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  List of masts - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
A mast is a man-made support structure, commonly used on sailing ships as support for sails, or on land as radio masts and towers used to support telecommunication equipment such as radio antennas ("aerials" in the UK).
Most of the taller masts are located in the United States, where a prevalence of masts of around 2000 feet (609.6 m) in height is the result of special rules in that country limiting structures and objects taller than 2000 feet.
The Petronius Compliant Tower is an oil platform standing 2100 ft or 640 m (to the top of the spire) and is the tallest non-guyed structure in existence but is mostly underwater.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/List_of_masts   (331 words)

  
 Texas Towers - Texastower.com - Old Shakey
In mid-1956, after first tower was erected, the staffing structure was hiked from 46 to 49 officers and airmen for sustaining Texas Tower missions.
For protection from wind, rain and snow, all three antennas were to be enclosed in arctic tower radomes composed of a rubberized dome sprouting bulbously 55 feet in diameter, and supported underneath by a walled framework.
American Telephone and Telegraph Company (ATandT), which frowned on this idea, was approached with a proposal to take charge, on a contract basis, of maintenance and operation responsibilities for the tropospheric system.
www.texastower.com /history_new.htm   (5940 words)

  
 Cell Antenna Letter Reprinted
Suffolk County Executive Robert Gaffney recently vetoed a bill allowing the installation of cell phone towers in county parks.
He took this action because the cell tower installation would constitute an impermissible use of parkland for non-park purposes.
The Maple Place tower violates many of our laws and ordinances, and certainly has changed the look and character of the area (24 antennas already attached).
www.antonnews.com /mineolaamerican/2003/07/25/opinion   (275 words)

  
 List of tallest structures in the world - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Most of the tallest structures are television broadcasting masts, followed by a mix of the taller tower-type structures (like the CN Tower) and the taller high rise buildings (like the Sears Tower).
Scattered among these are other structures including oil platforms, electrical towers, bridge towers, etc. List is organized by absolute height since it includes many different classes of structures.
For categorized lists of high structures, see List of skyscrapers, List of towers and List of masts.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/List_of_the_world's_tallest_structures   (287 words)

  
 Towers Productions Inc.-- A Production History
The series is shot in high-definition, while also utilizing extensive archival images and offers a new look from the inside at some of the most complex and compelling stories of our time, and in doing so, assesses the lasting effects on society.
For many Americans, the threat of Islamic Fundamentalism meant little or nothing…until the terrible morning of September 11, 2001.
Towers has produced 12 one-hour episodes and one two hour special for this critically acclaimed series.
www.towersproductions.com /history.htm   (2558 words)

  
 List of masts   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
Towers and buildings with masts on them (that are a hybrid) are in their own list.
Two shorter towers may be a better option the one taller one, for example, or a higher tower might not be useful if the signal is blocked by terrain nor if all the listeners are in a concentrated area and a higher tower cannot pay for itself.
There is often crossover in term usage as some skyscraper use the tower term, some towers use the mast term, and ironically skyscraper has some word heritage from references to high sailboat masts.
list-of-masts.ask.dyndns.dk   (1277 words)

  
 Sprint Spectrum v. Willoth   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
The discussions included whether two 250 foot towers located in the industrial or industrial transitional zone would meet Sprint's needs, and whether it would be feasible for Sprint's proposed towers to be lower.
A local zoning ordinance permitting a specific type of structure, such as radio or television towers, may give rise to a presumption "that the aesthetic visual impact of the towers was.
a large number of towers in the town," and concluded that "the cumulative impact of multiple towers would have a significant environmental impact on the Town of Ontario." Sprint challenges this analysis, arguing that the Planning Board could not consider the cumulative impact of future applicants because no applications were currently pending.
www.millervaneaton.com /keyissues/sprint.html   (6430 words)

