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	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
		Pittsburgh is located at the center of a fairly expansive set of river valleys, and much of the city's residential population is situated on or near the slopes of those valleys with certain neighborhoods (particularly south of the Monongahela) nearly inaccessible by car during the winter.
		Pittsburgh has a high number of freeze/thaw cycles in the winter which is sometimes blamed for the difficulty of maintaining local roads.
		Pittsburgh is one of the few American cities or towns to be spelled with an h at the end of a burg suffix.
	creekin.net /c7837-n243-pittsburgh-pennsylvania.html (2840 words)

	List of lists of fictional things - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		This is a (theoretically) all-encompassing list of fictional things created in literature or media.
		List of deities (note: most deities are, or were at some time, not considered fictional)
		List of television shows set in Washington, D.C. See also: Lists of television shows by city setting; and List of movies for a list of movies set in specific locations.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Archive_of_fictional_things (493 words)

	Pittsburgh,_Pennsylvania (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		Pittsburgh was briefly the seat of government for the short lived District of West Augusta, a Virginia county designed to compete with Pennsylvania's Westmoreland County, based in nearby Hannastown, which also claimed the region.
		Pittsburgh public school teachers are paid well relative to their peers, ranking 17th in 2000-2001 among the 100 largest cities by population for the highest minimum salary offered to teachers with a BA ($34,300).
		The main artery connecting Pittsburgh to the turnpike (I-76) on the east is I-376, locally known as "Parkway East", while I-279 (referred to as either "Parkway North" or "Parkway West" depending on the particular stretch of road with respect to downtown) connects the city with points west (including the airport) and north.
	q-basic.xodox.de /Pittsburgh,_Pennsylvania (4962 words)

	My Mysteries of Pittsburgh: An Alphabet (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		Sometimes, as in the case of Michael Chabon, an outsider arrives and adds to that lore, though mostly the job (and privilege) of telling a city's stories falls to those who were born and raised there, as in the case of John Edgar Wideman.
		Not the fictional Pittsburgh which, like any good writer, I could cobble together from deeply felt characters' lives and realistic details, but the real Steel City, the city that's shared imaginatively by all long-term Pittsburghers.
		Pittsburgh fielded two of the premier teams in the Negro leagues, the Pittsburgh Crawfords and the Homestead Grays, regularly drawing mixed crowds of up to 35,000.
	www.stewart-onan.com /html/my_mysteries_of_pittsburgh__an.html (2574 words)

	Earl M. Rogers on Fiction Set in Iowa City (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		The author's reaction to the death of Edmund Wilson is the principal theme of this fictionalized autobiography, the second volume of a trilogy.
		Set in 1958 and 1959, the novel is about the defection of a Russian runner, friendship, and personal values, against a background of partisan politics, winter weather, and privileges for varsity athletes.
		The re-named and fictionalized characters are involved in a crisis in the university's history.
	www.lib.uiowa.edu /spec-coll/Bai/rogers.htm (8484 words)

	Historical Fiction Grades 4-6 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		A fictionalized account of a Biblical story in which an Egyptian princess rescues a Hebrew infant who becomes a prophet of his people while his sister finds her true self as a priestess to the Egyptian gods.
		Set in England, this is the story of the cruel practices towards horses in the nineteenth century, as it tells of a horse’s life from the horses’s point of view.
		Set in Vichy, France, in World War II, this is the story of the courage of a boy, a man, and a town in helping a group of Jewish children to safety.
	www.slco.lib.ut.us /kidhistbklist4-6.htm (6492 words)

	Plymouth District Library Teen Zone Booklists-American Historical Fiction
		A thirteen-year-old boy sets off with his father from their farm in Tennessee to join the Confederate forces on their way to fight at Gettysburg.
		A fictionalized account of the Washington, D.C., Civil War years experienced by Vinnie Ream the sculptress, best known for the statue of Abraham Lincoln that is in the Capitol building.
		When Rachel's illegitimate baby brother is kidnapped by a travelling band of revivalists in 1940, she sets out with her grandfather, a hired hand, and an eccentric neighbor in a desperate attempt to steal him back.
	plymouthlibrary.org /amhistbib.htm (4548 words)

