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Overview Detail Legend Zoom: ?? Overlay features legend For more map options click on any overview map area or any detail map feature. Detail Map Features Showing 1 items: Dún Briste 50m, Find Suggested WalksOpen walks finder Find hill, mountain, island, coastal feature. Videos (none available) Recent Contributions << Prev page 1 .. 18 19 20 21 Get Notifications Douce Mountain: Douce (476) and Doughill (471) in the Shehy Range from Shehy Mor Summit Comment davsheen 2 months ago View towards Douce and Doughill from Shehy More - Five hour loop walk taking in all three summits and Lough Nambrackderg. Mullacor Track 4040 JoHeaney 2 months ago walk, Len: 9.1km, Climb: 537m, Area: Mullacor, Dublin/Wicklow (Ireland) Mullaco... Lough Curra Mtn: You learn something new every day... Summit Comment ewen 2 months ago Well, I did this without even knowing it was a 'mountain' . I only went up to see the lough whilst on a weekend break in Aherlow. Most Recent Monthly Newsletter. 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Video display Mayo Islands Area More detail Place count in area: 101, OSI/LPS Maps: 22, 23, 24, 30, 31, 37, 38, CBE, CBW, MSW Highest place: Inishturk, 189.3m Places in area Mayo Islands:An Teach Beag 84mAn tOighean 78mAnnagh Island (1) 14mAnnagh Island (2) 23mBallybeg 5mBarranagh Island 7mBartragh Island 26mBills Rocks 5mBlack Rock (3) 71mCaher Island 5mCalf Island (2) 25mCarraig na Faola 45mCarrickawilt 9mCarrickmoylenacurhoga 10mCarricknaglamph 16mCarricknaweelion 20mCarrigee 11mClynish 42mCollan Beg 25mCollan More 46mCone Island South 15mCrovinish 23mDerrinish 21mDorinish Beg 15mDorinish More 25mDún Briste 50mDuvillaun Beg 14mDuvillaun Mór 60mEagle Island 55mErris Head Island 55mFinnaun Island 5mFreaghillan East 13mFreaghillan West 19mFrehil Island 17mGaghta Island 8mGovern island 10mHeath Island 5mHorse Island (2) 25mIllanambraher 25mIllanataggart 28mIllanballa 5mIllancroagh 8mIllanmaw 15mIllannaconney 13mInishaghoo 14mInishbee 29mInishbiggle 34mInishbollog 18mInishcannon 25mInishcarrick 21mInishcooa 27mInishcoragh 24mInishcorky 14mInishcuill 26mInishdaff 31mInishdalla 5mInishdasky 31mInishdaugh 23mInishdeashbeg 15mInishdeashmore 19mInishdegil Beg 12mInishdegil More 32mInishdoonver 26mInisheeny 22mInisherkin 30mInishfesh 26mInishgallon 45mInishglora 22mInishgort (1) 29mInishgowla 28mInishgowla South 21mInishilra 18mInishimmel 15mInishkea North 24mInishkee 26mInishlaghan 5mInishlaughil 43mInishleague 27mInishlyre 26mInishmolt 16mInishnacross 36mInishoo 29mInishquirk 44mInishraher 33mInishturk (1) 189.3mInishturkbeg 51mInniscottle Island 26mIsland More 42mKid Island 86mKnocknaskea (Inishkea South) 72mLeamareha 7mMoynish More 37mNo Name Island 8mPig Island (1) 55mRoeillaun (1) 30mRosbarnagh Island 37mRosmore Island 28mRossnafinna Island 5mRusheen Island 9mShanvallybeg 20mStags of Broadhaven South 94m Note: this list of places includes island features such as summits, but not islands as such. Centre on map. Dún Briste Island Mayo County, in Irish Islands List Landing grid ref.: G12300 43000Reachable "On Foot " N Height: 50m OS 1:50k Mapsheet: 23 Grid Reference: G12300 43000 Place visited by 2 members. Recently by: jasonmc, IainMiller Island visited by 2 members. I have visited this place: NO (You need to be a logged-in member to change this.) I have visited this island: NO (You need to be a logged-in member to change this.) More detail Longitude: -9.348765, Latitude: 54.328182 , Easting: 112300, Northing: 343000 ITM: 512269 843001, GPS IDs, 6 char: DúnBrs, 10 char: Dún Briste Broken Fort. Interesting history. 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- Published: Nov 2, 2016
- Author: Rafael Lucena
- Channels: Ion Chromatography / HPLC / Proteomics & Genomics / Detectors / Gas Chromatography / Laboratory Informatics / Sample Preparation / Electrophoresis / X-ray Spectrometry / UV/Vis Spectroscopy / Raman / Atomic / Base Peak / MRI Spectroscopy / Proteomics / Chemometrics & Informatics / NMR Knowledge Base / Infrared Spectroscopy
Headspace (HS) analysis is a simple and robust procedure for the determination of volatile and semivolatile analytes in liquid or solid samples. As the reader will know, it is based on the controlled heating of the samples (previously located in a tightly closed vial) which induces the transference of the target compounds to the empty volume (headspace) of the vial. After a defined incubation time, the headspace volume is sampled to be analyzed usually by gas chromatography, although direct mass spectrometric analysis is also possible. In special circumstances, when the concentration of the targets is too low, a preconcentration step is required. In these cases, solid phase microextraction or single drop microextraction (SDME) may be an option.
Working temperature is key in headspace analysis but it becomes critical in HS-SDME. In the latter case, temperature plays two contradictory roles. On the one hand, the use of high temperatures favors the volatilization of the analytes (transference to the HS) and the extraction kinetics. On the other hand, the transference of the analytes from the HS to the drop is hindered at high temperatures as partitioning is exothermic. In addition, high temperature may induce the partial or total volatilization of the organic drop. In this context, one question arises: How should I select the working temperature in HS-SDME? The simplest answer would be: Optimize this temperature as a compromise between the above mentioned contradictory effects. This approach works although it does not provide the best results. In fact, the best way to boost the extraction efficiency is selecting one temperature (high) for the HS generation and another (low) for SDME. Several research groups have been working in this idea during the last years. This post tries to highlight a recent contribution proposed by researchers from Shanghai Jiao Tong University at China. In the article, the authors proposed a novel device that allows the heating of the vial (80 ºC) while the drop is cooled (25 ºC). This temperature gradient explains why the extraction yields are 3-3.5 times better over the conventional (one fixed temperature) approach.
