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Luis Rodriguez, before he died from AIDS in 1994, was a nurse. He first met Weiner after Hurricane Andrew damaged his small home in southwest Dade, subjecting him to a year of fruitless attempts to collect repair money from his insurance company. In desperation he turned to the Dade Bar's Put Something Back pro bono program and was deemed deserving of free counsel.
When a PSB staffer asked Weiner to take Rodriguez's case, the attorney accepted, but he explained to Rodriguez that he preferred to work on contingency -- meaning he would be paid a portion of whatever money he collected from the insurance company on his client's behalf. He even had Rodriguez sign a form granting him 33 percent of the claim.
"That's very rare," notes Put Something Back director Sharon Langer. "Of the thousands of people we heard from after Andrew, maybe two or three attorneys, tops, charged for their services." Not that there's anything improper about collecting on contingency, Langer adds, as long as the client agrees.
Yet while Rodriguez signed the contingency contract permitting Weiner to tap into the insurance settlement, Rodriguez's cousin Estrellita Dion, who acted as translator at the initial meeting with Weiner, believes the nurse may not have realized exactly what he was doing.
"To Luis's understanding, Mr. Weiner wasn't supposed to collect anything," Dion would later state in a deposition. "Mr. Weiner had said, I believe that his exact words were, 'Luis, you need to sign this paper. This says that I take 30 or 40 percent of whatever we recuperate.' And Luis said okay, you know, something is better than nothing, and he signed the paper.
"When we walked out of the office, as we were walking to the car, [Luis] said to me, 'I'm kind of confused because he's a public defender, he's not supposed to be taking any percentage from recuperation of -- from the hurricane.'"
Weiner wound up recovering about $17,000 from the insurance company. Under Florida law, an attorney who sues an insurance company and wins is entitled to claim fees and costs from the company. But collecting the fees is a bothersome process, requiring a court hearing and detailed documentation of work performed. Weiner opted for an easier route: He simply took his 33 percent from the insurance company's payment to Rodriguez.
He also submitted forms to the PSB program claiming that the 55 hours he worked for Rodriguez were pro bono.
"It's either pro bono or it's fee," snaps Langer, racking her brain for an appropriate metaphor. "It's like fish and fowl. It's like apples and oranges. You can't have it both ways."
Now members of Rodriguez's family are saying Weiner is trying to have it more than both ways. About $50,000 more. That's the value of Rodriguez's life insurance policy, of which Weiner asserts he is the sole beneficiary. And he has filed suit to collect the cash. Family members have filed their own suit, insisting the attorney was never the intended beneficiary and that he is profiting from his client's legal ignorance.
Federal magistrate Barry Garber heard testimony from both sides earlier this month. He is expected to rule on the entire dispute sometime in October.
"I was very nice to him," Weiner responds in his deposition when asked why Rodriguez would have designated him to receive the money. "I understood from someone that he had seen five or six lawyers before coming to my office, who basically wouldn't talk to him because of the AIDS virus. I was always cordial and straightforward with him. We had developed a rapport, otherwise -- those are the reasons that I can think of at this time."
Rodriguez's health was failing when he met Weiner in May 1993. By November of the following year, AIDS had him near death. Dion claims that a week before he died, Rodriguez discussed with her his plans to give his entire modest estate to his sister Teresa, who was planing to emigrate from Cuba.
"When he was talking to me about Teresa, I said to him, 'Luis, did you at any point leave a will, because you know how your family is. You know when you die this is gonna be -- this is gonna be bad.'
"And he said to me, 'Yes, there's a will made, and I remember putting an arrow on a piece of paper that says for a will, to refer to Robert Weiner.'
"So I said to him, 'So you left the will with Robert Weiner?'
"And he said, 'Yes, he took -- he's taking care of everything.'"
In his deposition Weiner denies ever speaking to Rodriguez about a will or a life insurance policy. He also claims to have been completely dumbfounded when, after Rodriguez passed away, Rodriguez's mother brought into his Coral Gables office a signed change-of-beneficiary form from the life insurance policy.


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From: Flexible Plug and Play's knowledge dissemination session: The deployment of an Internet Protocol-based Communications Platform, 3 June 2013, London, UK
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UK Power Networks for a Flexible Plug and Play knowledge dissemination session.
Introduction of the technical and commercial problems that UK Power Networks face when connecting distributed generation to the network, and the proposed Flexible Plug and Play solutions.
Flexible Plug and Play Project Director, UK Power Networks.
Sotiris Georgiopoulos is a Low Carbon Senior Project Manager within Future Networks at UK Power Networks with responsibility for developing and delivering smart grid projects. He is currently the Project Director for the flagship LCNF project 'Flexible Plug and Play Low Carbon Networks'. Sotiris has previously worked in a number of engineering project management roles in the UK electricity generation and distribution industry.
Prior to joining the Future Networks team in June 2011, Sotiris was part of the UK Power Networks' 2012 Infrastructure Delivery team where he was responsible for project delivery of HV and HV/LV substations and the grid connections for the two CHP centres in the Olympic Park. Sotiris received his BEng (Hons) in Electrical and Electronic Engineering from University of Manchester's Institute of Science and Technology in 2003 and his MSc in Energy Systems and Management from the University of Dundee in 2004.


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Non-Euclidean Geometry: Its Development and Properties
Index of Topics
Index of Topics
Early History of Geometry
Allman, George Johnston,
Greek Geometry from Thales to Euclid
, p 18-51, QA22.A43
Berggren, J.L.
Episodes in the Mathematics of Medieval Islam
, Springer-Verlag 1986.
Brunes, Tons,
The Secrets of Ancient Geometry and Its Use
Campell & Higgins, ed.,
Mathematics: People, Problems, Results
, Vol I.
Dantzig, Tobias,
The Bequest of the Greeks
: p 22-23, 60-67, QA22.D3
Doxiadis, C.A.,
Architectural Space in Ancient Greece
Dunham, William,
Journey Through Genius
Eves, Howard W.,
A Survey of Geometry
, (Rev. Ed) p 9-13, QA445.E92
Eves, Howard,
Introduction to the History of Mathematics
Gow, James,
A Short History of Greek Mathematics
, p 66-72, 147-158, QA22.G7
Heath, Sir Thomas,
A History of Greek Mathematics
, p 65-117, 141-169, QA22.H4 (vol. 1)
Heilbron, J.L.,
Geometry Civilized. History, Culture, and Technique.
Clarendon Press, Oxford 1998. Contains wonderful artistic and historic illustrations.
Hoffer, William, ``A Magic Ratio Recurs Throughout History,''
, December `75
Joseph, George Gheverghese,
The Crest of the Peacock: Non-European Roots of Mathematics
Mathematical Thought from Ancient to Modern Times
Knorr, Wilbur,
The Ancient Tradition of Geometric Problems
Lawlor, Robert,
Sacred Geometry: Philosophy and Practice
Maziarz, Edward and Greenwood, Thomas,
Greek Mathematical Philosophy
Meiggs, Russell,
Roman Ostia
The Development of Mathematics in China and Japan
, Chelsea 1974.
Morrow, Glenn R.;
Proclus: A Commentary on the First Book of Euclid's Elements
, Princeton 1970.
National Council of Teachers of Mathematics,
Historical Topics for the Mathematics Classroom
, 1989.
O'Shea, Thomas,
Geometric Transformations and Musical Compositions
, The Math Teacher, Oct. `79
Rothman, Tony, ``Japanese Temple Geometry,''
Scientific American
, May 1998, p 85-91.
Shiran, Du & Li Yan,
Chinese Mathematics: A Concise History
, Clarendon 1987.
Straffin, Philip D. Jr.; ``Liu Hui and the First Golden Age of Chinese Mathematics,''
Mathematics Magazine
, June 1998, p 163-181.
