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KNOXVILLE (WATE) - A second jury found Christian-Newsom defendant George Thomas guilty on all 38 charges for his role in the torture, rape, kidnapping and murders of the Knoxville couple.
He was sentenced to life in prison for the first-degree murder charges. In his original trial, he received a sentence of life in prison without the possibility of parole.
Channon Christian and Christopher Newsom were brutally kidnapped, raped and murdered at a home in East Knoxville in January 2007.
This was the second trial for Thomas. The 38 guilty verdicts were thrown out in January 2013 following an earlier revelation that the original presiding judge was addicted to pain pills during the trial.
After more than three days of testimony, jurors were handed the case at 2 p.m. Thursday.
They took more than eight hours between Thursday night and Friday morning to reach a decision.
In Count 17 for the murder of Chris Newsom, Thomas was found guilty of a lesser charge - facilitation of first degree murder.
Thomas could be seen shaking his head in court as the verdicts were read by the jury foreman.
After the verdict was read and the jurors exited the courtroom, family and friends of Channon and Chris began to embrace.
Just before 3 p.m., the jury came back to the courtroom for the sentencing hearing.
Attorneys make statements to start sentencing hearing
Assistant District Attorney TaKisha Fitzgerald began by laying out the charges against Thomas.
She said the heinous nature of the crimes demanded the maximum sentence.
Since Thomas was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole at his original trial, he cannot receive a harsher sentence in this trial.
Fitzgerald asked that jurors give Thomas the maximum sentence of life in prison without parole.
Defense attorney Stephen Johnson spoke about the difficulty of the trial, both for the victims' families, and for the family of George Thomas.
He spoke about Bridget Thomas, George's mother, and asked that the jury think of her when deciding his fate.
Johnson asked jurors to sentence Thomas to life in prison with a chance for parole.
Families read victim impact statements
Deena Christian took the stand next to give her victim impact statement.
She spoke about her daughter as a young woman with a bright future ahead of her. Channon was a hard worker who worked two jobs while attending the University of Tennessee.
She spoke about her closeness with Channon, saying they often went shopping and got their nails done.
"She was more than just my daughter, she had become my friend," Deena said.
She also spoke about Channon's bond with her brother, Chase. She said if he didn't come home from school on the weekends, more often than not Channon would go to see him.
She said Channon followed him across five states to watch Chase play baseball.
Her daughter was an excellent student, Deena said, and wanted to work with children when she graduated.
Gary Christian reminisced about seeing Channon for the first time as a newborn and seeing her little hand balled into a fist.
He spoke about his bond with Channon and how she used to bring friends home to their house.
Christian also spoke about buying Channon her 4Runner and how happy she was to receive the car. He said they made a deal that he would make her car payments if she promised to keep the car.
"She kept true to her word," he said.
Gary sniffled through much of the testimony, holding back tears.
He recalled dancing with his daughter at a wedding and how Channon told him they'd dance again one day at her wedding.
"I will not ever dance at her wedding," Gary said.
Mary Newsom spoke about her son as a trim carpenter who played several sports and loved life.
She talked about the devastating loss of her son, saying it had an negative impact on their family's health and happiness.
"We will never get to hold his babies and see them," Mary Newsom said.
Hugh Newsom recalled a time many years before when he received a call at work telling him that he would be having a little boy.
He spoke of his love of baseball and how he shared that passion with his son, spending 14 years following Chris' games from when he was a little boy up until he graduated from school.
Newsom recalled a moment one week after Chris' death when he saw his wife carrying a laundry basket with Chris' dirty clothes. He asked her what she was going to do with it.
"She said 'I'm gonna do his laundry one last time,'" Hugh said, choking up.
He said his son would have been a great father and spoke about his bond with his nieces and nephews.
"I've been deprived of spoiling his grandkids, my grandkids," Hugh said.
He asked jurors to think of his family and the Christian family at Christmastime, because there would be an empty seat at their tables from now on.
Thomas' mother takes the stand
Bridget Thomas took the stand to speak about her son, asking them to go easy on him.
"It would give me satisfaction just to know the court would have mercy on him. I understand what took place and my heart goes out to the family. But I'd like the hearts to go out to my family. That I have a son that I will not be able to see," Bridget Thomas said.
She said that if her son were to serve a life sentence of 51 years, she would not be alive to see him released.
"I'm just asking for mercy and grace," she said.
Jury hands down sentence
After deliberating again, the jury handed down a sentence of life in prison just before 6 p.m. He will serve 51 years in prison, but has already served five of those years.
At the earliest, Thomas would be 71 when he is released from prison.
Judge Walter Kurtz will hold a sentencing hearing on June 4 to determine whether Thomas has to serve his sentence concurrently or if they will be stacked.
Thomas could serve anywhere from 51 to 100 years, depending on how the judge hands down the sentences for the remaining counts.
After verdicts are read, families express relief
The victims' families said Friday that they were relieved and satisfied with the results of the trial. The parents of both victims said their children finally got justice.
"Music to my ears," Deena Christian said. "They got it right."
"It's a good day for us. It will not bring Chris back. It will not bring Channon back," Hugh Newsom said.
"But they finally got peace," Mary Newsom said, responding to her husband.
Friday marked the 302nd time the Newsoms and Christians have been in the courtroom seeking justice for their children.
They hope this will be the last.
Since 2007, the families have had many restless nights and Friday's verdict may help them sleep a little easier. "I think we got justice today finally, and I think we can rest now," Hugh Newsom said.
"If I could sit in there and hear guilty over and over and over, I might get a little bit of sleep," Gary Christian said.
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Here is a story about one such encounter that prompts a laugh when I need it and reminds me to stay patient and courteous when the conversation seems to be going in circles.
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Our IT help desk provided support for business and home users, and one day I received a call from a customer we'll call Bob who was having problems with his personal computer.
The conversation went something like this:
Bob: I think I might have a virus on my computer.
Me: What is your computer doing that makes you think it has a virus?
Bob: It's been running really slow recently, and I'm getting a message on the screen saying I have multiple viruses and I need to send in $50 to get them removed.
Me: It does sound like you have spyware, a virus, or even a fake antivirus program trying to get you to send them $50.
Bob: How bad is it? Will the virus spread?