The core of the device is the designed vial cap that plays several roles. It seals the vial but allowing the introduction of a micro syringe for droplet depletion. Additionally, the cap is designed in such a way that permits the continuous flowing of a cooling liquid.
The article is worthy not only for the results (enrichment factors from 302 to 388, limits of detection in the low ng/L range) but also for the mathematical development and simulation presented. The figures included in the supplementary information of the article (free access) are really inspiring.
Here below you will find further resources if you are interested in the potential of SDME.
Main reference:
- Anal. Chem, 2016, 88, 10490. Jahan et al. In-Vial Temperature Gradient Headspace Single Drop Microextraction Designed by Multiphysics Simulation.
Other effervescence techniques sources:
- Steve Down, Don't drop it: Stabilising suspended air bubbles for microextraction, separationsNOW, March 24, 2014.
- Rafael Lucena, Droplet microextraction for single cell mass spectrometric analysis, Microextraction Tech blog.
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text: Audio Bullys, the duo of Tom Dinsdale and Simon Franks, capitalized on the boom in rough, tough, and streetwise British house sparked by Basement Jaxx but brought to a new level of distinction by acts like the Streets and Dizzee Rascal. By their Audio Bullys debut, both Dinsdale and Franks had several years of production and DJ experience behind them; Dinsdale, the act's main producer, began DJing at the age of 16 and had his 12"s gracing the mix sets of the world's top DJs by 1998. Franks, more of a musician (and also the vocalist), played piano and drums before discovering the sampler. Once they got together, they began recording and found success with one of their first releases, "We Don't Care." The full production album Ego War appeared in England and America by May 2003. Late that year, they submitted a volume in the mix album series Back to Mine, and the duo's second record, Generation, appeared in England late in 2005 (following in America early the next year). Despite the presence of a hit single — "Shot You Down," which reached number three in the U.K. — the album was a relative disappointment. A long pause in their discography was finally interrupted in 2010 when Higher Than the Eiffel appeared on Cooking Vinyl. ~ John Bush


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Anything that says "Hell" (Inferno) I am either really attracted to or completely turned off. Today I tried a new wine I had never had before. Though I have been going to Italy for 23 years, I still feel humbled by all that is there to discover.
My experience with the nebbiolo grape is very limited, however, time has come to get over myself. The most I had explored from Piemonte was the amazing "Bricco dell'Uccellone" of Braida - a luscious Barbera D'Asti.
My irritation with all that is European is based on the fact that the dollar is shrinking by the minute with the Euro gaining more and more power. How we need to get rid of this anti-Christ who is runnig this country. But enough of offending my Republican wine friends; I am, after all, open to all. Please forgive me for my outburst.
What I get excited about is when I discover a new wine that is indeed very good, but not the most amazing; I learn that my instincts are indeed to be trusted. There are so many wines to taste in this God given life. Praise baby-Buddha!!! How I look forward to more!
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Massachusetts senators are being urged to end their practice of keeping candy in their desks after mice searching for the treats also chewed the senators' microphone wires.
Senate President Therese Murray made the plea Thursday during a formal session.
The discovery was made during an upgrade of the camera system in the Senate to allow for better webcasting. Workers found that some of the senators' microphone wires had been chewed by mice.
Senators and Massachusetts representatives have traditionally kept treats in their desks for long sessions. Murray said if senators want to continue to do so, the treats should be properly sealed.
The Statehouse, built more than 200 years ago, has long been home to mice, and the animals can occasionally be seen scampering about, including in the press gallery.


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AYER -- At just 22, Ayer resident Josh Dolan is already making a name for himself in the comedy world and is searching for local venues to perform at regularly.
Dolan, a 2010 Ayer High School graduate, began doing stand-up in college when a comedy course sparked an interest in him.
"Comedy is the last thing I ever thought I would do, but it was something I always wanted to try," Dolan said. Then a comedy competition, hosted by comedian Tony V in Boston during the fall of 2010, caught his eye.
Having admired Tony V growing up, Dolan signed up for the competition because the comedian was hosting it.
"I had been writing for about a year, and I was allowed 90 seconds (at the competition), which seemed like forever," Dolan said. "Out of about 20 comedians, I was number 16."
Dolan almost left the competition due to nerves until they called his name, and remembers being surprised at the audience's reaction to his jokes.
"After my first joke, they laughed for about five seconds and it kind of scared me because (I was surprised) people actually laughed," Dolan jokes.
With his drive for comedy sparked, Dolan dropped out of college and flew to Los Angeles for four months to visit with a cousin working at Warner Bros. and continued his pursuit of fame there.
"I was always fascinated by Hollywood," Dolan said. "I was a movie and comedy nerd."
In Hollywood, Dolan met William Shatner and George Lopez on movie sets. "You meet people just walking around," he said.
Dolan reached out to a comedian in L.A. who ended up giving him some advice and setting him up with a couple of open mic performances and guest appearances in L.A.
With some experience under his belt, Dolan returned to Boston and began booking appearances at colleges, comedy clubs and other venues such as Giggles, Lots of Laughs and Foxwoods Casino. He appeared in a few televisions shows,as well, including "Dirty Water TV" on NESN, when he played in the Boston Bruins Alumni game against his own team, the Boston Comedy Allstars.
With an interest and past experience playing hockey, Dolan formed the Boston Comedy Allstar team to raise money for a friend with cancer. Members of the team included comedians Lenny Clarke, Dave Russo and Mark Riley.
Dolan will be hosting WAAF's Hillman Morning Show with former Boston Bruin Lyndon Byers at Patriot Place in the near future.
Today, Dolan is shooting a pilot for a show involving Boston athletes and comedians that he hopes will be picked up by a network soon. He is also in search of a local establishments in which to perform regularly.
Dolan would be a senior in college today had he stayed, but admits that he doesn't look back for even a second.
"I'm glad that I'm ahead of the ball and already in the real world," he said. "I don't have thousands of dollars worth of loans to pay back and I'm doing what I love.
"These are my college years, and this is my college," he said. "My professors are the people I watch on TV, in movies and in comedy clubs who now sit down with me and give me advice that no money could buy. I don't need a loan for this. I love it!"
Without a specific genre of comedy, Dolan said he talks a lot about his childhood in his jokes, and makes sure they are appropriate, given the maturity of the audience.