Swetz, Frank,
Was Phythagoras Chinese?: An examination of right triangle theory in ancient China
Taylor, Thomas, translated from the Greek
Jambichus Life of Pythagoras
, or
Phythagoric Life
, the whole book but especially pages 320-328, B243.J2
Watts, Donald & Carol,
A Roman Apartment Complex
, Scientific American, Dec. `86
Non-Euclidean Geometry: Its Development and Properties
Index of Topics
Index of Topics
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Big Picture Learning's mission is the education of a nation, one student at a time.
As a non-profit organization dedicated to a fundamental redesign of education in the United States, Big Picture Learning's vision is to catalyze vital changes in kindergarten to adult education by generating and sustaining innovative, personalized learning environments that work in tandem with the real world of their greater community. At the core of Big Picture Learning's mission is a commitment to equity for all students, especially underserved urban students, and the expectation that these students can achieve success. Big Picture Learning designs innovative learning environments, researches and replicates new models for learning, and trains educators to serve as leaders in their schools and communities. In order to create and influence the education of the future, Big Picture Learning must continually reflect on and improve our practice and research to provide the results to leverage our influence in policy decisions and educational systems at the state, national, and international levels.


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Pole vaulter Holly Bleasdale is confident the injury problems which ruined her 2013 season are behind her.
After winning the European indoor title in dramatic fashion in March, the pole vaulter was forced to miss almost all of last summer, including the World Championships, with back and Achilles problems, which she believes were caused by an overloaded training regime.
Now the 22-year-old feels fitter than ever as she plans for medals on three fronts and is even plotting a course to breaking the five metres barrier.
Bleasdale starts her season proper at the Sainsbury's Glasgow International Match on Saturday more at home with her technique, admitting the raft of changes she was asked to implement last winter left her confused.
"This season is really important, mainly psychologically. I had a really good indoor season last year and then got injured and had to watch everyone else compete, which wasn't great," said Bleasdale, who has jumped once this winter, clearing 4.61m in Villeurbanne last month.
"Since I started pole vault I've never had to take time off through an injury so to watch the World champs at home was really frustrating.
"But it made me even more hungry to get back. That's why I think I've trained so well this winter.
"I'm fitter, stronger and quicker than I ever have been and vaulting better."
Following the London 2012 Olympics, Bleasdale linked up with American coach Dan Pfaff, dividing her time between Arizona and Cardiff, where she worked under Scott Simpson. But eight months later she had a change of heart, opting to base herself permanently in the Welsh capital under Simpson's guidance.
"Things started to crack and crumble a bit and I got an injury in my back and an injury in my Achilles," she said.
"It (the training in the United States) was really intense, it was quite a lot of high-volume and high-impact work and my body wasn't quite ready for that. It broke down after a period of time and now I'm in a better programme.
"Last year I was trying to change 10 things at once, which is impossible in pole vault.
"Now we're just focusing on a couple of things so I can get my head around them. I do feel in a good place right now, my head's not confused."
As a result Bleasdale is aiming for medals at the World Indoor Championships in March and the European Championships in August, and in between for gold at the Commonwealth Games.
She has so far been something of an indoor specialist. Her personal best of 4.87m, now two years old, was set indoors, with her outdoor best 4.71m.
But the defending World indoor bronze medallist wants to rectify that this season and start clearing 4.80m and 4.90m on a regular basis.
She said: "Taking the momentum I gain from indoors on to outdoors is really important for me, because outdoors is where I want to start winning the world and Olympic medals.
"I want to focus on jumping really consistently and I think the high heights will come after that."
Even, she reckons, the very high ones.
Only two women in history, Russia's Yelena Isinbayeva, whose world record stands at 5.06m, and American Jenn Suhr have cleared 5m.
Bleasdale, whose 4.87m vault ranks her third on the all-time list indoors, said: "I'm not afraid of the 5m barrier. I think quite a lot of girls think, because only two girls have done it, that it's out of reach, but I really don't want to make it that much of a barrier.
"I think that as soon as I start jumping 4.80m, 4.90m regularly then 5m is only 10 centimetres higher. If I stay injury free and keep improving then I don't see why I can't jump 5m within the next couple of years."


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Unfortunately, a lot of soccer players don't know how to lose, and sometimes they don't know how to win either. Such was the case in the final of Copa Sudamericana 2012, when after alleged attacks by police and security personnel, players for Tigre refused to go back on the pitch after halftime. Subsequently, the referee awarded th egame to Sao Paulo, who was winning 2-0 at the time. Continue on for some of the most historic on-field brawls in the history of soccer.
Photo: AP http://images.terra.com/2012/12/13/sudamericana-2012-ap.jpgIn the Sao Paulo versus Tigre game, players for the Argentine club allege that they were assaulted by stadium security at the end of the first half, including having guns pointed at them.
Photo: AP http://images.terra.com/2012/12/13/sudamericana-2012-ap-2.jpgAccording to local press, Sao Paulo players say that Tigre players tried to enter their locker room at the end of the first half, forcing them to call police.
Photo: AP http://images.terra.com/2012/12/13/sudamericana-2012-ap-3.jpgTigre players, on the other hand, say that they were assaulted by police and that guns were drawn, although that has not been confirmed. As a result, they refused to play the second half.
Photo: AP http://images.terra.com/2012/12/13/sudamericana-2012-ap-4.jpgAccording to Ruben Paquini, head of security for Tigre: \"Security personnel surrounded us. They were waiting for us. They pointed a gun at Albil's chest. It was an ambush. Ze Carlos, a Sao Paulo representative, was among the group, hitting us.\"
Photo: Terra http://images.terra.com/2012/12/13/sudamericana-2012-terra.jpgNot too long ago, on November 15, 2012, a quarter-final matchup in this same tournament between Millonariosand Gremio ended with protests of players and coaches of the Brazilian squad and resulted in one of the referees on the floor, the victim of an aggression.
Photo: AP http://images.terra.com/2012/12/13/millos-gremio-ap.jpgOn May 11, 2004, one of the biggest scandals in recent soccer history occurred at the Azteca Stadium in México, during a Copa Libertadores game between América and Sao Caetano. The Brazilians eliminated the Mexicans, but at the end of the game a huge brawl started, which included players, coaches and fans. Among the protagonists of the fight was none other than Cuauhtemoc Blanco.
Photo: AP http://images.terra.com/2012/12/13/america-sao-caetano-ap.jpgIn September of 1995, Flamengo and Vélez Sarsfield were playing the Supercopa Sudamericana. when notorioiusly aggressive Edmundo provoked an opposing player who floored the Brazilian with a punch. As expected, all hell broke loose.
Photo: Divulgación http://images.terra.com/2012/12/13/edmundo-repro.jpgIn September of 1999, in the semi-final of the Copa MercoSur, players from Peñarol and Flamengo got into a battle royale after the Brazilians eliminated the Uruguayans.
Photo: Divulgación http://images.terra.com/2012/12/13/penarol-flamengo-reprp.jpgOn August 17, 2011, the Spanish Supercup deteriorated when Real Madrid Coach Jose Mourinho engaged in the \"eye poke seen round the world\" as he stuck his digit in former assistant and current head coach Tito Vilanova's eye.
Photo: Divulgación http://images.terra.com/2012/12/13/tito-mou-repro.jpgThe incident became so well known that it was immortalized by this sculpture.
Photo: Getty Images http://images.terra.com/2012/12/13/mou-tito-getty.jpgIn the semi-finals of the Clausura tournament in Mexico in 2011,players and coaches from Morelia and Cruz Azul engaged in fisticuffs, after a fan jumped onto the field and made mocked one of the teams.
Photo: Divulgación http://images.terra.com/2012/12/13/morelia-cruz-azul-repro.jpgOn April 11, 2011, players from Argentinos Juniors and Fluminense, got into a brawl in a Copa Libertadores group game in Buenos Aires.
