Sharks end Coyotes’ home streak on Clowe’s SO winner (The Sports Network)

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Sharks end Coyotes’ home streak on Clowe’s SO winner (The Sports Network)

Phoenix man indicted in Tucson shooting case

A Phoenix man suspected of shooting at police during a vehicle chase north of Tucson has been indicted on eight counts, including attempted first-degree murder.

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Boys soccer: Millennium, Hamilton reach Mustang final

azcentral.com | preps — Fri Jan 01 12:00:00 UTC 2010 Millennium and Hamilton high schools advanced to the finals of Mesa Dobson Mustang Classic boys soccer tournament.

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Tigers catcher Laird, brother arrested in Arizona

YourWestValley.com – News Headlines : — Fri Jan 01 12:00:00 UTC 2010 PHOENIX (AP) — Authorities say Detroit Tigers catcher Gerald Laird and his younger brother, who's a prospect with the New York Yankees, were arrested following a brawl in the lounge area of Phoenix's NBA arena.

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18 arrests logged in sheriff's liquor crackdown

YourWestValley.com – News Headlines : — Fri Jan 01 12:00:00 UTC 2010 PHOENIX (AP) — The Maricopa County Sheriff's Office said it's latest operation aimed at busting liquor stores that sell booze to minors has resulted in the arrests of 18 store clerks. All the suspects were booked into jail Wednesday night. Du..

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My favourite albums of 2009

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Gravity of Arizona Real Estate

There is a great deal of very grave discussion about the real estate market in Arizona, but it’s more about laws of physics and “what goes up.” For a couple of decades, Arizona has been a shining star of growth. According to three U.S. government agencies that keep these types of records, in the period 2000-2008, Arizona was 2nd in population growth, 4th in employment growth, and 3rd in growth of personal income. The majority of that growth was decidedly concentrated in the period pre-2006, as the real estate crash began that year in earnest.

There aren’t any bright spots in charts of various economic and construction activities:

• Construction employment is down 28% from a year ago.
• A chart of delinquency rates is still showing a vertical line rising to 10% of homes for all loan types.
• Foreclosures started are 50% more than the U.S. as a whole.
• The FHFA Home Price Index lists all of the states ranked by performance of home prices, and:
• Arizona is one up from the bottom, with only Nevada faring worse.
• Home prices are down 17.13% in the last year, and 2.11% in the last quarter.

The question of whether we’ve reached a “darkest before dawn” point is open to debate. The Greater Phoenix Blue Chip Panel expects the bottom is here, with a very modest upturn in 2010. Though permits for new homes are expected to rise by 50% in 2010 over 2009, it will still be 85% below the 2005 peak. In one report, Elliott D. Pollack & Company, at ArizonaEconomy.com states that the long term dynamics for Arizona are “as good as they’ve ever been.” Also, if the state’s tax structure were to be changed to be more friendly to exports, there could be excellent growth for commerce in the future.

Any improvement in the commercial real estate sector would be welcome, as one out of every four feet of office space is expected to be vacant by year end in Phoenix. With a really low absorption rate, commercial construction is not expected to recover for several years with this much inventory sitting empty.

With all of this bad news, there could be some excellent opportunity in Arizona. As the rest of the country seems to be turning the corner much sooner, there may be investors doing well elsewhere who want to gamble on improvement in the next five years in Arizona.

NASCAR and the Marketing Genius

Nascar is the up and coming sport in America. It has supasses Hockey as the number 4 sport on the national scene. It is quickly approaching the popularity level of The National Basketball Association if not already surpassing it in some arenas. The NASCAR fan base is a rabid consumer group that is courted every race Sunday by no less than 43 primary sponsors.

These fans are loyal to their favorite drivers primary sponsor. Rarely will you find a Tony Stewart fan in a Lowe’s, likewise you won’t find a Jimmie Johnson fan browsing the local Home Depot. So where did this rabid fan base originate.

Back on December 14, 1947, Bill France and several members from different organizations decided during meetings to officially form the NASCAR (National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing). This decision was cemented corporately on February 21, 1948. The Association was going to stage races for the public. During the first years 8 races were ran to determine a NASCAR champion. All the while the fan base was growing.

Unlike CART and other racing forms the premise for NASCAR was a run what you could buy at the dealership mentality. During the early years the fans could purchase the cars that they saw running on the tracks. With little to no modication these cars could be lined up on the local streets and raced. With great regularity this occurred. As the fans saw the races and developed an identity with the cars on the track they became avid consumers of the drivers products. The drivers were the ultimate spokesmen of the cars reputation. If they could wind with them on the track then clearly they were worth driving on the streets.

As time proceeded safety modifications led to speed modifications and the executives at NASCAR relaxed the run what you bought mentality and the cars drifted from the original designs of the manufacturers. Roll cages were added necessitating the advent of tubular frames for the cars. The engines were removed from the cars and heavily modified. The suspension was changed to accommodate the variation in frame design. All the while NASCAR maintained an external body design that the racing fan could identify with in their driveway. This identification bread over to the products that the drivers were advertising on their cars.

The greatest link to advertising in the early years of NASCAR was STP/Dodge/ and Richard Petty. This link is so strong that even today when you think of NASCAR racing the tall black haired gentlemen with the blue and red car comes to mind quickly. Legions of fans would drive their Dodge cars to the track placing STP products into their cars because that was what Richard would do.

This Marketing effort has been carried over as NASCAR has expanded from its original fanbase of southern towns to locales elsewhere. Recent track additions have included New Hampshire, Phoenix, California. All of these speedways are critical to the expanding NASCAR juggernaut. But that write-up is going to be saved for another article.

I Have A Question About Finding A Church That….?

believes in the word of God only and that will not take part of pagan celebrations such as easter and christmas, yet are not into legalism.
I am a Holy Spirit filled Bible believing Christian and I do believe about obedience being required of us, but not to pay or earn ou rsalvation, to obey jsut because we love God and know He knows best.
Are there any SPirit filled churches left in america that will celebration the birth and resurrection of Jesus, without the pagan stuff/
I live in Phoenix Arizona. Anyone have any ideas for me?

Report: Detroit catcher Laird arrested (The Sports Network)

Report: Detroit catcher Laird arrested

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