Nevada Announces 2012-13 Men’s Basketball Season Ticket Plan

| Chance Gates

Fans need to return an “Intent to Renew” form by June 5 RENO, Nev. – Click here for 2012-13 basketball ticket information The Nevada athletics department announced today that season ticket prices for the 2012-13 Wolf Pack men’s basketball season will not increase and fans will now be able to spread their payments out over ...       [Read More]

Fans need to return an “Intent to Renew” form by June 5
RENO, Nev. –
Click here for 2012-13 basketball ticket information
The Nevada athletics department announced today that season ticket prices for the 2012-13 Wolf Pack men’s basketball season will not increase and fans will now be able to spread their payments out over a period of three months.
In order to renew their tickets, season ticketholders will simply need to complete and return an “Intent to Renew” form no later than Tuesday, June 5. Receipt of that form will allow the Wolf Pack ticket office to hold a customer’s seats and will give customers the option to delay their payment as late as September 10. In past seasons, season ticketholders in premium sections were required to pay for their tickets by July and those in non-premium sections by mid-October.
In addition to allowing season ticketholders to delay payment, this change will also greatly enhance the renewal process by allowing the ticket office the ability to seat and upgrade season ticketholders sooner and sell available inventory to new season ticketholders during the summer months.
The “Intent to Renew” forms will be mailed to season ticketholders this week. Any seats not renewed by the June 5 deadline will be made immediately available for upgrades by other season ticketholders or for sale to the general public.
Forms can be returned via mail to Wolf Pack Athletics, Legacy Hall 232, Reno, NV 89557. Fans can also visit the Link Piazzo Ticket Office at Legacy Hall to return their forms. Fans with questions about the process are urged to call the ticket office at (775) 348-PACK (7225).
Additional payment information will be mailed in June to all customers who have submitted their “Intent to Renew” forms. All renewals must be paid in full by September 10. Season ticketholders will have the option of making a one-time payment or breaking their payments into three installments due July 10, August 10 and September 10. Any seats not paid in full by September 10 will be made immediately available for upgrades by other season ticketholders or for sale to the general public.

Nevada is coming off a stellar season where the Wolf Pack won the Western Athletic Conference title and advanced to the quarterfinals of the National Invitation Tournament for the first time in school history. The Wolf Pack returns three dynamic starters from last year’s 28-7 team, including the 2012 WAC Player of the Year Deonte Burton, Malik Storyand Jerry Evans Jr.
The 2012-13 season will mark Nevada’s first in the Mountain West Conference, a league that qualified a conference-record four teams for the 2012 NCAA Tournament. The Mountain West has had at least one NCAA at-large qualifier in each of the last 11 years. Conference teams that will be making stops at Lawlor Events Center in 2012-13 include 2012 NCAA qualifiers UNLV, New Mexico, Colorado State and San Diego State as well as Air Force, Boise State, Fresno State and Wyoming.
Nevada is also currently taking orders for new season tickets. Season tickets are available in all areas of Lawlor Events Center with ticket prices ranging from $180 to $750 with some sections requiring a donation to the Pack Educational Fund. New orders may not be seated until after the final renewal deadline depending on location requested.
For more information or to purchase season tickets, call or visit the Link Piazzo Ticket Office at Legacy Hall at (775) 348-PACK (7225) or go online at NevadaWolfPack.com. More information is also available by clicking here.
Nevada Wolf Pack Men’s Basketball
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Cool Roofs

| Chance Gates

With traditional dark-colored roofs, light is not reflected and the roof absorbs heat. This heat then penetrates through to the interior building, increasing cooling costs. Dark roofs absorb and hold more than 80% of solar energy, while white roofs can reflect 75% of solar energy. That makes a white-roofed building cooler and cheaper to air-condition. ...       [Read More]

With traditional dark-colored roofs, light is not reflected and the roof absorbs heat. This heat then penetrates through to the interior building, increasing cooling costs.
Dark roofs absorb and hold more than 80% of solar energy, while white roofs can reflect 75% of solar energy. That makes a white-roofed building cooler and cheaper to air-condition.
With advances in roofing materials, cool roofs no longer need to be white. New technologies in cool roofing have two important physical properties: Solar reflectance and thermal emittance. Solar reflectance is a measure of the solar radiation that is immediately reflected off the roof surface back into the atmosphere without heating the roof itself. Thermal emittance is a measure of solar energy that the roof bounces back into the atmosphere as infrared light after being initially absorbed.
Cool roofing is now available in many different colors, including darker-colored pigments that are highly reflective. Also, cool roofs are manufactured for virtually any type of roof — hip, square, flat, or pointed — in many different forms, including shingles, tiles, modified bitumen, single-ply membrane and field-applied coatings.
It is estimated that 90% of roofs in the U.S. are dark colored. A study conducted by Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory found that installing a cool roof could reduce the energy cost of cooling equipment up to 52%. Implementing cool roofs nationwide could result in an annual savings of $1 billion in cooling costs.
For more information on cool roofing, visit the Cool Roof Rating Council (CRRC). The CRRC is an independent, non-profit rating entity that measures roofing product surfaces for radiative properties through Accredited Independent Testing Laboratories (AITL). They also provide an online Rated Products Directory and other helpful resources
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Wednesday Quotes: Alexander Fleming 1881-1955