Me: It's possible that it could spread or get worse. I highly recommend you power down your computer and bring it in to our shop so we can scan for viruses, remove them for you, and check your antivirus software.
Bob (sounding very concerned): I can't make it in today. Will my other computers be OK if I wait until tomorrow to bring the infected one in?
Me: You should be OK if you power down and unplug your computer.
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Beautiful little place! Loved it. Very clean and neat.
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We were on a 6 weeks car trip from San Diego, we stayed at many nice hotels, B&B and Country Inns and we found this place to be one of the best! We stayed here for 7 nights. This beautiful place is surrounded by woods and behind us is the Marsh land, it is quiet except for all kinds of birds, a few chipmunks and the owners' adorable dog named Chester.Our rental is upstairs, we have a well stocked full kitchen with microwave and toaster oven plus a full size refrigerator, anything you ever needed were provided for, even a washer and dryer! The place is very CLEAN. Deane & Wendy live across the court yard but you don't see them unless you need them, they are very gracious & helpful.
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If a physical embodiment exists for cliche MMA terms like gritty, tenacious, brawler, and tough bastard, it's welterweight Matt Brown (17-11). While those qualities aptly portray "The Immortal's" identity in MMA, nowadays, deeming him as such is selling the man short.
At the dawn of 2012, Brown was a skosh over 50/50 with a 12-11 record and had won only one of his last five, which is almost unheard of for a UFC-caliber fighter. Even the harshest of critics acknowledged his gameness and fighting spirit, but they, like everyone else, still questioned his future longevity. Since that point of teetering uncertainty, the chaw-lipped scrapper has reeled off five straight victories that were accented by an exceptional penchant for bloodshed, finishing four by TKO, and vaulted up the contender ladder in the process.
Matt Brown has also morphed from an anomalous, fan-adored brawler into a legitimately technical and intelligent force. Jordan Mein, the young Canadian talent recently absorbed from Strikeforce, put his name on the map by out-finessing middle-of-the-pack brawlers like Evangelista Santos, Tyler Stinson and Marius Zaromskis, and has also knocked off some reputable killers in Dan Miller and Josh Burkman. Considering Mein's exemplary striking artistry, one cannot simply dust him with raw brutality.
In addition to improving his overall game, specifically his defensive prowess with clinching, wrestling and submission grappling, Brown has adopted a skill-set that complements his fierce nature perfectly. Initially, he was a rangy kicker with rather primitive infighting, but now Brown has polished up his footwork and entries, his phone-booth-range arsenal is replete with a variety of Muay Thai knees and elbows, his increasing grasp of the single and double collar tie -- somewhat of a calling card for the pupils of his distinguished trainer, Matt Hume -- greatly enhances his strike delivery and he's just flat-out fighting smarter.
Beyond representing the best competition he's encountered, Mike Pyle (25-8) poses some interesting challenges for Brown. Pyle, a stellar submission grappler and heavily experienced vet, has made a living by closing the distance and seeking out throws and trips from the clinch in order to apply his top-tier ground game. Though Brown is a long and lanky welterweight, he's much more inclined to let 'em fly at toe-to-toe range than uphold a distance-based and elusive striking strategy.
In plain terms, Brown's typical M.O. will put him exactly where Mike Pyle wants him. And despite his understated improvements, the fact remains that all but two of Brown's 11 defeats have come via submission -- which is Pyle's (16 of 25 wins by sub) specialty, and a complex realm of martial arts that's historically been the most difficult for the inexperienced to catch up on. Pyle's grasp of MMA-tailored grappling began in 1999, and there's simply no legitimate way that Brown or any other similarly bred fighter can equip themselves with the tools to match him in that department.
Yet, just as with Brown, we can't merely fit Pyle into the "experienced submissionist" box anymore ... mostly because he's throttled three opponents in his current four-fight run by TKO. "Quicksand" used to be an adequate boxer who used basic combinations as a smokescreen for his clinch entries, but has now developed a strong sense of timing whilst expanding his toolbox to include shockingly powerful right hands and exquisitely timed knees to augment his clinch-based assault.
On the flip side, Pyle still seems to be a fly-by-the-seat-of-your-pants type of guy. While his recent streak has propelled him into the mix of top contenders, both Josh Neer and James Head appeared to be dictating (Head) or overtaking (Neer) the momentum before they were broadsided by teeth-rattling blows, and the split vote he earned to slip by Rick Story in his last turn was translated by media members with disparity; to say the least, as Pyle got the nod in three of eight total sources (which has almost become a better measuring stick than the actual decision). And, after all, there's something odd about Pyle being considered one of the top welterweight sub-grapplers, and justifiably so, even though he was choked out by Brock Larsen in his Octagon premiere.
Regardless of all those intangibles, the roles of the striker and the grappler become very clear in this match up. Pyle is quite accustomed to his directives and will look to replicate his standard approach of shrinking the gap, clinching up and working takedowns, and also on leveling heavy strikes when he can't enforce Plan A.
Brown will be tasked with adopting somewhat of an atypical strategy for him, which is to stay at range and keep Pyle at bay, on his feet and out of his element. As mentioned previously, Brown has a stature ideal for this very task but generally opts to get in his opponent's grill and grind them up with a blender of short elbows and knees. Or, at least, that plan seems like Brown's best option from a drawing board POV.
The clinch will be the great equalizer here, as it serves as the bridge between Brown's strength (striking) and Pyle's (grappling). Brown doesn't have to fear the clinch against Pyle nor avoid it all costs, but finding himself in that location means he'll be one step away from exactly where he doesn't want to be. The same applies for Pyle: he doesn't have to panic when trading with Brown in open space nor desperately endeavor to force a ground fight in standing tie-ups, but he has a crystallized set of advantages on the mat and a few less in the clinch.
The two auxiliary factors that might prove influential are Pyle's durable chin -- his three TKO losses were dealt by notoriously rugged bruisers in Rory MacDonald, Jake Ellenberger and Rory Markham -- and the way he can contest Brown on the feet more effectively than Brown can contest him in grappling encounters. Brown is also not a huge power puncher or a one-shot striker, but gradually wears his foes down with his incessant volume and pressure. Pyle's beard will likely serve him well on the volume side, and Brown's constant pressure, again, might just make Pyle's goal of connecting with him that much easier.