Dolan will be performing at the Comedy Studio in Cambridge on Wednesday, Sept. 25.
To contact Dolan, visit joshdolancomedy.com, call him at 978-514-5245, or email him at joshdolancomedy@ gmail.com.
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Ever since Rihanna announced that Birthday Cake will most likely feature someone, the entire world has been waiting with anticipation for the mystery rapper artist to be revealed.
Rappers, Drake, J. Cole, Rick Ross and Lil Wayne have each been speculated to appear on 'Cake'. However, after Da Internz (who co-produced the song with The-Dream) broke news that the feature on 'Cake' will "shock the world", the internet has been buzzed with the possibility of Chris Brown appearing on the song. I don't think it is necessary for me to explain why this will be one of the MOST controversial career decisions Rihanna has ever made.
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How do I know if my school qualifies?
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Does the program serve all the school systems across metro Atlanta?
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By John Long
The greater good. There is an entire system of ethics based on the concept. There is also another system that says there are hard and fast rules that apply in all cases. Ethics in this philosophical system are based on the rules, not on who or how many benefit. This is a totally simplistic description of these two ethical viewpoints, but it does go to the heart of many discussions over digital manipulation of the content of photographs.
Consider this case in point, from a story that was posted on the NPPA Web site:
CARROLL, IA (September 1, 2007) - A posed team photograph taken by a photographer at the Carroll Daily Times Herald of the Carroll High School football players was digitally altered when it ran in the paper to obscure what the paper and the school deemed to be an obscene hand gesture.
An editor's note ran beneath the photograph:
"The above photo has been altered to remove hand gestures displayed by four members of the team. While we considered not publishing the photo, we felt it was not fair to the 51 young individuals who conducted themselves in a respectable manner."
Two competing "goods" are vying for prominence here:
It is ethically wrong to alter the content of a newspaper photograph, so if you must run the photograph, run it as is.
Taste demands that you do not run a photograph with obscene gestures that offend readers.
If you adopt the "rules" scenario, the answer is easy: You never change the content of a documentary photograph. If you adopt the "greater good" scenario, you must decide which "good" is more important, which ethical breach would cause the most harm, what is more "valuable," maintaining the integrity of the photograph or not offending readers' sensibilities over taste issues.
To my mind, changing the content of the photograph creates a visual lie and in my book, the "value" of honesty is far more important than the "value" of tastefulness. If the photograph must run, it must run as is. To do otherwise is to lie to your readers. Lying is the cardinal sin of journalism.
But, it might be argued, this is a posed portrait of the team. It is not a news photograph. It is a set up, a constructed photograph to begin with, so why not use the computer to adjust the content after the fact just as you arranged the kids to adjust the content before the shot was made? It comes down to another "value," the value of "the moment." Over the past almost 200 years since photography was invented, there have always been conventions by which we communicate visually, certain expectations we have come to accept. They may be grounded merely in convention but they are what allow us to define what makes an honest photograph.
In this day and age we believe that "the moment" as caught by the camera on film or digital media constitutes an honest photograph. That concept of "moment" is sacrosanct to our profession. You cannot change the content of that moment without creating a visual lie. This is not to say that "moment" defines "truth." Accuracy of the symbolic elements in the photograph must also be considered, but if the content of an otherwise accurate documentary photograph is modified in the computer, it becomes a lie.
In reality I don't care much what is done to high school team photographs but the principles must be upheld so we do not go down the slippery slope and start changing photographs that matter. Of what value would the Nick Ut photograph of the "napalm girl" in Vietnam be, if we covered her nakedness with a blurry spot? Of what value would the Robert Capa photograph of the dying soldier be, if we redacted his head? Of what value would the photograph of a dying Robert F. Kennedy be, if we blurred out his dying face so as not to invade his privacy in his moment of death?
Many of the photographs from Abu Ghraib were modified with blur spots. This was an insult to the integrity of the images. Whoever modified the images was saying, "I can look at these distasteful images but you can't." The blur diminished the impact and the veracity of the images. If it is important enough to run these photographs, then run them as is. The untouched photographs are the honest portrayals of the actual scene.
The documentary photograph is powerful and it gets its power from the fact that it is real, a real moment of history frozen in time for us to see and marvel at. Photographs allow us to participate in history as no generation has ever been able to do so. It is our duty as photojournalists and editors to protect the integrity of these moments and demand accuracy in every published frame.
One final note from the NPPA article: "Ann Wilson, the general manager and co-owner of the Carroll Daily Times Herald, said she strongly opposed re-shooting the photograph so as not to use more of the newspaper or the team's time and resources." This was the same argument used by National Geographic in 1982 when they moved the pyramids closer together in order to squeeze a horizontal photograph into a cover format instead of sending the photographer back to Egypt to re-shoot the image vertically. Some things don't change, "cost" as an excuse being one of them. Whatever happened to the idea that "If it is worth doing, it is worth doing right"?


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Pepsi MAX Superbowl 2011 Commercials
Posted by rsedlak1 in Commercials, WTF on February 10, 2011
The Superbowl was on Sunday, as most people in America are aware. I actually watched it this year, and I could not believe how bad most of the ads were. And especially, how horribly racist and sexist the Pepsi MAX commercials were.
PepsiCo, owner of the Doritos brand, ran a consumer-ad contest for the 2011 Superbowl called "Crash the Superbowl," where consumers were encouraged to create ads for products Pepsi MAX and Doritos.
Watch them for yourself:
1. Love Hurts
This ad was directed by 28-year-old Brad Bosley, a white amateur filmmaker. He made this ad on a budget of $800.
What's wrong with this ad?
Let's see … it features an Angry Black Woman stereotype; a "dumb," emasculated husband; a flirtatious blonde; uses men vs. women; places a "rounder" woman vs. a "hot" woman; laughs off domestic violence; and portrays black people as violent and criminal vs. the "innocent" white girl.
All in the name of "humor."Oh, and money, of course.
Did I get it all?
On her blog The Beautiful Struggler, black feminist cultural critic Sistah Toldja points out how this ad uses color and weight to reinforce the Angry Black Woman trope:
Let's talk about the actors couple for a second. The husband is bald, sturdy and marginally attractive … I'd say the wife is very pretty, aside from an unfortunate looking weave. She's also darker and heavier than most of the women we see in print or TV ads (unless they are "big" women, such as the stars of the Pine-Sol and Popeye's commercials). If I had to guess, I'd say she was a plus model (somewhere around the size 10-12 range; remember: most plus models aren't actually plus sized). However, it's very clear that she isn't supposed to be a "hot" or beautiful wife- the juxtaposition of her and the pretty blonde makes that very clear.