	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania - Article from FactBug.org - the fast Wikipedia mirror site
		Although generally socially moderate, Pittsburgh citizens tend to be members of the Democratic party, this is primarily due to the city's labor union population, which has continued to dwindle with the decline of the U.S. Steel market.
		Pittsburgh is one of the few American cities or towns to be spelled with an h at the end of burg.
		In the city charter, granted on March 18, 1816, the Pittsburgh spelling is used.
	www.factbug.org /cgi-bin/a.cgi?a=25101 (2758 words)

	Amazon.com: Set in Darkness: An Inspector Rebus Novel (Inspector Rebus Mysteries): Books: Ian Rankin (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		In Set in Darkness, Rebus has a fling with Lorna Grieve, a faded rock muse who's the sister of Roddy Grieve, an up-and-coming politico who turns up dead on the grounds of the boarded-up hospital that's being torn down to make way for the new Scottish Parliament.
		This time he adds a stalker who happens to be one of Rebus's colleagues, a couple of toughs who hang out in singles clubs and finish their evenings with a rape or two, and the ongoing story of Rebus's tortured past--a bitter divorce, a daughter still recovering from a terrible accident, and a drinking problem.
		This series is set in Edinburgh, Scotland, but not in the touristy Edinburgh but in the tough underbelly, where there are pubs that it is wisest not to go into and where there are gangs and thugs.
	www.amazon.com /exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0312206097?v=glance (2891 words)

	Adult Booklists: Speculative Fiction: Science-Fiction and Fantasy (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		Also: Science Fiction and Fantasy 2002, with 24 titles published in 2002, and Science Fiction and Fantasy 2003, with 22 titles published in 2003.
		List of a dozen science-fiction or fantasy writers from Greg Bear to Ian Watson, with brief info about their backgrounds and their series/books.
		"Lists mainstream science fiction and fantasy novels, short stories and movies (speculative fiction) which contain references specifically to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and to Mormonism in general." Noted that most of the authors of works on this list are not Mormons.
	www.waterborolibrary.org /bklistsf.htm (2795 words)

	Book Lists and Bibliographies (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		List of 10 writers of war fiction, from Alfred Draper to John Wingate, with brief info on their backgrounds and books.
		List of the 100 best novels as determined by students in the Radcliffe Publishing Course, who are tomorrow's publishing industry leaders.
		The list is as broad as possible to encourage readers of all types of fiction.
	www.waterborolibrary.org /bklista.htm (9329 words)

	Pittsburgh Post-Gazette - Top50 List 2-16
		Claim to fame: Since taking over as top man of the Pittsburgh Symphony, Jansons has made a reputation for being as likable a human being as he is an accomplished musician.
		Claim to fame: The Hillmans have set a standard of civic involvement that is unmatched in the city, except by their children, who are following in their footsteps.
		Claim to fame: Backed by the unfailing support of Teresa Heinz, who was fourth on this list last year, Sarbaugh is finding success with the Small Arts Initiative, a program designed to aid low-budget arts groups that are often overlooked by contributors.
	www.post-gazette.com /newslinks/Top501999twoto16.asp (1537 words)

	Bruce Dobler's Creative Nonfiction Compendium
		There they lived with three different families for a month; the result of their stay was an extraordinary collaboration, an unsparing record of place, of the people who shaped the land, and of the rhythm of their lives.
		This dramatic, moving account of transplantation patients and the technology involved, written by a University of Pittsburgh professor, is based on Gutkind's four years observing the agonizing hope and despair of the terminally ill who await a matching organ from brain-dead donors.
		Two procedures are described in detail involving multiple-organ procurement from a 15-year-old boy, a liver for transplant to one patient and the heart and lungs to another, the mother of four.
	www.pitt.edu /~bdobler/readingnf.html#top (8922 words)

	Reading Lists from TeachersFirst
		Charles Public Library Quick Picks for Teens - This annual list of fiction and non-fiction complied by the Young Adult Library Services Association of the St. Charles Public Library provides annotated suggestions for young adults ages 12 to 18.
		Banned Books Online - The University of Pennsylvania provides an interesting listing of books that have been are " banned"-- suppressed or censored by authorities.
		The more contemporary listings may also be of interest to today's students.
	www.teachersfirst.com /readlist.html (646 words)