As a steadfast fan and supporter of "The Immortal," it pains me to succumb to logic in what is inevitably a very unfavorable match up for him. His forward-moving mentality has been key to his success but should do him a disservice here, and I'm not sure he's developed the submission chops to survive with Pyle in prolonged grappling exchanges.
My Prediction: Mike Pyle by submission
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The most recent Om:Cast comes to you from none other than L.A.'s Heidi Lawden! This Friday she will be rocking the decks at our third installment of the Smoke N' Mirrors residency at Monarch alongside Edit Murphy, TK Disco and Shiny Objects. This "up-tempo mix of up-front music" in her own words:
"I realized recently that I first DJ'd around 19 years ago. I played in London with DJ's such as Danny Rampling and The Horsemeat Disco boys as well as some U.S legends such as Pal Joey and Tony Humphries. After relocating to L.A I stepped away from DJing to focus on a music job by day. The lure of buying music and love of playing is not something that ever leaves you however, so I'm now thrilled to be building a loyal following Stateside and playing most weekends.
Excited would be an understatement when OM asked me for a mix, and in honor of the upcoming Smoke and Mirrors party I decided to do an uptempo mix of upfront music. I recorded it live in one take. SF crowds are super sophisticated and knowledgable , you better come prepared when you play there and with so many excellent local DJ's I feel especially honored to be invited back. Next up I'm heading into the studio to make the kind of music that makes me dance all night long in the hopes it will make others do the same, and after the compliments I got for my vocals on Locussolus 'Next To You' I think I'll step up to the mic too."
Join Heidi and the rest of us at the Smoke N' Mirrors party at Monarch this Friday:
Smoke N' Mirrors Presents Edit Murphy + Friends
October 5th | 10pm – 4am | 101 Sixth Street, SF CA
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Escape to Fun and Sun at the Sands Ocean Club!! in North Myrtle Beach
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- sleeps 4
- pool yes
- hot tub yes
- pets allowed no
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We are offering an oceanview vacation rental in Myrtle Beach. This is an efficiency condo that accomodates 4 people. This vacation rental comes complete with two double beds, a newly remodeled efficiency kitchen (diswasher, microwave, stovetop, refrigerator, cooking utensils, pots and pans, dishes, coffee maker), cable TV, heat and air conditioning, and an in room iron and ironing board. The condo features a private balcony with an excellent view of the beach to watch the sun come up in the morning and set in the evening. The vacation rental is at The Sands Ocean Club on Shore Drive. This beach condo is minutes from great food, shopping, golf, and other great Myrtle Beach attractions.
PayPal Payments Preferred. Creates a paper trail for all parties. Transfer funds from your checking account for no additional fee. Pay using a debit or credit card for an additional $25.00 processing fee.
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Myrtle Beach Vacation Rental offered by private owner at the Sands Ocean Club. Experience all a beach vacation has to offer...sand, sun, and the ultimate in fun and relaxation.
The Sands Ocean Club Resort is located on Shore Drive, home of the famous Ocean Annie's oceanfront outdoor bar and has a reputation for being one of the most fun and exciting resorts in Myrtle Beach.
As you bask in the sunshine at the outdoor pool or the lazy river you will enjoy live music daily as well as the sights and the sounds of the ocean. If you prefer the indoors, the resort offers a heated indoor pool, hot tubs, a game room, gift shop, convenience store, and a golf shop. Step off the pool deck onto the beach and stroll along the ocean. The Sands offers beach front dining at the Windows Oceanfront resturant or grab a handful of peanuts and the best burger in town at the River City Cafe' located poolside.
activities and attractions in North Myrtle Beach South Carolina
Indoor Pool , Outdoor Pool , Lazy River , Hot Tubs , On Site Resturants , On Site Giftshop , On Site Store , On Site Spa , Kids Activities , Cable TV , Kitchen , Private Balcony , Two Double Beds , Air Conditioning, Wireless Internet, Parking Garages, and best of all, the ocean!
Nearby Attractions: - This resort is convenient to everything great in Myrtle Beach. Apache Pier , Barefoot Landing and Resturant Row less than 4 miles away. Also close to Broadway at the Beach, Myrtle Beach Pavilion amusement park, Myrtle Waves Water Park, Ripley's Aquarium, Ripley's museum, over 100 golf courses, Carolina Opry, Medieval Times, Legends in Concert, Alabama Theater, and The House of Blues, Outlet Malls
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Check in is Saturday any time after 3 pm, Check out is Saturday no later than 10 am
PAYPAL Preferred Method of Payment. Transfer via your checking account or use your debit or credit card. ** Additional processing fee of $25.00 applies if debit or credit card is used. **
* Security Deposit Returned Within 10 Days After Departure
Jan 1 thru March 29 $400 weekly rental, $48 tax, $100 sec dep, $548 total
March 29 thru May 3, $450 weekly rental, $54 tax, $100 sec dep, $604 total
May 3 thru May 24 $500 weekly rental, $60 tax, $100 sec dep, $660 total
May 24 thru June 28 $550 weekly rental, $66 tax, $100 sec dep, $716 total
June 28 thru July 26 $650 weekly rental, $78 tax, $100 sec dep, $828 total
July 26 thru August 16 $625 per week, $75 tax, $100 sec dep, $800 total
August 16 thru September 27 $525 per week, $63 tax, $100 sec dep, $688 total
September 27 thru December 31 $400 per week, $48 tax, $100 sec dep, $548 total
We rent the condo by the week. We require 25% downpayment to complete booking. The downpayment must be received within 7 days of booking. Balance due 30 days before scheduled travel. In order to provide our condo at a discount, we do not provide daily maid service. One set of bed linens provided. Coin operated washers and dryers on the premises.
The amounts listed above are paid to the owner for the rental of the condo. There is a parking fee of $20 that is paid directly to the Sands Ocean Club which allows parking in the two parking garages. This is paid by the renter at the time of check in.
