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A friend of mine, that I had known for some time, came up one day with an old guitar. I don’t know where he got it, I don’t know how long he’d had it, but he knew about two chords on it. He proceeded to teach them to me, and then we proceeded to go crazy over music.
Charlie Daniels

Any accolades that anybody puts toward this band really makes me feel good, because I have devoted such a big part of my life to this band, making it what I want it to be.
Charlie Daniels

Country music has changed tremendously, so what now is considered country was not considered country at that time. We were doing stuff that probably could have been called country music today, but would certainly have not have fit in at that time.
Charlie Daniels

I had been on the road for a long time and was not really getting anywhere. Bob Johnston, a friend of mine, had taken over Columbia in Nashville. He asked me if I wanted to come down. I did – thank God I did.
Charlie Daniels

I just thank God I can make a living doing something I enjoy as much as I do playing music.
Charlie Daniels

I should be the one to say what I do. It’s just not done that way anymore in Nashville, and I can’t do it the other way. That’s how our record label came about.
Charlie Daniels

We can get rid of red tape.
Charlie Daniels

We didn’t have a garage to rehearse in. We had to aggravate the folks in the house. But I got a chance to play in a beer joint, and that’s how it started.
Charlie Daniels

As the holidays approach, Its that time of year to think of the perfect gift for that special someone.  How do you buy something great for that person who has everything?

Musicians need love too, so find a venue showcasing local bands.

Finally Merry Christmas Everyone!!!

What is  your favorite gift  to support your local community?

Existing home sales unexpectedly rose 1.4% in October to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 4.97 million units from a downwardly revised 4.90 million units in September. The inventory of unsold homes on the market decreased 2.2% to 3.33 million, an 8-month supply at the current sales pace, down from an 8.3-month supply in September. The inventory of unsold homes on the market is down from a 10.6-month supply in October last year.

The Commerce Department announced that gross domestic product — the total output of goods and services produced in the U.S. — increased at a revised annual rate of 2% in the third quarter of 2011, compared to the initial estimate of 2.5%. This follows a 1.3% pace of growth in the second quarter of 2011.

The Mortgage Bankers Association said its seasonally adjusted composite index of mortgage applications for the week ending November 18 fell 1.2%. Refinancing applications decreased 4%. Purchase volume rose 8.2%.

Orders for durable goods — items expected to last three or more years — fell $1.4 billion or 0.7% to $197.7 billion in October after a revised 1.5% decrease in September. Excluding volatile transportation-related goods, orders posted a monthly increase of 0.7%.

The Reuters/University of Michigan consumer sentiment index for November’s final reading rose to 64.1 from 60.9 in October. It was the third monthly gain in a row for the index from the August low of 55.7.

Initial claims for unemployment benefits rose by 2,000 to 393,000 for the week ending November 19. Continuing claims for the week ending November 12 rose by 68,000 to 3.691 million.

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A new record for the largest Mongolian wrestling tournament was set recently when 6,002 competitors descended on the nation’s capital of Ulaanbaatar for the biggest contest of its kind.

Organized by the Mongolian National Wrestling Federation (Mongolia), the nine-day festival of takedowns took place between September 17 and 25.

Opened by the Prime Minister of Mongolia Sukhbaatar Batbold and the head of the Mongolian National Wrestling Association Regjiibuu Nyamdorj, the event saw wrestlers aged between 14 and 80 from 21 different provinces and 325 “soums” (sub-provinces) take part, with some travelling as far as 1,700 km (1,050 miles) to attend.

Wrestling is the most important of Mongolia’s “Three Manly Games”; the historic national festival called “Naadam”, which also includes horse racing and archery.

The tournament, which took place at Ulaanbaatar’s Central Stadium, brought the record title back to Mongolia, with the previous record which was set in 2004 with 2,048 wrestlers,  having been set in Xiwuzhumuqinqi  in Inner Mongolia, an autonomous region of the People’s Republic of China.

