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|Will of Alice Webber
In the Supreme Court
In re Alice Webber deceased.
Probate granted to John Charles Moores & Florence Lockyer on the 9th day of January A.D. 1953
Value of Estate $ 16,204,22
Vol. 11 ľ Folio 367
In this corner To the Honourable the Supreme Court or Fiat ??????? one of the Honourable the Judges thereof.
Jan. 8th 1953
The petition of Florence Lockyer of St. Johnĺs , Newfoundland, Registered Nurse
1. Alice Webber of St. Johnĺs aforesaid died there on the 13th day of November, A. D. 1952, having first made and published her last Will and Testament which is hereto annexed marked ôAö.
2. Your petitioner and John Charles Moores of St. Johnĺs afore- said, Assistant Passenger Agent, are the sole executors named in the said will.
3. A full, just and true inventory and valuation of the property of the said testatrix within the jurisdiction of your Honourable Court at the time of her death as far as your petitioner can at present ascertain is hereto annexed marked ôBö.
4. No Letters of Probate of any Will nor Letters of Administration of any estate of the said Alice Webber have issued from your Honourable Court. (initials to left of 4.)
Your petitioner therefore prays that Letters of Probate of the Will of the said Alice Webber be granted to her and the said John Charles Moores.
And as in duty bound will ever pray, etc.
Dated at St. Johnĺs this 24th day of November, A. D. 1952.
Florence Lockyer LS
St. Johnĺs to-wit:
I, Florence Lockyer of St. Johnĺs aforesaid, the petitioner named in the foregoing petition, make oath and say that the matters and things therein set forth are just and true to the best of my knowledge information and belief.
SWORN before me at St. Johnĺs aforesaid this 24th day of November, A.D. 1952
Florence Lockyer LS
Robert Alsop LS A stamp with value of 25 cents for Newfoundland Clerk Inland Revenue is affixed to left of Alsop signature
Last Will and Testaments April 4th, 1951
I Alice Webber of the City of St. Johnĺs Nfld. declare this to be my last will and testament. I give to my daughter Florence Lockyer my own home and effects therein at 131 Hamilton Ave. City St. Johnĺs. If and when the above mentioned house is sold the nett proceeds of such sale to be divided among the following children.
In the event of death of either or any of the above named persons previous to such sale such shares will automatically cease and proceeds will be divided among the surviving members of the family before named
After all expenses in connections with this will plus funeral expenses, together with any outstanding debts are paid.
The balances remaining in the Nfld. Savings bank and the Royal Bank of Canada at St. Johnĺs in joint account of Florence Lockyer and myself are to be divided among the following children-
Neville F. Lockyer
I appoint my daughter Florence Lockyer and Mr. J. C. Moores executors of this my last will.
I Alice Webber have hereunto Set my hand and seal This fourth day of April 1951
Signed Alice Webber
Ľ Seal
Witness- *
Transcriber's Notes:
In September 1906 in Harbour Grace, Alice married John Lockyer, a native of Trinity, who had been hired by James Ryan in 1904 as an assistant manager. The Lockyer/Swyers House is located on Coster Street, one of the main roads in Bonavista. John Lockyer died of pneumonia in 1917 and Alice, moved the family to Harbour Grace soon after.
The will for John is here. The son Levelle was actually Neville and he was from the first marriage of John to Mary Cook. She died in Trinity in 1904
John's brother was William James Lockyer (Rev. Canon Lockyer), a prominent figure in the Church of England. For 34 years he laboured in Nova Scotia and the greater part of that time was at Port Morien, Cape Breton. In 1917 William was made a Canon of All Saints Cathedral, Halifax. William's wife, Elizabeth Mary White, was a sister of Bishop White, the first native born Newfoundland Anglican Bishop.
Alice remarried widower Arnold Webber in St. John's Jan 19, 1927 (Harbour Grace Standard 11 February 1927). Arnold had been married to Eliza Ann Balsom (d. Clarenville June 1924) with whom he had 10 children. At the time of the marriage of Arnold and Alice, Arnold had been railroading for 28 years. Unfortunately, Arnold was killed December 6, 1937 in a disastrous train wreck that occurred shortly after one oĺclock in the morning near St. Johnĺs when engine No. 1000 and two loaded freight cars plunged over a trestle at Flynnĺs Dump, Mount Pearl. Florence May Lockyer married Carl Alva Butler at Topsail Anglican Church November 1955.