  
 Elliott Statement   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
In 1994, our tower was converted to the FAA’s Contract Tower Program in conjunction with the recommendations made by Vice President Gore’s 1993 National Performance Review Program as part of the Clinton Administration’s efforts to enhance the delivery and effectiveness of government services.
Furthermore, a number of current FAA contract towers are located at joint military/civilian use airports, and, based on FAA figures, FAA contract towers nationwide handled approximately 612,000 U.S. military operations in calendar year 2002.
For the same period, the cost to operate the 71 FAA-staffed VFR towers increased 16.7 percent, despite the fact that the number of towers remained constant.
www.house.gov /transportation/aviation/09-18-03/elliott.html   (2104 words)

  
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Tesla’s tower, which is situated directly opposite the railroad station, and shake their heads sadly.
“While the tower itself is very stagy and picturesque, it is the wonders that are supposed to be hidden in the earth underneath it that excite the curiosity of the population in the little settlement.
The Echo gave a striking report of the dynamiting of the tower: “The first charges of dynamite was exploded Sunday morning about 8 o’clock and the shock was sufficient to dislodge the steel dome at the top and it fell with a crash to the ground.
www.teslasociety.com /warden.htm   (4667 words)

  
 HAMPTON ROADS - News
American Airlines Flight 77, which had doubled back from Dulles Airport, struck the pavement just below the wall in a newly renovated wing, bounced up and disappeared into the building in a fiery flash.
The group had already attacked American embassies in East Africa in 1998 and, on Oct. 12, 2000, targeted the Norfolk-based destroyer Cole as it refueled in Aden, Yemen.
American Airlines Flight 11 left Boston for Los Angeles at 7:45 a.m.; the hijackers almost missed the flight when their connection was late.
www.hamptonroads.com /pilotonline/special/911/spec911.html   (2712 words)

  
 Mildenhall St Mary
It is one of Suffolk's biggest churches, almost 60m long and 20m wide, with a tower 40m high.
The tower was completed in the 1460s, apart from the stair turret which rises above the battlements, an unfortunate Victorian addition.
If you look up at the tower as darkness falls you will see that there is an aircraft warning beacon up there, a necessary feature on this, the only high building in the parish.
www.suffolkchurches.co.uk /mildenhallcofe.htm   (2608 words)

  
 OpticallyNetworked: News
The removal of debris from the scene of the collapse of the twin towers as well as other buildings nearby that were damaged in Tuesday's destruction was another major concern, he said.
He also called on any private individuals who may have taken videos or pictures of the planes as they crashed into the towers to please come forward and get in touch with the FBI, which is treating the site of the former towers as a crime scene.
The city and the world are still trying to process the horrific scene as both towers collapsed yesterday, raining debris, ash and human remains on the region.
www.opticallynetworked.com /news/print.php/882591   (943 words)

  
 The Future of Boston - 1998 APA Proceedings   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
Boston's is unique among American cities in that it is built upon four cornerstones of greatness: an historic and prosperous waterfront, a residential character evident in its diverse neighborhoods, a strong, broad-based economy, and a high quality of life and active public realm.
Through an ongoing dialogue with local residents of South Boston, the BRA is working to create a blueprint for the future of this new area of Boston.
The $65 million, 265,000 square foot facility which includes retail space at the ground floor will reinforce Suffolk's presence in the downtown, improve the street facade along the Boston Common and contribute to the area's reputation as a twenty-four hour city.
www.asu.edu /caed/proceedings98/Obrien/obrien.html   (2017 words)

  
 FireTimes - News Story   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
Burns is survived by his wife, Elizabeth, and three children, Lori; Michael, a Suffolk County police officer; and Patrick, a firefighter with Ladder Co. 123 in Brooklyn.
Recovery crews at the twin towers complex have said they believe so many remains are being found in the south tower pile because the 110-story building collapsed first, leaving those inside little time to escape.
When the remains of uniformed officers are found in the rubble, recovery efforts are temporarily halted and the remains are removed on a stretcher covered with an American flag while colleagues salute.
www.firetimes.com /story.asp?FragID=2664   (580 words)

  
 where were you | september 11th, 2001   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
It was at that moment that the second plane hit the South tower, because when we walked in there was pandemonium in the repair shop.
Everyone was alternately horrified and angry; the general consensus was that whoever had done this was incredibly stupid to rouse the anger of the United States.
I am still haunted by nightmares of those final moments on Flight 93, the perhaps glorious feeling of success soon overshadowed by horror at the knowledge that, despite everything, they were still going to die.
www.wherewereyou.org /search?searchtype=age&searchtext=23   (1016 words)