2. First Date
This ad was created by 29-year-old Nick Simotas.
Man vs. woman again. And the sexism reigns.
The girl's first thought is about money — positioning her in a stereotypically dependent role. And she obsesses over their "future" together even though it's a first date, worrying over the guy's future hair loss and aspirations for children. This portrays women as always relationship-minded and maternal.
The guy's repetitive "I want to sleep with her" and abrupt change to "I want a Pepsi MAX" plays on the stereotype of men as simple-minded, unconscious of commitment, always thinking about sex, and easily distracted.
What astonishes me most about these commercials is that they were ever chosen to run in the first place. Why did Pepsi choose these ads as finalists to play during the Superbowl, an event renown for its "good" commercials?
Do good ads have to use stereotypes to be funny?
Both these ads make me angry, frustrated and disgusted. Racism and stereotypical gender roles are not okay. Some might "argue" that the ads are humorous and therefore "okay" — but laughing at stereotypes (or not recognizing them) only serves to disregard them as hurtful and wrong.


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In the big scheme of things, Vermont Electric Power Company's project to string up a new set of 345Kv transmission lines through Addison County could have been delayed another year or two without (in all likelihood) depriving consumers of an adequate supply of power. It certainly seems reasonable, therefore, to ask VELCO to work around a Middlebury Christmas tree farm during the farm's peak season between Thanksgiving and Christmas.
To proceed with the erection of gigantic poles within the next two or three weeks, when it means that the poles would be placed right in the midst of the Werner tree farm (see story Page 1), seems like a slap in the face to a fellow Vermont business. It's almost an affront that VELCO wouldn't have foreseen the dilemma earlier and made the overture to avoid work there for this one five-week period.
When a single person is able to use the Act 250 process to delay a project for up to two years for reasons that have been dismissed by all others, the state needs to amend the law.
The instance at hand is with the proposed Eastview housing project — a 101-unit retirement community to be built on 30 acres south of Porter Medical Center campus off South Street in Middlebury. Opposed is South Street Extension resident Miriam Roemischer. She has been the proverbial thorn-in-the-side of those who have pushed the project forward. That's a shame.
While other community members, including many along South Street, raised initial concerns about the project — including the fact that traffic would increase and they wanted to be sure traffic-calming measures were in place — their concerns apparently have been satisfied and the public good of the project (not to mention the appropriate zoning) has outweighed their own personal preferences for a quieter street.
As Gov. James Douglas addresses the task of replacing Secretary of Agriculture Steve Kerr the future of farmers throughout the state may hang in the balance. It's not that one person will make or break the farm community, but that the direction state policy proceeds during the next few years could either set the path for new growth on Vermont farms or continue the rapid demise of dairy farms Vermont has seen for the past 50 years.
The demise, as most everyone knows, has cut the number of farms in the state by a third in the past decade — from 2,265 in 1993 to 1,459 in 2003. It's not a new trend. The number of dairy farms in Vermont in 1983 was 3,216; in 1973 it was 3,852; in 1963, there were 7,127, and in 1953, there were 10,637. On average about 8 percent to 10 percent of our dairy farms have been going out of business each year.
By JOHN FLOWERS
MONTPELIER — Sen. Claire Ayer, D-Weybridge, will be wielding greater influence in the Vermont Legislature when the new term opens in January. Ayer, who this month won a third term in the upper house of the Legislature, was unanimously elected majority whip of the state Senate during a Democratic caucus in Montpelier on Monday.
"I see this as a lot more work, but also a great learning experience," said Ayer, who along with Sen. Harold Giard, D-Bridport, ran unopposed for re-election on Nov. 7.
"I expect to be involved in lots of different kinds of legislation," she added.
As majority whip — also referred to as "assistant majority leader" — Ayer's responsibilities will include:
By MEGAN JAMES
MIDDLEBURY — Maxamed Ibrahim has two families on two continents — one in Somalia, where he lost his mother, father and three sisters to famine and civil war 11 years ago, and another in Hinesburg, where he moved at the age of seven with his adopted mother, Dorothy Delaney. The humanitarian aid worker had found Ibrahim wrapped in an old blanket in the corner of a feeding center in Africa, unresponsive and ill with tuberculosis.
Now a senior at the Gailer School, 18-year-old Ibrahim will speak at the Middlebury school's open house on Thursday, Dec. 7, about his journey back to Africa last summer, where he met his only surviving natural relative, his uncle. It became clear after this meeting that he belonged to two cultures and two homes.
MIDDLEBURY — School directors and educators in the Addison Central Supervisory Union's (ACSU) six rural schools have ratified a new, four-year contract that will maintain current health insurance benefits and ultimately raise teachers' base salaries to be on par with their colleagues at Middlebury's Mary Hogan Elementary School.
The new pact comes after more than a year of negotiations between ACSU school directors and negotiators representing the teachers union, called the Addison Central Elementary Association. The contract will apply to the approximately 60 teachers who work at the elementary schools in Bridport, Cornwall, Weybridge, Ripton, Salisbury and Shoreham.
The teachers' previous contract had expired in June of 2005. They spent the past school year (2005-2006) working under the terms of that expired pact.
MIDDLEBURY — David and Cheryl Werner last week looked nervously upon the Vermont Electric Power Co. (VELCO) equipment that has mobilized off Painter Road, right across from their Middlebury tree farm.
They know it's only a matter of time before that equipment springs into action, erecting a new set of transmission lines in the VELCO right-of-way that runs through their 10.4-acre property.
The Werners are desperately hoping the VELCO equipment fires up later, rather than sooner. That's because major construction on the Werner property within the next five weeks could dramatically take the wind out of the couple's Christmas tree sales.
"We just opened today, and we've already had three customers leave, because they couldn't tag a tree," David Werner said on Friday morning. "We can't let them tag trees that could get run over."
MIDDLEBURY — The Vermont Agency of Transportation (AOT) will pave Middlebury's Main Street next year at night — while taking Friday and Saturday evenings off — in deference to downtown merchants and restaurant owners who feared the project could cripple their businesses.
