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12 Kitchens That Will Make You Schedule a Remodel ASAP

Unless you’re incredibly wealthy, having your dream kitchen in your dream home, in your dream location can be difficult to acquire. Inevitably that will lead to some compromises on style. However, that doesn’t mean that your kitchen has to remain the way you purchased it forever.

Whether you want a kitchen that embodies simple, timeless beauty, or you are longing for a cooking space that is as bold as the flavors you use, there is a solution designed just for you.

Below are 12 kitchens that creative homeowners dreamt up and installed in their homes. They are so gorgeous that it will be hard to resist starting your remodel before you even finish reading.

1. Baltimore Brass

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The classic black and white theme really makes you think a butler is about to serve you your next meal.

The stark contrast between the dark cabinetry and the white walls is artfully tied together by the addition of perfectly-aged brass hardware to make the countertops glow.

2. Miniature Magnificence

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Urban kitchens are known less for space than for functionality, and this 25-square-foot kitchen on the Upper East Side is no exception.

However, remodelers at Sweeten found a way to make what seemed like a mouse house look like an ultra luxe galley kitchen.

3. Add a Little Rouge

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Just like a little blush can brighten up your face, so too can some strategically placed red accents liven up your kitchen.

4. Old is New

Retro never really goes out of style. So in a home where the walls speak to the history of the building, what better way to pay homage to its roots than to incorporate an updated, mid-century style into your kitchen?

5. Simple Spaces

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Unfortunately, not every home has the ability to have an expansive kitchen. That should not limit your creativity though! Embrace your space and use light colors and natural materials to create a light, uplifting feeling in a space that could otherwise feel cramped.

6. Whitewashed

Scandinavian style simplicity is the envy of many homeowners and the reason behind Ikea’s unstoppable popularity. This all-white kitchen does an excellent job of channeling the streamlined beauty of an airy, Nordic home, demonstrating why simplicity really is key.

7. Minimal

On the other hand, who says your kitchen has to be bright to feel airy and inviting? Poland Easst architects decided to approach a minimalistic aesthetic by bringing avant-garde appliances into this kitchen and pairing it with black surfaces and uncompromisingly clean lines.

The result? Pure beauty.

8. Written in Stone

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With this kitchen, beauty is really written in stone. Although concrete may seem like an unusual choice, its texture, when blended with light wood, sets the tone for a cozy, rustic interior.

9. Farmhouse Rustic

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Inspired by the grey skies of the Pacific Northwest, this English-style farmhouse kitchen really makes your feel warm and snug.

Just add some sunflowers and a dog, and not even the rain can keep summertime out of your home.

10. Natural Accents

The clean simplicity of a whitewashed kitchen is classic. However, if you add a few wooden accents, your kitchen suddenly becomes 10 degrees warmer – both in color tone and atmosphere.

11. Wide Open Spaces

Brooklyn Kitchen Remodel
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If you live in a studio with limited space, it can be hard to create a roomy feel, let alone host dinner guests.

This Brooklyn studio solved the capacity problem by maximizing its space and omitting awkward room dividers, instead opting for plenty of counter space and storage.

12. Summertime Splash

Do you want to keep the sunshine in your house all year round? Charlotte Lucas did, so she created a kitchen filled with color and soft lines that are guaranteed to bring a smile to your face each morning no matter the season.

Bonus: Bubble’s Kitchen

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Who says a remodel needs to be a heavy-duty overhaul? For a low-budget option, just use an adorable baby and a sink-sized dog. Your kitchen will instantly look more welcoming.

Read More: These Fun Placemats Are Kid-Tested, Mom-Approved to Keep Dinner on the Table


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Our achievements proves non-surgical methods do work providing the correct methods are used and the right expertise is given. Bear in mind there are no known surgical methods that can widen the shoulder bones, this proves the individuals who have achieved wider shoulder bones in our Vlogs could only have achieved the results from using our program.

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Other than performing the correct exercises there are other factors which must be considered and adhered to in-order for you to successful achieve results. All the important information will be made available to you in our programs for you to follow strictly for absolute success.

One relevant factor is it's advisable for you to maintain a well-balanced diet or take some essential amino acids to maintain a proficient working system so that you can acquire the full benefits of our programs by ensuring the efforts you put into the exercises are fully rewarded.

  • All our exercises are completely natural methods to achieve bone growth. By just spending 6-8 minutes of your time each day to perform the exercises in our programs your bones will gradually over a period of time. In just a few months you will see noticeable results, adding inches to your body over a longer period of time.
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Doug Gilberg of Wildwood Green Arts will be at the market with a creative, hands on activity. Visit his space and learn more about the new Wildwood Green Arts classes and activities

The Market is held in the Wildwood Town Square, 221 Plaza Drive, Wildwood MO. The market hours are 8:30am-12:30pm

Live Music by Drew Jones, 9am-12pm

The market vendor list is shorter but mighty this week. The produce is bountiful. This week continue to enjoy sweet corn, tomatoes, peppers, eggplant and more. The weather has been cooperative and has extended the season of some of the more early crops. ENJOY!
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Clover Meadows- beef
Miller’s Organics- a variety of local, seasonal produce

Pop Pop & CO- a variety of local, seasonal produce
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Rosy Buck Farm -pastured eggs, flowers and local produce and wild mushrooms
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Monday, November 11, 2013

Will not run for a beet burger

Oh dear. This is one of the first burgers I have not loved in Charlotte.

Yesterday afternoon I ran 4 miles in 32 minutes in anticipation of a delicious, decadent dinner out. Ryan and I met our friends at the latest restaurant to open, Nan & Byron's.

I started off with a jalapeño margarita which was awesome! Instead of a bread basket the table is given a bowl of seasoned popcorn that was also very good and a pleasant change from the normal carb.

Ryan ordered sweet chile wings as an appetizer which were also good and Brandon ordered the smoked cheese dip with fresh chips that was devoured.

My only concern was my main meal. I opted for the beet burger thinking it would be a healthier version of my usual cheeseburger choice.

boursin cheese, arugula, red onions, avocado

I guess I should've guessed by the title that the beet would be fried. The breading was thick and oily and just not tasty. The bun used for the burger was disappointing and didn't offer the support needed for the toppings and greasy beet slices. As my side I chose the mojito fries and was blown away by the amount of salt they added.

All in all I had a great time with Ryan and our friends and loved the ambience of the new restaurant but am weary of having a meal there again. Will definitely order that margarita again though!

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  1. I've been getting over-salted fries at good restaurants lately...actually, believe it or not, my BIB salad at 5Church tasted like it had been doused with salt. Not cool. But I was just so happy to be out, I ignored it.


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Annie Marie POTTER, nee STREET with Elizabeth (Bessie) POTTER. Taken on St Mary's Gate, Wirksworth (overlooking Noble's Yard)
Elizabeth Potter (nee Robinson) was my great grandfather's sister. My great grandfather was Gilbert Pidcock Robinson born at Ashbourne 5 Jan 1842 and died at Manchester 30 June 1894. James Robinson, (see X242), was his half brother. James' mother was Mary Haycock. Their father Edward Robinson's first wife. Edward married again to Ann Salt nee Pidcock 7 June 1837 at Ashbourne.

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Astrology Signs for USA States & Cities

by Mark Dodich

Of course you know that you have an astrology chart for your birth, but did you know that states, cities, countries, and corporations have charts too? The incorporation date is used to establish the city, state or corporation as a legal entity. A birth chart is then cast, usually for noon of the legal date. Countries can be more difficult in that several dates can be valid depending upon a wide variety of factors ranging from revolutions to constitutional changes.