Cindy Hunt 740-817-1264
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Prior to paying a reservation deposit, always verify payment instructions by calling the phone number displayed on this listing page. By contacting the owner directly and paying by an approved method - credit card, paypal, check or bank transfer - your reservation payment will be protected up to $1,000.Learn more in our Security Center
Top things to do in North Myrtle Beach
- Broadway at the Beach
- Myrtle Waves Water Park
- Ripley's
- Barefoot Landing
- Golf, golf, golf
Top things to do on a budget
- Putt Putt Golf
- Lay in the Sun
- Walk the Beach
- Look for Sea Shells
- Walk the Boardwalk
Top things to do with a family
- Putt Putt Golf
- Play in the sand
- Play in the Pool
- Walk the Pier
- Watch Fireworks
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An already snowy winter could get even snowier in the next few days in North Dakota.
There's the chance that some of us could be shoveling another several inches of snow - maybe a foot or more for some people - by next week.
And water releases from Lake Darling are being increased ahead of schedule.
Jim Olson reports on the snowpack and the flood outlook for the region.
So far this winter, Jim Tarasenko at North Central Research Extension Center near Minot has recorded 49 inches of snow.
That's ten inches over the average for a full winter for this area.
And now, there are forecasts that there could be another major snowfall this weekend.
(Tom Schrader, Meteorologist) "It looks like a pretty snowy few days."
Meteorologist Tom Schrader says forecast models are seeing two chances of measurable snow in the next few days.
(Tom Schrader, Meteorologist) "When the first one comes in tonight and Friday it looks like in the northern counties we could get 4-6" with an isolated 7" and that's round one. Round two comes in Sunday and Sunday night with more moisture and it'll be colder so it'll be a pretty efficient snow maker. "
Those projections are very preliminary - but the models certainly suggest lots of moisture for the region.
If we were to get another foot of snow this weekend, our season total would surpass 60 inches.
That's a lot - but still well under the record set two years ago of 84 inches.
As for the flood implications of our snowy winter - the latest snow depth maps from NOAA show that this winter may be more snowy across the Souris-Mouse River watershed than two years ago.
The current snow depth estimate is on the top left and the snow depth estimate from this date two years ago is on the lower right.
A closer look shows the difference from two years ago. Here's March of 2011 - and here is the estimate today, with darker colors indicating a more widespread area of 20 to 30 inches of snow depth this winter in the area that drains into the Mouse and Des Lacs Rivers.
And calls I've received from people living in the region - from places like Lignite - indicate people are seeing full ditches and high snowpacks this winter.
Water releases from Lake Darling Dam were increased to 250 cubic feet per second today - a day earlier than first planned - to make room in the lake for increased flows from Canada.
Saskatchewan's Water Security Agency estimated early this month that the area where the Souris River forms has normal to above normal snow pack - although the most northern reaches of the watershed have very high snow pack levels.
Hydrologist Alan Schlag has said that one factor in favor of avoiding major flooding this year could be the soil moisture level.
Two years ago, the soil was saturated and able to absorb very little of the snowmelt.
But this year, the soil is significantly, meaning a larger percentage of the melted snow will have the chance of soaking into the soil.
Water managers with the International Souris River Board met last month and declined to proclaim this a "one in ten" year for projected runoff, meaning they do not believe this year's water volume will be in the top 10% of recorded flows. Of course, they can reconsider that decision if snowfall continues late this winter.
A new flood outlook from the National Weather Service will be released one week from today.
It's worth noting that the record flooding in 2011 along the Mouse River was ultimately triggered by heavy rains in May and June, not exclusively by the high snow melt of that spring.
Minot Police say Sophia Pepple of New Town was struck by a pickup and killed about 6:25pm Sunday.
In addition, both had recently been released from state prison.
A two-year-old child was killed by a hit-and-run driver in Minot Sunday evening.
They ask if you have any information about the incident that you contact them at 852-0111.


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Welcome to the University of Delaware Water Resources Center (DWRC)!
Come find out how you can join in the efforts of the
DWRC and others to ensure that our water resources are managed well,
for the benefit of future generations.
What's New?
Click here for the RFP for 2014 IWR Competition of the Army Corps of Engineers (Closing Date: 15 August 2014)
The DWRC is co-sponsoring the
2014 Regional Mie-Atlantic Water Conference
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service National Conservation Training Center, Shepherdston, WV
September 24-25, 2014
Click here for the conference website
WATER E-NEWS - March 2014 -
Volume 13, Issue 2 - Read online here
NIWR-USGS 2014 Partnership Brochure -
Read online here
CRS report on "Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA): A Summary of the Act and Its Major Requirements" - Read online here
WATER NEWS - Fall-Winter 2011 and Spring-Summer 2012 - Volume 12, Issues 1 & 2 - Read online here
Abstracts from the theses and disserations of our 2012-13 graduate students can be found here.
Abstracts from the final reports of our 2012-13 undergraduate interns, as well as from many former intern reports, can be found here.
Visitors of all ages to the UD College of Agriculture and
Natural Resources' annual Ag Day can get their water-related
questions answered by DWRC-affiliated folks.
What is the DWRC?
The DWRC is a member of the National Institutes of Water Resources (NIWR) - a national network of 54 state water resources research institutes affiliated with and sponsored by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). We have been a part of the University of Delaware since 1965 and are located today in the University of Delawares College of Agriculture and Natural Resources. We receive funding from USGS through Section 104 of the Water Resources Research Act of 1984. These funds support our efforts to work actively with other universities, agencies and organizations in Delaware to develop a statewide program designed to resolve state and regional water related problems.
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In a matter of hours, the San Francisco 49ers and Baltimore Ravens will take the field at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome in New Orleans, Louisiana, today (Sun., Feb. 3, 2013) for Super Bowl XLVII, broadcasting live on CBS at 6:30 p.m. ET.
It's a compelling match-up between the two best and brightest from the NFC and AFC this season. Two brothers coaching against each other, two physical teams with clear identities on both sides of the ball, and about a million other storylines, like the meteoric rise of San Francisco quarterback Colin Kaepernick and the swan song of Baltimore middle linebacker Ray Lewis.
There is a lot to digest but perhaps even bigger than all that are the odds and betting lines for the game. We're in America, after all, and its two favorite past times are pro football and gambling.
And it doesn't get any bigger than the Super Bowl.
To that end, let's look at the odds and betting line for the game, courtesy of Bovada:
That falls in line with the narrative for weeks now, the 49ers acting as the uncrowned champions with a hot new stud quarterback and the Ravens acting as the perennial underdog who just keep getting the job done despite seemingly superior competition.