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- November 16, 1752 - MIDDLETON LAND - To be Sold Two hundred and eighty-seven Acres of Land, called "Pool's Delight", situated in Frederick County, near the main Road, about 10 Miles above Frederick Town, wherein is a Peach Orchard, and some other small Improvements: a great Part of the Land will make choice Meadow, abounds with good Springs, and is well adapted for Farming and raising Stock. The Title is indisputable and for Terms apply to Samuel MIDDLETON.
- December 16, 1756 - BOWER, BUTCHER Ran away from the Subscriber, living near Frederick-Town, in Frederick County, on the 10th of June last, a Dutch Servant Man, named Michael BOWER (who could not then speak a Word of English); he is a Baker by Trade, of a middle Size, is about 24 Years of Age, full-faced, of a brown Complexion, has grey Eyes, and a very effeminate Voice. He had on a new Felt Hat, a blue Jacket, and two Pair of Trowsers. He is supposed to be somewhere about Patapsco. Whoever takes up the said Servant, and brings him to the Subscriber, shall have Two Pistoles Reward, besides what the law allows, paid by Nicholas BUTCHER.
- October 12, 1758 - HUNTER, OWINGS DEATHS - HUNTER Annapolis, October 12 - Last Week Died the Reverend Mr. Samuel HUNTER, Rector of All-Saints Parish in Frederick County. LAND - OWINGS To be Sold by the Subscriber, A Tract of Land, lying on Sam's-Creek in Frederick County, called "Joshua's Lot", and contains 360 Acres: The Up-land is good and well Timber'd, and a great deal of choice Meadow Ground, with a Stream of Water running through the Whole, sufficient for a Mill. The Title indisputable. For Terms apply to the Subscriber, living in Baltimore County, Joshua OWINGS.
- August 23, 1759 - HEPBURN, BECKWITH, DICKSON STRAY - HEPBURN There is at the Plantation of John HEPBURN, Esq; at Rock-Creek, in Frederick County, taken up as a Stray, a middle sized Bay Horse, with a small Star on his Face, paces slow, and seems to be branded on the near Shoulder with a crooked Iron, thus, The Owner may have him again, on proving his Property, and paying Charges. SALE - BECKWITH, DICKSON By Virtue of a Fieri Facias to me directed, agreeable to an Act of Assembly of this Province, made at February Sessions, 1755, entituled, An Act directing the Commissioners of the Paper Currency Office, Speedily to call in the Interest due on Bonds, and other Securities, and all Monies due on Funds payable into said Office, there will be exposed to Public Sale, to the Highest Bidder, on Saturday the Ninth Day of September next, a Tract of Land called "Garter Lost", containing Two Hundred Acres, lying in Frederick County, on a Branch called the Watery Branch of Rock-Creek, about 12 Miles from Bladensburg, and about the same distance from George -Town, Rock-Creek; whereon is an exceeding good Framed Tobacco -House, 40 Feet by 22, a small Dwelling-House, with some small Out-Houses; taken in Execution as the Land and Tenement of Basil BECKWITH, for the Use of the Commissioners or Trustees for Emitting Bills of Credit, established by Act of Assembly. The Sale to be on the Premisses, at Two o'Clock in the Afternoon. - James DICKSON, Sheriff of Frederick County.