  
 Guardian Unlimited | Special reports | British victims of September 11
The father-of-three was a systems consultant who was married to an American and had lived in the country for 20 years.
Howard Selwyn, 47, from Leeds, was told to evacuate the south tower while on the phone to a colleague at his desk on the 84th floor.
Dinah Webster, 50, was attending a conference on the 109th floor of the south tower.
www.guardian.co.uk /ukresponse/story/0,11017,789635,00.html   (1313 words)

  
 Tempting targets in towers
The towers that collapsed yesterday were the tallest in the world when completed from 1970 to 1973, at a cost of $350 million.
Among the discarded ideas was a series of lower towers, which drew criticism for looking too much like public housing, and a single tower rising 150 stories, which was considered too big.
The twin towers were designed to be very tall and slender, to maximize the space on the 5-acre plaza.
www.dailypress.com /news/local/bal-te.architect12sep12,0,2206498.story   (966 words)

  
 eMedia Titles at the Sachem Public Library as of May 3, 2005
It's 1943 and the Americans and Japanese are fighting a deadly war in the hot, jungle-covered volcanic islands of the South Pacific.
Gatsby embodies the naive American notion that it is possible to invent oneself and persuade the world to accept that definition.
Deciding that true romantic heroes are a thing of the past, Eloise Kelly, an intelligent American who always manages to wear her Jimmy Choo suede boots on the day it rains, leaves Harvard's Widener Library bound for England to finish her dissertation on the dashing pair of spies the Scarlet Pimpernel and the Purple Gentian.
sachem.suffolk.lib.ny.us /emediacontent.htm   (16654 words)

  
 Boston.com / Business / Chiofaro loses fight over One Lincoln Street
A Suffolk County Superior Court jury told Chiofaro, the developer of International Place, that he's not entitled to some of the profits of the lucrative sale of One Lincoln Street, an office tower project in which he was once a partner.
Chiofaro, who is embroiled in a separate and ongoing case in bankruptcy court to save his ownership of the two International Place towers, sued the developers of One Lincoln Street in 2002, almost three years after they forced him from the partnership.
When One Lincoln Street was sold to American Financial Realty Trust, of Pennsylvania, early this year for approximately double the amount it cost to develop it, Chiofaro successfully argued that $44 million should be put in escrow to cover what he might win in court.
www.boston.com /business/articles/2004/12/03/chiofaro_loses_fight_over_one_lincoln_street   (712 words)

  
 About Shane Jensen
Dad at the time was a Suffolk County Police detective, Mom was a fulltime mother, and Rick and Scott were students at age 9 and 10.
It was a great trip and I had a lot of fun, I went up the Eiffel Tower 3 times, I’ve always wanted to go up in there so I really wanted to make sure I got my fill of it.
Two hijacked jets crashed into each of the Twin Towers in New York City causing them to collapse, a hijacked jet crashes into the Pentagon, and a fourth hijacked jet crashed in rural Pennsylvania.
www.sjnetwork.com /aboutshane/bio.html   (4073 words)

  
 Cambridge travel guide - Wikitravel
The University of Cambridge was founded in the 13th century by monks who wished to escape the hurly-burly of Oxford and chose the quiet town of Cambridge as a suitable location for study.
The cemetery is on land donated by Cambridge University and is the final resting place for 3,812 American military dead lost during the War in the Atlantic and Northern Europe.
A monument is inscribed with the names of 5,126 Americans whose remains were never found or identified.
wikitravel.org /en/Cambridge_(England)   (2879 words)

  
 Irish Elk
But the Irish Elk enthusiastically joins Andrew Cusack and others in toasting Denmark's Queen Margrethe, as unapologetic in her opinions as she is in her stinker-banging.
He raised a pilsner glass filled with the American lager and toasted a small group of working-class fellas who turned their backs on Budweiser to embrace the local brew once again.
Boileryard Clarke, pictured above at American Memory, was a turn-of-the-century catcher with the Baltimore Orioles and Washington Senators who later became Princeton's baseball coach.
mcns.blogspot.com /2006_02_01_mcns_archive.html   (1806 words)