Mark Woolaver, the AOT's paving project manager, confirmed the scheduling adjustments last week after a meeting with Middlebury town officials and business leaders. Locals had feared tremendous economic and traffic repercussions from the downtown Middlebury leg of next year's scheduled repaving of parts of Routes 7, 30 and 125.
The $2.5 million project will require lane closings and traffic diversions that merchants feared would steer shoppers away from local businesses.
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The Ultimate 20th-Century Mixtape
There's something wonderfully classicist about this list of recordings to be inducted today for posterity into the Library of Congress—a routine harvest of select songs and albums, from the millions out there, chosen for their "cultural significance." I mean, Tupac, Patti Smith and Willie Nelson alongside Morton Subotnick, King Creole and "When You Wish Upon a Star"? Bill Evans' Complete Village Vanguard Recordings seals the deal—I feel like I'm flipping through the LoC's record collection, going daaammnn. This is, like, the ultimate 20th-century mixtape.
Tupac's getting the most attention here, whether from commenters who still think hip-hop is the ruin of society or East Coasters eager to revive the Biggie war. But if Tupac's inclusion inspires even a couple hundred people to listen to "Dear Mama" for the first time, the world is already a better, more empathetic place.
Here's Brett Zongker's AP article explaining the selection process, and below is the complete, near-impeccable list.
• "Fon der Choope" (From the Wedding), Abe Elenkrig's Yidishe Orchestra (1913)
• "Canal Street Blues," King Oliver's Creole Jazz Band (1923)
• Tristan und Isolde, Metropolitan Opera, featuring Kirsten Flagstad and Lauritz Melchior (NBC Broadcast of March 9, 1935)
• "When You Wish Upon a Star," Cliff Edwards (recorded, 1938; released, 1940)
• "America's Town Meeting of the Air: Should Our Ships Convoy Materials to England?"(May 8, 1941)
• The Library of Congress Marine Corps Combat Field Recording Collection, Second Battle of Guam (July 20 – August 11, 1944)
• "Evangeline Special" and "Love Bridge Waltz," Iry LeJeune (1948)
• "The Little Engine That Could," narrated by Paul Wing (1949)
• Leon Metcalf Collection of recordings of the First People of Western Washington State (1950-1954)
• "Tutti Frutti," Little Richard (1955)
• "Smokestack Lightning," Howlin' Wolf (1956)
• Gypsy, original cast recording (1959)
• The Complete Village Vanguard Recordings, Bill Evans Trio (June 25, 1961)
• "Daisy Bell (Bicycle Built for Two)," Max Mathews (1961)
• I Started Out As a Child, Bill Cosby (1964)
• Azucar Pa Ti, Eddie Palmieri (1965)
• Today!, Mississippi John Hurt (1966)
• Silver Apples of the Moon, Morton Subotnick (1967)
• Soul Folk in Action, The Staple Singers (1968)
• The Band, The Band (1969)
• Coal Miner's Daughter, Loretta Lynn (1970)
• Red Headed Stranger, Willie Nelson (1975)
• Horses, Patti Smith (1975)
• "Radio Free Europe," R.E.M. (1981)
• "Dear Mama," Tupac Shakur (1995)


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Section 1862 of Public Law 112-10 rescinded the unobligated appropriated funds for SAFRA Act Payments to Loan Servicers for the Job Retention Program for FY 2011. There will be no FY 2011 Awards.
FED-WIRE Form PDF (31K) - The deadline for the return of any FY 2010 funds that cannot be used for allowable purposes is August 8, 2011.
Title II of the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010, Section 2212(b)(1):
(A) PROVISION OF ASSISTANCE.—The Secretary shall provide payments to loan servicers for retaining jobs at locations in the United States where such servicers were operating under part B on January 1, 2010.
(B) FUNDS.—There are authorized to be appropriated, and there are appropriated, to carry out this paragraph (in addition to any other amounts appropriated to carry out this paragraph and out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated), $25,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 2010 and 2011.


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March 30, 2011
WALNUT CREEK, Calif. - Four Gauchos have been named to the Pac-10 Conference Men's Swimming and Diving All-Academic teams it was announced today by Commissioner Larry Scott. Junior Chris Peterson was named to the First Team; Andrew Latimer and Evan Simoni were named to the Second Team; and Ryan Hanni earned Honorable Mention honors.
To be eligible for selection to the academic team, a student-athlete must have a minimum 3.0 cumulative grade point average and be a significant contributor to the team.
Peterson and Simoni have both previously been honored with conference academic honors; both were named to the Big West Academic All-Conference team as sophomores.
Additionally, the UCSB Swimming and Diving program achieved Scholar All American status from the College Swimming Coaches Association of America following the Fall 2010 quarter. The honor is given to teams that achieve a cumulative grade point average of 3.0 or higher.


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Your Pregnancy – a survival guide
Pregnancy and childbirth is an amazing period of your life, with plenty of excitement and worries and eventually some unforgettable memories. We aim to provide careful monitoring and constant reassurance so that will be confident and relaxed to enjoy your pregnancy.
We count a total of 40 weeks, starting on the day that your last actual period began.
You obviously did not get pregnant on that day, but approximately 2 weeks later, upon ovulation, and the actual duration of the gestation is therefore 38 weeks. Still, we use your LMP (Last Menstrual Period) as a defining point, as cycle duration varies and it is frequently impossible for you to know exactly when you conceived.
Your first visit at the Practice is vital. Your period may be late and you are not certain what's going on. We will confirm your pregnancy status and with pelvic ultrasound (which is absolutely safe) we will make certain that this is a healthy intrauterine pregnancy, thus ruling out a threatened miscarriage or an ectopic.
We will then sit down, take a deep breath and talk about the next 9 months, how your pregnancy will be monitored and exactly which investigations may be needed. We will discuss common pregnancy symptoms and worries, no matter how insignificant they may seem. You will leave the office relaxed, confident and jubilant.
We may need to repeat the scan to confirm that the pregnancy sac keeps growing and eventually the fetal heartbeat becomes obvious. I will also suggest some blood tests that will rule out infections such as rubella (german measles) and hepatitis. Some of those sound strange and offending, such as syphilis and HIV. Trust me, this is a universally accepted screening package in pregnancy and all those diseases, if promptly diagnosed and treated, can save your baby's life.