- September 20, 1759 - BOTELER, WICKHAM, BECKWITH, DUVALL, METCALFE,
TURNBULL, LUXINBURGE, RYSONIR STRAY - BOTELER There is at the Plantation of Edward BOTELER, near the Blue Ridge in Frederick County, taken up as a Stray, a Bright Bay Mare, about 13 Hands high, branded on the near Shoulder R C; she has a small Star in her Forehead, and her hind Feet are white. The Owner may have her again, on proving his Property and paying Charges. DEBTORS - WICKHAM, BECKWITH, DUVALL, METCALFE, TURNBULL, LUXINBURGE, RYSONIR The Subscribers having been several Years in the Custody of the Sheriff of Frederick County for Debt, and not having wherewith to satisfy their Creditors, hereby give Notice, That they intend to apply to the next General Assembly for an Act for their Relief - Nathaniel WICKHAM - Basil BECKWITH - Samuel DUVALL - John METCALFE - John TURNBULL - Joseph LUXINBURGE - Michael RYSONIR.
- March 20, 1760 - MILLER STRAY - MILLER There is at the Plantation of Christian MILLER, in Frederick County, taken up as a Stray, a Bay Mare about 14 Hands high, has a Star in her Forehead, Paces, and has no perceivable Brand, had on an old broken Bell, with a Leather Collar and double Buckle. The Owner may have her again on proving his Property and paying Charges.
- November 12, 1761 - HARGAT STRAY - HARGAT There is at the Plantation of Peter HARGAT, near the Katockton Mountain, in Frederick County, taken up as a Stray, a middle-siz'd Sorrel Horse, Branded on the Right Shoulder something like I, has much white in his Face, 3 white Feet, a bob Tail, and some Saddle Spots on his Back. The Owner may have him again on proving his Property, and paying Charges.
- December 3, 1761 - CHANCE STRAY - CHANCE There is in the Possession of Henry CHANCE, in Frederick County, about Ten Miles this side of Town, a middle siz'd dark Bay or Brown Gelding, a natural Pacer, has a small Star in his Forehead, and a Slit in the End of his off Ear, but not any perceivable Brand. The owner may have him again, on proving his Property, and paying Charges.
- February 18, 1762 - STONER, CHARLTON, WARDROP SALE - STONER John STONER, living about 24 Miles from Annapolis, on the Elk-Ridge Road, intending to Remove to Frederick County, proposes to sell the Plantation where he now lives, by Public Venue, on Monday the First Day of March ensuing, at Ten o'clock before Noon, on the Premises. He has to sell, About 400 Acres of Land, on which there is and may be soon clear'd Meadow Ground enough to keep 100 Head of Cattle, 30 Acres of new Ground sow'd with Wheat and Rye, a Dwelling-House and Barn, Spring-House, and very convenient Still-House, with a Sixty Gallon Still, Three Pair of Working Oxen, Six cows, a few Hogs, some Horses, Mares, Etc. Two Waggons, and some Plantation Utensils. Also, A Saw-Mill and a Grist-Mill, about 5 Miles Distance, where Jacob STONER now lives, on a good Stream of Water. SALE - CHARLTON, WARDROP To be Sold at Public Vendue, on Thursday the Eighteenth of March next, at the House of Arthur CHARLTON, in Frederick-Town, in Frederick County, The following Tracts of Land, late the Estate of Mr. James WARDROP, deceased, all lying in Frederick County. - One Tract called "Hazard", lying on Little Conococheague, containing 790 Acres. - One Ditto called "Partnership", lying on the West Side of Manockasy, below the Upper Ford , 280 Acres. - "Dear Bought", lying on a Draught of Anti-Eatam, near the Head of a Spring, 500 Acres (note - the list appears to go on but is not included in my copy).