The NFC has been clearly better than the AFC this year but you know what they say: Any given Sunday and all that.
There are also a million prop bets you can make, from who will win the coin toss (both teams are at -105 right now) to the first team to score (49ers at -130 while Ravens are EVEN) to what the first score of the game will be (touchdown at -145 while field goal or safety is +115).
Remember, last year's Super Bowl kicked off its scoring with a safety. You never know.
That's what makes it so damn exciting. So if you're willing to lay down some coin on any and all bets surrounding Super Bowl XLVII, you can click here to check out all the odds.
Remember to check back here at MMAmania.com for complete coverage of Super Bowl XLVII.


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International organization participation: UPU
Definition: This entry lists in alphabetical order by abbreviation those international organizations in which the subject country is a member or participates in some other way.
Source: CIA World Factbook - Unless otherwise noted, information in this page is accurate as of December 6, 2013
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A message from President Ferguson, announcing the composition of UMaine's Strategic Planning Leadership Team
It is with great pleasure that I announce the composition of the Leadership Team that will be working with me and Linda Silka to bring together ideas for UMaine's Strategic Plan for excellence for the next five years. The membership brings together all segments of the university community to work together to hear ideas for how we build on our strengths and plan strategies for ensuring that UMaine continues to develop as the flagship campus. These thought leaders will help guide the important process in inclusive ways. I look forward to working with them and with you as we develop together a plan for the future.
Strategic Planning Leadership Team
President Paul Ferguson (Chair)
Linda Silka (Project Facilitator)
Director, Margaret Chase Smith Policy Center
Kristen Andresen
University Relations/Member, Alumni Association Board of Directors
Robin Arnold
Classified Employees Advisory Council
Gail Garthwait
Associate Professor, Instructional Technology (EDHD)
Ben Goodman
Undergraduate Student/BOT Student Trustee
Dana Humphrey
Dean, College of Engineering
Brianna Hughes
Doctoral Student/BOT Graduate Student Representative
George Jacobson
Professor Emeritus
Scott Johnson
Professor of Earth Sciences
Jan Kristo
Professor and Associate Dean, College of Education and Human Development
Distinguished Maine Professor
Laurie LaChance
President, Maine Development Foundation/UMaine Board of Visitors
Laura Lindenfeld
Associate Professor of Communication and Journalism
Judy Josiah-Martin
Director of Multicultural Programs, Division of Student Affairs
Jim Page
President, Sewall Co./UMaine Board of Visitors
Kenda Scheele
Senior Associate Dean for Student Affairs
Mike Swartz
Professional Employees Advisory Council
Howard Segal
Professor of History
Bob Strong
Professor of Finance/NCAA Faculty Representative
John Rebar
Director, Cooperative Extension
Robert Rice
Professor of Wood Science/BOT Faculty Representative
John Simpson
Member, UMaine Foundation Board of Directors
Jeff St. John
Director, Center for Excellence in Teaching and Assessment
Dan Sturrup
Interim Director, Auxiliary Services
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Walker receives second team NCBWA All-America honors
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Sophomore first baseman Adam Brett Walker has another honor for his trophy shelf after the JU baseball standout received second team All-America honors from the National Collegiate Baseball Writers of America (NCBWA) on Wednesday afternoon.
Walker, who also was named District III "Player of the Year" by NCBWA on Monday, is the sixth Dolphin all-time to earn All-America honors by the association and the first since Casey Shumaker received first time accolades in 2001.
To date for this season, the Wisconsin native has also been named first team all-conference and "Player of the Year" by the A-Sun, Louisville Slugger second team All-America by Collegiate Baseball and was a semifinalist for the Dick Howser Trophy (NCBWA) and Golden Spikes Award (USA Baseball).
"This is a big honor for Adam," said JU head coach Terry Alexander. "He had a huge year for us so I'm not surprised he is continuing to get noticed. We look forward to seeing Adam get better as he continues his JU career."
Walker led the A-Sun with a .409 batting average, 99 hits and 23 doubles in helping the Dolphins reach the NCAA regionals for the fourth time in the last six seasons. He also paced the squad with 13 home runs, 75 RBI, 165 total bases and a .685 slugging percentage. His hits and total bases totals each broke single-season records for the program. In conference, Walker batted .446 with 16 doubles, six home runs and 42 RBI to take home the A-Sun's top honor.
Prior to the season, Walker earned a spot on the A-Sun preseason all-conference team as an outfielder. He was also voted one of the top three "Biggest Power Threats" by A-Sun coaches in the CollegeBaseballInsider.com A-Sun preview.
Walker and fellow JU teammate Dan Gulbransen are currently playing for the Hyannis Harbor Hawks in the Cape Cod League.


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Dwyane Wade broke out of a slump in a major way in Game 4 of the Miami Heat's series against the Indiana Pacers, with 30 points, nine rebounds and six assists as LeBron James' cohort in the huge victory. Though the All-NBA guard wouldn't reveal anything in front of cameras, ESPN.com's Michael Wallace reports that sources say Wade had his left knee drained before Game 4.
Wade shot just 2-13 in Miami's Game 3 loss, leading to speculation about what caused the disastrous performance. With the knee revelation, the question now turns to whether he'll be healthy enough to help lead the Heat to a series victory. Even with Wade and James putting together huge performances on Sunday, Indiana remained within striking distance late.
Wade hadn't scored 30 points in a game since March 30 against Toronto, when he had 30 with six assists and zero turnovers.
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Cowboys WR Dez Bryant will be out 4-6 weeks after suffering a high right ankle sprain near the end of practice Friday. That means the first-round pick could miss the rest of training camp and possibly be ready for the Sept. 12 season opener at Washington.
The injury occurred when Bryant got tangled up with CB Orlando Scandrick on a pass thrown behind him on the next-to-last play of the day.
Bryant was the first of the 2010 first-round picks to sign a contract, inking a five-year deal worth $11.8 million, with $8.6 million guaranteed, on July 22, enabling him to report to camp on time July 24.
Bryant had been impressive through the first week of camp, making both routine and spectacular catches as well as returning kicks.
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My student Steven Frankel has just posted his paper Quasigeodesic flows and Mobius-like groups on the arXiv. This
heartbreaking work of staggering genius interesting paper makes a deep connection between dynamics, hyperbolic geometry, and group theory, and represents the first significant progress that I know of on a conjectural program I formulated a few years ago.
