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		<title>For The Best In Internet Marketing Training See The Texas Wealth Club</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Nov 2010 13:28:04 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Jack Mize, Eric Louviere, and Justin Christianson (the founders of the Texas Wealth Club) have a world of knowledge in internet marketing. When you know a smarter way to do a job but do not offer to share this with other people, this will most likely hurt the success of future enterprises of the entire [...]<p><a href="http://pokerpoverty.com/poker/for-the-best-in-internet-marketing-training-see-the-texas-wealth-club/">For The Best In Internet Marketing Training See The Texas Wealth Club</a> is a post from: <a href="http://pokerpoverty.com">Poker Poverty</a></p>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Jack Mize, Eric Louviere, and Justin Christianson (the founders of the <b>Texas Wealth Club</b>) have a world of knowledge in internet marketing. When you know a smarter way to do a job but do not offer to share this with other people, this will most likely hurt the success of future enterprises of the entire market.</p>
<p>On the other hand, sharing or educating will bring success for all who are involved.</p>
<p>The Texas Wealth Club offers exactly this type of service for all those that are serious about watching their internet based business grow in the fragile economy of today. It is true that there are some who are sailing into unknown waters and are coming across them with enormous success. In this way, utilizing the joined knowledge and experiences from this group of the four partners, the opportunities will be better for all of those serious about uncovering better and newer methods for attacking marketing and internet business endeavors now.</p>
<p>As all four of the partners have attained success in each of their own areas of expertise, the <i>Texas Wealth Club</i> is able to offer its members the most current means of expanding their own individual business enterprises. The meetings aim at disseminating information offered by the partners as well as various guest speakers who attempt to give out suggestions that will help the members with means to make money and to hold onto it. These four business leaders from the state of Texas will offer their services as mentors to the struggling or novice business person.</p>
<p>The doors are open for anyone curious and looking to take advantage of this vast source of information and experience while the trial period is ongoing. Knowledge is the key to doing well in attempting a business concept in today&#8217;s economic difficulties, and they will have suggestions to offer that will help any person who wants to guide their internet marketing business successfully in whatever economic climate we find ourselves. Such a refreshing look at internet marketing seems to be what the doctor ordered in these difficult days.</p>
<p>All members of the <i>Texas Wealth Club</i> also have a vast wealth of knowledge to share about business ventures which turned out less than favorably. Although, they have achieved success, they have also experienced the other side of the coin. Learning from their personal mistakes could save you from going down the same road. No matter what your niche is, or what level of business you are at &#8211; just starting out or a seasoned business person- there is plenty to be learned from this group of professionals.</p>
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Here is a frank review of the Texas Wealth Club and the Simple Internet Wealth System: <a rel="nofollow" href="http://texaswealthclubreview.com">Texas Wealth Club</a>Review All of your questions can be answered here. If you place our order through this site URL you will receive an amazing package of bonus material as well.</p>
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		<title>Capital Metro Discusses Possibility Of Increased Fare Rates</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Nov 2010 13:28:03 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[While many people are happy that Capital Metro finally launched its much anticipated commuter rail, the entire process has not been without its problems. In fact, the transit authority has acquired a significant amount of debt over the past few years. According to the Sunset Advisory Commission, this problem is far greater than many realize. [...]<p><a href="http://pokerpoverty.com/poker/capital-metro-discusses-possibility-of-increased-fare-rates/">Capital Metro Discusses Possibility Of Increased Fare Rates</a> is a post from: <a href="http://pokerpoverty.com">Poker Poverty</a></p>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>While many people are happy that Capital Metro finally launched its much anticipated commuter rail, the entire process has not been without its problems. In fact, the transit authority has acquired a significant amount of debt over the past few years. According to the Sunset Advisory Commission, this problem is far greater than many realize. Here&#8217;s what the commission had to say in a recent state report.</p>
<p>&#8220;The Board took on financial liabilities without setting aside money to pay for its commitments, and did not adequately consider the long-term financial consequences of its decisions. At the same time, the Board did little to rein in the high costs of its basic services, and greatly underestimated the costs of developing commuter rail. Now, with little money left in reserve and sales tax revenues down, Capital Metro&#8217;s overspending cannot be sustained.&#8221;</p>
<p>In an effort to remedy this problem, the interim management has been working on developing a strategy to help save money while also raising revenue. As part of this effort, the transit authority has even held a series of budget workshops intended to obtain feedback from the public regarding possible options. Unfortunately, there has not been a great deal of attendance at these workshops. Still, the proposed solutions could have quite the impact on Austin residents.</p>
<p>Some of the possible solutions include:</p>
<p>*Increasing the fare from $1 to $1.25<br />
*Increasing the cost for multiride passes, which currently cost $2 for a 24 hour pass or $28 for a 31 day pass<br />
*Eliminating free fares for people with disabilities, seniors and Medicare cardholders, all of which account for approximately 20% of those who are using the rail<br />
*Increasing the paratransit fare to anywhere from $1.20 to $2<br />
*Increasing fares for ACC and UT students</p>
<p>Although implementing the last option may be a bit difficult because it will require renegotiating contracts with the universities in question. According to Capital Metro estimates, however, implementing the other four cost-saving measures will likely bring in an additional $2.6 million. Simply increasing the rates by 25 cents will bring in an estimated $1.3 million while charging free-fare customers 25 cents will add another $955,000 to the transit&#8217;s income.</p>
<p>&#8220;We&#8217;re not a social service agency,&#8221; said Leander Mayor John Cowman at a board meeting last year. &#8220;Twenty-five cents will take a senior around the city. Everybody should be paying. I don&#8217;t mean to be cruel or insensitive, but I think it&#8217;s very important that we empower each other and all pitch in to build Capital Metro.&#8221;</p>
<p>So, what does the future hold for Capital Metro? Only time can tell, but it would appear that rate increases of some sort are certainly on the horizon.</p>
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<p class="articletext"><b>About the Author:</b><br />
Jim Olenbush is a real estate broker that sells <a target="_new" href="http://www.jimolenbush.com/" rel=" nofollow">Austin real estate</a>. His team handles <a target="_new" href="http://www.jimolenbush.com/lake-austin.htm" rel=" nofollow">Lake Austin homes</a>, and they are also very experienced with <a target="_new" href="http://www.jimolenbush.com/laketravis.htm" rel=" nofollow">Lake Travis homes</a>. Jim and his team would love to answer any questions you may have about Austin.</p>
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		<title>Atlanta Metropolitan Area &#8211; Bare Projector Lamps &#8211; China Replacement Projector Bulb</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Definitions Location in Georgia (MSA counties in Red). By U.S. Census Bureau standards, the population of the Atlanta region spreads across a metropolitan area of 8,376&#160;square miles (21,694&#160;km2) a land area comparable to that of Massachusetts. Because Georgia contains more counties than any other state except Texas (an accident of history explained in part by [...]<p><a href="http://pokerpoverty.com/poker/atlanta-metropolitan-area-bare-projector-lamps-china-replacement-projector-bulb/">Atlanta Metropolitan Area &#8211; Bare Projector Lamps &#8211; China Replacement Projector Bulb</a> is a post from: <a href="http://pokerpoverty.com">Poker Poverty</a></p>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Definitions<br />