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Alexander Fleming (Photo credit: Wikipedia) I have been trying to point out that in our lives chance may have an astonishing influence and, if I may offer advice to the young laboratory worker, it would be this – never to neglect an extraordinary appearance or happening. Alexander Fleming It is the lone worker who makes ...       [Read More]

Alexander Fleming (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
I have been trying to point out that in our lives chance may have an astonishing influence and, if I may offer advice to the young laboratory worker, it would be this – never to neglect an extraordinary appearance or happening.
Alexander Fleming
It is the lone worker who makes the first advance in a subject; the details may be worked out by a team, but the prime idea is due to enterprise, thought, and perception of an individual.
Alexander Fleming
One sometimes finds what one is not looking for.
Alexander Fleming
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In The News

| Chance Gates

The National Association of Home Builders/Wells Fargo monthly housing market index rose five points in May to 29. It was the best reading since May 2007. An index reading below 50 indicates negative sentiment about the housing market. The combined construction of new single-family homes and apartments in April rose 2.6% to a seasonally adjusted ...       [Read More]

The National Association of Home Builders/Wells Fargo monthly housing market index rose five points in May to 29. It was the best reading since May 2007. An index reading below 50 indicates negative sentiment about the housing market.
The combined construction of new single-family homes and apartments in April rose 2.6% to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 717,000 units. Single-family starts increased 2.3%. Multifamily starts rose 4.3%. Compared to a year ago, housing starts are up 29.9%. Applications for new building permits, seen as an indicator of future activity, fell 7% to an annual rate of 715,000 units.
Industrial production at the nation’s factories, mines and utilities in April increased 1.1%, the most since December 2010, after a 0.6% decline in March. Compared to a year ago, industrial production is up 5.2%. Capacity utilization in April improved to 79.2%, the highest output since April 2008.
Retail sales rose 0.1% to $408 billion in April. This follows a downwardly revised 0.7% increase in March. On a year-over-year basis, retail sales increased 6.4%.
The Mortgage Bankers Association said its seasonally adjusted composite index of mortgage applications for the week ending May 11 rose 9.2%. Refinancing applications increased 13%. Purchase volume fell 2.4%.
Consumer prices were unchanged in April, following a 0.3% increase in March. Compared to a year ago, consumer prices are up 2.3%.
Initial claims for unemployment benefits for the week ending May 12 were unchanged at 370,000 from the prior week. Continuing claims for the week ending May 5 rose by 18,000 to 3.265 million.
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Solar Eclipse Sunday 5-20

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www.almanac.com.   Eclipse Anular (Photo credit: Wikipedia)   May 20, 2012: Annular eclipse of the Sun This rare eclipse will be partially visible from all but eastern North America. For most western locations, the eclipse will begin between 5:00 P.M. and 6:00 P.M. PDT. In Alaska and parts of northern Canada, the eclipse will start ...       [Read More]

www.almanac.com.
 
Eclipse Anular (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
 
May 20, 2012: Annular eclipse of the Sun This rare eclipse will be partially visible from all but eastern North America. For most western locations, the eclipse will begin between 5:00 P.M. and 6:00 P.M. PDT. In Alaska and parts of northern Canada, the eclipse will start an hour earlier and end 2 to 3 hours later (or will be interrupted by sunset). In San Francisco, for example, the eclipse will begin at 5:16 P.M. PDT, reach its maximum at 6:33 P.M., and end at 7:30 P.M., with the Sun very low on the horizon.

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Tickets for Football’s Season Opener at Cal On Sale Now

| Chance Gates

RENO, Nev. – Tickets for Nevada’s Sept. 1 football season opener at California are on sale now at the Link Piazzo Ticket Office at Legacy Hall. Tickets are only available to season ticketholders who are current on their payments and can be purchased by calling or visiting the ticket office. Tickets are $45 each, and ...       [Read More]

RENO, Nev. – Tickets for Nevada’s Sept. 1 football season opener at California are on sale now at the Link Piazzo Ticket Office at Legacy Hall.
Tickets are only available to season ticketholders who are current on their payments and can be purchased by calling or visiting the ticket office.
Tickets are $45 each, and season ticketholders can purchase two tickets for every seat in their accounts. All orders received prior to July 1 will be allocated based on Nevada’s Loyalty Points System. No refunds or exchanges will be permitted.
After July 1, any unallocated seats will go on sale to the public on a first come, first serve basis with fans able to purchase a maximum of four tickets per person.
Season tickets are still available in all areas of Mackay Stadium with prices ranging from $85 for general admission to $150 for reserved (some areas require an additional donation to the Pack Educational Fund).
For more information or to purchase tickets, call or visit the Link Piazzo Ticket Office at Legacy Hall at (775) 348-PACK (7225) or go online at NevadaWolfPack.com.