You can compare your natal chart to the chart of a state, city, country or corporation –just like you would do a romantic compatibility comparison- to better understand how you would relate to a city-state. Additionally, you can use your personal AstroCartoGraphy® or EARTHLINES™ consultation map to understand your personal power for an area.

Following is a listing of Sun signs for several countries, states, and cities. Be aware that some places will have more than one sun sign based upon differences in the data sources, political changes, and so forth. For example, Portland, Oregon has at least two charts because the city was moved from one location to another during its early days. Because of these common discrepancies in what is known as “mundane astrology,” the following data is provided to serve only as a general guide.

Not all cities are listed due to space considerations and/or lack of data. You can find the official date of birth of your city in the historical and/or legal records of your city records. Some places, like Hawaii which is ancient, will show only the characteristics of the state as a legal whole. In this example, you would be missing information such as when each island was official taken over by King Kamamaha, giving each island its own chart.

If you know your own Sun sign, Moon sign, and Ascendant sign, look to see how you compare to your home state or city. Sun represents leadership and basic life force. Moon represents the people, emotions, and public attitudes. As a general rule, AIR signs (Gemini, Libra, and Aquarius) are compatible with FIRE signs (Aries, Leo, Sagittarius). WATER signs (Cancer, Scorpio, Pisces) are generally compatible with EARTH signs (Taurus, Virgo, Capricorn).

If you are compatible with the planetary energy of a particular location, it is much easier to enjoy your trip. Perhaps this explains why you can travel to a place that everyone loves, and you just don’t feel in harmony. For example, John Kerry lost Ohio in his failed Presidential campaign. Ohio has its Sun in Pisces, which challenges Kerry’s Sagittarius Sun, and Ohio’s Moon sign is in Gemini, which provides opposition to Sagittarius. Pisces can represent enlightenment or illusion, and there certainly seemed to be some illusion working at his failed presidential bid in Ohio. On the other hand, Kerry found Massachusetts with Sun and Moon in “open to innovative ideas” Aquarius to be a favorable location for his ideals.

If your natal Sun, Moon, or Ascendant are compatible with the Sun and Moon of locations listed below, you might enjoy a journey to one of these places. Of course, there are a variety of variables including the need to look at your entire natal chart before making a decision, your personal power lines in a location (see EARTHLINES™ information below), and the current transiting cycles that are affecting your natal chart when you travel. (Note: there is a free astrology primer to help you understand the basics of astrology, download the pdf at www.astromark.us

Most of this information comes from these books. There are more cities and countries in:

“Horoscopes of the US States and Cities” by Carolyn Dodson

“The Book of World Horoscopes” by Nicholas Campion..

USA Cancer Sun, Aquarius Moon (Rising sign is most likely to be Virgo based upon historical reference; however, astrologers also use Sagittarius, Scorpio, Libra, and Gemini rising charts)

Washington DC 1791, Sun Pisces, Moon Cancer

(It is interesting to note in the book “The Secret Architecture of our Nation’s Capitol” by Ovason that astrology was used in setting the cornerstones of famous buildings like the White House. There is a strong suggestion based upon astrological symbols all over Washington DC that there is a strong Virgo emphasis. )

New York Stock Exchange, Sun Taurus, Moon Aries

Alabama, Sun Sagittarius, Moon Scorpio

Montgomery, Sun Sagittarius, Moon Cancer; Birmingham, Sun Sagittarius, Moon Aries

Tuscaloosa, Sun Sagittarius, Moon Scorpio

Alaska, Sun Capricorn, Moon Libra

Anchorage, Sun Sagittarius, Moon Taurus; Fairbanks, Sun Scorpio, Moon Leo

Arizona, Sun Aquarius, Moon Capricorn

Phoenix, Sun Pisces, Moon Aquarius; Tucson, Sun Aquarius, Moon Sagittarius

Arkansas, Sun Gemini, Moon Cancer

Little Rock, Sun Scorpio, Moon Sagittarius; Hot Springs, Sun Gemini, Moon Virgo

California, Sun Virgo, Moon Scorpio

Sacramento, Sun Pisces, Moon Virgo; Los Angeles, sun Virgo, Moon Aries

Oakland, Sun Taurus, Moon Scorpio; San Diego, Sun Sagittarius, Moon Virgo

San Francisco, Sun Aries, Moon Gemini; Santa Barbara, Sun Aries, Moon Pisces

Colorado, Sun Leo, Moon Capricorn

Denver, Sun Scorpio, Moon Capricorn; Colorado Springs, Sun Virgo, Moon Virgo

Fort Collins, Sun Aquarius, Moon Taurus

Connecticut, Sun Capricorn, Moon Aquarius

Hartford, Sun Gemini, Moon Libra; New Haven, Sun Scorpio, Moon Pisces

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Delaware, Sun Sagittarius, Moon Scorpio

Dover, Sun Gemini, Moon Aries; Wilmington, Sun Sagittarius, Moon Libra

Florida, Sun Pisces, Moon Capricorn

Tallahassee, Sun Capricorn, Moon Virgo; Fort Lauderdale, Sun Aries, Moon Aquarius

Miami, Sun Leo, Moon Pisces; Orlando, Sun Cancer, Moon Pisces

Tampa, Sun Sagittarius, Moon Pisces; West Palm Beach, Sun Scorpio, Moon Aquarius

Georgia, Sun Capricorn, Moon Scorpio

Atlanta, Sun Capricorn, Moon Aquarius; Augusta, Sun Aquarius, Moon Leo

Savannah, sun Capricorn, Moon Pisces

Hawaii, Sun Leo, Moon Aries

Honolulu, Sun Taurus, Moon Sagittarius

Idaho, Sun Cancer, Moon Capricorn

Boise, Sun Scorpio, Moon Virgo; Lewiston, Sun Capricorn, Moon Virgo

Illinois, Sun Sagittarius, Moon Aquarius

Springfield, Sun Aries, Moon Taurus; Chicago, Sun Leo, Moon Cancer

Indiana, Sun Sagittarius, Moon Virgo

Indianapolis, Sun Aquarius, Moon Gemini; South Bend, sun Gemini, Moon Taurus

Iowa, Sun Capricorn, Moon Taurus

Des Moines, Sun Gemini, Moon Virgo; Sioux City, Sun Capricorn, Moon Libra

Kansas, Sun Aquarius, Moon Virgo

Topeka, Sun Aquarius, Moon Scorpio; Manhattan, Sun Aquarius, Moon Scorpio

Kentucky, Sun Gemini, Moon Libra

Frankfort, Sun Pisces, Moon Pisces; Louisville, Sun Aquarius, Moon Aquarius

Louisiana, Sun Taurus, Moon Sagittarius

Baton Rouge, Sun Cancer, Moon Aries; New Orleans, Sun Aquarius, Moon Libra

Maine, Sun Pisces, Moon Aries

Augusta, Sun Pisces, Moon Sagittarius; Portland, Sun Cancer, Moon Libra

Maryland, Sun Taurus, Moon Aquarius

Annapolis , Sun Sagittarius, Moon Virgo; Baltimore, Sun Leo, Moon Gemini

Rockville, Sun Scorpio, Moon Virgo

Massachusetts, Sun Aquarius, Moon Aquarius

Boston, Sun Leo, Moon Capricorn; Springfield, Sun Gemini, Moon leo

Michigan, Sun Aquarius, Moon Libra

Lansing, Sun Aquarius, Moon Leo; Ann Arbor, Sun Aries, Moon Taurus

Detroit, Sun Capricorn, Moon Cancer

Minnesota, Sun Taurus, Moon Aries

Saint Paul, Sun Scorpio, Moon Taurus; Minneapolis, Sun Pisces, Moon Scorpio

Mississippi, Sun Sagittarius, Moon Capricorn

Jackson, Sun Aquarius, Moon Taurus; Biloxi, Sun Aquarius, Moon Leo

Missouri, Sun Leo, Moon Capricorn

Jefferson City, Sun Scorpio, Moon Libra; Kansas City, Sun Gemini, Moon Aquarius

Saint Louis, Sun Scorpio, Moon Sagittarius

Montana, Sun Scorpio, Moon Taurus

Helena, Sun Pisces, Moon Sagittarius; Missoula, Sun Pisces, Moon Pisces

Butte, Sun Pisces, Moon Pisces

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Nebraska, Sun Pisces, Moon Capricorn