Location in Georgia (MSA counties in Red).<br />
By U.S. Census Bureau standards, the population of the Atlanta region spreads across a metropolitan area of 8,376&#160;square miles (21,694&#160;km2)  a land area comparable to that of Massachusetts. Because Georgia contains more counties than any other state except Texas (an accident of history explained in part by the now-defunct county-unit system of weighing votes in primary elections), area residents live under a heavily decentralized collection of governments. As of the 2000 census, fewer than one in ten residents of the metropolitan area lived inside Atlanta city limits.<br />
A 2006 survey by the Metro Atlanta Chamber of Commerce counted 140 cities and towns in the 28-county Metropolitan Statistical Area in mid-2005. Four cities  Johns Creek (2006), Milton (2006), Chattahoochee Hill Country (2007), and Dunwoody (2008)  have incorporated or won legislative approval for incorporation since then, following the lead of Sandy Springs in 2005.<br />
 Counties<br />
Alphabetical<br />
Barrow (67,139)<br />
Bartow (122,834)<br />
Butts (23,759)<br />
Carroll (111,954)<br />
Cherokee (204,363)<br />
Clayton (272,217)<br />
Cobb (698,158)<br />
Coweta (118,936)<br />
Dawson (21,484)<br />
DeKalb (739,956)<br />
Douglas (124,495)<br />
Fayette (106,144)<br />
Forsyth (158,914)<br />
Fulton (1,014,932)<br />
Gwinnett (789,499)<br />
Hall (180,175)<br />
Haralson (28,718)<br />
Heard (11,387)<br />
Henry (201,343)<br />
Jasper (13,660)<br />
Putnam (21,251)<br />
Lamar (16,961)<br />
Meriwether (22,748)<br />
Newton (96,019)<br />
Paulding (127,906)<br />
Pickens (30,488)<br />
Pike (17,204)<br />
Polk (41,460)<br />
Rockdale (82,052)<br />
Spalding (62,826)<br />
Troup (58,779)<br />
Upson (27,562)<br />
Walton (83,144)<br />
By population<br />
Fulton (1,014,932)<br />
Gwinnett (800,080)<br />
DeKalb (739,956)<br />
Cobb (701,355)<br />
Clayton (272,217)<br />
Cherokee (204,363)<br />
Henry (201,343)<br />
Hall (180,175)<br />
Forsyth (158,914)<br />
Paulding (127,906)<br />
Douglas (124,495)<br />
Bartow (122,834)<br />
Coweta (118,936)<br />
Carroll (111,954)<br />
Fayette (106,144)<br />
Newton (96,019)<br />
Walton (83,144)<br />
Rockdale (82,052)<br />
Barrow (67,139)<br />
Spalding (62,826)<br />
Troup (58,779)<br />
Polk (41,460)<br />
Chambers (36,583)<br />
Pickens (30,488)<br />
Haralson (28,718)<br />
Upson (27,562)<br />
Butts (23,759)<br />
Meriwether (22,748)<br />
Dawson (21,484)<br />
Putnam (21,251)<br />
Pike (17,204)<br />
Lamar (16,961)<br />
Jasper (13,660)<br />
Heard (11,387)<br />
Figures for DeKalb and Clayton are for 2008.<br />
The above-listed counties are included in the Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Gainesville CSA; however most other entities define a much smaller metropolitan area by including only the counties which have the densest suburban development. Fulton, DeKalb, Gwinnett, Cobb, and Clayton are the five original counties, and continue to be the core of the metro area&#8212;and the five counties with MARTA board representation. Five more (Cherokee, Douglas, Fayette, Henry and Rockdale) are members of the Atlanta Regional Commission, a weak metropolitan government agency which also is a regional planning agency that includes ten more counties. Hall County was originally the Gainesville, GA Metropolitan Statistical Area, but with astronomical growth to over 180,000 residents, is now part of the Atlanta CSA. In addition to the ten core ARC counties, four more (Coweta, Paulding, Forsyth, Bartow) are part of the Metropolitan North Georgia Water Planning District, created in 2001. The 14 counties listed above with under 60,000 residents are usually not included in any other metropolitan definition except the OMB/Census Bureau&#8217;s CSA.<br />
 Municipalities<br />
The skylines of Atlanta and Perimeter Center viewed from the southwest near the Atlanta airport.<br />
 Central city<br />
Atlanta<br />
 Edge cities (from Atlanta edge cities)<br />
Cumberland<br />
Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport area<br />
Perimeter Center<br />
 Surrounding cities and suburbs<br />
Atlanta suburbs and surrounding cities map.<br />
More than one half of metro Atlanta&#8217;s population is in unincorporated areas or areas not considered a census-designated-place (CDP) by the census bureau. Metro Atlanta includes the following incorporated and unincorporated suburbs (both inside and outside Atlanta), exurbs, and surrounding cities, sorted by population:<br />
Roswell (Incorporated City): pop. 87,657<br />
Sandy Springs (Incorporated City): pop. 82,674<br />
Marietta (Incorporated City): pop. 67,562<br />
Johns Creek (Incorporated City): pop. 59,431<br />
Alpharetta (Incorporated City): pop. 49,903<br />
Smyrna (Incorporated City): pop. 49,854<br />
East Point (Incorporated City): pop. 43,418<br />
North Atlanta (CDP). Includes parts of Brookhaven: pop. 42,302 <br />
Dunwoody (Incorporated City): pop. 39,583 <br />
Redan (CDP): pop. 37,106 <br />
Gainesville (Incorporated City): pop. 35,668<br />
Peachtree City (Incorporated City): pop. 34,788<br />
Mableton (CDP): pop. 33,481 <br />
Kennesaw (Incorporated City): pop. 31,628<br />
Douglasville (Incorporated City): pop. 31,035<br />
Tucker (CDP): pop. 30,107 <br />
Lawrenceville (Incorporated City): pop. 29,258<br />
Duluth (Incorporated City): pop. 26,125<br />
Griffin (Incorporated City): pop. 23,719<br />
Carrollton (Incorporated City): pop. 23,291<br />
Woodstock (Incorporated City): pop. 23,141<br />
Canton (Incorporated City): pop 22,724<br />
Forest Park (Incorporated City): pop. 21,726<br />
Belvedere Park (CDP): pop. 20,773 <br />
Newnan (Incorporated City): pop. 30,474<br />
Snellville (Incorporated City): pop. 20,112<br />
North Druid Hills (CDP): pop. 20,099 <br />
College Park (Incorporated City): pop. 19,969<br />
McDonough (Incorporated City): pop. 19,768<br />
Acworth (Incorporated City): pop. 19,476<br />
Cartersville (Incorporated City): pop. 19,010<br />
Decatur (Incorporated City): pop. 18,986<br />
Sugar Hill (Incorporated City): pop. 17,204<br />
Union City (Incorporated City): pop. 16,961<br />
North Decatur (CDP): pop. 16,743 <br />
Suwanee (Incorporated City): pop. 16,277<br />
Powder Springs (Incorporated City): pop. 15,614<br />
Riverdale (Incorporated City): pop. 15,279<br />
Milton (Incorporated City): pop. 15,156<br />
Fayetteville (Incorporated City): pop. 15,136<br />
Covington (Incorporated City): pop. 14,980<br />
Stockbridge (Incorporated City): pop. 14,360<br />
Winder (Incorporated City): pop. 14,064<br />
Druid Hills (CDP): pop. 13,970 <br />
Conyers (Incorporated City): pop: 13,545<br />
Monroe (Incorporated City): pop. 13,381<br />
Panthersville (CDP): pop. 12,928 <br />
Villa Rica (Incorporated City): pop. 12,838 <br />
Vinings, GA (CDP): pop. 12,383<br />
Lilburn (Incorporated City): pop. 11,559<br />
Buford (Incorporated City): pop. 11,378<br />
Chamblee (Incorporated City): 11,202<br />
Fairburn (Incorporated City): pop. 11,024<br />
Norcross (Incorporated City): pop. 10,737<br />
Candler-McAfee (CDP): pop. 10,580<br />
Doraville (Incorporated City): pop. 10,268<br />
Irondale (CDP) pop: 8,789 <br />
Clarkston (Incorporated City): pop. 7,836<br />
Stone Mountain (Incorporated City): pop. 7,650<br />
Auburn (CDP): 7,496<br />
Centerville (CDP): pop. 7,240<br />
Austell (Incorporated City): pop. 7,062<br />
Conley (CDP): pop: 7,038 <br />
Tyrone (CDP): pop. 6,942<br />
Hapeville (Incorporated City): pop. 5,978<br />
Cumming (Incorporated City): pop. 5,710<br />
Morrow (Incorporated City): pop. 5,539<br />
Hampton (Incorporated City): pop. 5,295<br />
Dacula (Incorporated City): pop. 4,662<br />
Jonesboro (Incorporated City): pop. 4,131<br />
Flowery Branch (CDP): pop. 3,991<br />
Palmetto (Incorporated City): pop. 3,400<br />
Bonanza (CDP): pop. 3,303 <br />
Lakeview Estates (CDP): pop. 3,051 <br />
Lake City (Incorporated City): pop. 2,682<br />
Lovejoy (Incorporated City): pop. 2,495<br />
Loganville (Incorporated City): pop. 2,591<br />
Lithonia (Incorporated City): pop. 2,367<br />
Berkeley Lake (Incorporated City): pop. 2,096<br />
Mountain Park (Gwinnett) (CDP): pop. 566<br />
 Community improvement districts<br />
All of Georgia&#8217;s community improvement districts are located in metro Atlanta.<br />
Buckhead Community Improvement District, covering Buckhead <br />
Perimeter Center Community Improvement Districts, covering the Perimeter Center area of Sandy Springs and Dunwoody <br />
Cumberland Community Improvement District, around Cumberland Mall <br />