An early visit to the Dentist will be advised. Your teeth and gums are sensitive in pregnancy and any kind of oral cavity infection can later be related to premature contractions and labour. Any dental work should therefore be carried out promptly, with the appropriate local anaesthetic. I would only wish to avoid a dental X-ray in pregnancy.
The first trimester, up to 12-13 weeks, can be rather difficult. Headaches, morning sickness and vomiting, swellings, mood swings, you name it. There is also a continuing risk of miscariage, gradually diminishing as your pregnancy progresses, and you might experience abdominal discomfort or even spotting. Your skin may well change while you're pregnant. You might find that it becomes less dry or less oily, or that you get fewer spots, or the opposite could happen. Extra fluid in your face may smooth out any wrinkles, but it may also make you look a bit chubby. Quite early on, you will notice that the area around your nipples is darker and a brown line appears down the centre of your abdomen. You may get brown
patches on your face too, especially if you're in the sun. All these colour changes go away or fade after the baby is born. Stretch marks, may appear on your bump and your breasts from about three or four months. There's no evidence that these can be prevented. They fade after the baby is born but never disappear.
We will discuss any complaints and exclude potential problems and complications.
The next milestone is the nuchal scan at 12-13 weeks. You will be gradually feeling better and this a good time to enjoy your baby on ultrasound, fully formed and playful and not that big yet. This is also an excellent opportunity to check the space behind the baby's neck, the nuchal translucency. All babies have a small quantity of luis underneath the skin of the back of the neck. In Down syndrome babies this is found commonly increased. Unfortunately not all Down babies have increased fluid and, vice versa, not all babies with increased fluid have Down's syndrome. We have therefore monitored several thousands of pregnancies in US and in the UK ten years ago. We checked the nuchal fluid, took into account the age of the mother and obviously the pregnancy outcome. These observations resulted in a screening test, an equation with all the above parameters. This test can pick up more than 90% of Down babies. We will check the nuchal translucency, ask for your age and your last period, and enter all the parameters in a computer software. The computer will alter your basic, age-related risk for Down syndrome, and give you an adjusted risk. If the final risk sounds good, (and we'll have a long chat about acceptable risks), we may decide to avoid an amniocentesis, even when you are older than 35. An additional, independent parameter that will increase the sensitivity of the test is a hormone blood test (free BHCG and PAPP-A). When your blood result is ready, we shall modify the risk and give you the final result.
The next important scan is the anomaly scan, or b-level scan. This will take place at 22-23 weeks of gestation. It is a thorough scan, checking number of fingers, heart valves and other important details of the baby's anatomy. A normal result is reassuring but bear in mind that some minor abnormalities may still be missed, even in expert hands.
From 14 weeks onwards, you will also probably feel much better, with plenty of energy to do things and appetite. Take it easy and keep an eye on your scales. You will be free to have a holiday as long as you do not stress yourself too much and avoid exposure to the sun. You will be able to swim and take sport activities. Sex will also be part of the agenda, unless advised otherwise.
We will have regular visits in our Practice, every four weeks, and more frequently should any problem arise. We will be checking the blood pressure, the urine and your weight and we will do regular scans to check the baby's growth. I will be checking on you overall welll-being, including the psyhological aspect and see that your pregnancy progresses smoothly. Our midwife will be advising on breast preparation for lactation and nipple care.
At 28 weeks I will ask you to have a glucose tolerance test, in order to exclude gestational diabetes.
At 32 weeks a Doppler scan will reassure us that the placenta remains healthy and that the blood flow and the oxygen supply to the baby is adequate.
At 37-38 weeks, in addition to ultrasound, we will do a cardiotocogram (CTG), checking the baby's heart rate variation in relation to uterine contractions. This is an additional reassuring test to check fetal well-being.
From 36 weeks onwards, we will be prepared for labour. Early labour signs include regular contractions and the rupture of membranes. If your waters go, it will be easy to tell, there is usually plenty of it and you will get soaked. You must immediately get going for the hospital. If you start having painful contractions, check how frequently they come and whether they are regular or not. Genuine labour pain, as opposed to Braxton-Hicks contractions, comes and goes at regular intervals, initially every 20-30 minutes, gradually getting more frequent. When not certain, you ring me or my midwife and we tell you what to do. Another early sign is the 'show', a mucous, thick, vaginal discharge, occasionally mixed with small amount of blood. This is the cervical 'plug' that kept the cervix tightly sealed throughout pregnancy and prevented micro-organisms from ascending into the cavity of the womb. A couple of days prior to onset of labour, this, having served its purpose, will pop out. It is a fairly accurate sign that labour is imminent, so don't panic, don't rush to the hospital, just have your things ready.
When the time comes, be it regular pain or the waters, you ring me or the midwife and we all meet in Labour Ward. We will remain with you throughout the whole labour and keep you informed and so that you remain confident and reassured.
Epidural anaesthesia is strongly recommended, but obviously you are the one to decide. An epidural will completely stop any painful sensation without making you drowsy. You will be alert, yet relaxed. You will not be stressed and you will be breathing better and that helps the oxygen supply
to the baby. There are no significant recognised side-effects apart from a transient headache.
An epidural will not affect the labour outcome and will not increase the possibility for
caesarean section.
I will guide through the stages of labour, aiming towards a straightforward vaginal delivery, and I am keen to persist and wait, as long as it is safe, in order to get there. However if any complication arises, or if the baby simply gets 'stuck' within the pelvis, we will be ready to proceed, with your consent, to a safe instrumental delivery or caesarean section. The Labour Ward at Iaso is perfectly organised and the staff are trained to assist in any kind of emergency. In the end of the day what we must have is a healthy mother and a healthy baby and I am keen to pre-empt problems and advocate safe, standard practice.
Once the baby is born, we will give you to hold and hug for as long as you like, early bonding between the two of you is essential. In the meantime, I will remove the placenta and may need to put a couple of stitches in the vagina. You will then be able to rest for a couple of hours in Labour Ward Recovery before you are transfered to your bed in the Ward.
Basic guidelines and do's and dont's for your pregnancy
Any medication use should be discussed with us, particularly during the 1st trimester. You may take paracetamol tablets (Depon, Panadol), up to 3 a day, if you have a headache or a flu, and Buscopan tablets for the occasional tummy ache, but other than that talk to us and double-check.