One of the main results of the paper is to show that every quasigeodesic flow on a closed hyperbolic 3-manifold either has a closed orbit, or the fundamental group of the manifold admits an action on a circle with some very peculiar properties, namely that it is Mobius-like but not Mobius. The problem of giving necessary and sufficient conditions on a vector field on a 3-manifold to guarantee the existence of a closed orbit is a long and interesting one, and the introduction to the paper gives a brief sketch of this history as follows:


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Silver Tea patrons show their support for children
Co-chairs Shay Stephens and Heather Ravenscroft with host Michelle Lerach
Michelle and Bill Lerach hosted some 400 guests at their La Jolla home Dec. 7 for the 27th Annual Silver Tea to benefit St. Germaine Children's Charity. Co-chairs Heather Ravenscroft and Shay Stephens planned the event with St. Germaine Children's Charity president Sheila Scaramella and the Silver Tea committee lending their support. Funds raised will be used for child abuse prevention programs throughout San Diego County.
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FORT WORTH -- Problems prosecuting the first adverse possession case in Tarrant county have led to reduced or dropped charges in other cases.
Two men who filed affidavits of adverse possession and moved their families into empty homes have pleaded guilty to burglary of a building. They had been charged with the more serious offense of burglary of a habitation.
Prosecutors accepted the pleas Monday for Andrew Latour and Andre Brown. They were sentenced to three years probation with deferred adjudication. Charges were dropped against three women affiliated with the same cases.
David Cooper was the first to use adverse possession as a defense. He took over a $400,000 north Arlington home after the owners left it empty for several months. Jurors recently convicted Cooper of theft and burglary of a habitation, and sentenced him to 10 years probation.
However, the case nearly fell apart over the legal definition of "habitation."
Prosecutors say the trial made it clear they would have difficulty in future cases, where the homes had been cleared of furniture, and utilities turned off.
Only one adverse possession case remains. Arlington police arrested Anthony Brown for burglary for allegedly taking over his neighbor's house while she was out of town on business.
More than 60 people filed affidavits for adverse possession in Tarrant County last year before district attorney Joe Shannon declared the claims fraudulent, and told the county clerk to stop accepting them. Dallas and Denton counties had a smaller number of adverse possession filings.
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Public Works receives regional awards for excellence
The City of Kansas City Mo., Public Works Department maintained its reputation for innovation and excellence as it received three of four Project of the Year awards and a Management Innovation Award from the Kansas City Metro chapter of the American Public Works Association.
The awards, presented at the organization's annual awards luncheon, acknowledge excellence in construction projects throughout the metropolitan area. Public Works Director Sherri McIntyre said that this year's awards provided a prime example of the department's standards of excellence.
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The Public Works Department won a Management Innovation Award for its arterial roadway reconstruction program and Project of the Year awards for improvements to North Garfield Avenue, expansion of the City's Traffic Operations Center and construction of the Bruce Forrester Viaduct in the City's Central Industrial District. The three projects that received Project of the Year awards were also nominated for national recognition.
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LP Chair Geoffrey J. Neale to speak at Adam Smith Forum in Russia
Libertarian Party Chair Geoffrey J. Neale will be an honored guest at the Fifth Annual Adam Smith Forum in Moscow, being held at the National Research University Higher School of Economics on Nov. 3.
His visit is part of a European tour which will also include stops in Germany and Spain.
"Libertarians in the United States and our allies around the world have everything to gain by sharing our insights and experiences in our quest to advance liberty," Neale said.
The annual Adam Smith Forum is the first regularly held public event in Russia that makes the case for libertarianism. The forum brings together leading libertarian political writers, scientists, bloggers, politicians, and activists.
Neale will join three prominent Russian libertarians for a three-hour presentation and panel discussion moderated by Andrew Goryanov, editor-in-chief for Slon.ru. The other panelists are:
- Vera Kichanova, federal committee member of the Libertarian Party of Russia and elected deputy of the municipal assembly of Yuzhnoe Tushino district in Moscow.
- Toine Manders, president of the Libertarian Party of the Netherlands.
- Yaroslav Romanchuk, Belarusian politician, well-known blogger, Austrian economist, and head of the Ludwig von Mises Centre in Belarus.
Panelists will speak about challenges facing the libertarian movement, how to promote libertarian ideas, strategies for success, libertarian allies, and key policy issues on which to focus. The presentation will run from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m.
On Nov. 2, Neale will speak at a seminar for employees of the Research Institute of Finance on the topics of government debt, the government "shutdown," and financial implications of burgeoning entitlement programs in the United States.
That evening, Neale will attend a welcome dinner for international speakers at the forum.
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Job-hunting is especially challenging for people who have disabilities that are noticeable to employers.
Often the biggest hurdle is an interviewer who is afraid to ask questions about your disability, and how it affects your capacity to do the job. If you cant get past that, you run the risk of being rejected.
Larry was a tax attorney who had a severe stuttering problem. Hed been with the same firm since graduating from law school and he needed to move on. Ive fictionalized his story to protect privacy and Im telling it with permission.
Larry dealt with the stuttering problem by talking about it during job interviews. He'd say: Im sure youve noticed I have a speech impediment, then hed laugh, saying Well, I guess it would be hard not to notice!
He explained he dealt with the problem by persisting until he got the words out and that he was comfortable doing that, even though it might look difficult. He said he hoped the interviewer would bear with him if that sometimes took a minute, but the advantage was, he was a man of few words!
He described the tax problems he dealt with and the clients he served. He made a point of saying he was able to do 90% of his client communication in writing, and was very efficient. In fact, he typed faster than his secretary.
Larry anticipated the concerns of interviewers and addressed them head on, with a touch of humor. His willingness to be open put prospective employers at ease and made him very likeable. He found a great job, quickly.
(The opinions expressed are not necessarily those of St. Louis Public Radio.)
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Anna Navarro is the founder of Work Transitions, a nationwide organization dedicated to helping individuals find satisfaction and fulfillment in their work.


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Bill Wagner is the Chief Product Officer at Meteor Entertainment, the publisher behind Hawken. The Mech game is now in open beta on the PC, and is also serving as one of the killer apps for NVIDIA's upcoming Project SHIELD handheld. He remembers the first time he saw the game running on the hardware.