Town Center Area Community Improvement District, around Town Center at Cobb mall <br />
Gwinnett Place Community Improvement District, around Gwinnett Place Mall <br />
Gwinnett Village Community Improvement District, also in Gwinnett county southeast of Norcross <br />
Evermore Community Improvement District, or Highway 78 Community Improvement District, covering part of the U.S. 78 corridor in Gwinnett near Snellville <br />
 Government and politics<br />
Historic downtown Marietta&#8217;s town square<br />
Georgia has the smallest average county size of any state which operates county governments.[citation needed] This focuses government more locally but allows greater conflict between multiple jurisdictions, each with its own agenda.<br />
The first significant intergovernmental agency in metro Atlanta was the Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority, which runs the MARTA public transportation system. Alongside other factors such as race and class, as well as a lack of planning and perceived lack of need, problems associated with the inner city of Atlanta (crime, poverty, poor public school performance, etc) influenced Cobb, Gwinnett, and Clayton county voters to refuse MARTA into their respective counties during the 1970s, which has permanently altered land development in the region toward making automobiles even more of a necessity.<br />
The Atlanta Regional Commission is so far the closest that the area has come to a metropolitan government. It only approves projects deemed to have an impact beyond the immediate area in which they are to be constructed. The Georgia Regional Transportation Authority is somewhat of a cross between ARC and MARTA, searching mainly for alternative transportation such as buses and trains. GRTA also operates XPress buses from counties that have otherwise refused to join in public transport initiatives, and could operate commuter rail service in the future. Currently, plans for commuter rail and eventual intercity rail (including the long-proposed but still unfunded Atlanta Multimodal Passenger Terminal) are the responsibility of the Georgia Rail Passenger Authority, which receives almost no funding.<br />
Despite meeting in Atlanta, on land donated to it by the city for the Georgia State Capitol, the Georgia General Assembly has often been at odds with the city. During the mid-2000s, the legislature voted to force Atlanta to abandon its living wage law. It also tried to vote against the city&#8217;s tree-protection ordinance, a move which would have allowed any tree in Georgia to be destroyed for any reason had it passed[citation needed].<br />
Funding formulas for roads have also been skewed toward rural legislators&#8217; political districts, particularly the Governor&#8217;s Road Improvement Plan (GRIP), which encouraged divided highways even in places where they were not justified by actual or projected traffic. This, combined with a state constitution which prohibits motor fuel taxes from being used on anything other than roads (including on public transportation that eases traffic on those roads), has left the metro area in a very difficult situation when it comes to transportation.<br />
There have been proposals since 2007 to allow new multi-county sales taxes, in addition to existing county sales taxes for roads, which would pay for regional transportation initiatives.  However, long-time powerful road lobbyists in the state have pushed for proposals heavily skewed toward more roads and little or no alternative transportation systems, like the ones which are being expanded in other major metro areas of the South like Nashville, Charlotte, and Miami.<br />
 Economy<br />
 Utilities<br />
The area is the world&#8217;s largest toll-free calling zone spanning 7,162&#160;square miles (18,549&#160;km2), has three active telephone area codes, and local calling extending into portions of two others. 404, which originally covered all of northern Georgia until 1992, now covers mostly the area inside the Perimeter (Interstate 285). In 1995, the suburbs were put into 770, requiring mandatory ten-digit dialing even for local calls under FCC rules. This made Atlanta one of America&#8217;s first cities to employ ten-digit dialing, which was begun by BellSouth the year before the Centennial 1996 Olympic Games. In 1998, 678 was overlaid onto both of the existing 404 and 770 area codes. Mobile phones, originally only assigned to 404, may now have any local area code regardless of where in the region they were issued. Area code 470 will be the next area code, overlaid as was 678, but very likely to cause confusion with 404, 770, and neighboring 478. The local calling area also includes portions of 706/762 and a small area of 256 in Alabama on the Georgia border.<br />
The city of Atlanta is the most wired city in the United States. Many residents access the internet on a high-speed broadband and/or WiFi connection. It is home to one of the world&#8217;s largest fiber-optic bundles.<br />
Major petroleum and natural gas pipelines cross the area, running from the Gulf coast, Texas, and Louisiana to the population centers of the northeastern U.S. This includes Colonial Pipeline and Plantation Pipe Line, both based in Alpharetta.<br />
Metro Atlanta primarily uses natural gas for central heating and water heaters, with the major exception of heat pumps in apartments built during and since the 1980s. This is because winters are mild, and large apartment buildings usually require little energy to heat. Backup heat (also used during defrosting) is usually supplied by electric resistance heating, though some homes have hybrid heating units which use gas backup when it is cold. Exurban homes may also use all-electric instead of gas, if gas mains have not been extended to an area.<br />
Cooktops and ovens are a mix of gas and electric, while gas clothes dryers are rather rare. Nearly all homes have a fireplace with a manual-valve gas starter, and some are now equipped with permanent gas logs with electric switch start. Some homes also have natural gas barbecue grills, formerly sold at utility company stores.<br />
Georgia Power is the main electric power company across the state and the metro area, beginning in 1902 as Georgia Railway and Power Company, Atlanta&#8217;s streetcar (trolley) company. Several electric membership corporations also serve the suburbs. These include the second-largest EMC in the nation in Jackson EMC, Cobb EMC ,and Sawnee EMC. The city of Marietta operates its own electric utility, Marietta Power, under the Board of Lights &amp; Water (BLW). It is also a member of the Municipal Electric Association of Georgia (MEAG).<br />
Atlanta Gas Light is the natural gas utility for the region, and has been so for over a century and a half, since it installed gas lamps in Atlanta in 1856. It operated as a regulated monopoly until November 1998, the after the state legislature voted in early 1997 to deregulate natural gas marketing, and make customers choose among nearly 20 different marketers still selling the same AGL-wholesaled gas. Most of the gas comes via pipeline from Louisiana.<br />
Water is provided by various county and a few city systems. Several of these systems actually serve parts of neighboring counties and cities as well. The Cobb-Marietta Water Authority serves not only Cobb, but also parts of neighboring Paulding and Cherokee counties, for example. During drought or other emergency, cities and counties can enact outdoor water-use restrictions, however some cross-jurisdiction water systems have also acted to put bans in place. In late September 2007, the state Environmental Protection Division of the Georgia Department of Natural Resources, stepped-in with its first-ever ban, covering most of the northern half of the state. While surface water is by far the primary source of water for the region, the drought had many systems (and a few wealthy homeowners) drilling new wells for ground water, though the local water table is around 400&#160;feet (120&#160;m) deep, on average.<br />
Sewerage is also handled by the water utilities, however the various water and sewer networks may not conform to the same boundaries, resulting in interbasin water transfers. This is for practical reasons, because the area is hilly and divided by several watersheds, because the area has developed irregularly and erratically, and because water treatment plants are usually not near sewage treatment plants. Septic tanks are still used in the older homes of some exurbs.<br />
 Retail<br />