Photo: Getty Images http://images.terra.com/2012/12/13/argentinos-fluminense-getty.jpgEl 22 de junio de 2011, luego de la final de la Copa Libertadores, en la que Santos se había proclamado campeón, algunos jugadores de Peñarol no supieron afrontar la derrota y se pelearon a puños y patadas con algunos miembros del cuadro brasileño.
Photo: AP http://images.terra.com/2012/12/13/santos-penarol-ap.jpgIn a heated game, decided in the final minutes, chaos erupted during a violent fight between players for Saturnand CSKA in Russia in 2004, which left some players in the hospital.
Photo: Divulgación http://images.terra.com/2012/12/13/saturn-cska-repro.jpgOn June 10, 2004, in one of the most dramatic semi-finals in the history of the Copa Libertadores, between River Plate and Boca Juniors,there were a series of fights, among them: , Marcelo Gallardo facing off against Raúl Cascini and Roberto Abbondanzieri, who ended up with a cut on his face.
Photo: Getty Images http://images.terra.com/2012/12/13/boca-river-getty.jpgOn September 3, 2011,a friendly match between Spain and Chile, ended in a not so friendly fashion as a result of a fight between players after a hard foul by Arturo Vidal on Andrés Iniesta.
Photo: Divulgación http://images.terra.com/2012/12/13/espana-chile-repro.jpgOn February 25, 2007, Chelsea and Arsenal got in a brouhaha during the final of the Carling Cup.
Photo: Getty Images http://images.terra.com/2012/12/13/arsenal-chelsea-getty.jpgA second division game in the Liga MX deteriorated into mayhem on October 19, 2012, when players from Dorados and Tecos got into it leaving 12 players suspended and a fractured nose among its casualties.
Photo: Mexsport http://images.terra.com/2012/12/13/dorados-tecos-mexsport.jpgOn November 18, 2009, the Copa Sudamericana semi-finals saw players from Fluminense and Cerro Porteño throw punches in another chapter in the violent history of that tournament.
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"Hey! Who did that!?" Angel shouted. Marly broke out laughing, causing everyone else to chuckle. Angel glared, then smirked evily. She made a snow ball of her own and threw it back at Marly. It hit Marly in the face. "Eat that!" Angel laughed. Marly and Angel just began throwing snowballs back and fourth, but after a while everyone else joined in and it became a full blown snow
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Another map, another blog.
My last blog, "How Do You Map A Zip-Line Canopy Tour?", talked about the difficulty of trying to map out our Zip-Line Canopy Tour, dealing with the rugged terrain and cliffs that surrounds it, and the new zip-lines we are adding this year. This map was totally different. It was easy to create.
ACE offers a guided mountain bike tour called the Scenic New River Mountain Bike Tour. It is a half-day ride that 95% downhill! You don't find trails any easier than that. So if you haven't ridden in a while, or you have young ones, then this is the trip for you.
Now, you're more than welcome to do this trip on your own — after all, you can download the map now!
I recommend you book the tour with ACE for a number of reasons.
- First, unless you want to ride 95% back uphill, you are going to have to set up your own shuttle.
- Second, I would have to write a book about all the fantastic history and natural wonders you would miss without a guide.
- And lastly, having a guide along is just plain smart. They know the area; they carry emergency radios and gear; they are trained, and they have your back incase something goes wrong.
The map gives you basic directions and a profile of the Scenic New River Bike Tour. The trip details on the web page gives you even more information. But you really need a guide for the complete experience.
This is one of my favorite trails. It has a rich and colorful history. It is stunningly beautiful with waterfalls above and below. It is a birders paradise with a wide variety of habit giving you a chance to catch a glimpse of rare species.
Each season gives you something new to look at. In the spring, there are wildflowers everywhere. In the summer, it is cool with a canopy of trees above. In the fall, the trees paint a glorious picture. In the winter, it is stark and clear with scenic views in every direction.
You will cross 5 decked trestles (bridges) and see a really cool landslide. It's not a true "landslide," so to speak, it's more like a massive cliff decided to step down and sit in the middle of the trail. There are easy steps and a boardwalk that goes up and around it.
You can see McKinley Rock (read about it in my "McKinley Rock" blog). Visit Historic Thurmond and the Railroad Depot Museum as you hear stories of the Dodge City of the East; Harrison Ash, a lawman who "terrorized the lawless" and shot 7 men; learn about the Dun Glen Hotel, with the longest-running poker game, and so many other colorful tales.
This tour really is an adventure unto itself. It is a rewarding experience that I highly recommend.


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Dogs help fight cancer at fundraiser
By RANDY GONZALES
Saturday's "Bark for Life" fundraiser for American Cancer Society not only was fun for dog and owner alike, but also was educational.
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Saturday's "Bark for Life" fundraiser for American Cancer Society not only was fun for dog and owner alike, but also was educational.
Johanna Musgrove, Hays, has been a dog trainer for approximately the last 30 years. Communication is key when training your pet.
"The quicker you let your dog know if you like what they did, or didn't like what they did, then they start to figure out if this was a good thing or a bad thing," Musgrove said. "There are different ways of communicating with your dog.
"A lot of times, it can be voice, praise or with food rewards. With some dogs, it's toys."
Musgrove set up an agility course at Saturday's event, which was at the grass parking lot next to Gross Memorial Coliseum. She has a course as part of her Hays Recreation Commission class she's taught for the last five years.
Dogs literally ran through hoops, as well as tunnels. There also were hurdles, a teeter-totter, as well as a tire and a series of poles for the dogs to run through.
Brandt Brooks and his wife, Charis, took their dog Julip, a Labradoodle, to Saturday's event. They won a musical chairs contest, in which each dog had to sit when the music stopped playing.
"She's been through some training, but she's a ball of energy," Brandt Brooks said.
Julip also tried out the agility course.
"At first, she was a little timid, but she caught on really quickly," Brandt Brooks said.
Julip had her picture taken with her owners, and getting her nails painted also was something to do.
"We're having a blast," Brandt Brooks said. "Julip is really a social dog, and she really likes to have fun with other dogs."
Another dog was having fun playing fetch. Mud, a Great Dane mix, would jump high into the air time after time to catch a red ball and bring it back to his owner, Heather Morgan.
"He had to learn by watching another dog retrieve in water," Morgan said. "He wanted to play so bad; he didn't know how to swim. When he jumped in, he did that typical doggie paddle. Once he finally figured it out, he was instantly attracted to fetch.
"If he wasn't so tired, he would be doing compete flips. It's just a natural passion."
Mud was wearing a purple "Bark for Life" bandana.
"We did buy a bandana, not because he's ever had cancer, but we know some dogs with cancer," Morgan said.
When Brandt and Charis Brooks heard about the fundraiser Friday, they knew they wanted to attend.
"My father is battling cancer right now, and my wife's brother is a cancer survivor," Brandt Brooks said. "It hits home to us; we definitely wanted to support it."
Amanda Steinle, a junior from Lucas, chose the project in her leadership studies class at Fort Hays State University for much the same reason.
"Everything goes toward the American Cancer Society," she said. "I wanted to do this because my family has a history with cancer. I thought doing this for a class, might as well do it for personal reasons as well."


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DVF Does Fashion Week! Loving the New Collection!
Sep 22, 2010 Author: Katie Lara | Filed under: Fashion
DVF is always ahead of the game. During Fashion Week DVF in the meatpacking district hosted the debut of the DVF and HP Experience Lounge, a three-day, multi-media event to celebrate the second anniversary of Fashion's Night Out on Friday, September 10th.
"Fashion's Night Out was such an amazing success last year that we wanted to come up with a concept that would take it into the digital universe," says Diane von Furstenberg. "The Experience Lounge is our way of inviting everyone to engage with the fashion community and also interact with DVF… and who better to create that interactive experience than HP?!"