Lincoln, Sun Pisces, Moon Aquarius; Omaha, Sun Aquarius, Moon Taurus

Nevada, Sun Scorpio, Moon Scorpio

Carson City, Sun Aquarius, Moon Capricorn; Las Vegas, Sun Gemini, Moon Leo

Reno, Sun Pisces, Moon Taurus

New Hampshire, Sun Cancer, Moon Aquarius

Concord, Sun Cancer, Moon Capricorn; Manchester, Sun Virgo, Moon Cancer

New Jersey, Sun Sagittarius, Moon Aries

Trenton, Sun Scorpio, Moon Scorpio; Atlantic City, Sun Pisces, Moon Taurus

Newark, Sun Scorpio, Moon Aries

New Mexico, Sun Capricorn, Moon Leo

Santa Fe, Sun Cancer, Moon Sagittarius; Albuquerque, Sun Aries, Moon Cancer

New York, Sun Leo, Moon Taurus

Albany, Sun Leo, Moon Capricorn; Buffalo, Sun Taurus, Moon Capricorn

Manhattan Island, Sun Aquarius, Moon Leo; NYC, Sun Capricorn, Moon Aries

Syracuse, Sun Aries, Moon Pisces

North Carolina, Sun Scorpio, Moon Capricorn

Raleigh, Sun Aquarius, Moon Libra; Ashville, Sun Capricorn, Moon Pisces

Charlotte, Sun Scorpio, Moon Libra; Winston-Salem, Sun Taurus, Moon Gemini

North Dakota, Sun Scorpio, Moon Pisces

Bismark, Sun Capricorn, Moon Aries; Fargo, Sun Capricorn, Moon Taurus

Ohio, Sun Pisces, Moon Gemini

Akron, Sun Pisces, Moon Capricorn; Columbus, Sun Aquarius, Moon Cancer

Canton, Sun Aquarius, Moon Taurus; Cincinnati, Sun Capricorn, Moon Scorpio

Cleveland, Sun Capricorn, Moon Taurus; Dayton, Sun Aquarius, Moon Leo

Toledo, Sun Capricorn, Moon Capricorn; Youngstown, Sun Sagittarius, Moon Aries

Oklahoma, Sun Scorpio, Moon Aries

Norman, Sun Cancer, Moon Aries; Oklahoma City, Sun Cancer, Moon Cancer

Tulsa, Sun Capricorn, Moon Aries

Oregon, Sun Aquarius, Moon Cancer

Salem, Sun Aquarius, Moon Gemini; Eugene, Sun Libra, Moon Leo

Klamath Falls, Sun Pisces, Moon Capricorn; Medford, sun Pisces, Moon Cancer

Portland, Sun Aries, Moon Gemini

Pennsylvania, Sun Sagittarius, Moon Capricorn

Harrisburg, Sun Aries, Moon Leo; Philadelphia, Sun Scorpio, Moon Aquarius

Pittsburgh, sun Taurus, Moon Capricorn; Allentown, Sun Pisces, Moon Capricorn

Rhode Island, Sun Gemini, Moon Sagittarius

Newport, Sun Gemini, Moon Scorpio; Providence, Sun Scorpio, Moon Scorpio

South Carolina, Sun Gemini, Moon Capricorn

Columbia, Sun Sagittarius, Moon Sagittarius; Charleston, Sun Leo, Moon Pisces

Greenville, Sun Sagittarius, Moon Gemini

South Dakota, Sun Scorpio, Moon Pisces

Pierre, Sun Capricorn, Moon Sagittarius; Rapid City, Sun Libra, Moon Libra

Sioux Falls, Sun Pisces, Moon Capricorn

Tennessee, Sun Gemini, Moon Aries

Chatanooga, Sun Sagittarius, Moon Cancer; Nashville, Sun Aries, Moon Cancer

Memphis, sun Sagittarius, Moon Aries

Texas, Sun Capricorn, Moon Capricorn

Austin, Sun Capricorn, Moon Libra; Dallas, Sun Aquarius, Moon Sagittarius

El Paso, Sun Taurus, Moon Aquarius; Ft. Worth, Sun Aquarius, Moon Libra

Houston, Sun Gemini, Moon Cancer; San Antonio, Sun Pisces, Moon Aries

Waco, Sun Libra, Moon Gemini

Utah, Sun Capricorn, Moon Virgo

Salt Lake City, Sun Capricorn, Moon Aries; Provo, Sun Aquarius, Moon Aries

Ogden, Sun Pisces, Moon Leo

Vermont, Sun Pisces, Moon Pisces

Montpelier, Sun Leo, Moon Gemini ; Burlington, Sun Gemini, Moon Taurus

Virginia, Sun Cancer, Moon Pisces

Richmond, Sun Cancer, Moon Gemini; Alexandria, Sun Libra, Moon Leo

Arlington, sun Capricorn, Moon Libra; Virginia Beach, Sun Capricorn, Moon Pisces

Washington, Sun Scorpio, Moon Cancer

Olympia, Sun Aquarius, Moon Sagittarius; Seattle, Sun Capricorn, Moon Leo

Spokane, Sun Sagittarius, Moon Pisces; Tacoma, Sun Gemini, Moon Leo

Yakima, Sun Aquarius, Moon Scorpio; Federal Way, Sun Pisces, Moon Aries

West Virginia, Sun Gemini, Moon Leo

Charleston, Sun Capricorn, Moon Gemini; Wheeling, Sun Capricorn, Moon Sagittarius

Wisconsin, Sun Gemini, Moon Aries

Madison, Sun Pisces, Moon Aquarius; Green Bay, Sun Pisces, Moon Pisces

Oshkosh, Sun Aries, Moon Libra ; Milwaukee, Sun Aquarius, Moon Aries

Wyoming, Sun Cancer, Moon Taurus

Cheyenne, Sun Sagittarius, Moon Pisces; Casper, Sun Cancer, Moon Scorpio

Laramie, Sun Pisces, Moon Capricorn; Sheridan, Sun Cancer, Moon Gemini

Australia (1901 independence) Capricorn Sun, Taurus Moon

Austria (1918 Republic) Scorpio Sun, Aquarius Moon

Brazil, 1822 Virgo Sun, Gemini Moon Canada, Cancer Sun, Cancer Moon

China (Communist 1949) Libra Sun, Aquarius Moon

Costa Rica, 1848 Virgo Sun, Virgo Moon

Greece (1974 Democracy) Leo sun, Libra Moon

India 1950 Sun Aquarius, Moon Taurus

Israel 1948, Taurus Sun, Leo Moon Italy (1946 Republic) Gemini Sun, Scorpio Moon

Jamaica, Leo Sun, Libra Moon Japan, 1952 Taurus Sun, Gemini Moon

Mexico 1917, Sun Aquarius, Moon Gemini

New Zealand Independence, Sun Libra, Moon Taurus

Nigeria, 1960 Libra Sun, Aquarius Moon

N. Korea Sun Virgo, Moon Capricorn S. Korea, Sun Leo, Moon Capricorn

Pakistan 1947, Sun Leo, Moon Cancer Saudi Arabia, Sun Capricorn, Moon Pisces

Singapore (1963 independence) Virgo Sun, Capricorn Moon

Switzerland, Sun Leo, Moon Libra

Tongo, Taurus Sun, Taurus Moon

Vatican City (6/7/1929) Sun & Moon Gemini

Information on your own personal power maps and how they work:

EARTHLINES™ Maps Consultation (AstroCartoGraphy®)

Locating Your Personal Power Zones on Planet Earth

Find your best places for Relocation, Travel, Romance, and Career

EARTHLINES™ Relocation Astrology gives you a tool that you will use for the rest of your life, even if you never leave home! Knowing your personal planetary action zones helps you to make life choices whether you are relocating, vacationing, seeking spiritual retreat, or doing business in other localities.

The maps require fairly accurate birth time, within 15 minutes is best. If you do not have your birth time, you can often order a copy of the “long form” of your birth certificate from the record holding department of the city or state where you were born. Be sure to ask for the complete detail of the birth rather than just the certificate because the certificate does not always contain the birth time.

The maps have vertical lines which are the major power lines and have an effective range of 300 miles east or west of the line. There are also subtle lines called “parans” which show the subtle energy difference of places approximately 100 miles north or south of each other. For example, it may occur that the same major power line (s) runs through both Portland, Oregon and San Francisco. The difference between these places would be seen in the different paran lines. Of course, you must take into consideration that San Francisco and Portland are very different in appearance, climate, and other exteranl factors.

The consultation looks at your power lines for the entire planet, and about 80% of the information will be good for the rest of your life. You can provide up to three locations that you would like even more detail on (although there is plenty of detail to begin with). Just keep in mind that there will not be much difference in places that are close together, like Washington DC and Baltimore. Illusions: Some people expect to find the one place on the planet that will give them everything. Of course, the only place that occurs is by travelling within. In terms of physical location, some power lines are better for career, others for relationships, and so forth.

Couples: Each person needs their own consultation. Power line maps are personal. Some couples match up to the same location, others do not. When you order your individual consultations at the same time, I offer an experimental map called a “composite.” I offer this additional map at no charge, but ask that you fill out a research form after you have travelled together to help me research the value of the map. The map shows power lines for the two of you operating as ONE. Accurate birth time is critical for this map.

Mark Dodich has been an astrologer and intuitive consultant since 1980. He has published well over a hundred articles, has been interviewed in international media, and is a Certified Astrological Professional (CAP) through the International Society of Astrological Research. Mark has served on the board of directors as President of the Oregon Astrological Association, board member of the Church of Alice Spiritualist Church, and other organizations through his life. Mark started his interest in metaphysics while attending Kent State University in his home state of Ohio. He then traveled the country for many years combining his work as in industrial sales with a personal spiritual quest.

Check out the esoteric page of the www.astromark.us web page for a schedule of classes and travel locations .

503-252-1558 mark@astromark.us

Astrology and Intuitive Consultations provided internationally since 1980

Terms associated with Relocation Astrology

Mundane Astrology: Astrology is similar to the medical profession in that there are specialties within the larger field. A heart surgeon and a neurosurgeon are both medical doctors, but in different areas of specialization. Mundane astrology is a broadly defined topic that includes relocation, or locational, astrology. Mundane astrology deals with the astrological energy of countries, companies, world leaders, and world events (like the tsunami in SE Asia or the meaning of the next Mercury retrograde cycle for the greater collective of humanity.)

Relocation (Locational ) Astrology: This is the broadly defined topic within mundane astrology that studies personal power zones for individuals and companies on planet earth. AstroCartoGraphy® (ACG) or EARTHLINES™ are names for this service (just like Reiki and Yuen Energetics are names for different healing modalities.) AstroCartoGraphy® was commercially developed by Jim Lewis and shows known action zones for planets in your natal chart as mapped onto the earth. EARTHLINES™ is a trade name developed by Mark Dodich. It is a packaged service that includes ACG lines, moving lines called transits and progressions, Local Space, and more). The idea is that your natal chart is projected out onto the earth in known action zones of the chart. It is like what Hermetic philosophers would call “As above, so below.” You are projected out on a global level and certain energies are more powerful there than they might be somewhere else. The reason that accurate birth time is required is that this service uses the “angles” of the chart (Ascendant, MidHeaven, IC nadir, and Descendant)

Some terms used in relocation astrology:

Relocated chart: If you were born in New York and now live in San Francisco, your natal chart can be re-cast, or relocated, to pretend you were born in your new home. This does not replace your natal chart. It simply adds a differently flavored influence to your life experience. If you put on rose-colored glasses, it would not change what you see. What you see would simply be shaded differently. Generally speaking, you almost need to change time zones to change your chart to any significant degree.

Local Space Astrology: This is the locational astrology of movement. If you had your AstroCartoGraphy® chart done by a mail order service, you do not have this. There are a couple different ways to draw it. Mark Dodich uses a method that looks like the center of a bicycle wheel with numerous “spokes” going out in all directions. You use this map to pick a restaurant, locate personal services like a health club or tax advisor, or even to bop around Europe. The idea is that when you travel on lines that represent the energy you are creating, you are increasing the natural flow of energy that supports what you are doing.

For a picture of Local Space, go to www.astromark.us and click the index under EARTHLINES relocation astrology.

Location Transits and Progressions: The lines on your primary AstroCartoGraphy® or EARTHLINES™ maps (s) are good for life. Of secondary influence are these moving lines that show you temporary energy in a location. If you had to choose between a trip to Denver or a trip to New York, you could look at your transiting and progressing lines to see which energy supports what you wish to accomplish when you go there. A Venus line might be best for romance or artistic ventures, whereas a Mars line would be better for running a marathon. A transit map is generally good for a month, longer for outer planets like Neptune and shorter for quick planets like the moon.

Power Lines: On your ACG or EARTHLINES, these are the vertical and curved vertical lines on the map. They are good for life, and considered to be strong 300-350 miles from the line. They are moderate to weak from 350-700 miles away.

Paran Lines: These are horizontal lines of latitude that represent subtle blending energies of two planets or asteroids. ACG calls them “crossing lines.” The lines are considered to be valid anywhere from 80-150 miles north or south of the latitude where they are located. So, if you are looking for a good place for relationship and have a major relationship Power Line in Moscow but no desire to live in Russia, you could find subtle paran lines that support relationships in a country that you would like to live in.