The major supermarkets in the area are long-time Kroger (including former Harris Teeter locations), and since the 1990s, Publix. Previously, the list also included Winn-Dixie (some were later SaveRite), A&amp;P, Big Star, Cub Foods, Bruno&#8217;s, and Food Lion. Food Depot is a recent startup, with only a few locations. Ingles has closed several locations but still has a few in the far suburbs, mainly because suburban sprawl has come out to meet them, rather than actively trying to enter the market. Local chain Harry&#8217;s Farmers Market is owned since 2001 by Whole Foods, and both names are retained locally. The &#8220;Harry&#8217;s In a Hurry&#8221; locations were not acquired and closed soon after.<br />
Drugstores include Rite-Aid (all converted from Eckerd Drug in 2008, with most locations in strip malls closed in 2009, along with a few freestanding stores), CVS/pharmacy, and since the 2000s, Walgreens. While all Walgreens are new, Eckerd was composed of several of its own stores, in addition to Treasury Drug and local chain Dunaway Drugs. CVS is composed of what was Reed Drug in the 1980s, later Big B Drugs, and briefly Revco for just a year from 1996 to 1997. Drug Emporium was present for several years, while fellow superstore Phar-Mor had only a brief run.<br />
Century-old Atlanta furniture store Rhodes Furniture (see Rhodes Hall and A. G. Rhodes) went bankrupt, with most stores later reopening as Broyhill Furniture. Havertys, founded 1885, is another Atlanta institution (see Rhodes-Haverty Building). They compete against Ashley Furniture, Thomasville furniture, Bassett Furniture, and Rooms To Go. Roberds is another closed retail chain, which also sold home appliances.<br />
Circuit City (which closed all 16 local stores in December 2008) stopped selling appliances years before, but Best Buy still does. Since the mid-2000s, hhgregg has entered the market, selling appliances, electronics (but no computers, except notebooks), and beds, similar to Roberds. Service Merchandise also had stores in the area prior to their bankruptcy, and Lechmere was around for only a few years. CompUSA closed its area locations in 2007. RadioShack operates many in-mall and strip mall locations, though several were closed from 2006 to 2009.<br />
The Home Depot, started and based in metro Atlanta, has stores across the area. Lowe&#8217;s closed its mid-size stores, but returned a few years later with the superstores now located across the street from many Home Depots. Both sell appliances and landscaping, while several Ace Hardware stores hold their ground, concentrating on being traditional hardware stores. Pike Family Nurseries (acquired from bankruptcy protection by Armstrong Garden Centers of California, after the severe drought in 2007 continued into 2008) is the major local plant nursery chain with several stores, the few Home Depot Landscape Supply stores ever opened having closed in mid-November 2007.<br />
Founded during the Reconstruction Era of the late 1860s, Rich&#8217;s and Davison&#8217;s, both major names in Atlanta-area department stores, succumbed to parent Macy&#8217;s after well over a cen</p>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>If this is your first home purchase,  it could certainly be an overwhelming experience. The real estate market in Dallas, Fort Worth provides numerous choices and venturing into it could get quite exhausting. Studies have shown the home listing in Fort Worth rose 15 percent this year. Sales listing has seen a growth of at least 5% in the last 3 months alone. Dallas ranks 56th on the 300 markets list making it one of the most affordable places. Forth Worth is the 17th largest city in the United States and is proud to be the 10th safest city.</p>
<p>Fort Worth is an excellent place to live or retire. The values of homes are really affordable and interest rates are really low. There are six Fortune 1000 companies that have set up headquarters here. More than 400,000 people have shown keen interest in the northwest suburbs of Dallas. West Plano, Keller, Highland Village, Southwest Frisco and Grapevine are a few flourishing areas that have their distinct characters. All offer superior lifestyle and best real estate values in Dallas. The quality neighborhoods puts the city through a true test. Here you will find an array of homes dating back from the early 1900s to modern state-of-the-art custom houses.</p>
<p>However, in other areas, Monticello seems to be one of the favorite amongst young professionals. Its known as the Cultural District of Fort Worth and change of getting simple property in this high-end neighborhood is high. The redevelopment of the Old Montgomery Wards building area leaves us to speculate on the value a bit more aggressively. </p>
<p>A close contender of stylish real estate and superbly varying house styles lie in the North of Camp Bowie.  It is located just west of Monticello. Expect to find torn down rebuilds to huge castle looking mansions which could be fairly priced per sq. ft.   However one thing that can be said is that real estate in North of Camp Bowie is rock solid. Its all a matter of location after all.</p>
<p>So, if you are relocating or just looking for a fair deal of real estate in the DFW Metroplex,  grab hold of a true Real Estate Agent that would assist you and your family. Simply identifying a perfect house does not make it a great home. Equally important is the community and neighborhoods that goes with it. The diverse economy, culture and educational institutions make Dallas and exceptional location to invest in Real Estate for a better tomorrow.</p>
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Prior to wrestling, Coates aspired to become a professional tennis player after watching Martina Navratilova. In order to train effectively for tennis, Coates began weightlifting at 15, and during that same year, she entered her first tennis competition in 1984, where she lasted until the finals. She re-entered the following year and won the Mid-Canada Junior Girls Championship. However, she soon began to shift her attention from tennis to bodybuilding and entered her first contest in the early 1990s, where she won the overall lightweight category of the Windsor Physique Contest. After she began making prominence, Coates decided to move to Los Angeles and worked for two gyms and two bars to finance herself. After being granted professional status in 1995, she won the Jan Tana Classic in 1996. In 1999, she retired from bodybuilding and subsequently began working as a model.<br />
She also competed in the first two seasons of Extreme Dodgeball on the Game Show Network. Her team, the Barbell Mafia team, qualified for the playoffs in the first season but failed to qualify the next year.<br />
Melissa Coates<br />
Personal Info<br />
Birth<br />
June 18, 1974 (1974-06-18) (age&#160;35), Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada<br />
Professional Career<br />
Pro-debut<br />
1994 Canadian Nationals, 1994<br />
Best win<br />
1996 Jan Tana Classic Champion, 1994-1996<br />
 Professional wrestling career<br />
 Training and debut (20052006)<br />
After training at both Killer Kowalski&#8217;s training school and Ultimate Pro Wrestling&#8217;s Ultimate University, Coates moved down to Louisville, Kentucky to begin training in World Wrestling Entertainment&#8217;s developmental territory Ohio Valley Wrestling. Coates then made an appearance at WWE&#8217;s Backlash, taking part in Chris Masters&#8217; &#8220;Masterlock Challenge&#8221; segment, which offered $1000 to anyone who could break his Master Lock hold, which she failed to do. She was then placed in OVW as an official trainee and became the &#8220;head of security&#8221; for Kenny Bolin&#8217;s stable &#8220;Bolin&#8217;s Services&#8221;. Soon after, however, Coates left both OVW and WWE and went to work for World Xtreme Wrestling.<br />
After defeating Krissy Vaine in her only match for WXW, Coates returned to OVW, albeit not under a WWE developmental contract, and soon began facing off with several of the OVW Divas, including Beth Phoenix, Mickie James, Melina Perez, and Jillian Hall before becoming the bodyguard of Jillian Hall. Then, along with Hall, she acted as a valet for the Toland Brothers (Chad and Tank Toland). After training in OVW, Coates then moved over to Deep South Wrestling and debuted for the territory as The Bag Lady, a homeless woman who became the love interest and eventually the manager of The Freakin&#8217; Deacon. On February 22, 2007, the Bag Lady debuted a brand new &#8220;Diva&#8221; look and defeated Angel Williams in their subsequent match. The Bag Lady then began feuding with both Williams and Krissy Vaine before leaving DSW to wrestle on the independent circuit.<br />
 Independent circuit (2007resent)<br />
Coates, as Mile High Melissa, in 2008<br />