  
 North American College Courses in Science Fiction, Utopian Literature, and Fantasy
Special concerns will be the relation of formal generic elements and conventions to historical and cultural contexts; the reflexive, iterative, and affective functions of special effects and new technologies as the latter impact both the genre and the cinema, and the organic and technological transformations and reproductions of the human body.
In each decade we will be concerned with the problem of defining the limits and boundaries of this complex genre, and of exploring the conventions consisting of visual imagery or iconography, narrative, and sound (music and dialogue) which historically have differentiated the sf film from other genres.
This course investigates the movement known as "cyberpunk," which came into prominence in the American sf community, but whose ideas, such as "cyberspace," have now spread internationally to the general public and are exerting an influence on film and television as well as comics and other visual media.
www.depauw.edu /sfs/backissues/70/courses70.htm   (14918 words)

  
 New York City Real Estate Blog: New York   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
In New Haven County in Connecticut, the increase was 25 percent, from 1,797 to 2,243.
But in Suffolk County, the eastern part of Long Island, the numbers increased by only 2 percent, rising to 80,003 from 78,291 in 1990.
Nassau County to the west and Westchester County to the north are still home to the largest numbers of New York City commuters — 197,864 in Nassau and 117,839 in Westchester — although their numbers dropped, by less than 2 percent, in the decade.
www.greaternewyorkrealestate.com /new_york   (6267 words)

  
 information about Ireland, complete guide for Ireland,   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
The James Joyce Tower and Museum, at Sandycove, is housed in a Martello Tower built in the early 1800s.
The tall round tower is a familiar landmark, variously used as a look-out post, a grain store and a belfry.
Non-anglers scarcely know it at all for Cavan is an undiscovered county, peaceful and unspoilt, an attractive countryside dotted with woodlands and folded into wild glens that rise to the summit of Cuilcagh at 665m (2182ft), which it shares with Co Fermanagh.
destinia.com /guide/the-world/europe/ireland/1-30004-30113/11/en   (5808 words)

  
 The Rendlesham Forest Incidents 1/3   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
They were American bases on British soil and played an important role in NATO's front-line defence.
The local Suffolk police had also received a call concerning lights in the forest and were investigating the scene.
Having confirmed details with Heathrow Airport's control tower in London and RAF Bawdsey eastern radar in East Anglia, Penniston was informed of a 'bogie' with which contact had been lost some 15 minutes previously, over Woodbridge.
www.virtuallystrange.net /ufo/updates/1997/aug/m30-034.shtml   (2501 words)

  
 10/12/01 BRIEFING
Palestinian American student in care of legal guardian while father out of country was taken out of school by guardian concerned that father could not return, and was going to send him to relatives out of area.
Pakistani American reported that hours after passing intense security, he was singled out by police officers who scanned his bag twice with x-ray machine just before he was to board his flight.
Arab American family suffered series of incidents: mother blocked from entering her apartment by group of young men; fist-sized rocks thrown through two-year old daughter's open bedroom window; their two cars scratched and dented; mother again prevented from entering and hit with baseball; rocks again thrown through windows almost hitting daughter.
www.thememoryhole.org /usccr/usccr_boundaries_justice_zogby2.htm   (8246 words)

  
 pt.html   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
In a few institutions, the precedent for Part-time equity has already been set, even though many institutions are trying to ignore these precedents, by pretending they do not exist, by ridiculing them as absurd, or by dismissing those who propose them--by not renewing their contracts.
Were this example of team work (self-sacrifice) to catch on, it could have an unusual domino effect, especially in the upper levels of the administration.
It might even create a roll for equity--rarely seen in our ivory towers, which, according to John Campbell, President Emeritus of Oklahoma State University, are filled with "dry rot" and in desperate need of "fumigation, ventilation, and renewal" (2000).
www.acs.brockport.edu /~lmazzola/pt.html   (5340 words)

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