Fixed Star Location Astrology: The ancients were more focused on the stars in astrology than the planets. There is a full explanation of this on the Fixed Star page at www.astromark.us There is a method of mapping well-researched stars and putting them onto a regional map (USA, Europe). Mark Dodich’s research suggests that the location of the fixed stars in your natal chart as well as on the maps are best understood by looking at your place in the larger collective. The stars help you go beyond your smaller issues of love, money, or that new car. They help you go beyond our local solar system to see the bigger picture in life. Although these maps are not a part of your EARTHLINES consultation, they can be purchased separately by mail order. See www.astromark.us

Mark F. Dodich

503-252-1558 mark@astromark.us www.astromark.us

Where is the best place for me to be? I want it all- romance, money, spiritual service, real chocolate with no calories, etc. Obviously, the answer is that you must go within to find that perfect place. Moving to different locations can give you a fresh perspective on life, it can help you get free of preconceived notions that others may have about you, and it can help you emphasize specific areas of your chart. However, you take your life lessons with you wherever you go. It is also important to be careful of making sweeping statements about particular power lines. While a Venus line may help you with your love and money, you must still work through any limiting beliefs about love and money. Going to a Venus line can amplify your need to work through those issues, but it will help you. You must also consider that if you have a gentle Venus line, but the Venus in your natal chart is harshly connected to death & destruction Pluto, then you are going to be required to release some belief or behavior when you go to that seemingly nice Venus line. Life is about spiritual growth and opening to the God within our Being. Picking the right location can help you open to certain aspects of your Divine Nature.

There are a variety of books on the topic of Relocation Astrology including:

The Psychology of AstroCartoGraphy by Jim Lewis and Kenneth Irving

Planets in Locality by Steve Cozzi

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6 Ways My Family Scores Free Travel With Credit Cards

By Jason Steele. Last updated 4 May 2017. 21 comments
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I travel a lot, but I don't pay for most of it. In fact, my family and I often fly in business or first class. I used to look for coupons for 50 cents off of this or a couple of dollars off of that — but today it takes a few hundred dollars worth of travel savings to get me to raise an eyebrow. This is the lifestyle of a travel rewards aficionado. (See also: 5 Best Travel Rewards Credit Cards)

What You Need to Know About Earning Free Travel

Earning free travel with rewards credit cards is legitimate, ethical, and profitable for all of the parties involved. Like many, my passion for reward travel was born of necessity. At first, I was just addicted to traveling in a style beyond my budget. Later, I married into a family that lives, in large part, on the other side of the globe. It didn't take a calculator to realize that the three of us weren't going to be able to visit my wife's family every year or two at a cost of about $5,000 in airfare. Moreover, after enduring coach seating for 30 hours in the air, round trip, we felt like the airlines should be paying us.

Contrast that scenario with our most recent trip this September. We traveled on award tickets business class to see family in Tel Aviv and enjoyed a week long stopover in Italy on the return. In Milan, we used hotel awards to stay for free in a suite that normally costs over $400 a night. After touring Lake Como and the Italian countryside, we returned home to Denver satisfied that we had not just visited family, but actually had a vacation as well. Other reward trips we have taken in the last year include Brazil, the island of St. Thomas in the Caribbean, and more domestic excursions than I can count.

How do we do it?

1. Take Advantage of Frequent Flyer Mile Promotions

US Airways offered a 250% bonus, at one point, for certain purchases made through their frequent flyer program partners. Reward travel enthusiasts like me quickly figured out that a certain product that normally returns 40 miles per dollar spent would now earn an additional 120 miles per dollar during this promotion, for a total of 160 miles per dollar spent. In fact, the miles were worth far more than the product itself!

I spent $3,000, and earned nearly 500,000 US Airways miles without stepping foot on an airplane. It was those miles that were redeemed for the three business class, partner award seats to the Middle East with a stopover in Europe. At 120,000 per ticket, we even had over 100,000 miles left over. Finally, the product itself was donated to charity for the tax deduction. Other recent promotions have included opportunities to buy and transfer miles at discount rates and offers that require earning miles from a selection of partners.

See also: Best Co-Branded Airline Credit Cards

2. Find Credit Card Sign Up Bonuses

We are all incredibly lucky to live in a country where credit card issuers compete so hard to earn your business that they are tripping over themselves to offer the most valuable sign up bonuses. This year, my wife and I each earned 100,000 miles as sign up bonus during a promotion that lasted a few months. Travel credit cards often offer sign up bonuses worth $500 or more. It's an easy way to jump start your collection.

Does this hurt our credit score? Not at all. In fact, we always qualify for the most favorable mortgage rates. Our scores may suffer a few points at any given time due to too many recent inquiries, but we also have a large amount of available credit, reducing our utilization ratio. Keep in mind that this strategy is only wise for those who normally maintain excellent credit and who don't view these cards as an invitation to spend more or incur debt.

See also: How to Get a Free Vacation with Credit Card Bonuses

3. Utilize Credit Card Spending

For those whose credit card is simply a method of payment, not a means of financing, each dollar spent equals more miles. We always use our credit cards when they are accepted. Just by paying for our usual expenses on our credit cards (and paying them off in full each period), we rack up points quickly and consistently. Again, this strategy is not for anyone who ever carries a balance as interest payments will far exceed the value of the miles earned.

See also: How I Save Over $1,000 a Year Using These 4 Credit Cards for Day-to-Day Expenses

4. Get Bumped

Being bumped is the lingo for earning voluntary denied boarding compensation. When an aircraft is oversold, some travelers will volunteer to take a later flight in order to receive hundreds of dollars of compensation. The key to being bumped is to book flights that you know are oversold, don't check luggage, and to be the first on the list of volunteers when the gate agents arrive.

5. Know How and When to Complain

When companies experience service failures, customers can earn valuable compensation if they play their cards right. Although poor customer service is more common in the airline industry, it does happen at hotels from time to time. Those who take the time to write a brief, polite, email to their travel provider will frequently receive vouchers and/or frequent flier miles for their troubles.

6. Use Miles and Points Creatively

When trying to use frequent flyer mile programs, most people focus on the earning side of the equation. This is important, but no less so than finding the most strategic redemption opportunities. Finding the most valuable awards is an incredibly complex game, but if I had to sum it up in one word, it would be "Partners."

Remember my 500,000 US Airways miles? The only way I was able to redeem them for our most recent trip was through their airline partners. In this case, we flew Star Alliance partners Continental and Lufthansa, without taking any US Airways flights. In an extreme example, I once transferred points from a credit card to miles with Japan's ANA airlines, to redeem an award on one of their partners, South African Airlines.

See also: Travel Cards With the Best Redemption Values

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Guest's picture

Thanks! Great article with some tips I haven't heard a million times before. Excited to read your future columns!

Will Chen's picture

Welcome to Wise Bread Jason! You have a beautiful family. I love that photo of you and your daughter. You with your Super Hero Dad walk and her with her little girl skip. =)

Guest's picture

I'm generally a pretty smart credit card user. Always paid monthly debt in full, never use it as an excuse to buy things I can't afford. Have focused mostly on cash back because they seem like the best bang for the buck. But now that I want to travel more these articles might come in handy. Like Smarcus said, I'm excited to see more great tips in the future.

Guest's picture

Agree with other commenters that your family looks adorable. Noticed in the last pic you had to get up from breakfast to take that picture.

Ah dads. Always taking pictures and never fully enjoying the vacation. lol

Guest's picture

Great post. One thing worth mentioning is to book awards travel plenty of time in advance, particularly if you are going first class. I use AA miles (through partner Hawaiian) every year to fly first class for early December travel to the Big Island. I literally have to book my flights in early January to get the following December first class seats on the Hawaiian flights. Seems like the airlines are allocating fewer seats for air mile travel (in my experience).

Lynn Truong's picture

I always thought that the travel credit cards had so many limits and miles expired so quickly that unless you're jetsetting every where, you'll never be able to utilize them. Glad to hear that they actually work through normal use.

Guest's picture

My family is scattered all across the US so I make really good use of my travel reward credit cards, especially around the end of the year for all the get togethers!

Ashley Jacobs's picture

Welcome Jason! Awesome article! Some really useful tips I'll have to start implementing!