- May 27, 1762 - DULANY, CUMMING PROPOSALS TO LAY OUT LOTS - DULANY, CUMMING May 10th, 1762 For laying out a Number of additional Lots to Frederick-Town in Frederick County. I. That One Hundred Lots of thereabouts, be laid out contiguous to the Town, and as conveniently as may be; each Lot to contain the same Quantity of Ground, and to be of the same Dimensions with the old Lots. II. That a Ground Rent shall be reserved to Daniel DULANY, Esq; his Heirs or Assigns forever, proportion'd to the Value of each Lot, and as shall be agreed upon between the parties. III. That the Purchaser of every Lot shall pay down one Dollar for the same, and be free of the Ground Rent aforesaid for the Term of Eight Years; and Time of such Exemption to commerce from the last Day of September, 1762, that there may be one stated Term for the payment of all the Ground Rents on the said Lots. IV. That upon every Transfer of Alienation of any Lot after the Commencement of the Ground Rents as aforesaid, a Year's Rent shall be paid to the said Daniel DULANY, his Heirs or Assigns, by the Purchaser. V. That the Proprietors of the Lots shall, in Five Years after taking up their Lots, respectively build a House on each Lot fram'd or of Brick or Stone, to cover Four Hundred square Feet of Ground at the least, and the Chimney of every Dwelling House to be of Brick or Stone; otherwise such Lots to be forfeited. VI. That One Hundred Acres of Land be laid out on "Locust Level", within Three Miles of the Town, for the purpose of furnishing Timber for building on the said Lots, and for no other purpose whatever, and that no Purchasers of Lots, having Land within Six Miles of the said Town, shall be entitled to the Privilege of cutting any Timber off the said 100 Acres, laid out as aforesaid. VII. That the Owners of every Lot shall pay the Quit-Rent to the Lord Baltimore, from the Commencement of his Right. VIII. That an Estate in Fee Simple, subject to the Conditions and Reservations abovementioned, be granted to the Purchasers as afore said, and a Deed executed on Demand, after the Payment of the Dollar abovementioned. The Subscriber will attend at Frederick-Town next June Court, to treat with any Persons who may be inclined to become Purchasers, and the Lots will be all laid out by that Time, and an accurate Plat of the Town prepared for the View of all who shall desire to see the same. - William CUMMING.
- May 27, 1762 - RICHARDSON LOTTERY The Managers of the Frederick-Town Calvinist Church Lottery, hereby give Notice, That the Drawing will punctually begin on Monday the 14th Day of June; and they request all Persons who have Tickets unsold, to return them by that Time. Tickets may still be had of the Managers, and at the Printing Office. SALE - RICHARDSON To be Sold by the Subscriber, at Public Vendue, on Saturday the Third Day of July next, Two Hundred and Eighteen Acres of land, in Frederick County, whereon he now dwells, well improved with a good Dwelling House and Kitchen, and Seven other out Houses, and Two good Tobacco Houses, with Orchards of Fruit Trees of all Kinds, with one good Meadow set with Timothy Grass, and a good deal more might easily be made. There is a convenient Place for Erecting a Water Mill on the same. The Subscriber will also, at the same Time, sell One Hundred and Fifty-seven Acres of Land, lying on Seneca Creek in Frederick County, being Part of "Richardson's Range", whereon is a small Dwelling-House, and a Plantation, a Fence newly made, Etc. The Rights are indisputable. - William RICHARDSON
- June 10, 1762 - CROSBY, DEW, WIRT EXECUTION On Wednesday the 26th of May, Richard CROSBY, alias DEW, was Executed at Frederick-Town, in Frederick County, for the Murder of old Mr. WIRT, on the Road, as formerly mentioned.
- September 8, 1763 - BAYNES, MILLER SALE - BAYNES To be Sold, For Bills of Exchange, Cash, or Tobacco - Two Hundred Acres of Land, being Half of a Tract called "Brother's Good Will", about Ten Miles from Frederick-Town in Frederick County, and Five from Patowmack River, on the main Road that leads to Harper's Ferry. The Title is good. For Terms apply to the Subscriber at Piscataway, in Prince-George's County. - John BAYNES STRAY - MILLER There is at the Plantation of Jacob MILLER, in Frederick County, taken up as Strays, a Mare, and a Colt; the Mare of a black Colour, about 10 Years old, branded on the near Shoulder and Buttock NR join'd with a Stroke on the Top of the N. The Colt of a brown Colour, 3 Years old, has two white Feet, and a Blaze on one Side of its Head. The Owner or Owners may have them again, on proving Property, and paying Charges.
- July 5, 1764 - CLAY/CLARY, HOBBS STRAY - There is, at the Plantation of Benjamin CLAY/CLARY near the Widow HOBBS's Tavern in Frederick County, taken up as a Stray, a Bay Mare about 12 Hands high, a Blaze Face, branded on the near Buttock H, and on the off Shoulder with something that cannot be made out.