In her first appearances on the indy circuit after leaving DSW, Coates made her debut for Georgia&#8217;s Great Championship Wrestling on May 29 and won the NWA/GCW Women&#8217;s Championship from Daffney Unger. Coates continued to remain champion until the title was seemingly forgotten and thus deactivated in late 2007. Coates also made several appearances for other Georgia-based wrestling promotions in both a wrestling and non-wrestling role. On July 7, she made her debut for NWA Anarchy as a villain, challenging and defeating several male wrestlers in intergender matches. At NWA Anarchy&#8217;s Fright Night event, Coates teamed up with former fellow DSW wrestler Tony Santarelli to defeat Todd Sexton and referee Wes Grissom, the latter of whom Coates was feuding with. On December 15, Coates began an angle with Don Williams after Coates attacked Williams and his tag team partner Brodie Chase. All three were then entered into an Anarchy Battle Royal to determine the number one contender for the Television Championship, but both Coates and Williams were simultaneously eliminated and Williams began showing smitten affection towards her. On December 29, Williams publicly declared his affection towards Melissa, going as far as to say &#8220;I&#8217;m smitten like a kitten&#8221; before Coates struck him with a forearm smash to his jaw. However, Williams continued his tirade by saying &#8220;That&#8217;s what I love the most about you. It&#8217;s the foreplay.&#8221; The angle between the two continued until Williams&#8217; tag team partner Brodie Chase revealed that he and Coates were together, effectively turning Chase into a villain. On May 31, 2008, Chase, with Coates in his corner, defeated Williams. Coates occasionally returns to NWA:ANARCHY and has posted victories over Krissy Vaine and 2ce over experienced MMA fighter Crystal Rose. Coates also made an appearance for Women&#8217;s Extreme Wrestling&#8217;s 2007 event Payback&#8217;s A Bitch, where she wrestled against Amber O&#8217;Neal. Following the match, she did a run-in accompanying fellow Canadians Dayhna, Kat Powers and Jaime D (Sirelda from TNA, who had a feud with TNA KNOCKOUT CHAMPION GAIL KIM) during a USA vs. Canada segment in the ring as a supporter of Canada. On the US team were Annie Social, April Hunter, Nurse T, and Amy Lee.<br />
In April 2008, Melissa began a managerial role under the name Mile High Melissa, a flight attendant character. However, when wrestling, she continues to use her real name. She was soon joined by &#8220;Captain&#8221; Mike Flyte and the pair became known as The Flight Crew and in July 2008, they were joined by &#8220;Captain&#8221; Jason Static. The group primarily competes in the Northern United States and Canadian independent circuits. After a few months, Static left the group.<br />
On August 23, Coates made her debut in Women Superstars Uncensored and defeated Autumn Breeze in her debut match. Beginning in October, Coates formed a tag team called the Badass Beauties with Trixxie Lynn. The team made its debut on October 10 in a victory over Annie Social and Rick Cataldo. The following day, the Badass Beauties lost to the Beatdown Betties (Roxxie Cotton and Annie Social) in the first round of the WSU tag team tournament.<br />
 Personal life<br />
Coates&#8217; mother was a nurse and amateur actress while her father is a doctor. She is the youngest of four children, having a sister and two brothers. She also earned her Bachelor of Science in biology from Lakehead University, due to originally wanting to become a veterinarian. While under contract with World Wrestling Entertainment, Coates began dating Gene Snitsky. However, they broke up after Coates left WWE.<br />
 In wrestling<br />
Finishing moves<br />
Coates Rack (Backbreaker rack)<br />
Facelift (Sitout inverted suplex slam)<br />
Signature moves<br />
Botox Lock (Coates uses her legs to trap the opponent&#8217;s arms in a modified surfboard)<br />
Nose Job (Inverted Death Valley driver)<br />
Wrestlers managed<br />
Jillian Hall<br />
The Toland Brothers (Chad and Tank Toland), with Jillian Hall<br />
The Freakin&#8217; Deacon<br />
Brodie Chase<br />
The Flight Crew (Captain Mike Flyte and Captain Jason Static)<br />
Nicknames<br />
&#8220;Coates Rack&#8221; (Extreme Dodgeball)<br />
 Championships and accomplishments<br />
 Bodybuilding<br />
1991 Windsor Physique  1st (LW)<br />
1992 Eastern Ontario  1st (MW)<br />
1993 Ontario  1st (MW)<br />
1994 Canadian Championships  1st (MW)<br />
1996 Jan Tana Classic  1st (Overall)<br />
1996 IFBB Ms. Olympia  9th<br />
1997 IFBB Ms. International  6th<br />
1997 IFBB Ms. Olympia  11th<br />
1999 IFBB Ms. International  13th<br />
 Professional wrestling<br />
!Bang!<br />
!Bang! Women&#8217;s Tag Team Championship (1 time, current)  with Claudia Reiff<br />
Great Championship Wrestling<br />
NWA/GCW Women&#8217;s Championship (1 time)<br />
Other titles<br />
IUWA (Indiana) Diva&#8217;s Championship (1 time, current)<br />
DRAGON&#8217;CON Women&#8217;s Championship (1 time)<br />
 References<br />
^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac &#8220;Women Wrestler Profiles: Melissa Coates&#8221;. Online World of Wrestling. http://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/profiles/m/melissa-coates.html. Retrieved 2009-07-08.&#160;<br />
^ a b c d e f g h i j k &#8220;Cagematch profile&#8221;. http://www.cagematch.de/?id=2&amp;nr=1917.&#160;<br />
^ &#8220;Melissa Coates&#8221;. Internet Movie Database. http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1742755/. Retrieved 2009-07-08.&#160;<br />
^ a b c Robson, David. &#8220;An Interview with Melissa Coates&#8221;. Bodybuilding.com. http://www.bodybuilding.com/fun/drobson52.htm. Retrieved 2009-07-08.&#160;<br />
^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m &#8220;Melissa&#8217;s Bio&#8221;. Melissa Coates.com: Official Website. http://www.melissacoates.com/mc_bio.html. Retrieved 2009-07-08.&#160;<br />
^ Merritt, Greg (November 2004). &#8220;Artful Dodgers&#8221;. Flex. http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0KFY/is_9_22/ai_n6257911/. Retrieved 2009-07-08.&#160;<br />
^ Sokol, Chris (May 2, 2005). &#8220;Hulkamania rules Backlash&#8221;. SLAM! Wrestling. http://slam.canoe.ca/Slam/Wrestling/PPVReports/2005/05/02/1021811.html. Retrieved 2009-07-13.&#160;<br />
^ a b c Xamin, Mark (July 18, 2007). &#8220;Jillian Hall&#8217;s bio&#8221;. SLAM! Wrestling. http://slam.canoe.ca/Slam/Wrestling/Bios/pf-hall-jillian.html. Retrieved 2009-07-12.&#160;<br />
^ Rosenthal, Jim (August 2002). &#8220;Coates on the mat&#8221;. Flex. http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0KFY/is_6_20/ai_98488547/. Retrieved 2009-07-08.&#160;<br />
^ a b c &#8220;Championship histories from Coates&#8217; official website&#8221;. http://www.melissacoates.com/mc_wrestling.html.&#160;<br />
^ &#8220;NWA/GCW Women&#8217;s Championship history&#8221;. TitleHistories.com. http://www.titlehistories.com/NWA_GCW_Womens_Title.htm. Retrieved 2007-06-02.&#160;<br />
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Location in Georgia (MSA counties in Red).<br />
By U.S. Census Bureau standards, the population of the Atlanta region spreads across a metropolitan area of 8,376&#160;square miles (21,694&#160;km2)  a land area comparable to that of Massachusetts. Because Georgia contains more counties than any other state except Texas (an accident of history explained in part by the now-defunct county-unit system of weighing votes in primary elections), area residents live under a heavily decentralized collection of governments. As of the 2000 census, fewer than one in ten residents of the metropolitan area lived inside Atlanta city limits.<br />
A 2006 survey by the Metro Atlanta Chamber of Commerce counted 140 cities and towns in the 28-county Metropolitan Statistical Area in mid-2005. Four cities  Johns Creek (2006), Milton (2006), Chattahoochee Hill Country (2007), and Dunwoody (2008)  have incorporated or won legislative approval for incorporation since then, following the lead of Sandy Springs in 2005.<br />
 Counties<br />
Alphabetical<br />
Barrow (67,139)<br />
Bartow (122,834)<br />
Butts (23,759)<br />
Carroll (111,954)<br />
Cherokee (204,363)<br />
Clayton (272,217)<br />
Cobb (698,158)<br />
Coweta (118,936)<br />
Dawson (21,484)<br />
DeKalb (739,956)<br />
Douglas (124,495)<br />
Fayette (106,144)<br />
Forsyth (158,914)<br />
Fulton (1,014,932)<br />
Gwinnett (789,499)<br />
Hall (180,175)<br />
Haralson (28,718)<br />
Heard (11,387)<br />
Henry (201,343)<br />
Jasper (13,660)<br />
Putnam (21,251)<br />
Lamar (16,961)<br />
Meriwether (22,748)<br />
Newton (96,019)<br />
Paulding (127,906)<br />
Pickens (30,488)<br />
Pike (17,204)<br />
Polk (41,460)<br />
Rockdale (82,052)<br />
Spalding (62,826)<br />
Troup (58,779)<br />
Upson (27,562)<br />
Walton (83,144)<br />
By population<br />
Fulton (1,014,932)<br />
Gwinnett (800,080)<br />
DeKalb (739,956)<br />
Cobb (701,355)<br />
Clayton (272,217)<br />
Cherokee (204,363)<br />
Henry (201,343)<br />
Hall (180,175)<br />
Forsyth (158,914)<br />
Paulding (127,906)<br />
Douglas (124,495)<br />