As a Reno/Sparks Nevada real estate agent 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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Wednesday Quotes Donna Summer 1948-2012

| Chance Gates

A friend of mine called and said they’re interested in having you do a song for the new Pokemon. All my kids are grown up, so I’d heard of it, but I didn’t really know what it was. Donna Summer And I mean, I’m established. So I’m not worried about having a hit at this ...       [Read More]

A friend of mine called and said they’re interested in having you do a song for the new Pokemon. All my kids are grown up, so I’d heard of it, but I didn’t really know what it was.
Donna Summer
And I mean, I’m established. So I’m not worried about having a hit at this point in my career.
Donna Summer
And no, having the hits is just more work.
Donna Summer
Because I’m just an ordinary person that did some extraordinary things.
Donna Summer
But I like to know that someone is stronger than I am. I want to be able to know that if I get tired, somebody is there to hold up the fort. I like knowing that I can’t pick a refrigerator alone. God did not make me strong enough to do that.
Donna Summer
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In The News

| Chance Gates

The Reuters/University of Michigan consumer sentiment index for May’s preliminary reading rose to 77.8 from 76.4 at the end of April. It was the highest reading since January 2008. The Mortgage Bankers Association said its seasonally adjusted composite index of mortgage applications for the week ending May 4 rose 1.7%. Refinancing applications increased 1.3%. Purchase ...       [Read More]

The Reuters/University of Michigan consumer sentiment index for May’s preliminary reading rose to 77.8 from 76.4 at the end of April. It was the highest reading since January 2008.
The Mortgage Bankers Association said its seasonally adjusted composite index of mortgage applications for the week ending May 4 rose 1.7%. Refinancing applications increased 1.3%. Purchase volume rose 3.4%.
The producer price index, which tracks wholesale price inflation, fell 0.2% in April after a flat reading in March. On a year-over-year basis, wholesale prices are up 1.9%, the seventh straight month of slowing year-over-year increases. Core prices — excluding food and fuel — rose 0.2% in April.
Wholesalers increased their inventories 0.3% to $480.4 billion in March, the slowest pace in four months. Sales at the wholesale level rose 0.5% to $411.1 billion in March. On a year-over-year basis, sales were 6.5% higher since March 2011.
The trade deficit increased to $51.8 billion in March from a revised $45.4 billion in February. Exports rose 2.9% to $186.8 billion in March. Imports rose 5.2% to $238.6 billion in March.
Import prices fell 0.5% in April, following a 1.5% increase in March. On a year-over-year basis, import prices are up 0.5%. Export prices rose 0.4% in April after a 0.8% increase in March. On a year-over-year basis, import prices are up 0.7%.
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As a Reno/Sparks Nevada real estate agent 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 agent to help short sale your home.  To make sure there is no deficiency judgment a homeowner might find it necessary to hire an attorney.

Wolf Pack Caravans

| Chance Gates

RENO, Nev. – The annual Wolf Pack Caravans return later this month as the Wolf Pack rolls into Carson City on May 16th at Carson City Toyota Scion. The event, which begins at 5:30 p.m., is headlined by Nevada’s Hall of Fame coach Chris Ault, who will discuss how the team is evolving offensively and ...       [Read More]

RENO, Nev. – The annual Wolf Pack Caravans return later this month as the Wolf Pack rolls into Carson City on May 16th at Carson City Toyota Scion.
The event, which begins at 5:30 p.m., is headlined by Nevada’s Hall of Fame coach Chris Ault, who will discuss how the team is evolving offensively and defensively and who will emerge for the 2012 season in the new era of the Mountain West.
The annual Coaches Caravan will stop in Carson City and Reno this year. The event is free but an RSVP is required (by May 14) to Holly Aycock at 775-682-6961 or holly@unr.edu.
Wolf Pack Caravans
Carson City Caravan
Wednesday, May 16th 5:30 PM-7:30 PM
Carson City Toyota Scion
Reno Caravan
Thursday, May 17th 5:00 PM-7:00 PM
Legacy Hall on the University of Nevada Campus
Nevada Wolf Pack Athletics
As a Reno/Sparks Nevada real estate agent 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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If the modification fails, contact your local real estate agent to help short sale your home.  To make sure there is no deficiency judgment a homeowner might find it necessary to hire an attorney.

Bank of America – Offering Principal Reduction

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cnbc.com If a borrower  qualifies he  can get as much as $150,000 knocked off the  principal.  In order to qualify as of January 31,2012 a homeowner must of been behind by 60 days.  the homeowner must be up side down on their loan. In order to qualify for the modification, the borrower must answer the ...       [Read More]

cnbc.com
If a borrower  qualifies he  can get as much as $150,000 knocked off the  principal.  In order to qualify as of January 31,2012 a homeowner must of been behind by 60 days.  the homeowner must be up side down on their loan.
In order to qualify for the modification, the borrower must answer the letter with full documentation of income, showing that under the terms of the modification they can still make the monthly payment. A borrower with no income would therefore not qualify. A borrower’s current monthly payment must be more than 25 percent of gross income, and the borrower must show they are unable to afford that.
“If you can afford to make your monthly payment and are choosing not to, you will not get this principal modification,” says Sturzengger.
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 agent to help short sale your home.  To make sure there is no deficiency judgment a homeowner might find it necessary to hire an attorney.