The Lounge was hosted by Refinery29.com. HP transformed the DVF Gallery at 14th and Washington with cutting-edge fashion installations, HP TouchSmart PCs, notebook PCs and web-enabled printers. The DVF boutique was equipped with a "Fall Favorites" photo booth featuring DVF items curated by Refinery29's editors. Photos can then be printed or will stream live into the lounge on social feed monitors.
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We had such a fabulous time. Food was catered by Indochine. The mojitos were delish!
The DVF Collection was to die for. I loved all of the bright colors and of course how she matched up prints with other fabulous prints. It's not good that I'm already wishing it was summer again…
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College is often an extremely exciting time in a student's life as it offers opportunities for personal, emotional, intellectual, spiritual, and physical growth. Within this context, a student begins to assume new responsibilities, life roles, and ways in which to navigate their new, more independent environment. During this process, challenges may arise. Challenges are opportunities to expand one's skill base, but may also cause distress, anxiety, and feelings of depression depending on how such events are interpreted and addressed. The Wellness Center (The Well) offers a variety of services and resources to support students in their academic pursuits, and continued growth in healthy and proactive ways. The Wellness Center operates from a holistic perspective, meaning that we feel as though individuals can only reach their fullest potential when all areas (including physical, nutritional, and mental health) are cared for/addressed. Please note that a list of specific services offered is provided on the drop down menu on the left of this page.
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Laidback Luke Talks Kung Fu Takeover Class: "You Can Even Come in Furry Boots!"
Meet your new sifu.
His name is Laidback Luke. And though he may be most famous as a EDM megastar, this friendly Dutch dude also happens to be a kick-ass kung fu fighter.
At last year's "Olympics of kung fu," as Luke describes the world championships in Hong Kong, he snapped up four gold medals and a silver. "There's like 10,000 competitors," he told Crossfade a few months after his wins. "So it was a dream come true."
And now he's about to realize yet another dream -- teaching ravers to kick, punch, and fist-pump like true martial-arts masters.
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As the host of Laidback Luke's Kung Fu Takeover, "a very special lesson led by the gold medalist," the DJ, producer, and world champ will instruct 200 possibly hungover fans ("everybody is welcome!") in qigong, tai chi, punching and kicking, and real kung fu.
"It'll be kind of like DJing, where you must respond to the crowd," Luke suggests. "My own sifu says, 'If you teach a class, you have to cater to your students.' So in this case, I will have to be aware of everyone's level of expertise and how drunk they are," he laughs.
Among his pupils, there will be novices, veterans, and all sorts of other folks. "You can even come in furry boots!" Luke exclaims. "That would actually be nice. Because when we do some kicking training, you won't be able to hurt anybody.
"To me, it's not about how you look," he sagely intones. "It's about how you train."
So throw on some shorts, a spirit hoodie, or whatever's comfortable. Here are the four lessons to be learned at Laidback Luke's Kung Fu Takeover.
Qigong. Need to get your chi under control after a crazy night of raving? Our sifu suggests the ancient Chinese practice of qigong.
"This is one of my little secrets," Luke confesses. "Whenever I am in the middle of a heavy tour and I don't feel the urge to train, because I am just lazy or too tired, it only takes some qigong to get me going.
"I will go into my breathing exercises. And soon, I've fooled myself, and I get the energy to start the workout. So these techniques are almost magic for de-stressing and activating the body.
"Most people could really use some qigong. Because when we hit our mid 20s, and we start working all the time and chasing success, there is a lot of strain. But these breathing exercises help us take control of our being, so we can just stop a moment and enjoy the moment. Or we can find the strength to do some kung fu. Or we can manage to go party for the sixth night in a row!"
Tai chi. Now perhaps you're wondering: Tai chi? Isn't that stuff for old people in public parks? Well, the answer, according to our sifu Laidback Luke, is an emphatic nope.
"Often," he says, "people think martial arts should be really fast. And that's true. But only in the end.
"So, to start, we need to learn the essential movements while going very slowly. We will practice balancing and holding positions and focusing our minds on the direction that we're sending our limbs. That way, when we speed things up, we will be doing everything correctly.
"Tai chi is like slow-motion kung fu," Luke explains. "And it teaches us to gain full control over our bodies."
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CVS/pharmacy and Direct Relief USA partnered to provide free flu vaccinations at a flu shot clinic in Dallas.
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WOONSOCKET, R.I. – CVS/pharmacy and Direct Relief USA partnered to provide free flu vaccinations at a flu shot clinic in Dallas.
CVS said that at the clinic, held Thursday, CVS pharmacists vaccinated uninsured patients at Healing Hands Ministries Medical & Dental Clinic.
The clinic in Dallas resulted from the partnership between CVS Caremark and Direct Relief USA that is offering up to $6 million this year in free flu shots to community clinic and health center patients who lack health insurance. Through the program, more than 480 participating clinics and health centers nationwide, including Healing Hands Ministries Medical & Dental Clinic, are identifying uninsured individuals from their patient populations and providing them with a free flu shot voucher, redeemable at any CVS/pharmacy or MinuteClinic location.
"We are committed to giving back to the communities where we do business. That is why we've partnered with Direct Relief USA to help ensure that cost is not a barrier to patients receiving the important preventive health care provided by a flu vaccination," Laura Underwood, area vice president of CVS/pharmacy in Texas, said in a statement. "As we enter the peak of flu season, we are pleased to extend our free flu shot program through the clinic held today at Healing Hands Ministries in Dallas."
Texas State Sen. John Carona commented, "I applaud the efforts of CVS/pharmacy, Direct Relief USA and Healing Hands Ministries for the good work they are doing in the city of Dallas and throughout the United States in their efforts to provide the gift of good health."
This year, via the CVS/pharmacy free flu shot program, Direct Relief USA sent flu vaccine vouchers to 483 clinics, 100 more clinics than last year, according to Damon Taugher, director of Direct Relief USA.
"Direct Relief is extremely grateful for the partnership with CVS/pharmacy and to be able to provide $6 million in free flu shots to uninsured people across the United States," Taugher stated. "Flu shots are an important measure in preventative health care, and Direct Relief USA is thankful to be able to provide these vaccines to patients for whom cost may have otherwise been a barrier."


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BATON ROUGE, La (FOX44) - Most members of the New Orleans Hornets organization were busy on Wednesday trying to figure out what to do with their draft pick. But some faces of the franchise were in the capital city hosting a summer basketball camp at BRCC. Hornet's television play by play announcer Bob Licht was the guest speaker and emphasized the importance of several topics off the court.
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Banana Bread Crisp
This is our new favourite ever dessert. I need to give you some perspective to enable you to grasp the enormity of this… Ian has a thing for cream brulee – if it's on a menu, he's going to order it – he'll even sacrifice a decent main course to justify having such an indulgent dessert.
He ate one small bowl of this banana dessert with a dinky, melting ball of ice cream and declared that it just might be his favourite. That, dear friends, is profound. If anything, it occupies the same territory as a fruit crumble, but frankly, it's in a league of its own.
I saw this recipe whilst perusing Bake or Break. It is a recipe from a magazine called Southern Living. Now, there's no chance of me getting that shipped over here once a month, but if this is an example of their recipes, then holy tastebuds, Batman.
The title is misleading, because you do not make this with banana bread; rather it uses the same kind of ingredients that you would use in banana bread, but waves the Fairy Godmother wand over it. Amazingly, it takes no longer to make than banana bread, but has wow factor – wow factor that banana bread will never achieve.
Banana bread is a satisfying way to use up brown bananas, but this dessert is a good reason for speeding their demise by whatever methods are necessary.
A light, thin sponge base, brown sugar sweet, soft bananas and a brown sugared, pecan, oaty crisp topping all nestled together and topped with a milky vanilla ice cream. I could weep at the memory.