Bartow (122,834)<br />
Coweta (118,936)<br />
Carroll (111,954)<br />
Fayette (106,144)<br />
Newton (96,019)<br />
Walton (83,144)<br />
Rockdale (82,052)<br />
Barrow (67,139)<br />
Spalding (62,826)<br />
Troup (58,779)<br />
Polk (41,460)<br />
Chambers (36,583)<br />
Pickens (30,488)<br />
Haralson (28,718)<br />
Upson (27,562)<br />
Butts (23,759)<br />
Meriwether (22,748)<br />
Dawson (21,484)<br />
Putnam (21,251)<br />
Pike (17,204)<br />
Lamar (16,961)<br />
Jasper (13,660)<br />
Heard (11,387)<br />
Figures for DeKalb and Clayton are for 2008.<br />
The above-listed counties are included in the Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Gainesville CSA; however most other entities define a much smaller metropolitan area by including only the counties which have the densest suburban development. Fulton, DeKalb, Gwinnett, Cobb, and Clayton are the five original counties, and continue to be the core of the metro area&#8212;and the five counties with MARTA board representation. Five more (Cherokee, Douglas, Fayette, Henry and Rockdale) are members of the Atlanta Regional Commission, a weak metropolitan government agency which also is a regional planning agency that includes ten more counties. Hall County was originally the Gainesville, GA Metropolitan Statistical Area, but with astronomical growth to over 180,000 residents, is now part of the Atlanta CSA. In addition to the ten core ARC counties, four more (Coweta, Paulding, Forsyth, Bartow) are part of the Metropolitan North Georgia Water Planning District, created in 2001. The 14 counties listed above with under 60,000 residents are usually not included in any other metropolitan definition except the OMB/Census Bureau&#8217;s CSA.<br />
 Municipalities<br />
The skylines of Atlanta and Perimeter Center viewed from the southwest near the Atlanta airport.<br />
 Central city<br />
Atlanta<br />
 Edge cities (from Atlanta edge cities)<br />
Cumberland<br />
Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport area<br />
Perimeter Center<br />
 Surrounding cities and suburbs<br />
Atlanta suburbs and surrounding cities map.<br />
More than one half of metro Atlanta&#8217;s population is in unincorporated areas or areas not considered a census-designated-place (CDP) by the census bureau. Metro Atlanta includes the following incorporated and unincorporated suburbs (both inside and outside Atlanta), exurbs, and surrounding cities, sorted by population:<br />
Roswell (Incorporated City): pop. 87,657<br />
Sandy Springs (Incorporated City): pop. 82,674<br />
Marietta (Incorporated City): pop. 67,562<br />
Johns Creek (Incorporated City): pop. 59,431<br />
Alpharetta (Incorporated City): pop. 49,903<br />
Smyrna (Incorporated City): pop. 49,854<br />
East Point (Incorporated City): pop. 43,418<br />
North Atlanta (CDP). Includes parts of Brookhaven: pop. 42,302 <br />
Dunwoody (Incorporated City): pop. 39,583 <br />
Redan (CDP): pop. 37,106 <br />
Gainesville (Incorporated City): pop. 35,668<br />
Peachtree City (Incorporated City): pop. 34,788<br />
Mableton (CDP): pop. 33,481 <br />
Kennesaw (Incorporated City): pop. 31,628<br />
Douglasville (Incorporated City): pop. 31,035<br />
Tucker (CDP): pop. 30,107 <br />
Lawrenceville (Incorporated City): pop. 29,258<br />
Duluth (Incorporated City): pop. 26,125<br />
Griffin (Incorporated City): pop. 23,719<br />
Carrollton (Incorporated City): pop. 23,291<br />
Woodstock (Incorporated City): pop. 23,141<br />
Canton (Incorporated City): pop 22,724<br />
Forest Park (Incorporated City): pop. 21,726<br />
Belvedere Park (CDP): pop. 20,773 <br />
Newnan (Incorporated City): pop. 30,474<br />
Snellville (Incorporated City): pop. 20,112<br />
North Druid Hills (CDP): pop. 20,099 <br />
College Park (Incorporated City): pop. 19,969<br />
McDonough (Incorporated City): pop. 19,768<br />
Acworth (Incorporated City): pop. 19,476<br />
Cartersville (Incorporated City): pop. 19,010<br />
Decatur (Incorporated City): pop. 18,986<br />
Sugar Hill (Incorporated City): pop. 17,204<br />
Union City (Incorporated City): pop. 16,961<br />
North Decatur (CDP): pop. 16,743 <br />
Suwanee (Incorporated City): pop. 16,277<br />
Powder Springs (Incorporated City): pop. 15,614<br />
Riverdale (Incorporated City): pop. 15,279<br />
Milton (Incorporated City): pop. 15,156<br />
Fayetteville (Incorporated City): pop. 15,136<br />
Covington (Incorporated City): pop. 14,980<br />
Stockbridge (Incorporated City): pop. 14,360<br />
Winder (Incorporated City): pop. 14,064<br />
Druid Hills (CDP): pop. 13,970 <br />
Conyers (Incorporated City): pop: 13,545<br />
Monroe (Incorporated City): pop. 13,381<br />
Panthersville (CDP): pop. 12,928 <br />
Villa Rica (Incorporated City): pop. 12,838 <br />
Vinings, GA (CDP): pop. 12,383<br />
Lilburn (Incorporated City): pop. 11,559<br />
Buford (Incorporated City): pop. 11,378<br />
Chamblee (Incorporated City): 11,202<br />
Fairburn (Incorporated City): pop. 11,024<br />
Norcross (Incorporated City): pop. 10,737<br />
Candler-McAfee (CDP): pop. 10,580<br />
Doraville (Incorporated City): pop. 10,268<br />
Irondale (CDP) pop: 8,789 <br />
Clarkston (Incorporated City): pop. 7,836<br />
Stone Mountain (Incorporated City): pop. 7,650<br />
Auburn (CDP): 7,496<br />
Centerville (CDP): pop. 7,240<br />
Austell (Incorporated City): pop. 7,062<br />
Conley (CDP): pop: 7,038 <br />
Tyrone (CDP): pop. 6,942<br />
Hapeville (Incorporated City): pop. 5,978<br />
Cumming (Incorporated City): pop. 5,710<br />
Morrow (Incorporated City): pop. 5,539<br />
Hampton (Incorporated City): pop. 5,295<br />
Dacula (Incorporated City): pop. 4,662<br />
Jonesboro (Incorporated City): pop. 4,131<br />
Flowery Branch (CDP): pop. 3,991<br />
Palmetto (Incorporated City): pop. 3,400<br />
Bonanza (CDP): pop. 3,303 <br />
Lakeview Estates (CDP): pop. 3,051 <br />
Lake City (Incorporated City): pop. 2,682<br />
Lovejoy (Incorporated City): pop. 2,495<br />
Loganville (Incorporated City): pop. 2,591<br />
Lithonia (Incorporated City): pop. 2,367<br />
Berkeley Lake (Incorporated City): pop. 2,096<br />
Mountain Park (Gwinnett) (CDP): pop. 566<br />
 Community improvement districts<br />
All of Georgia&#8217;s community improvement districts are located in metro Atlanta.<br />
Buckhead Community Improvement District, covering Buckhead <br />
Perimeter Center Community Improvement Districts, covering the Perimeter Center area of Sandy Springs and Dunwoody <br />
Cumberland Community Improvement District, around Cumberland Mall <br />
Town Center Area Community Improvement District, around Town Center at Cobb mall <br />
Gwinnett Place Community Improvement District, around Gwinnett Place Mall <br />
Gwinnett Village Community Improvement District, also in Gwinnett county southeast of Norcross <br />
Evermore Community Improvement District, or Highway 78 Community Improvement District, covering part of the U.S. 78 corridor in Gwinnett near Snellville <br />
 Government and politics<br />
Historic downtown Marietta&#8217;s town square<br />
Georgia has the smallest average county size of any state which operates county governments.[citation needed] This focuses government more locally but allows greater conflict between multiple jurisdictions, each with its own agenda.<br />
The first significant intergovernmental agency in metro Atlanta was the Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority, which runs the MARTA public transportation system. Alongside other factors such as race and class, as well as a lack of planning and perceived lack of need, problems associated with the inner city of Atlanta (crime, poverty, poor public school performance, etc) influenced Cobb, Gwinnett, and Clayton county voters to refuse MARTA into their respective counties during the 1970s, which has permanently altered land development in the region toward making automobiles even more of a necessity.<br />
The Atlanta Regional Commission is so far the closest that the area has come to a metropolitan government. It only approves projects deemed to have an impact beyond the immediate area in which they are to be constructed. The Georgia Regional Transportation Authority is somewhat of a cross between ARC and MARTA, searching mainly for alternative transportation such as buses and trains. GRTA also operates XPress buses from counties that have otherwise refused to join in public transport initiatives, and could operate commuter rail service in the future. Currently, plans for commuter rail and eventual intercity rail (including the long-proposed but still unfunded Atlanta Multimodal Passenger Terminal) are the responsibility of the Georgia Rail Passenger Authority, which receives almost no funding.<br />