	Earl Rogrs on fiction set in Iowa City (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		The author's reaction to the death of Edmund Wilson is the principal theme of this fictionalized autobiography, the second volume of a projected trilogy.
		The setting strongly resembles Paul Engle's former summer house at Stone City, Iowa, "the stone church with its square tower...
		There is little physical description of the campus and town but Stegner finely portrays the mind of his fictional student and the reactions of the other characters.
	www.lib.uiowa.edu /spec-coll/Bai/ic_fict.htm (4613 words)

	Science Fiction and Fantasy set in Ireland: a checklist (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		This is a list of works of speculative fiction set wholly or partly in Ireland, gleaned from the internet, from rec.arts.sf.written and also from the 1995 CD-ROM edition of The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction by John Clute and Peter Nicholls (which I urge you to buy, along with the Dave Langford search extension).
		"set at the end of the [20th] century, describes the conflict between fashionable ecumenism and disillusioned conservatism in the Roman Catholic Church.
		"set in an imaginary Ireland in the throes of a military takeover.
	explorers.whyte.com /sf/irsf.htm (6852 words)

	Fifty-nine Deceits in Fahrenheit 911, Dave Kopel, Independence Institute (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		As we go through the long list of lies and tricks in Fahrenheit 9/11, keep in mind that Michael Moore has assembled a "war room" of political operatives and lawyers in order to respond to criticism of Fahrenheit 9/11 and to file defamation suits.
		The list itself bears that out: More than 1,000 voters were matched with felons though they were of different races.
		Based on the numbers of successful appeals, fls were less likely to have been improperly placed on the purge list: of the fls who were purged, 5.1 percent successfully appealed.
	www.davekopel.com /Terror/Fiftysix-Deceits-in-Fahrenheit-911.htm (13105 words)

	By Danny Gregory (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		Members would have their own blogs pages where they could post their work and comment on it and it could be cross-referenced with tags like a flickr picture so one could look up each EDM challenges or first watercolors or self portraits etc.
		There would be a library which would include reviews of books, lessons and demos created by members and guests (audio, video, written, or illustrated).
		I see this community incorporating or subsuming the sort of content one sees in The Artist magazine or Watercolor Magic or on the HG channel or in events like Artella, etc. People would emerge form the community and help to organize, teach, encourage etc, and then in turn be educated and encouraged by someone else.
	www.dannygregory.com (2086 words)

	Amazon.com: Set in Darkness : An Inspector Rebus Novel (An Inspector Rebus Novel): Books: Ian Rankin (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		Set in Darkness: An Inspector Rebus Novel (Inspector Rebus Mysteries) by Ian Rankin in Front Matter
		Get lost in a super book: A list by Mandy J. Create a Listmania!
		Fiction / Mystery & Detective / Police Procedural
	www.amazon.com /exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0312977891?v=glance (2977 words)

	Timothy McSweeney's Internet Tendency: Lists
		Gift Set has been reprinted in very limited quantities, and will not last long.
		This section will be updated as often as possible with several new lists at a time.
		The Settings That Would Be On a Blender Today If the Blender Had Been Invented, Say, 100 Years Before Its Actual Invention Date of 1922
	www.mcsweeneys.net /links/lists (3481 words)

	BuzzFlash - Daily Headlines and Breaking News
		Pittsburgh Gazette: "Undesirable army / Shortfalls allow the entry of hate-filled recruits" 7/12
		Jonathan Alter: How to Beat 'Cut and Run'; If Rove can successfully con Democrats into ignoring Iraq and reciting their laundry list of other priorities, Republicans win.
		Yet some lawmakers don't want to hear from you anymore and have set up technology to block your messages!
	www.buzzflash.com (3300 words)

	Free Republic \| latest articles (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		The Rand Corp. study, commissioned by city school Superintendent Mark Roosevelt and released yesterday, said the drop-out rate was average for a large, urban district.
		But most members of the school board questioned the accuracy of the research, and at least two members promised to mount a vigorous campaign to discredit the report and minimize any damage it might cause the district.
		If the 2008 Republican primary for president were held today and the following candidates were listed on your ballot, which one would you choose?
	www.freerepublic.com (4783 words)

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