Start with the crisp topping – stir together 3/4 cup brown sugar, 1/2 cup flour, and work in 4oz butter until crumbly, then stir in 1 cup porridge oats and 1/2 cup chopped pecans. Sit it to one side for a moment.
To make the base, whisk 1 cup of self raising flour, 1 cup caster sugar, and 1 cup milk just until blended. It's essentially a pancake batter. Whisk in 4oz melted unsalted butter. Pour into a greased 11″ x 7″ dish and lay the slices of 4 bananas over the top.
Now spoon over the crisp topping – seriously, this is all just a matter of moments.
Bake at 375F/190C/GM5 for 40-45 minutes until golden and wonderful
As you can see, there are 3 layers comprising of a thin layer of sponge, the baked bananas and the crisp topping. Together? Bliss.
For the love of Batman, don't forget the vanilla ice cream.
The recipe.
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Wow, this looks SO GOOD. and easy, too; Mr. Green and my sproutlets will be very excited to hear we are having dessert tomorrow. This looks like a delectable treat. I can't wait to try it!
wanted to tell you I made this and it turned out even better than I expected. We ate it all up and they are begging me to make more. Thanks again for sharing.
well now I know what I will be doing with the four very brown bananas in our fridge! Thanks!!!!!


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Muammar Gaddafi's son, Saif al-Islam, has been in contact with International Criminal Court prosecutors about a possible surrender, the ICC said Friday. The court is considering intercepting Saif mid-flight if he does not surrender voluntarily.
The ICC is in the middle of "informal conversations" with Saif al-Islam Gaddafi, chief prosecutor Luis Moreno Ocampo told CNN.
The discussions are taking place via intermediaries, and Saif's whereabouts remain unknown.
The court has learnt that mercenaries have offered to help him flee to an African country that does not recognize the ICC's authority, according to Moreno Ocampo.
More from GlobalPost: Gaddafi's killer will be prosecuted: NTC officials
Prosecutors believe they have a "strong case" against Saif for crimes against humanity, Moreno Ocampo said, but stressed that he would be presumed innocent until proven guilty in a fair trial.
Libya's National Transitional Council indicated Wednesday that Saif al-Islam was considering surrendering to the court.
In a statement Friday, Moreno Ocampo said prosecutors were also prepared for the possibility that Saif would not hand himself over:
"The office of the prosecutor is also exploring the possibility to intercept any plane within the air space of a state party in order to make an arrest."
The ICC will not offer Saif any deals for turning himself in, the chief prosecutor added.
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The ICC issued a warrant for Muammar Gaddafi's son and presumed successor in June, reports the BBC.
Saif al-Islam has been in hiding for several months since then.
Recent reports had him headed for Niger, but, as Reuters points out, Niger has agreed to extradite any suspect wanted by the ICC. There has been speculation that he will try to flee to Zimbabwe: the country is not an ICC signatory and its President Robert Mugabe was a former ally of Muammar Gaddafi.
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I was just playing a 1v1 on the Proving Grounds and thought of a small tweak, or fix that would make it a more fair place to 1v1 or play ARAM on. I just so happened to be playing against a Teemo, and noticed how much of an advantage being able to place mushrooms on the health relics gives Teemo, it's almost a game winning tactic if you go AP. So I suggest that riot give the health relics a very small area of true sight directly on them, so it's possible to kill the mushroom, or pick up the relic without triggering the a mushroom that's nearby. Yes, I realize people are probably saying "well you should just buy an oracles idiot!" but if i spent money on a temporary potion worth 300 or 400 gold (not sure of the exact price at the moment), that still gives champions like Temmo and Shaco an advantage on the map. So please consider adding a small ammount of true sight to the health relics on the Proving Grounds. Thank you.


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How many times did you visit a house before making an offer?
Has anyone made an offer after one visit?
We didn't, we visited at least 2 times before we've ever made any offers, this last time I think I would have scheduled a 3rd, private visit (owners were there during both visits) but we really did like it and there was another buyer on their 2nd visit leaving as we pulled up. We were so afraid we'd lose it to them, we just went for it. We did look at many many other homes over several weeks between the first and second visits though so we knew how much this one stood out abouve the others available in our price range.
Fast forward 6+ years and we are now selling that home, it has been on the Market since 4-20. The Realtor held open houses on 4/20 & 4/27 with 4 families coming through during each. We've also had 5 scheduled showings. ALL feedback has been positive although understandably it doesn't fit everyones needs. However, some have said it's on their list of possibilites but there have been no 2nd showings scheduled so far. My realtor said most people, unless they have just started looking, will make an offer after the one visit. "They know it when they see it"
I find this hard to believe but my DH says he can see that. He tells me I tend to linger (look, look, relook and look again) longer than most and have a hard time making that final decision.
So, am I the rule or the exception?
I had hoped someone would have scheduled a 2nd look by now so I'm feeling like I should write off any thoughts that these previous lookers will come back for a closer peek and we have no other viewings scheduled for the weekend so far. :(
Your realtor is full of hooey.
If you have a serious buyer they're going to come back for a long second look. Then they'll probably do another long look with the inspector if they make an offer.
I don't know anyone who's bought something that costs 100k + after ten minutes at an open house.
I don't think I'd hang out with anyone that dumb anyway, come to think of it....(I don't mean you're dumb, I mean anyone who would buy a house after 1 look is dumb)
You'll get some second lookers, they just have to see what else is out there.
Keep in mind, this is not a seller's market. Buyers are taking their sweet time these days. You've been on the market for only 2 weeks....hang in there.
I've bought/sold 2 condos and 3 houses. Except for condo 1 which I was renting with an option to buy, we've always had 2 looks with our realtor and then 1 with the inspector.
I second disney's comment about your realtor being full of hooey.
Buyers are taking their time today. They're not feeling any pressure to make quick decisions. I agree, most people will look at least twice before making an offer. No second showings though doesn't necessarily mean nobody's interested. You may hear from them again in two, three, four weeks. There's just little happening in the market to raise the urgency factor of buyers. You've been on the market just a few days. Patience.
We made an offer after only looking once. But, we live in an area with a really hot market (especially when we bought our house 1.5 years ago) for nice homes in our price range. It's lucky that we did, because the only reason we got the house is because we were the first of several full-price offers on the house.
disneyrsh, my husband and I definitely aren't dumb. We did what we had to do to get our house, and *any* decent house in our area, for that matter. We had an inspection, and could have easily gotten out of the offer had any serious problems come up.
I know in a hot market things would be much different. My Mom bought her condo in 2005. She had to make her offer after spending 20 min looking on the first day of the listing to have any chance at it. There were 6 offers that first day. She offered 5200K over asking and won out by 200 bucks and the fact she had cash. She said you never offer after one visit or at full price, but that was a crazy time and luckily her Realtor was able to convince her of that.
Don't quote me, but I believe the current DOM for my price point/area is 110 days. So, I realize it's early in the game for me, but I've heard so much about houses getting the most showings/interest when they are new on the market so we hoped we would at least get a few people coming back for a 2nd look...and maybe we still will.
I just found it hard to believe even when someone has seen the competition, they will offer on the first visit. My realtor says buyers usually form an opinion right away if it's something they are interested in, and when they are on a scheduled showing, they just take the time the need to look at everything then. If they just started looking, they will continue to look to see what's out there, then come back to look again if they liked it. People that have looked for weeks before seeing it will go ahead and offer if they know it's what they want. They still have an inspection that will point out potential issues.