Mogonlian wrestling holds a pivotal position in the nation’s culture, with the sport regarded as the most important of the countries historic “Three Manly Skills”  that also include horsemanship and archery.

The tournament ended with Chimedregzen Sanjaadamba victorious in the headline “Wonder of Mongolian National Wrestling”

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A lot of people give up just before they’re about to make it. You know you never know when that next obstacle is going to be the last one.
Chuck Norris

A lot of times people look at the negative side of what they feel they can’t do. I always look on the positive side of what I can do.
Chuck Norris

I definitely feel I do have God in my corner.
Chuck Norris

I think setting a goal, getting a visual image of what it is you want. You’ve got to see what it is you want to achieve before you can pursue it.
Chuck Norris

I’m a very religious person.
Chuck Norris

I’ve always found that anything worth achieving will always have obstacles in the way and you’ve got to have that drive and determination to overcome those obstacles on route to whatever it is that you want to accomplish.
Chuck Norris

I’ve been very fortunate to be able to use my series as a platform to show a good message for the kids.
Chuck Norris

In America the schools have become too permissive, the kids now are controlling the schools, the tail is wagging the dog. We’ve got to make a change there and get it back to where the teachers have control of the classrooms.
Chuck Norris

It wasn’t until I went to Korea out of high school and got exposed to the martial arts for the first time and was just completely enamored with the physical ability of the martial arts and making my black belt.
Chuck Norris

Men are like steel. When they lose their temper, they lose their worth.
Chuck Norris

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People need to realise what real happiness and success is, because success as an actor is fleeting. You can be up there one day and gone the next.
Chuck Norris

Some of the most miserable people I know are some of the richest people in America, they are the most miserable individuals I’ve ever seen.
Chuck Norris

Violence is my last option.
Chuck Norris

• large turkey (15 to 22 pounds)
• 2 large, plain brown grocery bags (use only clean bags from a known source)
• 1 clove garlic, minced
• 1/2 cup butter or margarine, melted

Remove giblets from turkey. Soak turkey in salted water to cover for 1 hour; meanwhile, prepare giblet stock and stuffing (see below). Drain and rinse turkey; pat dry. Rub cavities with minced garlic. Brush inside of bird with melted butter. Bird is ready for stuffing.

Giblet Stock

• giblets and neck from turkey
• 2 ribs celery, chopped
• 1 clove garlic, minced
• 1 onion, quartered
• 1 parsnip, quartered
• 1 teaspoon each salt, pepper, marjoram, and sage

Combine all and cook in 1 quart water, covered, while turkey is soaking and stuffing is being mixed. (Stock will be used in stuffing and gravy.)

Stuffing

• 4 to 6 slices cornbread (depending on size of turkey)
• 2 cups cubed wheat bread
• 2 onions, diced
• 2 apples, peeled, cored, and chopped
• 2 cups chopped celery
• 1 cup chopped chestnut meats
• 1/2 cup grated carrot
• 2 tablespoons ground fresh sage
• 2 teaspoons salt
• 1 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
• 1 cup butter, melted
• 1 cup giblet stock, strained
• giblet meat, chopped fine

Crumble cornbread and toss with bread cubes and remaining ingredients. When stuffing is well mixed, stuff lightly into cavities of turkey, and sew them shut with needle and cotton thread. Tuck wings in and tie legs together. Place turkey in one brown bag, and slide the second bag over the open end. Place bagged bird in roasting pan and roast at 350° F, allowing 20 minutes per pound. Check after three quarters of the time has elapsed, and add water if necessary. Cut away bags and let turkey brown during last 20 to 30 minutes. Use turkey drippings and remaining stock to make gravy.

http://www.almanac.com/recipe

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If the modification fails, contact your local real estate professional to help short sale your home.  To make sure there is no deficiency judgment a homeowner might find it necessary to hire an attorney.

The index of leading economic indicators — designed to forecast economic activity in the next three to six months — rose a very strong 0.9% in October, following a revised 0.1% increase in September.