"Actually holding it in your hand, looking at the screen, and realizing you're playing Hawken freaks you out a bit, it's actually really cool," he told the Report. It took the team a matter of weeks to get the game running natively on Android, and that includes the time it took to come to grips with the brand-new Tegra 4 hardware. This is how it happened.
It started with the OUYA
It was never about bringing Hawken to Android, it was about bringing Hawken to a new console. And the first new console they looked at was the OUYA.
"The interest was really in different platforms in a consumer sense. Handhelds, mobile, tablets. Android just kind of presented itself as the platform most of the companies we were looking at were using," Wagner said. "Our original interest was certainly with OUYA, but since it was reliant on Tegra 3 it wouldn't have feasible. This is about when NVIDIA approached us with Project SHIELD and the Tegra 4."
This wasn't the first time NVIDIA has used Hawken to demo its technology. Hawken takes advantage of all the nifty bells and whistles of the GTX 690 graphics card, and the game has been used to demo Gaikai's streaming service, which takes advantage of NVIDIA hardware. When it comes to showing off new tech, Hawken often seems to be NVIDIA's first stop.
There was only a short time to code the CES demo, and it took members of Adhesive Games, Hawken's developer, some help from NVIDIA, and even some outsourced talent to make it happen.
"The demo came together very quickly. It was probably four, maybe five weeks of work," Wagner said. "Having Unreal Engine 3 already ported to Android made a huge difference in being able to get that done… with a very small amount of time, we were able to come up with a multiplayer demo that was natively running across those devices."
It's also a matter of being able to use NVIDIA's newest hardware. "The Tegra 4 chip is crazy powerful. It's the only thing we've seen so far that we could actually run the game on," Wagner said. The Android version of Hawken is still a mobile port, and they had to optimize for it, but much of the optimization work they did to fit the game on Project SHIELD helped the game as a whole. "All the work we did for it was work we should have been doing on the PC anyway," he explained.
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In many ways Hawken may offer a glimpse at how we play games in the future. Wagner remembered a moment at last year's E3 where they had some players trying the game on smart televisions with a controller, and they were playing against PC gamers in their hotel suite across the street.
Wagner was able to join the game using the same streaming service on an Android tablet with a wired Xbox 360 controller. "I was holding it while my producer was playing the game over WiFi, against two guys on PCs, and two people over on the Samsung TVs," Wagner remembered. "And it was working. It all worked." Soon players will be able to join games using the native Android version of the game on Project SHIELD hardware.
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The burgeoning Phillies/Nationals rivalry is getting a lot of hype. It might be getting overhyped. It's not overhyped to the point where my parents have heard of the Washington Nationals -- let's not go nuts, here -- but if you follow baseball on a daily basis, you've probably read something about it. A brief timeline:
August 20, 2008
The Nationals face the Phillies in Philadelphia. Ronnie Belliard plays first base and hits fifth, yet the Nationals fail to score a single run. Every good rivalry starts with bitter disgust and resentment.
Take Back Nationals Park
The Nationals, sick of loud and boisterous Phillies fans taking over Nationals Park, sell tickets for Phils/Nats games only to people whose credit card has a D.C./Maryland/Virginia address.
Cole Hamels plunks Bryce Harper, admits it
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No, really, he said that
No, really, he said that. I'm sure that went over well.
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Roy Halladay walks through crumbling buildings, scanning the brick and mortar husks, cooly looking for something at which he can throw a cutter. His eyes linger over a gray, shattered Walgreens sign that used to hang over a long-collapsed entrance. He pauses to look at the logo for a brief second. He throws a cutter at the sign, knocking it off its moorings and down into the rubble. He turns and continues walking, climbing piles of concrete and burnt ash with the same pace and gait that he has for the last 250 years.
That last one is just a projection.
But there's a reason for this hype. The Phillies should have a rival. They've been good for long enough. The term dynasty gets thrown around too much these days, but the Phillies have been a National League power for a while. The Braves have always been a good candidate for intra-divisional loathing, but they're too far away to get anything really nasty started. The Mets had something going, but they left that something in the pocket of a coat they don't wear anymore. Also, the coat is hurt. So when the Nationals looked like they were going to be good, people got excited. And when the Nationals started the season well, people got more excited.
There's something that the two teams will need, though. They'll both need to be good at the same time. And for a long time. With the Nationals taking two out of three in Philadelphia, they highlighted the immediate fear of some pro-rivalry forces. What if the Phillies really are a .500 team that's just getting older and older? What if the rivalry is doomed to be more like ships passing in the night than two organizations tied at the wrists, jabbing knives at each other and dancing around like the "Beat It" video?
The Phillies are one 6-1 week away from stopping premature thoughts like that. It's still early, and they aren't that bad, even without Howard and Utley. They still have a ridiculous pitching staff, regardless of what you think about Halladay's velocity drop. The Phillies have been dealing with "they're gonna get ollllld" articles for way too long, as if the critics get to say, "A-HA! I TOLD YOU HE'D GET OLD!" at Ryan Howard's 50th birthday party. But it isn't time to shovel dirt on them. Not even close. This rivalry still has a chance.
Three months ago we were laughing about the Orioles for getting kicked out of a Korean ballpark, and now we're starting to take them seriously. Two months ago, you thought Albert Pujols was good, you moron! What in the hell are we supposed to know about who will be good one, two, or three years from now? And, really, the burden of proof is sort of on the Nationals if you're worried about one team not holding up the "good" part of the rivalry bargain. It's been nine seasons and another country since they finished over .500. We should probably hold off on the changing of the guard.
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Nov 11th 2012 1:50PM It's really very simple. Your realtor does not work for YOU. Your realtor is in the business of turning over houses in order to earn a living. Trust NOTHING a realtor tells you.
Hire an INDEPENDENT (and NOT one recommended by your realtor) REPUTABLE home inspector. The cost is about $500 or so for an intensive look at the house. Before I bought my home, I hired a home inspector. He discovered that the fireplace could not be used until it was repaired, that there was no flow regulator on the water line into the house, and the water heater was useless, in addition to a couple of other easily fixable problems.
