Hospitality_Recreation

flooding_1402

A worker rescues a chicken from a flooded chicken farm in Palmira, southern Colombia, Tuesday, Nov. 30, 2010. According to meteorologists the "La Nina" climatic phenomenon is causing an exceptionally wet rainy season that has caused floods and landslides, killing over 130 people throughout Colombia. (AP Photo/Christian Escobar Mora)

20101130-171504-pic-479714265.jpg

ASSOCIATED PRESS PHOTOGRAPHS Jay Shafer, owner of Tumbleweed Tiny House Co., says the 500-square-foot house he shares with his wife and son has all the space they need. He builds and sells tiny houses for $50,000 or less and sells about 50 blueprints a year for $1,000 or less.

20101130-164249-pic-639352183.jpg

ASSOCIATED PRESS PHOTOGRAPHS Dubai Marina towers form the backdrop to a construction site that has been stalled since a financial crisis hit Dubai in 2009.

students_1272

A British police officer scuffles with a protester during a march by a group of students outside Buckingham Palace, protesting against tuition fees increases in central London, Tuesday, Nov. 30, 2010. Thousands of British students protested Wednesday against government plans to triple university tuition fees. (AP Photo/Lefteris Pitarakis)

students_1271

British police officers escort a group of protesters demonstrating against tuition fees increases during a march from Buckingham Palace, background, towards Trafalgar Square in central London, Tuesday, Nov. 30, 2010. Thousands of British students protested Wednesday against government plans to triple university tuition fees. (AP Photo/Lefteris Pitarakis)

South Korea Koreas Cl_Lea.jpg

South Korean soldiers take part in a military drill on scenic Mallipo Beach in western South Korea on Sunday, Nov. 28, 2010. (AP Photo/Wally Santana)

BESTBUY.jpg

Crowds of shoppers line up to purchase computers in the early hours of "Black Friday," Nov. 26, 2010, at Best Buy in Tacoma, Wash. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)

20101126-063630-pic-714663407.jpg

The master bedroom in the Morgan model at Greenfield at Collegiate Acres can be expanded with a sitting room and has an optional tray ceiling. The model has 1,804 square feet and is base-priced from $165,990.

20101126-063630-pic-124925497.jpg

Beazer Homes is building 141 town homes at Greenfield at Collegiate Acres in Hagerstown. The Morgan model home has 1,804 finished square feet, with base prices from $165,990.

20101126-063630-pic-460774398.jpg

The Morgan model has three finished levels of living space, with a recreation room on the lower level, an open living and dining room and a kitchen on the main level and three bedrooms with two baths upstairs. The home can be expanded with a morning room, a master-suite sitting room and an extended recreation room.

20101126-063326-pic-751075642.jpg

The Dylan model has an open living and dining room on the main level, while upstairs, the master suite has two walk-in closets and a private bath. Two more bedrooms share a second full bath.

20101126-063214-pic-945395913.jpg

Residents of Merry Go Round Farm can enjoy an equestrian center and miles of walking paths and horse trails.

20101126-063214-pic-683228455.jpg

The home at 11513 Dalyn Terrace in Potomac's Merry Go Round Farm is on the market for $1,795,000. The custom-designed home has six bedrooms and six full baths and sits on .67 acres.

20101126-063210-pic-886358419.jpg

The home at 6418 Noble Drive in McLean is on the market for $1,098,000. An extensive addition that nearly doubles the home's size was built in 2004. A one-car carport is underneath the addition, as is a shaded patio.

APTOPIX_Britain_Student_Pro.JPG

Student protesters target a police van Wednesday during a demonstration against an increase in university tuition fees in Westminster in central London. Several thousand British students objected to a government plan to triple tuition fees as part of a debt crisis sweeping Europe. (Associated Press)

Airport_Security#12.JPG

A passenger at Palm Beach International Airport is patted down by a TSA worker on Wednesday in West Palm Beach, Fla. Security lines moved quickly the day before Thanksgiving. (Associated Press)

20101124-161238-pic-744226924.jpg

A Narragansett Hen Heritage turkey is prodded along by Mr. Battles as he herds his flock. A Bourbon Red turkey is seen in the background. Heritage turkeys have more dark meat and a flavor distinct from commercial turkeys. (Associated Press)

travel_990

Travelers walk through the terminal at Washington's Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, Wednesday, Nov. 24, 2010, as they holiday travel season began. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

GREECE.jpg

** FILE ** Tourists walk by as protesting Culture Ministry contract workers, top, display a banner reading "No Firings" on the roof of the Propylaea, the monumental gate of the ancient Acropolis next to the marble temple of Athena Nike, right, on Thursday, Oct. 28, 2010. (AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris)

APTOPIX Britain Stude_Thir.jpg

Student protesters target a police van during a demonstration against an increase in university tuition fees, in Westminster, central London Wednesday, Nov. 24, 2010. Several thousand British students protested Wednesday against government plans to triple tuition fees, two weeks after a similar demonstration sparked a small riot. (AP Photo/Anthony Devlin/PA)