Guest's picture

Great article with awesome tips! And your daughter is adorable!

Guest's picture

I never know what to put in my complaint letters. I start off being too mad to write anything coherent. But when I cool down I forget to write it at all.

Do you have some kind of template that always works for you?

Meg Favreau's picture

Welcome, Jason!

Buying certain products for the large number of airline miles always makes me think Adam Sandler piling his cart full of pudding in Punch Drunk Love. You seem a bit more down to earth. =)

Guest's picture

How often do you find you're able to get bumped? I've tried a few times, but it's never worked out for me.

Amy Lu's picture
Amy Lu

Thanks for the tips, Jason! I don't travel much myself, but a friend is planning to surprise her parents with a trip to Europe to celebrate their anniversary next year. I'm definitely sending her here. =)

Alex Lam's picture
Alex Lam

Welcome to Wise Bread! Like everyone else, I'm looking forward to maximizing the bonuses on my credit cards.

Greg Go's picture
Greg Go

That breakfast looks delicious! Welcome to Wise Bread, Jason. I have a ton of questions for you... like "is it worth the effort?" and "how many credit cards do you have to carry?" Looking forward to more posts from you!

Jason Steele's picture

Thanks for all the great feedback. A few thoughts:

First, booking awards early is preferred, but don't count out the possibility of booking late. Many airlines open up awards space over time or even at the last minute. Case in point, we will be visiting my parents over Thanksgiving on award tickets, just booked in the last few weeks, so nothing is impossible.

Re: Sarah As for complaint letters, the content is almost irrelevant, as many airlines (especially Delta) don't even read the letters. They just shoot off a generic response and give you miles. Just mention you were unsatisfied for any reason, even if the letter is just two sentences. In fact, if I had the job of reading complaint letters all day, I might be thrilled to read only the shortest ones, and reward them for their brevity alone as some people write pages and pages.

Re: Meg. The sub-plot about miles in Punch Drunk Love is actually based on TRUE STORY! Google "Pudding Guy" and you will learn about David Phillips. I actually met him last weekend and heard his story. I am sure stories like his will be something that I will be writing about here in the future.

As for bumping, that might be the tip I use least these last few years, as I was always traveling on a tight schedule to maximize limited vacation time. Now, my time is less limited, and I might try it again. When I used to travel on business, I would pick an airline with many flights to my destination, and then book the first of several flights that would get me there on time. On some occasions, they would overbook each flight, and I would get bumped multiple times before I went anywhere. There is a lot of luck involved, but like a game of poker, it is what you do when you have good cards that matters.

Re: Greg. Finally, the last picture is actually just an appetizer before dinner at an "Agritourismo" in Italy near Parma. These are farm houses that you stay in and eat locally grown foods. That is prosciutto de Parma, melon, eggplant, tomatoes, Ricotta, and of course, Parmesan cheese. The melon, eggplant, and tomatoes were grown a few feet from where we were eating, and later, we later visited the farms where the others were produced. As for "Is it worth it?". You tell me. I once boarded a 12 hour flight, and sat in a lie flat seat in business class. In this aircraft, the economy class passengers passed my seat on the way to theirs, just as I was reclining and looking at the menu. The stares were piercing and the jealousy was palpable. Several asked "How did you get to be so lucky?" Or, "Why do you get that seat?" Embarrassed, I could only respond, "Collect miles". We had three business class seats to Israel and Italy on this last trip, and it cost us far less than coach, so yes, it was worth it. As for the number of cards I carry. I use only about 4-6, although I occasionally have more that I got just for the bonus.

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Greg Go

That meal sounds awesome! The appetizer alone looks/sounds heavenly.

BTW, thanks for the pudding guy mention. Interesting story. :) http://www.snopes.com/business/deals/pudding.asp

Guest's picture

Thanks for the tips, Jason! (You had me at "free travel".)

Guest's picture

Great post, I would like to know exactly what you use your credit to get points. Do you buy groceries, pay bills ,pay house payment, etc.

Guest's picture

Thank you so much for the tip. I like that idea for using these tips for airline miles. I would be interested of getting their credit card. I’m specially would like to use for Star Alliance carriers like Lufthansa for example. However, it seems like a daunting task to earn 100,000 miles to transfer. I know you earn the most points by staying in their hotels, what is the average amount of time to earn these kind of miles? Is there a method you use? Mattress Run you may take part in? Staying at their cheaper locations?

Guest's picture

Just came back from the UK using American Airlines miles. I grew up there so I try to go as often as I can using credit card sign on bonus miles. We visited Paris and I used American Airmiles and IHG points for our hotel stays. Hope to visit Iceland and Florida next year. I've been doing the credit cards rewards game for years now. I can't begin to tally up the miles and points we've accumulated and spent. I can tell you that the UK is not so generous with their rewards programs so we are lucky here.


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National Racer Ashwin Sundar dies in tragic car crash

Professional car racer Ashwin Sundar and his wife, Nivedha were killed in a crash on Saturday after their BMW crashed into a tree in Chennai. The accident took place in the Pattinapakkam area, on the Santhome High Road.

Sundar was driving the car, when he lost his control and rammed into a tree.

A video of the blazing fire was posted on Facebook. Eyewitnesses said that they could not rescue the couple, due to the intense heat from the flames and were charred to death.

“When we arrived, the fire was on and we did not know the couple was inside. We extinguished the fire in 16 minutes and found them both trapped. The lady’s legs were seen trapped. The driver’s side of the car was also mangled perhaps making it difficult for Ashwin to move,” a fire department official said
27-year-old Ashwin was India’s finest racers in the Domestic Arena who was on the circuit for almost a decade.

At the age of 13, Ashwin won the 2002 MRF National Go-Kart Championships (U-17 age group). He went on to win the title again in 2003.

He was the national champion in the LGB F4 category in 2012 and 2013.

His wife 26-year-old Nivedha, was a doctor at a private hospital.

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NBA to hire more refs as it looks for ways to 'improve' officiating

After further review, the NBA says it's time to hire more referees.

The league also plans to change the way they are scheduled and evaluated.

The NBA will launch an Officiating Advisory Council, among a number of initiatives announced Thursday following a six-month review of the officiating program conducted by Byron Spruell, the president of league operations.

The current staff of 64 will grow to at least 70 next season and the league plans to increase it by 25 percent over the next three years. Spruell said the league will consider promotions from the NBA Development League and NCAA referees, former players and referees working internationally.

"Twenty-five percent of our players now are international or not born in the U.S., so why shouldn't we try to match some of that in terms of talent coming from international flavor into the ref population as well?" Spruell said.

He said after completing negotiations on the collective bargaining agreement, Commissioner Adam Silver's next priority was the officiating program. Spruell, while praising the refs' performance, said the NBA has already expanded the data it reviews and another step is "bringing in more talent to this demanding profession."

"As I say, they do a good job but how do we continue to improve it? Evaluate it with a very comprehensive data system that allows us to look at accuracy of their calls, errors in a game," Spruell said. "And while that can be sensitive to some extent for our officials, it's still just ultimately going to make the current pool of 64 officials better and better as we evaluate their talent day to day, game to game, play to play."

A larger staff would allow the league to have what Spruell called "game administrators," who would sit courtside and communicate between the game officials and the Replay Center. And it would have more refs in place if the league ever decides to have more than the current three-person crew calling games. It has experimented with four- and five-man crews in the D-League, which will continue.

Spruell said the league could keep certain crews together, similar to the NFL and Major League Baseball, rather than assign them individually to games. That could trim their travel and improve chemistry.