Retail sales rose 0.5% to $397.7 billion in October after a 1.1% increase in September. On a year-over-year basis, retail sales rose 7.2% in October.

Total business inventories were unchanged in September at $1.532 trillion, up 9% from a year ago. Total business sales increased 0.6% to $1.209 trillion in September, up 11.6% from a year ago. The total business inventories/sales ratio in September was 1.27.

Consumer prices fell a seasonally adjusted 0.1% in October, following a 0.3% increase in September. For the year, seasonally adjusted consumer prices are up 3.6%.

The National Association of Home Builders/Wells Fargo monthly housing market index rose three points in November to 20 from a revised reading of 17 in October. An index reading below 50 indicates negative sentiment about the housing market.

The combined construction of new single-family homes and apartments in October fell 0.3% to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 628,000 units. Single-family starts increased 3.9%. Multifamily starts fell 13.3%. Applications for new building permits, seen as an indicator of future activity, rose 10.9% to an annual rate of 653,000 units.

Initial claims for unemployment benefits fell by 5,000 to 388,000 for the week ending November 12. That’s the lowest level since April. Continuing claims for the week ending November 5 fell by 57,000 to 3.608 million, the lowest level since September 2008.

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As a Reno/Sparks Nevada real estate professional and property manager, I encourage all questions and comments on the Reno/Sparks real estate market or any of the articles posted in this blog. Please feel free to use my back door to the MLS and search the houses available in the Reno/Sparks and most Northwest Nevada neighborhoods. I can be reached by email @ chance@ballard-company.com http://www.myspace.com/chancegates .  You can also follow me at http://www.twitter.com/chancegates .  To checkout some of  my property manager services goto http://chancegates.com/property-management-services/

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Nevada (6-3, 4-0) vs. LA Tech (6-4, 4-1)

Saturday, Nov. 19, 2011   -  1:05 p.m. PT
Mackay Stadium   -   Reno, Nev.

RADIO:  Wolf Pack Radio Network (Flagship: ESPN Radio 94.5 FM/630 AM) with Ryan Radtke (PxP) and Chris Vargas (analyst). Pre-game show with the broadcast crew begins 90 minutes prior to kickoff.
TV: None. Live video/audio streaming at www.NevadaWolfPack.com
SERIES HISTORY: Nevada leads the all-time series 7-4 and the Pack has won the last six meetings.
LAST MEETING: The Wolf Pack clinched the 2010 WAC title with a 35-17 win in Ruston, La.

THE SKINNY
After exacting a wee bit of revenge last week against Hawaii, the Nevada football team gears up for a showdown between the top two teams in the WAC standings as Louisiana Tech comes to town on Saturday … A win will give Nevada at least a share of the WAC title … There is no television broadcast scheduled for this game … Nevada enters the game with a 16-game home winning streak at Mackay Stadium, which is tied for the second-longest in the country … The Wolf Pack has the reigning WAC Offensive Player of the Week in quarterback Cody Fajardo … The Wolf Pack is already bowl eligible for the seventh straight season … Nevada is the only team in the WAC that controls its own destiny in terms of winning an outright title … Nevada has won 10 straight WAC games overall (last loss at Hawaii in 2010) and 10 straight WAC home games (last loss vs. Boise State in 2008) … Nevada leads the WAC and is fifth nationally in total offense at 524.25 ypg … Nevada players lead the WAC in five different statistical categories … Nevada was picked third in the WAC in preseason voting by coaches and media, behind Hawaii and Fresno State … Nevada won the WAC Championship last year along with Boise State and Hawaii … Nevada returns 14 starters (6/7/1) from last year’s 13-1 team and 31 overall letterwinners (15/15/1) … Amongst the returners are four All-WAC players in 2010 in senior wideout Rishard Matthews, junior offensive lineman Chris Barker, senior linebacker James-Michael Johnson and senior cornerback Isaiah Frey.