Maybe it's my area but I remember when we looked all the houses seemed to look the same, had similar floorplans..they were just on a differnet lots/neighborhoods and were in differnet conditions etc. It was rare to see something "differnet" , that stood out as better then the rest. There was another home we put an offer on before this one. It had been on the market for about 2 months, was unique in floorplan. It was older and smaller than the one we bought, it was also 30K less. Ironically they got our offer and another on the same day, 2 months into the listing. We lost out. I can remember being happy that we did later when we finally got this one. My Husband keept repeating to me, "If not now..better."
Back in 2003, we visited once and were pretty much ready to make an offer. Went back to take another look and wrote that day. Of course, we had gone to many open houses and had a short list of six to view with our Realtor.
I just had a client who looked at probably 15 properties, saw the one that was hers, waited for mom to get out off church to offer her comments, and made an offer. It's vacant, she can see it anytime, but didn't need to. It IS uncommon, but it happens.
I'm definitely in the "Never offer on the first look" camp --
though I'm ALSO in the "know it when you see it" camp.
And I did make an offer after seeing a place once one time (we'd seen the competition), but in retrospect, we would have been in a better negotiating position had we come back a second time and not tipped our hand so early.
I guess it would be harder if all of the houses were in similar tract neighborhoods and of a similar vintage.
My hubby and I are not compulsive buyers -- we've been transfered a lot and still looked at each of the 7 homes we've purchased twice before making an offer. That said though, each of the 6 homes we've sold were sold after a first visit, none of the buyers came back for a second look.
I've bought two houses, both offers happened after our first visit. The first one we visited over 60 houses before seeing it and jumped on it (it was priced easily $20,000 under market, it was it's first day on the market and there were 3 offers placed that night).
This last house we visited once and it was the first and only house we visited. The market here is really small and we ruled out the other possibilities just based on the fact that hubby needs (ok, wants, but he says needs) cable internet. In the end it didn't matter, I walked in the front door and said, "This is the one".
We did. But this was in Southern California, at the height of the seller's market, in which bidding wars were common, and houses often sold for more than they were listed. We were lucky -- we got to see the house one day before it was listed (our buyer's agent worked in the same office as the selling agent). We saw it, knew it was exactly what we wanted, and made an offer so that we could get it before anyone else saw it. We love our house, and are very happy to have it -- if we'd known the market was going to start falling just shortly after, we might have waited another couple of years to buy (houses around the corner from us are selling for $80,000 less than what we bought at), but on the other hand, we've had these past few years in our house that we wouldn't have otherwise had. And it's a nearly perfect house for us!
Don't quote me, but I believe the current DOM for my price point/area is 110 days. So, I realize it's early in the game for me, but I've heard so much about houses getting the most showings/interest when they are new on the market so we hoped we would at least get a few people coming back for a 2nd look...and maybe we still will.
You are going to make yourself sick if you don't sell quick. A lot of us have been on the market close to a year in other parts of the world. It is a crappy market to sell in.
If your DOM are over 100, you need to just go with the flow because you are going to get down in the dumps.
Our house also should have sold fast but it took over 9 months. Since it ain't over till it's over, I still have another 30 days of waiting for something to fall through. I haven't even started packing yet.
We had 3 offers, none walked the house more then once. The 1st spent the least time and was very low although we tried to work with him as it was our 1st in 10 months.
My realtor said most people, unless they have just started looking, will make an offer after the one visit. "They know it when they see it"
Maybe she's right, who knows? I walked a lot of houses and knew the minute we walked into the one we picked. We did go back a few times though. We spent the same as your house, so we weren't going to jump in without checking everything. If they have seen the competition and there is nothing else or new coming on, sure they will give an offer.
You have a beautiful house but you are one of the highest priced houses from what I saw in my search (up to $350), but there are 10 more up to $375, with another 10 going to $400. Start looking at your competition to see what they look like compared to yours for the price.
I don't think it is dumb to make an offer the first time through.
Our home has been on the market for a little over a week now- and last week we had our first showing. She was here for about 45 minutes- left and put an offer of our asking price. We close in less than a month.
We will be putting in an offer on our new home after one viewing- not out of being dumb- but we are several hours away and don't have spare time to be leisurely about the process.
Some people just know when it is the perfect house for them.
Why do some think it's important to look more than once before making an offer?
The very first home we bought was after looking at many houses more than once, sometimes three times. We just didn't know, weren't sure of, what we wanted or needed in our first home.
But we put an offer on our 2nd and on our current home after one viewing.
We also plan to make an offer after only one viewing when we buy our next home. We're relocating, we're serious buyers, and if we're interested in a home we'll take the time to throughly look it over and ask questions during our first (and most likely our only) visit. If the house is not right for us then we get out of there pretty fast.
I think that we'd only go back for a 2nd look if we just couldn't find anything else that worked better for us. We'd go back the 2nd time in order to determine if the house was something we could live with or settle on.
I made an offer after NO visits.
We bought sight unseen and couldn't be happier.
I did have relatives look at the home and send me literally 100's of extremely high resolution photos- I could scrutinize the grime in the bath tub.
But the first time I saw it was when we pulled into the driveway to move in.
If you have a very clear and concise idea of exactly what you are looking for you can move very quickly.
Why do some think it's important to look more than once before making an offer?
For us, 95% of the places we see for the first time are seen during an open house. We are taking a serious look at the place, but we're also competing for the broker's attention with the other lookers, and we're trying to envision furniture placement and possible layout changes with the distractions of other people trouping through. We usually know when we leave if it's a place we want to pursue, and then we have the broker get us in ASAP, within the next two days if possible, for a more leisurely private showing. DH and I have purchased three properties over the years and we put in bids on all three after the second viewing.
We'd always take a second visit to any home we were making an offer on because we literally would look at dozens of homes in a weekend of house hunting. The homes would start to blur together despite copious note taking on each home we visited. So we would narrow it down to 3 or 4 homes that were at the top of our list, go back and see those homes and make our offer after our second visit, before returning home after an intensive 3 day home search.
Ah, but consider what you might feel if someone looked once and immediately bought it -- paid full price for it -- was a realtor? Uh-huh, 'seller's remorse'.
Buyers come with all kinds of needs and desires. The transferee with more transfers in his future just needs a decent house that will sell easily in a couple of years. (He sometimes has company help to buy and sell and move.)The investment buyer also has a more 'bottom line' approach; he's not going to live there. The rooted-in-the-community buyer or the younger retiree will be more cautious about getting the right 'fit'. First-time buyers can be a hard sell, at least before they've had a 'real estate education', including determining what they can afford. (They sometimes come with a whole family of second-guessers, too!) Move-up buyers can be very difficult; they don't need to buy and won't unless it's exactly what they want. (But they usually know something about real estate; they recognize quality -- and spot problems!)
Today we have to add in the unease of the economy. 'Tain't easy being a seller right now.
We were move-up buyers of our permanent home -- looked for two years though seldom looked at anything twice. We've also been investment buyers -- bought a condo in Hawaii sight-unseen; trusted the seller to do refurbishment; saw it when we went out for the closing.
I think it's easier to buy a 'generic' -- a condo in a known complex or a house in a development of X number of models. There are few variants to consider and you can calculate their values. (One has a larger lot, or an extra bath or garage stall, etc.)
We have purchased three house over the last 30 years. Each one we visited at least twice before making an offer.
Our last purchase was a little over three years ago and we made 4 visits before we purchased. The visits were necessary because of the cosmetic condition of the house. We needed to make sure that beyond the cosmetic issues, damaged range, rusted dishwasher, damaged wood floors & etc., there were no structural problems. Having done a lot of construction and remodling over the years, I was driving our realtor nuts with all my notes. We also were at the house when the building inspection took place.
So make as many visits as you believe are needed before you make on offer.
Enjoy the journey.
eal51 in western CT
I'm not dumb, but we did buy our current house after 1 visit. We had looked at probably 50 homes, I knew what I wanted, so when I saw it I took it. Absolutely no regrets. Our previous home we looked at 3 or 4 times, and I hated it for the 4 years we lived there.