That becomes a negotiation item with your seller and his realtor. Either get the price of the house reduced or force the repairs in order to complete the sale. It's not a dream home if the repairs become nightmares!
It's money well spent, and I'd rather walk away from my "dream home" than buy a house that costs me a second mortgage to make livable.
Homeowners Joel and Melissa Dodge of Washington Feel Stranded by New Off-Ramp Next Door
Sep 30th 2012 2:33AM Then you have never been in a coal town. Those houses are built right next to each other, with a firewall between only a few of them. When there is a fire in any block, everyone on the block is impacted.
Usually suburbs of more recently-incorporated cities have zoning regulations, but variances can be obtained for just about any regulation, including the amount of grassy area between houses.
Homeowners Joel and Melissa Dodge of Washington Feel Stranded by New Off-Ramp Next Door
Sep 30th 2012 2:30AM One of my cousins and her husband bought a home in CA (most of the family live in PA). One evening, she took her children upstairs to bathe and put them to bed; her husband went to the kitchen to get a snack. At that moment, a speeding car lost control and crashed through their living room window into the living room they had just vacated.
Usually, when the government wants to put in a new ramp or lane or whatever, the homeowner is offered the current market price of their home. If that is the case, and these people decided to stay in their house, they have no one to blame but themselves. Their autistic child is THEIR problem, not the government's. Their only choice is to move--and that's the same predicament that hundreds of thousands of us are in right now. Our homes are worth less than we paid for them--even if we bought them BEFORE the "bubble."
TSA Officers Fired After Stealing From Passengers
Sep 28th 2012 7:28PM The moral of the story is: get to the airport EARLY. Allow time to go through the screening and CHECK YOUR CARRYONS.
Do NOT pack anything of value in your suitcase that will be stowed in the airplane hold.
Another good foil for women is to trash up a purse with sanitary items, a billfold with fake credit cards and one or two dollars only in it, and put your REAL wallet someplace else.
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Sep 22nd 2012 1:46PM Get a good lawyer, friend. You've jumped through the city's hoops. They acted like the bureaucratic idiots they are. Sue them into repaying you for your lawyers' fees (you'll need a good team), your court costs, your time, and the money you spent fixing up THEIR blight so you could own and operate a business that would put tax money into their coffers.
Philadelphia is loaded with really good lawyers. Hire them.
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Sep 8th 2012 9:48PM I would NEVER want to rent again. Rentals mean the landlord walks in and out of your home at will on inspections. Rentals mean you are not the only one to have a key to your home. Rentals mean you never build any equity. Rentals mean that the landlord can call you on Christmas Eve to wish you a happy holiday and tell you that he's selling the house out from under you. (Yes, that happened.)
I was 51 when I was able to buy my first home. I bought it BEFORE the bubble and, now that the bubble has burst, I find that it is worth $30,000 less than I paid for it BEFORE THE BUBBLE.
But it's mine. I make the payment and I do without other things, because it is my home. No one can put me out of it (except the bank if I don't pay) and no one can walk into it at will.
12 Cities Where Homeowners Are Deep Underwater
Sep 1st 2012 4:25PM Again, they left out San Bernardino, where houses that sold, during the bubble, for $450,000 are now worth $140,000 or slightly more, with no chance of being able to sell them, as Berdoo is a city that just filed bankruptcy, there is no real industry, and the tax base is nil due to the vast number of illegals who flock there.
Hotels That Serve Glorified Prison Food For Breakfast
Aug 18th 2012 1:56PM You get what you pay for. Hotels may include the cost of your breakfast in the room rate, but they don't really expect you to eat there. In most places, there are quite a few other options in the area and travelers prefer them.
Personally, I've had the "free" breakfast in various chains and I've found them to be, yes, mediocre, but the hot food was hot; the cold food was cold, and the milk was well-chilled. (It's a health code violation to keep milk below a certain temperature and a phone call to the local board of health would have been more efficacious than your pancake demo to clerical staff who haven't got the power to do much!)
One of the most wonderful dinners that I ever had was in a chain hotel's dining room where I met up with a life-long friend. We chose, instead of going out to some noisy place, to dine in the hotel's dining room. We were the only customers. The wait staff was polite and attentive and we were able to catch up in peace over a meal that the chef actually had time to fuss over.
These Listings Aren't the 'Model' of Perfection
Aug 4th 2012 1:07PM When I retire and sell my house, I will set it up the way I please. No Realtor is going to tell me how to arrange the furniture, what color to repaint the rooms--again, or put a lock-box on the door.
First, if you're going to buy a home that is currently occupied, then be prepared for those people to actually be LIVING there. It's not that hard to judge room size, traffic flow, etc. If you can't, then don't go looking at houses.
Second,I STILL LIVE HERE. I am NOT going to rearrange my life, my life-style, MY home--and it is MY home until escrow closes--on a realtor's whim or your personal desires. Buy the house and put YOUR furniture where you want in it. Leave mine ALONE.
Third, quit looking at the color of the existing walls. Even if they're white you're planning to paint them your way, anyway. So,look past it.
Fourth, I am NOT putting a lock-box on my home so that the hoi polloi can ingress and egress at their desire. I sleep here. I shower here. I use the bathroom here. Make the appointment for Sunday afternoon. THAT's when the house will show. If a realtor is having open houses on Sunday, then that's when my home will show. (Tip: realtors are expected to leave calling cards. But they don't watch their clients like a hawk. I have friends who've told me NIGHTMARE stories of things that have disappeared from their homes when they've used the "lock-box" on their door for the realtors.)
Single-Family Rental Houses Draw Millions Impacted by Foreclosure Crisis
Jul 22nd 2012 10:13PM Yeah...rent...until the economy improves and the owner decides to sell the house out from under you and you're homeless AGAIN. You're better off in an apartment until you can fix your credit rating and save for a down payment.
By the way...how did this woman wind up with a house and a payment she could not afford after her divorce? Did she take over the house instead of alimony? Did she get her child support reduced by being given the home in the settlement?
Women make a mistake in a divorce trying to maintain the status quo. It's far better to "bite the bullet" and reduce your standard of living until you can build back up to it. It takes a little time, but it's worth it.
RENTING someone's house is a HUGE mistake. They can sell it out from under you and the new owner has no obligation to continue renting it to you unless the new owner chooses to.