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By: G. M. Filisko

http://members.houselogic.com/articles/8-tips-finding-your-new-home/preview/

Published: February 10, 2010

A solid game plan can help you narrow your homebuying search to find the best home for you.

1. Know thyself

Understand the type of home that suits your personality. Do you prefer a new or existing home? A ranch or a multistory home? If you’re leaning toward a fixer-upper, are you truly handy, or will you need to budget for contractors?

2. Research before you look

List the features you most want in a home and identify which are necessities and which are extras. Identify three to four neighborhoods you’d like to live in based on commute time, schools, recreation, crime, and price. Then hop onto REALTOR.com to get a feel for the homes available in your price range in your favorite neighborhoods. Use the results to prioritize your wants and needs so you can add in and weed out properties from the inventory you’d like to view.

3. Get your finances in order

Generally, lenders say you can afford a home priced two to three times your gross income. Create a budget so you know how much you’re comfortable spending each month on housing. Don’t wait until you’ve found a home and made an offer to investigate financing.

Gather your financial records and meet with a lender to get a prequalification letter spelling out how much you’re eligible to borrow. The lender won’t necessarily consider the extra fees you’ll pay when you purchase or your plans to begin a family or purchase a new car, so shop in a price range you’re comfortable with. Also, presenting an offer contingent on financing will make your bid less attractive to sellers.

4. Set a moving timeline

Do you have blemishes on your credit that will take time to clear up? If you already own, have you sold your current home? If not, you’ll need to factor in the time needed to sell. If you rent, when is your lease up? Do you expect interest rates to jump anytime soon? All these factors will affect your buying, closing, and moving timelines.

5. Think long term

Your future plans may dictate the type of home you’ll buy. Are you looking for a starter house with plans to move up in a few years, or do you hope to stay in the home for five to 10 years? With a starter, you may need to adjust your expectations. If you plan to nest, be sure your priority list helps you identify a home you’ll still love years from now.

6. Work with a REALTOR®

Ask people you trust for referrals to a real estate professional they trust. Interview agents to determine which have expertise in the neighborhoods and type of homes you’re interested in. Because homebuying triggers many emotions, consider whether an agent’s style meshes with your personality.

Also ask if the agent specializes in buyer representation. Unlike listing agents, whose first duty is to the seller, buyers’ reps work only for you even though they’re typically paid by the seller. Finally, check whether agents are REALTORS®, which means they’re members of the NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS®. NAR has been a champion of homeownership rights for more than a century.

7. Be realistic

It’s OK to be picky about the home and neighborhood you want, but don’t be close-minded, unrealistic, or blinded by minor imperfections. If you insist on living in a cul-de-sac, you may miss out on great homes on streets that are just as quiet and secluded.

On the flip side, don’t be so swayed by a “wow” feature that you forget about other issues—like noise levels—that can have a big impact on your quality of life. Use your priority list to evaluate each property, remembering there’s no such thing as the perfect home.

8. Limit the opinions you solicit

It’s natural to seek reassurance when making a big financial decision. But you know that saying about too many cooks in the kitchen. If you need a second opinion, select one or two people. But remain true to your list of wants and needs so the final decision is based on criteria you’ve identified as important.

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As a Reno/Sparks Nevada real estate professional and property manager, I encourage all questions and comments on the Reno/Sparks real estate market or any of the articles posted in this blog. Please feel free to use my back door to the MLS and search the houses available in the Reno/Sparks and most Northwest Nevada neighborhoods. I can be reached by email @ chance@ballard-company.com http://www.myspace.com/chancegates .  You can also follow me at http://www.twitter.com/chancegates .  To checkout some of  my property manager services goto http://chancegates.com/property-management-services/

If you are behind on your house payment and looking for a loan modification, go to making homes affordable

If the modification fails, contact your local real estate professional to help short sale your home.  To make sure there is no deficiency judgment a homeowner might find it necessary to hire an attorney.