"It will actually get to some better rest for our referees, so wellness comes into play in this," Spruell said. "But ultimately, continue to support the best of the best, and I think increasing the pool is one way to do that."

The advisory council will include Gen. Martin E. Dempsey, the former 18th Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff; former U.S. Education Secretary Arne Duncan; former players and current television analysts Doug Collins and Kenny Smith; and former longtime NBA referee Steve Javie. Current players, coaches and referees will be added at a later date.

Other initiatives include:

— Data review. Spruell said a new tracking system launched Feb. 1 allows the league to video review about triple the plays per game to 250 from the previous 75-80. It's closer to what teams are tracking.

— Coaches' evaluations. Coaches provide midseason and end of season evaluations of referees, but now have an app to submit comments after each game.

— Training techniques. The league will use virtual reality among new methods to train refs.

— Rulebook rewrite. Spruell said a long-term goal is rewriting the rulebook to more closely match the way the game is played.


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More familiar faces, plus, in the back, a few new ones. There's Ellen Vermeulen for instance, wearing really extremely dark sunglasses so as not to be recognized. At this point you may be wondering why the glasses seem to be empty all the time. So let's take a closer look at the people in the back.


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Brian Kreydatus, ChairAlumni and friends:

I am writing to introduce myself and extend a warm welcome from the department of art and art history.

I have been at the college since 2001. During my time at William and Mary, I have primarily taught printmaking (intaglio, lithography, monotype, relief) and life drawing. I am in the enviable position of spending most of my working day overlooking Lake Matoaka.

I took over as chair from Barbara Watkinson this past July. Barbara has been an important part of the department and college for many years. During this transition she has been a tremendous help and resource.

This has been an eventful year in the department. We have hosted international exchange exhibitions, added new faculty to our department, celebrated tenure promotions, and are recognizing Professor Joseph Dye as he retires after twenty-two years of service to the department.

Please read about these stories (and more) in our newsletter or better yet, come to our homecoming celebration on Friday October 23rd and we will tell you all about them in person.

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As always we are blown away by the paths taken by our alumni. Don't miss Sarah Jayne Bleiweis' experiences as an  art teacher at Palestinian summer camps for at-risk youth in Bethlehem, or how Justin Yedor '07 takes the experiences of Studio Art and applies it to Law School.

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Student Achievements

Awards, exhibits, presentations and internships - our students continue to impress.

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'Sidewalk to nowhere' sits empty in DeKalb County

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A stretch of sidewalk in rural DeKalb County doesn't lead anywhere, no one ever uses it and - at times - it just suddenly stops. Not only that, the project along the newly expanded Highway 70 cost taxpayers more than $160,000.

Construction worker Danny Henry said he always passes by the empty sidewalk as he travels along Highway 70.

"Drive it every day," Henry said. "Never see people walking."

So Henry called the Channel 4 I-Team to find out why Tennesseans' tax dollars paid for what he calls the "sidewalk to nowhere."

"Nobody's going to use that. It's a waste of time. It's a waste of money," he said.

The two-mile long sidewalk sits between the community of Dowelltown, with a population of 355, and Liberty, with a population of 367.

"It's a waste of money for what they've done," Henry said.

There are no schools and no shopping areas near the sidewalk, and an abandoned building may have once been the only business in the area.

The only attraction you might see is the famous Liberty Mule mural on the side of a rocky cliff.

The Tennessee Department of Transportation said the final price tag was $162,747.

"Our goal is always connectivity," said TDOT representative B.J. Doughty. "If you'll notice, all over the state, there are sidewalks that don't connect. Part of the reason for that is that sidewalks are very expensive to install."

TDOT said they wouldn't have just put in sidewalks on their own. The project came as a kind of bonus when they widened the highway.

While they don't have any paperwork to show that local officials asked for it when it was proposed in the mid 1990s, TDOT is certain local authorities were advised.

"The community is going to take advantage of that opportunity, even if it means it could be the future when the sidewalks will actually connect to something," Doughty said.

In the meantime, visit DeKalb County if you want to take a walk. And if you do, wave to Henry as he drives by, because he'd like to see somebody actually use it.

"They're wasting money on pouring concrete that no one's ever going to use," he said.

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Crews demolishing abandoned state building on Charlotte Avenue

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A state-owned building considered an eyesore is going away. The old state highways and public works building on Charlotte Avenue was sold to an unknown buyer last week, and crews have started tearing it down.

Residents in the area have been asking the state to do something for years, complaining about broken windows and overgrown grass and saying it sent the wrong message about their neighborhood.

"We looked at that, like, somebody's going to have to do something with that," said neighbor Cindy Sneed.

Metro Councilwoman Edith Langster shared with the Channel 4 I-Team two years ago her frustrations that the city's codes have no jurisdiction over state-owned property, so no one could do anything about it.

"It sends the message, if you're the big, bad state government, you can't be bothered," Langster said.

A state spokeswoman said vandals were to blame for the broken windows and boarded doors, and it would have cost too much for the state to refurbish the building.

Now, developers are planning a big, shiny office complex for the location as many properties along the Charlotte Avenue corridor see upgrades.

You may be wondering how much it has cost taxpayers to pay for property taxes at the dilapidated site, but the state doesn't have to pay property taxes.

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Despite having one of the top daily TV shows on the air, Dr. Oz is under scrutiny once again. In April, Columbia University asked the doctor to resign from its faculty, but he defended his position on the Fox and Friends morning show yesterday.

"I do toggle back and forth between hard core medicine, which I do believe we do a very good job getting it right," Oz told Elisabeth Hasselbeck on Fox and Friends. "But I like to look around the corner. What other ideas might be helpful? The show is about prevention and wellness. It's not a medical press show. My job is to take America and elevate the conversation."

Oz definitely does elevate conversations, as his specialty is being the top doc on television, with the fourth largest audience in syndicated TV in 2013. The 3.5 million audience follows his every word, almost to a fault. Last June, the Federal Trade Commission charged Oz with "Unfair or deceptive advertising and marketing practices that raise health and safety concerns." The commission said that weeks after The Dr. Oz Show promoted the benefits of Pure Green Coffee, some companies that marketed the product used video from his show to increase sales.

Further more, Oz promoted Garcinia Cambogia as another weight loss product. "Thanks to brand new scientific research, I can tell you about a revolutionary fat buster," Oz said on his show in November 2012 with the words "No Exercise. No Diet. No Effort" on the screen behind him. "It's called Garcinia Cambogia."

Many claims from the show have been reviewed and placement on the show can run into the hundred's of thousands of dollars, which in turn, clients hope for large product sales- which typically happens. For the general public, these small blips are creating a blurred line between trust and selling out and the doctor's following may soon be diluted. Even science-based medicine shares the opinion, "that Dr. Oz is a bona fide physician who ought to know better, but chooses to ignore science in favor of hyperbole. It’s the antithesis of what a health professional should be doing."

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Vision without action is a daydream. Action without vision is a nightmare.” -Japanese Proverb

The entire list of links to all Google Analytics Individual Qualification Lessons right here in one place. Google Analytics – Don’t just install it, have a plan and take action!

Web Site Analytics has to be one of the most important areas of optimization since simply optimizing for search engine return pages isn’t going to help you get your clients conversions unless you can track how changes on a site improve click through rates.

Web Analytics an Hour a Day

Web Analytics an Hour a Day

This is done by first creating a baseline of site performance (also referred to as a trend), either over a period of time or after a certain number of visits. Since you’re using a percentage it’s not 100% necessary to use the same number of visitors do for each sample even though I think that doing so is a good idea.