The only strict prohibition in pregnancy is smoking and if you do smoke we will advise to give it up promptly. Smoking has been related to high risk of miscarriage, prematurity, placental abruption, high blood pressure. Maternal smoking has also been incriminated for cot death in infancy.
You may have sexual intercourse throughout pregnacny, unless otherwise indicated. Always make certain that this is not painful or uncomfortable and you may want to try different, more comfortable positions We obstetricians tend to advise against it during the last 4 weeks of gestation, but even then there is no harm you can do apart from initiating labour.
Try to keep away from stray cats and if you have a cat yourself, have someone else to collect its faeces. Avoid fresh salads if the greenery has not been thorougly cleaned.
Dring plenty of milk – at least two full glasses a day. You may opt for semi-skimmed milk, with less fat but same amount of calcium and vitamins. Make sure that your milk is pasteurised- avoid fresh goat milk from your village! Avoid evaporated milk – most of its vitamins have been affected.
Avoid nuts during pregnancy. Recent studies relate maternal consumption in pregnancy with subsequent allergy to nuts of the offspring.
You may use hair dye and nail polish, as this has not been found to have any detrimental effect whatsoever to your pregnancy.
You may drive your car up to the end of gestation, as long as there are no pregnancy complications. Always wear your seatbelt, with the the horizontal part underneath your belly and the transverse part crossing above it.
It is safe to work long hours in front of a computer screen, as it is established to be absolutely safe.
• Soft cheese, such as Brie, Camembert, however, cottage, gruyere and feta cheeses are fine. Blue-veined cheeses, such as Danish Blue or Stilton should also be avoided.
• Unpasteurised goat's, cow's, or sheep milk. • Ready-prepared coleslaw. •Raw shellfish. •Raw eggs (in mayonnaise, mousses, cake-icing or cheesecake). •Paté (any type) •Raw or undercooked meat. •Liver (unacceptably high levels of vitamin A). •Peanuts or peanut butter (if there's a family tendency to allergies).
Common concerns and issues to discuss
Morning sickness
Nearly 80% of women experience pregnancy sickness - and not just in the morning. Some women will just feel a bit nauseous. Others will feel sick every day and may actually vomit. An unlucky few will be so unwell that they need to take time off work. The good news is that most women start to feel a lot better at about 14 weeks. Hormonal changes may be the cause: the pattern of sickness seems to follow the ebbs and flows of human chorionic gonadotrophin (hCG), the hormone that orchestrates the production of other pregnancy hormones. Levels rise rapidly during the first six weeks, peak at eight to 10 weeks, and begin to fall at 11-13 weeks. Some people believe that pregnancy sickness protects your baby from harmful substances, this may be why so many women can't bear coffee, alcohol, cigarette or petrol fumes at this crucial time. Snacking can help reduce morning sickness. Some women are really helped by sucking lemons or peppermints, others swear by crisps, bananas or breakfast cereals. Nibble something at night if you wake up. It may stop you feeling so sick in the morning. Homemade, day-old popcorn is said to reduce nausea. Keep crackers by the bedside to nibble before you get up in the morning. Try ginger biscuits or ginger ale, or make ginger tea by infusing a little grated ginger root with boiling water in a teapot. You can add lemon or honey to taste and drink hot or cold. A supplement of vitamin B6 with magnesium may help if you are vomiting a lot. Foods rich in B6 include cereals, bananas, baked potatoes, lentils and tinned fish. Sea sickness acupressure bands, which are available from pharmacies, may also be helpful. You should also try to rest as much as you can.
Varicose veins
Varicose veins are caused by a combination of factors. Pregnancy hormones relax the muscular walls of the veins, while at the same time there is more blood for your circulation to pump around. This makes it more difficult for the muscle tissues and the valves in the veins to pump the blood back up to the heart, which means that some blood pools in the lower body. Another factor is the weight of your enlarging uterus that puts extra pressure on the veins of the legs and pelvic region. Some women feel no discomfort, but others suffer a mild ache, or a heavy feeling in their legs, or even acute pain. Those who are expecting twins or multiples, or those for whom varicose veins run in the family - are more at risk. You can avoid trouble by: • Walking and swimming more, to pump the blood around; • Doing specific exercises to prevent the blood pooling - frequent ankle flexions and rotations, at least 30 seconds at a time, with the feet elevated; • Doing frequent pelvic floor exercises (see below); • Never sitting with your knees crossed, or thighs pressing against the edge of a chair; • Always resting with your legs raised; • Trying not to stand for long periods of time; If you are already suffering from varicose veins, the measures above can help, but also try wearing support tights and raising the foot of your bed to help the blood drain back to the heart. For maximum effect they should be worn right from the start of your pregnancy.
Pelvic floor exercises
Our pelvic floor muscles hold all the abdominal contents in place and keep us continent, that is, they stop urine and faeces escaping when we cough, laugh, sneeze or lift. Exercising your pelvic floor muscles now will tone them up so they give support to your growing baby and uterus and help you feel more comfortable during the pregnancy. After pregnancy, pelvic floor exercises will encourage healing and recovery in that area.
The exercise
Imagine you are desperate to empty your bladder, but when you get to the lavatory it's occupied. Instinctively, you will do a pelvic floor contraction and squeeze to stop wetting yourself. Try doing it now - pulling up around the front passage as if to stop yourself leaking, hold for a count of four and then release. You should feel the difference when you let go. Repeat the exercise in batches of six to eight as often as you can during the day. As well as holding for a count of four, try doing some where you squeeze, release, squeeze, release, quite quickly. Remember to keep breathing normally throughout. Once a week, while sitting on the loo, you can try to stop in midstream while peeing to check that you are doing the exercise correctly.
Your own breastmilk is exactly the right food for your baby. There's strong evidence that babies do best if they have nothing but breastmilk for about the first six months of life. This may be important if you have any diabetes or allergies in your family as the use of formula milk increases the risk of diabetes, asthma or eczema. Breastfeeding protects your baby from infections, including sickness and diarrhoea, ear infections and chest infections. For some infections this protection continues even after you stop breastfeeding. Exclusive breastfeeding - giving nothing except breastmilk - is more likely to reduce the risk or severity of allergies and provides the best protection. However, combining breastmilk with some formula still helps to reduce the risk of infections. Women who breastfeed have less risk of pre-menopausal breast cancer, ovarian cancer and broken bones due to osteoporosis in later life. If you choose to combine formula feeding alongside breastfeeding, you can increase your chances of maintaining a good milk supply if you only introduce formula once breastfeeding is well established. Your midwife, health visitor or breastfeeding counsellor can help you work out when – and how - to do this. But if you start to bottle feed from the beginning it can be very hard to change to breastfeeding. If you are undecided, it's therefore best to start breastfeeding. Your baby will benefit from even a few feeds of colostrum - which is the first milk that your breasts produce, rich in antibodies and other substances that protect against illness and infections.