- May 15, 1766 - YOUNG, McINTYRE, SCOTT RUNAWAY Committed to Frederick County Jail, as a Runaway, Margaret YOUNG, says she belongs to Henry McINTYRE, in Buck's County, Pennsylvania, had on, when committed, a Callicoe Bed-Gown, Linsey-Wolsey petticote, Check Apron, Silk Handkerchief, and a Black Hair Hat. She says she was born in Wales, and brought up in Ireland. She is pitted with the Small Pox, and has a remarkable Scar on her Throat and each Side of her Neck. The Owner is desired to take her, and pay Fees. - Geo. SCOTT, Sheriff.
- August 14, 1766 - SLAVE JAGOE, BEARD RUNAWAY July 26, 1766. Ran away from the Subscriber, living on Anti-Eatem, Frederick County, Maryland, a Salt Water Negro Man, named JAGOE, aged about 23 Years, about 5 Feet 10 Inches high, smooth fac'd, straight limb'd, and Walks very upright; Had on when he went away, a Tow Shirt, an old Blanket Coat, and a Pair of old Leather Breeches. Whoever takes up and secures the said Negro in any Goal within this Province, shall receive a Reward of Thirty Shillings, Current Money, and reasonable Charges; and if taken up in any other Province, and secured in Goal, so that his Master may get him again, the Sum of Fifty Shillings Currency, and reasonable Charges paid by William BEARD.
- September 11, 1766 - STILLING, RUTLAND, MITCHELL, AYRES, BEALL, LEWIS, WRIGHT,HARRISON, WALLER RUNAWAY - STILLING, RUTLAND RAN away from the Subscriber, near Annapolis, a Convict Servant man,named John STILLING, a slim made Fellow, about five Feet Six or Seven Inches high; he is of a fair Complexion, short brown hair, is pitted with the Small Pox; his apparel is very remarkable, a Fearnought Jacket, Two Quarters grey, and Two blue, with leather Buttons, Osnabrig Shirt, and Crocus Trowsers; has neither Hat, Shoes, or Stockings. Whoever takes up and secures the said Servant, so that his Master shall get him again, shall have a Reward of Twenty Shillings, and reasonable Charges, paid by Thomas RUTLAND. RUNAWAY - MITCHELL, AYRES COMMITTED as a Runaway, to the Jail of Alexandria, in Fairfax county, Virginia, a likely young Negro Man, who calls himself by the Name of James MITCHELL, says that he is a Convict, and that he belongs to Mr. Abraham AYRES, in Kent County, Maryland. His Master is desired to come and pay the Prison Charges, and take himaway. - Aug. 9, 1766 HELP WANTED - BEALL A Good Forge Carpenter, and Good Workmen, who will undertake the Management of One Finery Fire, to Work Double-Handed, will meet with Good Encourgement, if they apply to the Subscriber at Frederick Forge, on the Mouth of Anti-Etam. - Samuel BEALL, junr. - August 16, 1766 RUNAWAY - LEWIS, WRIGHT, HARRISON, WALLER SIX POUNDS REWARD - Ran away last night, from the Patapsco Furnace, near Elk-Ridge Landing, two English convict Servant Men, viz. - William LEWIS, aged about 27 years, about 5 feet 7 Inches high, sparemake, of a fair complexion, thin visage, light brown hair, and grey eyes; he has been under a Doctor for some time, with a sore leg, with chases him to go lame. Had with him, and old Felt Hat, Osnabrigs Shirt, matchcoat Jacket, Rolls Trowsers, and Country made Shoes. - John WRIGHT, ages about 25 years, about 5 feet 5 inches high, a bluff faced Fellow, of a fair complexion, light brown hair, grey eyes, and is much Pock-mark'd, has a swelling in his right Knee, with causes him to go lame. Had with him a new Felt hat, Osnabrigs Shirt, a grey Fearnought Jacket, and a blue Cloth under Ditto, Rolls Trowsers, and Country made shoes. Whoever takes up and secures the said Servants, so as they may be had again, shall receive for each, if taken 10 Miles from home, Twenty Shillings; if 20 Miles, Thirty Shillings; and if out of the Province, Three Pounds, and reasonable Charges if brought home to the Furnace of Thomas HARRISON, and Company. per. James WALLER - August 9, 1766
- October 23, 1766 - BROWN STRAY There is at the Plantation of Richard BROWN, near Great Pipe Creek, in Frederick County, taken up as a Stray, a middle sized Dark Brown Horse, is shod Before, and Dock'd, but not Branded, he Trots and Gallops, and is about 5 or 6 Years old.