Despite meeting in Atlanta, on land donated to it by the city for the Georgia State Capitol, the Georgia General Assembly has often been at odds with the city. During the mid-2000s, the legislature voted to force Atlanta to abandon its living wage law. It also tried to vote against the city&#8217;s tree-protection ordinance, a move which would have allowed any tree in Georgia to be destroyed for any reason had it passed[citation needed].<br />
Funding formulas for roads have also been skewed toward rural legislators&#8217; political districts, particularly the Governor&#8217;s Road Improvement Plan (GRIP), which encouraged divided highways even in places where they were not justified by actual or projected traffic. This, combined with a state constitution which prohibits motor fuel taxes from being used on anything other than roads (including on public transportation that eases traffic on those roads), has left the metro area in a very difficult situation when it comes to transportation.<br />
There have been proposals since 2007 to allow new multi-county sales taxes, in addition to existing county sales taxes for roads, which would pay for regional transportation initiatives.  However, long-time powerful road lobbyists in the state have pushed for proposals heavily skewed toward more roads and little or no alternative transportation systems, like the ones which are being expanded in other major metro areas of the South like Nashville, Charlotte, and Miami.<br />
 Economy<br />
 Utilities<br />
The area is the world&#8217;s largest toll-free calling zone spanning 7,162&#160;square miles (18,549&#160;km2), has three active telephone area codes, and local calling extending into portions of two others. 404, which originally covered all of northern Georgia until 1992, now covers mostly the area inside the Perimeter (Interstate 285). In 1995, the suburbs were put into 770, requiring mandatory ten-digit dialing even for local calls under FCC rules. This made Atlanta one of America&#8217;s first cities to employ ten-digit dialing, which was begun by BellSouth the year before the Centennial 1996 Olympic Games. In 1998, 678 was overlaid onto both of the existing 404 and 770 area codes. Mobile phones, originally only assigned to 404, may now have any local area code regardless of where in the region they were issued. Area code 470 will be the next area code, overlaid as was 678, but very likely to cause confusion with 404, 770, and neighboring 478. The local calling area also includes portions of 706/762 and a small area of 256 in Alabama on the Georgia border.<br />
The city of Atlanta is the most wired city in the United States. Many residents access the internet on a high-speed broadband and/or WiFi connection. It is home to one of the world&#8217;s largest fiber-optic bundles.<br />
Major petroleum and natural gas pipelines cross the area, running from the Gulf coast, Texas, and Louisiana to the population centers of the northeastern U.S. This includes Colonial Pipeline and Plantation Pipe Line, both based in Alpharetta.<br />
Metro Atlanta primarily uses natural gas for central heating and water heaters, with the major exception of heat pumps in apartments built during and since the 1980s. This is because winters are mild, and large apartment buildings usually require little energy to heat. Backup heat (also used during defrosting) is usually supplied by electric resistance heating, though some homes have hybrid heating units which use gas backup when it is cold. Exurban homes may also use all-electric instead of gas, if gas mains have not been extended to an area.<br />
Cooktops and ovens are a mix of gas and electric, while gas clothes dryers are rather rare. Nearly all homes have a fireplace with a manual-valve gas starter, and some are now equipped with permanent gas logs with electric switch start. Some homes also have natural gas barbecue grills, formerly sold at utility company stores.<br />
Georgia Power is the main electric power company across the state and the metro area, beginning in 1902 as Georgia Railway and Power Company, Atlanta&#8217;s streetcar (trolley) company. Several electric membership corporations also serve the suburbs. These include the second-largest EMC in the nation in Jackson EMC, Cobb EMC ,and Sawnee EMC. The city of Marietta operates its own electric utility, Marietta Power, under the Board of Lights &amp; Water (BLW). It is also a member of the Municipal Electric Association of Georgia (MEAG).<br />
Atlanta Gas Light is the natural gas utility for the region, and has been so for over a century and a half, since it installed gas lamps in Atlanta in 1856. It operated as a regulated monopoly until November 1998, the after the state legislature voted in early 1997 to deregulate natural gas marketing, and make customers choose among nearly 20 different marketers still selling the same AGL-wholesaled gas. Most of the gas comes via pipeline from Louisiana.<br />
Water is provided by various county and a few city systems. Several of these systems actually serve parts of neighboring counties and cities as well. The Cobb-Marietta Water Authority serves not only Cobb, but also parts of neighboring Paulding and Cherokee counties, for example. During drought or other emergency, cities and counties can enact outdoor water-use restrictions, however some cross-jurisdiction water systems have also acted to put bans in place. In late September 2007, the state Environmental Protection Division of the Georgia Department of Natural Resources, stepped-in with its first-ever ban, covering most of the northern half of the state. While surface water is by far the primary source of water for the region, the drought had many systems (and a few wealthy homeowners) drilling new wells for ground water, though the local water table is around 400&#160;feet (120&#160;m) deep, on average.<br />
Sewerage is also handled by the water utilities, however the various water and sewer networks may not conform to the same boundaries, resulting in interbasin water transfers. This is for practical reasons, because the area is hilly and divided by several watersheds, because the area has developed irregularly and erratically, and because water treatment plants are usually not near sewage treatment plants. Septic tanks are still used in the older homes of some exurbs.<br />
 Retail<br />
The major supermarkets in the area are long-time Kroger (including former Harris Teeter locations), and since the 1990s, Publix. Previously, the list also included Winn-Dixie (some were later SaveRite), A&amp;P, Big Star, Cub Foods, Bruno&#8217;s, and Food Lion. Food Depot is a recent startup, with only a few locations. Ingles has closed several locations but still has a few in the far suburbs, mainly because suburban sprawl has come out to meet them, rather than actively trying to enter the market. Local chain Harry&#8217;s Farmers Market is owned since 2001 by Whole Foods, and both names are retained locally. The &#8220;Harry&#8217;s In a Hurry&#8221; locations were not acquired and closed soon after.<br />
Drugstores include Rite-Aid (all converted from Eckerd Drug in 2008, with most locations in strip malls closed in 2009, along with a few freestanding stores), CVS/pharmacy, and since the 2000s, Walgreens. While all Walgreens are new, Eckerd was composed of several of its own stores, in addition to Treasury Drug and local chain Dunaway Drugs. CVS is composed of what was Reed Drug in the 1980s, later Big B Drugs, and briefly Revco for just a year from 1996 to 1997. Drug Emporium was present for several years, while fellow superstore Phar-Mor had only a brief run.<br />
Century-old Atlanta furniture store Rhodes Furniture (see Rhodes Hall and A. G. Rhodes) went bankrupt, with most stores later reopening as Broyhill Furniture. Havertys, founded 1885, is another Atlanta institution (see Rhodes-Haverty Building). They compete against Ashley Furniture, Thomasville furniture, Bassett Furniture, and Rooms To Go. Roberds is another closed retail chain, which also sold home appliances.<br />
Circuit City (which closed all 16 local stores in December 2008) stopped selling appliances years before, but Best Buy still does. Since the mid-2000s, hhgregg has entered the market, selling appliances, electronics (but no computers, except notebooks), and beds, similar to Roberds. Service Merchandise also had stores in the area prior to their bankruptcy, and Lechmere was around for only a few years. CompUSA closed its area locations in 2007. RadioShack operates many in-mall and strip mall locations, though several were closed from 2006 to 2009.<br />
The Home Depot, started and based in metro Atlanta, has stores across the area. Lowe&#8217;s closed its mid-size stores, but returned a few years later with the superstores now located across the street from many Home Depots. Both sell appliances and landscaping, while several Ace Hardware stores hold their ground, concentrating on being traditional hardware stores. Pike Family Nurseries (acquired from bankruptcy protection by Armstrong Garden Centers of California, after the severe drought in 2007 continued into 2008) is the major local plant nursery chain with several stores, the few Home Depot Landscape Supply stores ever opened having closed in mid-November 2007.<br />