Paediatric concerns
If you worry about the 'day-after', when you go home with your baby, have a chat with our Paediatrician, Dr Amalia Michaelidou. She is a Consultant Neonatologist at Iaso Neonatal Unit and a Member of the Royal College of Paediatrics in London. She will guide you through the basic do's and dont's and reassure you.
Above all, don't worry. Pregnancy is a normal process and all problems and complications are very rare. Enjoy your pregnancy and don't listen to horror stories and scenarios. We will be monitoring your pregnancy closely and keep you well informed and reassured.
Dr Alexandros Kalogeropoulos
Member of the Royal College of Obstetricians & Gynaecologists, London


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Bebop Design
- Location: Los Angeles, CA
- Website: bebopinteriors.com
Store History
- Founded by: Remi Loca and Susy Bell
Bebop Design could arguably be categorized as either a revamped or newly opened shop. The store actually operated shortly at an awkward, hidden location which practically required an Oceanic Airlines flight to find.
But recently, owners Remi Loca and Susy Bell took advantage of a vacancy and moved their business into one of the cute, high peak roofed storefronts in Silver Lake's vibrant Sunset Junction, relaunching with a more accessible and inviting location. And thankfully so, or we might have missed out on the well curated selection inside this small gem of a shop, brimming with Parisian midcentury modern items, all at reasonable prices…
With plenty of midcentury furniture dealers in Silver Lake and Echo Park, what distinguishes Bebop Design's selection is the playful and eclectic character of their pieces, sourced domestically and from European sources, all reflecting the tastes of the owners, one an architecture student and the other a Parisian antiques dealer. Many of the pieces aren't perfect in condition, with sleight hints of age and use evident. But the vintage patina and imperfections only endeared us more to many of the lighting pieces, furnishings and decorative accessories that proudly wore the wear of untold pasts, with most everything reasonably priced.
Shoppers looking for unique lamps and lights will especially find Bebop's selection enticing, as Remi and Susy seem to particularly have a soft spot for illumination of all sorts, styles ranging from late 60's French mod to salvaged-chic (a couple of pieces have haunted us enough that we're likely going to drop in with the hopes nobody swiped our favourites). Susy mentioned she was an Apartment Therapy reader herself, so be sure to tell her and Remi you dropped in after reading about their shop here!


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In what some folks would call the "no-duh" factor, the TVA has found contaminated groundwater near some of their coal fired power plant coal ash sites.
Following the 2008 coal ash disaster at TVA's Kingston Fossil Plant in Harriman, Tenn., the topic of toxicity in coal ash has raged hotter than a coal-stoked furnace.
According to an article by EnergyCentral.com, the TVA Inspector General has found that contaminants in groundwater near the Gallatin plant in Sumner County (50 miles northwest of Nashville) are at "health-hazard levels."
Pollutants above drinking water standards near the plant include beryllium, cadmium, nickel, arsenic, selenium and vanadium.
Contamination was also found at a coal-fired power plant in Memphis–a plant conveniently nestled directly above the aquifer that supplies drinking water to the city of Memphis and nearby areas.
Prior to the Kingston disaster–which dumped 1.1 billion gallons of coal fly ash into the Clinch and Emory rivers–coal ash was regarded as harmless to humans, namely because the coal companies claimed it was.
Thanks to independent testing and verification by labs, universities, environmental groups and the U.S. government at the Harriman site, we now know that coal fly ash contains toxic minerals such as arsenic, selenium and other delicious minerals that you wouldn't want to drink with your morning orange juice.
The EPA's attempts to treat coal ash as a toxic substance have been repeatedly attacked by the current Congress. A bill to strip the agency's ability to oversee coal ash passed in the Energy and Commerce Committee, and currently awaits a floor vote.
The only Tennessee representative on the committee, Rep. Marsha Blackburn (R-Brentwood) voted for the bill.
The real question is, would Blackburn be willing to use that water–now that we know what is in it–to brew her morning coffee?


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Feb 23, 2008
Feb. 23, 2008
SANTA BARBARA, Calif. - The UC Santa Barbara women's tennis match against Santa Clara University scheduled for today has been rained out.
The match will be rescheduled for a later date. The Gauchos return home to host Eastern Michigan on Monday February, 25 at 1:30 p.m. at the UCSB Tennis Stadium.


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Was It In the News?
- Architect and Engineer, 1906-1959 microfilm, print [SFHC] and online (1909-1959).
- Indexes: Index for 1905-1928 (vol.1-95) compiled by Gary Goss (print); index for 1930-1959 (vol. 103-217) online Art Full Text (Wilson)
To limit your search to this journal, enter "Architect and Engineer" and select "Journal Name" from the pull-down menu. (from outside of the library, a San Francisco Public Library card and PIN are required to access the database). Please note: Art Full Text only indexes this journal.
- California Architect and Building News, 1879-1899 microfilm [SFHC] and online.
- Index: Index of San Francisco Building, 1879-1900 by John Snyder (print).
- San Francisco History Center Ephemera Collection [SFHC].
- Use the online guide for looking up building and business names. Check with the librarian to retrieve these files from closed stacks.
- San Francisco Chronicle, San Francisco Examiner, San Francisco Call and Daily Alta California microfilm [Magazines & Newspapers Center and online listed on Online Resources page under "Are There Any Articles Written About It? ].
- Check the newspapers for events that happened in the buildings, information about architects and advertisements for residential areas.
- San Francisco Examiner, 1902-present, on 5th Floor in MNC.
- Architects for building projects in west of Twin Peaks neighborhoods.
- San Francisco News Letter, 1868, July 1875-1886 (incomplete) [SFHC].
- Lists real estate transactions.
- San Francisco Heritage Newsletter / The Foundation for San Francisco's Architectural Heritage. 1973-present [SFHC].
- (2000-to date online) Indexed by SFAH.
SFHC = San Francisco History Center


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