phoenix Home Price Index by Price Level – thru October 2011
01/18/2012

Case-Shiller released data this week for Phoenix that splits the price index into three price level indices. This Case-Shiller index is the best data available for estimating actual appreciation (or depreciation). The downside to the Case-Shiller Index, however, is that it runs a little old, the most current data is only through October 2011. Tier [...]

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One perma-bear says buy real estate
01/18/2012

John Talbott at Seeking Alpha; I have been waiting for more than five years to offer this advice. It is now time in most cities across the country to buy a new home or refinance your existing home with thirty-year fixed rate mortgage debt. And this from the author of The Coming Crash in the [...]

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How would increasing Phoenix home prices affect bank foreclosures?
01/18/2012

1) Economic Answer. The banks may slow down a bit on the speed of foreclosing because they expect/hope their Phoenix homes will be worth more later. 2) Organizational Answer. The banks have created and staffed, over several painful years, a bank foreclosure bureaucracy and that bureaucracy will not want to slow things down and become [...]

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Arizona Home Staging Tips (video)
01/18/2012

Amy Rozines of Showcase Design and Home Staging is very talented and it’s a lot of fun to help her stage homes. Home staging makes a huge difference in how attractive a home is to home buyers. Amy’s been doing more and more interior design work lately so I’m very happy she still had time [...]

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Arizona Mortgage Market Update (video)
01/18/2012

Email me if you would like Robyn’s or Lonny’s contact info. [I'm having fun experimenting with the new mobile video blogging capabilities. It'll be fun to see how I end up incorporating video into my websites.]

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Where Do You Wear YOUR Yoga Pants?
01/12/2012

Yoga pants for women are becoming more fashionable and trendy in recent times. Depending on the type of location you live in, you may be used to seeing people wear yoga pants quite often. Wearing yoga pants out in public has become very popular among young active women in temperate climates. Take notice throughout your [...]

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Tucson Small Business Credit Card Processing
01/12/2012

Whether you have large company or a small business you need to be sure you are following some very strict guidelines. Especially when you are going to select a credit card processing company. Will I Be Able To Find A Credit Card Processing Company? Likely yes, you will be able to find one. One suggestion [...]

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Understanding the Basics of Contents Insurance
01/12/2012

For those fortunate enough to not have learned what contents insurance is, it is a type of insurance that covers the contents of your home in case of a fire, or water damage, or other disaster. When picking out a homeowner’s insurance it’s often overlooked. The contents insurance is also very necessary to protect valuables, [...]

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Tucson’s Best Insurance Options
01/12/2012

Since Tucson Arizona actually has something called the Arizona Department of Insurance, there are standards that insurance companies must abide by; this offers Tucson residents a reasonable amount of protection and assurance when it comes to insurance. If only the residents of all cities and states could be as sure of their protection, when it [...]

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Are You Making The Most Of The Football Game?
01/12/2012

Sometimes NFL games can be rough; there are games that are just a drag to watch at times. This does not happen often but it does happen from time to time. Placing bets on the football games or going to a bar van make these games more enjoyable. If you are a big football fan [...]

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Are You Ready for Some Poker Tucson?
01/12/2012

What is the great thing, is there are several places you can now play poker. Some are free, but for those of you people that have some hardcore poker skills, you can play with the casino and win money. I Need To Find A Site To Play On Finding the perfect online casino might be [...]

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Why Choose an Online Casino?
01/12/2012

Throughout world history, in just about every culture, gambling has held its position as the “second-oldest profession”. Some folks prefer to engage in basement poker tournaments. Others prefer the glittering lights of Las Vegas or Atlantic City (or the more sedate environs of smaller gaming towns like Reno or Laughlin, not to mention the many [...]

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