- August 2, 1770 - LETTON, DIGGES, NEALE, SYLE, SWIFT, SEMPLE STRAY - LETTON There is at the Plantation of Michael LETTON, living near Rock-Creek Chapel, Frederick County, Maryland, taken up as a Stray, a small black Mare, about 13 Hands high, Six or Seven Years old, has a long Switch Tail, trots and gallops, and is very poor. The Owner may have her again on proving Property and paying Charges. SALE - DIGGES, NEALE, SYLE To be sold, in Pursuance to the last will and Testament of Edward DIGGES, late of St. Mary's County, deceased, Sundry Tracts, lying in Frederick County; One of which, the One Fifth Lot, or Part of a Tract of Land, called "Bedford", containing 1000 Acres, lying on Great Pipe-Creek, about a Mile from the main Road that leads to York-Town; it is extreamly well watered, and appears to be adapted to Farming and Meadowing. Any one inclining to purchase, may depend upon our meeting at Mr. Normand BRUCE's about the 10th of October next. All Persons who have any Claims or Demands against the Deceased, are requested to bring them in, and those who are indebted, are desired to make payment. - Wilfrid NEALE, Eleanor DIGGES, Raphael NEALE, George SYLE, Executors. STRAY - SWIFT, SEMPLE There is at the Plantation of Goodwin Swift, near SEMPLE's Furnace, Frederick County, taken up as a Stray, a brown bay Horse, with a Blaze Face, about Thirteen and an Half Hands high, branded on the off Shoulder C, both hind Feet white, and about Seven Years old. The owner may have him again, on proving Property and paying Charges.
- January 24, 1771 - SWEARINGHAM, SPRIGG, WOOTTON, CHARLTON, GRIFFITH, SPRIGG, CHAPLIN SALE - SWEARINGHAM, SPRIGG, WOOTTON To be Sold at Public Sale on Thursday the __st Day of March next, at the House of Mr. Samuel SWEARINGHAM?, in Frederick-Town, Frederick County, for ready Money, or good London Bills of Exchange. Part of a Tract of land, lying in Frederick County situated on Little Monockosey, called "The Addition to Happy Choice", containing 834 Acres, including Part of the real Estate of Mr. Jacob SPRIGG, late of Prince George's County, deceased; and which by his last Will and Testament was ordered to be sold for certain Purposes in the said Will mentioned. The Land will be sold in Parcels, or the whole together, as it may appear best for the Advantage of the Estate. - W.T. WOOTTON, Executor. N.B. all Persons indebted to the Estate of the said? Mr. Jacob SPRIGG are desired to make immediate Payment and those who have just Claims against said Estate, are requested to let me know them on or before the Day of sale, that they may be settled. - W.T. WOOTTON. - January 16, 1771 SALE - CHARLTON, GRIFFITH, SPRIGG, CHAPLIN To be sold by public Vendue, on Wednesday the Second Day of March Court next, (if not sold before by private Sale, at the House of Arthur CHARLTON, in Frederick-Town. Part of a Tract of Land situate in Frederick County, and adjacent to Chaplin's Town, called "Addition to Piles's Delight", containing One Thousand Acres. It will be set up either together or in Lots, as may best suit the Purchasers. For Title and Terms of Sale, apply to the Subscriber, or to Mr. Joshua GRIFFITH, at Elk-Ridge Landing. - Frederick SPRIGG N.B. Mr. Joseph CHAPLIN will shew the Land if called on. - December 10, 1770 (note - copy is dark and parts are difficult to read)
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19-21 Beekman Place
East 50th Street and East 51st Street Beekman
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- Price$10,600,000
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- Approx. Sq. Ft.6,740