Another way to perform analytics is to use visitor’s on site searches to help build additional page content for the site. Most good sites have a “search” function built in for visitors to search for what they are looking for. If you can find a way to track visitor searches then you’ve gained a huge advantage in giving them what they want and keeping them on the site.

In the book “Site Analytics, One Hour A Day” the author acknowledges this but says it’s difficult to do. Google allows you to do in depth analysis using internal site search but there may be some occasions where an alternative way of tracking is desirable. I have found a second very easy way to do this – and here’s how in two easy steps. Go to and set up a brand new exclusive account just for your internal site search pages (the page produced after a visitor places a search term into the search box and clicks “search”). Now plug that code into your that search page so only the search word referral will show up when you check on the referrals tab in sitemeter.

If you have a relatively static site (something web 1.0) that doesn’t undergo an awful lot of change and you can’t figure out how to track your existing internal site searches you used to be able to go to and buy their inexpensive Flash Website Search program ($34) and place the sitemeter code into the advanced “custom footer” section of the Coffee Cup Flash Website Search. That let you see exactly what your visitors were searching for and be able to beef up your site by adding keywords and content.

So just how important is Analytics to your site if you have the money? The video below (on YouTube but shown on the official Google Website Optimizer Blog) suggests that Analytics is what made the difference in the Barack Obama campaign:

Dan Siroker, formerly of Google went to the Obama campaign and worked with Obama initially, then went back to Google and shortly thereafter left to work on the Obama campaign full time.  His recommendations are to use open source analytics tools to help track, tweak and improve conversion rates.

Open source tools he recommends in the video are:

TextMate (Mac users)
OpenReports*  (Opensource Framework)
Google Apps

And finally, the whole Google Analytics University of links to each of their tutorial videos:

Google Analytics Individual Qualification Lessons

Follow these lessons to prepare for the Google Analytics Individual Qualification (IQ) test or to simply become a more knowledgeable Google Analytics user. The presentations move quickly; use the Pause and Back buttons to make sure that you don’t miss anything. You can click the Notes tab in the presentation to read what is being said. (Access to a Google Analytics account is strongly recommended so that you can experiment and apply what you learn).

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Antibes is a city found in Provence-Alpes-Cote-d'Azur, France. It is located 43.56 latitude and 7.13 longitude and it is situated at elevation 45 meters above sea level.

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As European policymakers come together to address the migrant crisis, they must consider more than border policies and refugee numbers. Peter Atwater argues that Europeans and migrants alike are losing faith in public institutions, creating tensions no government can resolve.

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Meanwhile, outrage over Cecil the Lion's killing sparked an international clamor targeted at Zimbabwe's animal management policies. Sarah Logan looks into the sale of baby elephants to China, a tactic that produces funds that are meant to bolster conservation efforts, but are instead finding their way into politician’s pockets.

Finally, in this week’s episode of World Policy On Air, Aliza Goldberg discusses how Turkey’s and the Czech Republic’s approaches toward Jewish culture have shaped disparate public perceptions of Jews. She compares how the two countries have formulated relations with their Jewish populations and suggests that the Czech case can stand as an example for other European countries to follow.

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Next Tuesday September 16, Arctic Deeply and the World Policy Institute, in collaboration with Guggenheim Partners and the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy, National University of Singapore, will be hosting a roundtable titled “Asia and the Arctic: Where Things Stand.” The discussion will focus on the dawn of Arctic energy exploration and how Asian nations are faring amid the rapid change. Some of the featured speakers include Parag Khanna, Senior Research Fellow at NUS, Singapore; Mika Mered of Polarisk Consulting in France; and Mia Bennett of the Department of Geography at UCLA. Event is by invitation only and will be held in Singapore.

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Sunday, February 17, 2008

Bucking the Trends

It never fails. Once a Harry Potter-like phenomenon hits, dozens of YA books about wizards and magic follow. Some are successful, while others fall into literary oblivion. A huge chick lit book is made into a major motion picture with Hollywood's hottest stars slated to star in it? Expect chick lit to fill the bookshelves in the next year. This is what happens when trends hit the publishing industry. A lot of new writers will get excited and want to jump on the latest bandwagon, prompting scores of them to blindly send out queries and/or manuscripts, explaining why their book is better than the current bestseller.

This is not always the best approach and here's why:

1. Publishing is a slow business: By the time a writer gets a final draft of a manuscript finished, it could be at least six months to a year after the hot new trend debuts. (If it only takes one month to churn out a "polished" manuscript, there's small chance it's really polished.) Once you start on the querying road, it could be another six months to a year before you get a "yes" from an agent or publisher and then another year or two until the book is actually published. Guess what? The trend is probably dead by then.

2. The trend is not really your style: Say the trend is romance with a quirky heroine; she swears like a sailor and chain smokes, but is really kind to puppies and elderly ladies. If this is right up your alley, it'll show with each enthusiastic word you put on paper. If you're more the crime scene analyst type who's trying to catch the latest serial killer and you force yourself to write about the quirky heroine, chances are she won't ring true and you'll hate every word you have to write about her.

3. Many agents aren't interested in the latest trends: While some agents leap onto the latest bandwagon, some are more concerned with writing that will last the test of time, writing that will become the next generation's classics. The last thing they want to see is the next Narnia chronicle; they want a hero who readers remember long after they close the book.

Instead of spending the next year or two of your life hoping to publish a book whose premise will be outdated and tired by the time readers get their hands on it, spend it crafting a book whose characters you love, whose story is true and whose trend is timelessness.

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Wednesday, October 17, 2007

Typing to the Beat of a New Drummer

Recently a friend of mine went out on an important business trip to New York. As he and his partner were at Kinkos copying a presentation for their big meeting, they happened to glance at the trash bin next to the copier. On top of a pile of crumpled documents was a pristine, unmarred business plan. My friend picked it up and couldn’t believe his eyes. The plan was similar to the one they were intending to write! He quickly snatched it and concealed it in his messenger bag.

A few days later he told me the story. The meeting went spectacular, everything was gangbusters, and finding that business plan was strange... it was serendipity. He wanted to do something similar and use the business plan as a template. And since he never took typing (I call him ‘Sam Peck-n-paw’), I agreed to retype the document for him. I couldn’t bear to see him peck away for days when I could do it in an hour.

As I sat at my keyboard typing, I was reminded of the late author Hunter S. Thompson. This visionary and founder of “Gonzo Journalism” spent his early years typing out the complete works of Faulkner, Hemingway, and Fitzgerald. He wanted to know what it was like to write a masterpiece. To feel the voice and rhythm of words from an author he admired. And typing out their novels was the closest thing to it.

I have to admit, it’s amazing. Even though I was simply typing out a random business plan from a complete stranger found in a stinky trash can, I discovered that typing someone else’s words gives you a whole new perspective and understanding. It’s not like reading. It’s completely different. While typing, you hear tone, voice, beat and clarity of thought. You pick up on much more than you would on a quick read-through. You use a multitude of senses.

After I typed the document for my friend, I took a little time and typed the first chapters of my favorite books. For a moment, you can feel exactly what that person is feeling, the pulse of their words, and the bu-dum, bu-dum, heartbeat of their word-song.

If you haven’t tried it before, here’s your challenge:

  • Pick out an author you admire and type their first chapter.
  • What do you feel?
  • Did you discover something different than when you read it?
  • How did the words feel at the tips of your fingers? Did you hear their voice?
It's a fun exercise and probably the closest you can get to an author's mind. Hunter S. would be proud.

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