I also have to say that I've bought two different places after one look and no, I'm not dumb, just very clear in what I'm looking for.
The first was a condo. It was the first one we looked at, I walked in and that was it. We were completely happy there.
By the time we decided to move up to a house, I'd spent a winter going to open houses (though just for fun - we weren't even thinking of moving at the time) so I knew what was in the area. This house was the second we looked at. We drove through the neighborhood, on Sunday, looked at the house on Tuesday, and had our offer accepted by the end of the week. We've been here 4 years and I still think it's perfect. As long as we don't move out of state, this is our "forever" home.
Best of luck to you as you sell your home. I know how hard it is to be patient!
I saw our current house by myself the first time and knew immediately it was what we were looking for, but I wanted my husband and stepsons to see it too. We did make an offer after the second visit. We toured the house again during the inspection.
With the house we sold, one couple came back three times and were at the house well over an hour on the third visit. They never made an offer. Another couple also visited three times and did make an offer.
I think people who have been looking a long time are more likely to make an offer after just one visit than people who are just starting to look or who are first-time buyers.
Good luck with your sale!
Just because somebody hasn't scheduled a second visit right away, don't be discouraged. They may be comparing it to other homes and it may not be out of the game yet. That's pretty common.
There isn't a 'right' way to do it. I've done it both ways. I usually know immediately whether I want a house or not. It either plunks my twanger or it doesn't. I don't have to think that part of it over. But, once I decide I do want it, sometimes go back (especially in an older home) and check it out more closely. I've also bought houses I've never even been inside.
It's not so much about having to see it again, but only twice have I made an offer on the spot. Mostly because I don't like to be caught up in the moment. I want to think about the money side of without the emotion attached.
Ignore that poster who said "anyone who would buy a house after 1 look is dumb." That same poster enjoys making insulting remarks to people.
Any smart person knows there is no one way to buy a house.
I've bought most of my houses after one look, several investment properties I didn't see until inspection. I am a very experienced shopper, I know what I want, I know right away if it works or doesn't.
When I know I want something, I don't wait, it may be gone. I'm sure Realtors love me, I walk through the property, go out the front door then tell them I want to write up an offer. I've done that with personal residences and investment.
We have purchased three houses-two after one look, and one after 2 looks. We dithered the first two times for up to four weeks (can we afford it, do we want to move, etc.) and then this last one we jumped on what seemed to be the perfect place for us. (It is.) The realtors had given up on us by the time we finally called to make an offer. We never needed to move; it was just an upgrade situation in the same town. So you never know!
"Ignore that poster who said "anyone who would buy a house after 1 look is dumb." That same poster enjoys making insulting remarks to people."
Only when they're merited. ;)
That's fine that you all are so comfy with making an enormous purchase after 45 minutes of looking. I think it's dumb!
Houses have a lot to hide, and like spouses, just impulsively jumping on one and running can lead to disaster. But of course, I'm sure I'll now heare just as many stories about how you found the perfect spouse after 1 week and ran off and get married.
I think such a large purchase should be a considered, deliberated, carefully weighed decision, not based on a quick walk through...
But hey, that's just me. I know nobody ever thinks they're dumb...
Assuming that you have your criteria established and have done your homework on the market and neighborhood, deciding whether or not to make an offer should not be that exruciating. Houses may have things to hide, but with financing and inspection contingencies, there are still ways to find an out if you need to do so. In my market, buyers don't normally bring in an inspector before there is a contract, but I know that might be different elsewhere.
disneyrsh, buying a house should indeed be a carefully considered & deliberated decision...about (a) whether to buy, (b) where to buy, & (c) what criteria you're looking for in a house. Once someone has determined these three things, and once they've been looking and looking and looking for months or, like us, years, it's perfectly reasonable to put an offer in on a house after one walk-through, and it's not dumb at all. Depending on where you're looking, NOT offering on one walk-through can be short-sighted (or dumb, as you might put it), because you could lose the house. Decision speed re: real estate purchases is totally regional. If you wanted to buy a place in my neck of the woods, for example, and wanted to visit a well-located, well-priced, desirable house 3 or even 2 times, you'd miss your chance period.
I've bought three houses. The first one, my husband put in an offer while I was out of town. So I didn't see it at all. He saw it one time, for about fifteen minutes.
Our second home we saw at an open house. It was a ten minute walk through - had to be quick because I had groceries in the car including ice cream. When we got home, I sent my husband back down the road to put in an offer.
Our third home we also only saw once, for less than half an hour.
We were quite pleased with all three houses, lived many years in each, made good money when we sold the first two. We're still in the third house. Every time we were house hunting, we did see lots and lots of houses -for our area. Maybe it was easy for us because there's less choice compared to other places. There are very few housing developments in my area (that's what they're called, right? The neighborhoods with one builder and an HOA?). So our choices were among a lot of older homes, many of them very small or on tiny lots.
We have always looked at houses twice before deciding to offer. I know on the first visit if it's one I like and I know almost walking in the door if it's a no go.
I always look twice to give myself time to see a couple more houses after the one that I like, then go back to look closer for anything that was missed.
Coincidentally, when we sold our house in Flagstaff, both offers we had were on first looks, but I would never offer after looking once. Just my personal preference.
The last one we put an offer on we looked at only once, we'd already made a few offers before this one and had been looking for a year in an area with limited supply. We're happy with our choice. The other ones we made offers on we looked at twice though as they needed a lot of work and we wanted to make sure we didn't miss anything before making the offers.
The buyers of our old house looked only once - of course we were in a hot market and they had been looking for a long time too (they managed to see before I listed).
I think if you know what you want and have seen enough of what is out there then yes you can make an offer on the first visit. If you are unsure about something then you'll go for a second visit before making the offer.
Our first house we made made an offer on the first visit, first house after touring it for 5-10 minutes. The realtor was a bit stunned. We had actually looked on the web a lot and knew exactly where we wanted to be.
We sold that house and looked at 25-40 (lost count) for #2. #2 we visited 2 times prior to the offer and then a couple times before closing for various inspections, etc.
I know if I like a house and would consider it pretty quickly after walking in the front door, but I have always gon back at least a second time before making an offer. I like to look the second time to make sure I am confident about the condition of the property (thinking more about the pricing of my offer as much as perhaps deciding between 2 or 3 houses), to verify things like furniture placement, kitchen storage, etc. I will also drive through the neighborhood in the evening to see what age the kids are, if there are 6 pickup trucks parked in front of the house across the street (actually happened), etc.
Still no second visits. Well, unless you count the couple that walked though 2 (different) times during our open house yesterday! They liked the house but have a house on the market across the country that they need to sell before they can consider buying.
There was one couple that said they LOVED it and it was "just right" for them, so we have our fingers crossed they will be back but I'm not holding my breath until I hear the appt is scheduled.
Oh, and scheduled showings are way down too. I've had one in the last 3 weeks, after we made a 12K price reduction.
My friend has a relative that's an agent in a nearby town. She says she is having trouble getting anyone to buy since there is soooooo much to look at they're afraid to commit!
One agent that showed our place told our agent he had over 50 homes lined up to show his clients. Yikes!
Thanks for sharing your experiences & opinions--
I wonder why people are so afraid to commit?
Is it because they think that the perfect house is going to appear on the market the day after they put a contract on a house?
I wonder if it's the flip side of the coin from the super hot market where people would buy *any* house they could get their hands on the minute it appeared?
So what are buyers now so afraid of?
"Is it because they think that the perfect house is going to appear on the market the day after they put a contract on a house"
I think that's part of it. That, and the fact there are so many to see and more added all the time. (in my market anyway) Then, theres the foreclosures and distress sales.