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		<title>Top 10 Power Hogs In The Winter</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[In this article, we will look at 10 common appliances that are energy hogs in the winter. Energy-conserving ideas and tips are given, but be willing to look at these as a place to start. Do diligent research into the ever-expanding contributions of alternative energy to find ways to increase energy conservation. Electric Heating Appliances [...]<p><a href="http://pokerpoverty.com/poker/top-10-power-hogs-in-the-winter/">Top 10 Power Hogs In The Winter</a> is a post from: <a href="http://pokerpoverty.com">Poker Poverty</a></p>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>In this article, we will look at 10 common appliances that are energy hogs in the winter. Energy-conserving ideas and tips are given, but be willing to look at these as a place to start. Do diligent research into the ever-expanding contributions of alternative energy to find ways to increase energy conservation. </p>
<p>Electric Heating Appliances  If you are heating with electricity this winter season, it is likely the highest portion of your electricity bill. According to the US Department of Energy, approximately 56% of electric power used is for heating and cooling. Electric furnaces and heat pumps are the worst offenders. Electric furnaces work by heating elements and transferring that heat to the living space by use of fans. You can save on the heating portion of your electricity bill by lowering your thermostat at night, and while you are away. Keep extra blankets on the beId for chilly nights. Do remember to pull the plug when the season is over. One alternative to this appliance is either a coal or wood stove. They do have their pluses and minuses, but they are hard to beat for reducing energy consumption. Alternatively, there are a number of passive solar collection techniques worthy of investigating such as thermosiphon solar collectors; however, they may not provide for 100% of your heating needs. </p>
<p>Water Heaters  Water heaters that use electricity provide that comfort by heating elements inside the water tank. The elements draw energy regularly to keep the water at a set temperature. They contribute about the same amount on your electric bill as clothes dryers. Nothing feels better than a hot bath or shower on a cold morning or night, and that can lead to hotter and longer showers and baths. Likewise, cooler house temperatures can cause the water heater to work harder. To conserve energy this winter season, you can turn the water heaters thermostat down to keep the water at a lower temperature comfortable enough for your use. Thermal water heater wraps are designed specifically for covering water heaters and provide an additional layer of insulation. There are low-flow faucets and showerheads that are easy to install, so replacing your old ones is easy. In many regions, you may be able to use a solar water heater that mounts on your roof, but these are relatively expensive. There are several passive solar water heater designs available, too. </p>
<p>Electric Clothes Dryers  You likely have more laundry in the winter because of the need for coats, pants, and heavier shirts rather than the shorts and tank tops of summer. Of course, that heavy laundry needs to be dried, and the dryer is going to have to work longer to get the job done. Dryers are a heavy burden on your electric bill. You may want to consider a gas or propane dryer, or air-drying as an alternative, but even those who have an outdoor clothes dryer rack or line may find that the days are too short and cold for drying in the worst of the cold season. You can still dry clothes without a dryer by using drying racks indoors. Move the racks outside during sunny periods, and then back indoors later. For added drying space, some garments that are not too heavy can go onto a strong hanger and hung on a shower curtain rod to dry. </p>
<p>Refrigerators and Freezers &#8211; It may seem like these would consume less energy in the winter, but they are surrounded by warmer air in the winter than is likely in most air-conditioned homes in the summer. This leaves your refrigerator working even harder. Maintain a higher efficiency with your refrigerator by cleaning the coils on the back and under it. If your refrigerator or freezer is an older model, you will benefit by replacing it with a new one that is energy efficient. </p>
<p>Electric Stoves/Ovens  Electric stoves and ovens are a convenience that would be hard to do without. Of course, you could use natural gas, if natural gas is available, or a propane model to reduce your energy use. When the cold season comes along, using the stove provides the advantage of a little extra heat for at least a few hours. There are alternative methods of cooking during the hot months to avoid heating the house, and one of those is useful during the cold season. Slow cookers are notorious for minimizing energy usage and still getting a great meal on the table. Wood and coal cook stoves are ideal because they use no electric power for cooking. Many who have a standard size wood stove have discovered they can do some limited cooking on it if the surface gets hot enough, but there is not much space for pots and pans. These are great tips when preparing holiday meals. </p>
<p>Ceiling Fans  While some people use ceiling fans to cool in the summer, reversible ceiling fans are also useful in the winter. In the summer, they are useful for providing moving air. After the dog days of summer set in, they are not enough to keep us cool. Heat rises, so in the winter months much of the heat in the room is above the living space. When you are sitting on the couch, for example, much of the heat in the room is above your head. With a reversible ceiling fan, reversing the spin pushes the warmer air back down into the occupied living space. Installing drop ceilings to keep that warmer air closer to the living space is a solution. </p>
<p>Televisions Televisions would be likely to use more power in the winter. People engage in outside activities in the spring, fall, and summer. During the winter months, we turn to inside activities because of the harsh weather outside, and television is one of those common activities. Not to mention, many Texans stay at home to watch Sunday or Monday Night Football and hold viewing parties. It is easy to turn on the television and sit down, but finding other activities will keep you away from it. As with all appliances, turn it off when no one is watching and unplug it to reduce energy use. </p>
<p>Computers and Monitors  These consume about 400 watts of power per hour of use. It is definitely easier to leave the computer on because start-up time can be slow, especially when you have an older computer. We use our computers more in the winter for the same reason we use the television more in the winter. Do try to keep it off and unplug it when not in use.</p>
<p>Lights and Lamps Shorter winter days mean turning the lights on earlier in the evening. Unless you want to sit in the dark or use kerosene lamps, you cannot avoid turning them on after a certain point. What you can do is change your incandescent bulbs to compact fluorescent light bulbs, or CFL&#8217;s. A standard incandescent bulb uses more energy than a CFL bulb. A 60-watt incandescent bulb uses 60 watts of power, but a CFL bulb can provide the equivalent of 60 watts of light using only 13 watts of power. Times that by all the bulbs in your home, and it makes a difference. Do remember to turn lights off when you leave the room. When people think of lights in the winter, they usually think of Christmas lights. Christmas lights can be an added cost to your electricity bill. Make sure to use LED holiday light bulbs. These bulbs use 0.04 watts and is up to 90% efficient compared to those big incandescent bulbs.</p>
<p>Dusk to Dawn Lights  These lights automatically turn on at dusk and off at dawn. How convenient it is to have a light on for you when arriving home late at night. It also can deter any would-be curious activity close to the home. Just as with inside lights and lamps, the shorter periods of daylight in winter means these lights are on more in the winter. They use larger bulbs and more energy. You can conserve energy by installing a motion sensor that will only turn the light on when it detects movement and will shut itself off after a set amount of time. Also, replace those bulbs with outdoor CFLs.</p>
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