...And prices keep dropping... who wants to feel they overpaid? -- 2 yrs ago a home with the same floorplan as mine (different neighborhood though) went on the market at 369K (it was later reduced to 359K, but I don't know what it sold for) 6 plus weeks ago the comps justified my asking price of 347K. After viewings came to a standstill but there were no negative comments, my agent did another market analysis. He first suggested an 8k drop to 339, then after we thought about it for a week or 2 he revised it to 335, citing still more comps added...
So far, 1 week into the new price, we have had 1 scheduled showing. I'm now concerned that the new construction home that we made an offer on (contingent on the sale of this home) will be overpriced by the time we are built and ready to sign.
Well, after about 8 long months we FINALLY got and accepted an offer, and it was after just one visit. We are THRILLED beyond belief!!!!!!
We were far from our original asking price, and about 20K off our current listing price, but it was at our pre-determined bottom line, and are ok with it.
We were about to do yet another price reduction this week anyway (based on the latest comps) and hold a 2 day open house when the offer came in (the first showing after a 2 month holiday lull) They came through once and the feedback was that they really liked it but found one they liked even better, then out of the blue a week later, without a 2nd visit they sent over an offer.
Over the months we've had people on the verge of offering (according to their agents) and have had a couple people come for 3 visits only to find another house they liked a little more. We are SO ready to move on.
So, there we have it, people DO make offers after one visit. We accepted their offer on Sunday and they have the inspection scheduled for today already. Moving fast! My Agent thinks it's great. Shows commitment and motivation to get everything lined up.
Please cross your fingers for me that it goes smoothly and the sale goes through!!
We lost our new construction home months ago and I'm ok with it. THere are so many deals out there right now, and prices/interested rates are good! I feel a price we agreed upon almost a year ago would be over-priced in today's market. We hope to make up some of the price concessions we made on the purchase end with the added benefit of a great interest rate! I highly doubt however that we will be offering after one visit.
Thanks for the insight!
Hey, I loved this house years before I ever dreamed of being able to own it. I never even let myself go there. I passed it every single day - twice at least - and every time I drove past, throwing love at the house.
When I finally saw it at an open house, I literally got lost... Where is "out?" I had never been in a house this big. Never even been in such a house. The asking price was way too much. Our electricity bill would prove to be more than our current mortgage.
We under balled the asking price by $50K, demanding our realtor submit the offer against all his protests. He called to say the house had a full price bid and we had lost.
We spent the next three weeks looking at everything else on the market before the phone call came. The house fell out of escrow. We upped our offer $4,000. We said we'd pay $154,000 for a $199,000 house. We got it!
We laugh today about getting lost in our own house, but company still does. We've been here for 19 years and it's been a total black hole for the checkbook but I still love it just as much as the time when I used to just drive past it on my way to work.
I guess I was only invited once to look inside but I loved it before for 12 years passing. My situation improved a bit during this time.
"So what are buyers now so afraid of?"
For lifestyle reasons I would like to buy but......I'm pretty sure I won't be in my current location longer than 8 years, maybe a little less, or a little more.
Given that Ohio has a high unemployment rate, little to no house appreciation - I don't feel confident that I can sell in 8 years. I'm not concerned about making money - I'm concerned about breaking even more or less or just being able to sell at all at the 8 year point.
So marys1000 have you figured out how much you are paying for rent vs after tax mortgage? You may be paying a lot more to rent over the next 8 years than if you purchased today and sold for the exact same amount in eight years. There is also, as you indicated, a lifestyle reason.
congratulations! SOOO happy you sold. Good thoughts going out that you will have a smooth closing. And as you said, there are probably some great deals out there now. Maybe it's a blessing that you "lost out" on the new construction house you had dibs on.
Everything happens for a reason, when it is supposed to. I hope you find your new dream house when all is said and done. This is GREAT news, especially in today's economy. Hurrahh!! ;o)
We bought after seeing the house only once. We were in a back-up position--someone offered and they accepted before us. Luckily the first offer was from an inexperienced buyer and they ended up backing out and we moved into the first position. We overlooked some of the faults with the house and instead see it as an investment. Our first house was an investment as well. We loved living there and I'm sure we'll eventually fall in love with this house, but our priority is to make sure we get all of our money or more back when or if we sell.
I looked for months and found nothing I liked that had all my needs in my price range. Then I found a rental new apartment (1.5 years old) that was two floors with the central air, a dishwasher and a stackable washer/dryer. I had missed these amendities since moving out of my home when I was 18 and for years saving for a place in the expensive area I live in.
Three years later, I outgrew my place and looked at 10 homes and hated them all. Then my realtor faxed me a diagram that was exactly what I was looking for until she told me she had not shown me that home since it was a townhouse. I caved in and looked at it. It was love at first sight. I loved the outside (each unit is a little different), loved the balcony, loved the woods in back of my fenced in backyard, loved the soundproofing between the units, loved all the closet space, loved the layout, loved the location..... on and on... But it was just making the top of my budget so I asked to see a few other townhouses. Then another realtor called with a Bi-Level home that met my criteria for a home office separate area in a similar price range with 4 bedrooms instead of 3 and a 2-car garage instead of a 1-car garage. I tried to like the house but I was already in love with the townhouse. I made an offer and the buyer barely budged from his price. I ended up paying market for my home over 11 years ago and I still really like my townhouse and so does just about everyone else that visits me. Hence, I knew it was home the minute I saw it.
Congratulations to the OP!
I've bought and sold more than 30 homes over the years. It's part of my business. I've never seen them more than once before I made an offer. The place we're in now I happened by on an Open house one evening, put in an offer the same night had it accepted and told my wife later, "we're moving."
Thanks everyone for their insight.
Our house finally closed yesterday. Of course you go through a lot of emotions, at least we did, (Couldn't wait for it to sell, then became sad at the thought of really leaving it...etc) but now that we've settled into a rental, we're happy to be done with the whole selling side of things. We also feel grateful to have had a sucessful sale in this market.
Now that we are in the buyer's seat we still doubt WE would be able to make an intellegent decision based on one visit. Our needs/wants are a bit more unique than the average buyer though. If it were just my husband and I, I could see falling in love with something perfect for the two of us when I walked in the front door...in fact I did:
We made an offer the other day on a home that I DID fall in love with on the first visit. I loved it when we pulled up and throughout the whole house. Had it not been an evening visit and we couldn't see most of the yard, I'm sure I would have talked my Husband into offering then and there. Come to find out, it was a short sale and in reality it was perfect for US, but not for our son. We convinced ourselves that we could make the modifications needed to make it work for everyone. Our Agent explained it could take months to hear back so we could offer and continue to look and pull the offer at anytime so we decided to go for it. We have since rescinded the offer when we realized no matter how much I wanted it, and modifications included it wasn't the right house for ALL the family members. I would have always felt it was a selfish decision.
Since then we've gone back to another house we've been watching for a 3rd visit..... and now plan to offer on because it's a good compromise house for everyone. I guess it took 3 visits to convince me that I was doing the right thing by choosing this one. It's not that I didn't like it, it was just not what I had envisioned we would buy which was a forever dream home. I've realized it might not be possible to mesh what is perfect for me with the needs of my son. So, after that really sank in and I became ok with it, I feel good about this offer. It's a low offer (I think it's overpriced and part of the reason it's been on the market 10 months) so if we get it, we will be able to make the changes I want that would make me happier with it, and it is an AWESOME place for my son's needs. Wish us luck!


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Saint Innocent of Tortona
Confessor of the faith, imprisoned and scourged in the Diocletian persecution. Priest. Bishop of Tortona, Italy in 326.
- c.350
Additional Information
- Book of Saints, by the Monks of Ramsgate
- Kirken i Norge
- Our Sunday Visitor's Encyclopedia of Saints
- Santi e Beati
MLA Citation
- "Saint Innocent of Tortona". Saints.SQPN.com. 19 March 2014. Web. 6 March 2015. <>