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This Beekman Place house is one of only nine on the river side from 50-51st Street. According to historian Christopher Gray of the New York Times, 19-21 Beekman was built as a high stoop brownstone in the 19th century similar to other houses there. They were comfortable but not pretentious, and by the beginning of the 20th Century many had been turned into boarding houses. The first evidence of renewed interest in Beekman Place came in 1919, when Ellen Biddle Shipman purchased 19-21. Named as the Dean of Women Landscape Artists by House & Garden, Ms. Shipman designed hundreds of important American gardens from 1910-1940. With her well-honed design aesthetic, she engaged architects Butler & Corse to turn the brownstone into a sophisticated and delicate Georgian mansion, which it remains today. The house is extraordinarily well situated, with the front entrance on the Fiftieth Street cul de sac between Beekman Place and the East River and the side service entrance on Beekman Place. Unparalleled river views to the east complete the uncommon three full exposures. The current 6,330 sq. ft. 12 room layout includes the living room, formal dining room, library, five bedrooms each with its own bathroom, 2 powder rooms, 2 kitchens, 6 gas fireplaces and an elevator. There is also a basement. Plans for a 3-story addition on top of the existing 2-story extension have been approved by the city and would add another 1403 sq. ft. This is a piece of Manhattan history at its finest.
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|Myopia, short-sightedness, near-sighted
|Diagram showing changes in the eye with near-sightedness
|Distant objects appear blurry, close objects appear normal, headaches, eye strain[1]
|Retinal detachment, cataracts, glaucoma[2]
|Combination of genetic and environmental factors[2]
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|Near work, greater time spent indoors, family history[2][3]
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|Eye examination[1]
|More time outside for children[4]
|Eyeglasses, contact lenses, surgery[1]
|1.5 billion people (22%)[2][5]
Near-sightedness, also known as short-sightedness and myopia, is a condition of the eye where light focuses in front of, instead of on, the retina.[1] This causes distant objects to be blurry while close objects appear normal.[1] Other symptoms may include headaches and eye strain.[1] Severe near-sightedness increases the risk of retinal detachment, cataracts, and glaucoma.[2]
The underlying cause is believed to be a combination of genetic and environmental factors.[2] Risk factors include doing work that involves focusing on close objects, greater time spent indoors, and a family history of the condition.[2][3] It is also associated with a high socioeconomic class.[2] The underlying mechanism involves the length of the eyeball being too long or less commonly the lens being too strong.[1][6] It is a type of refractive error.[1] Diagnosis is by eye examination.[1]
There is tentative evidence that near-sightedness can be prevented by having young children spend more time outside.[4][7] This may be related to natural light exposure.[8] Near-sightedness can be corrected with eyeglasses, contact lenses, or surgery.[1] Eyeglasses are the easiest and safest method of correction.[1] Contact lenses can provide a wider field of vision; however are associated with a risk of infection.[1] Refractive surgery permanently changes the shape of the cornea.[1]
Near-sightedness is the most common eye problem and is estimated to affect 1.5 billion people (22% of the population).[2][5] Rates vary significantly in different areas of the world.[2] Rates among adults are between 15 and 49%.[3][9] Rates are similar in males and females.[9] Among children it affects 1% of rural Nepalese, 4% of South Africans, 12% of Americans, and 37% in some large Chinese cities.[2][3] Rates have increased since the 1950s.[9] Uncorrected near-sightedness is one of the most common causes of vision impairment globally along with cataracts, macular degeneration, and vitamin A deficiency.[9]
- 1 Signs and symptoms
- 2 Causes
- 3 Diagnosis
- 4 Prevention
- 5 Management
- 6 Epidemiology
- 7 History
- 8 Society and culture
- 9 Research
- 10 Etymology
- 11 See also
- 12 References
- 13 External links
Signs and symptoms[edit]
Myopia presents with blurry distance vision, but generally gives good near vision. In high myopia, even near vision is affected as objects must be extremely close to the eyes to see clearly, and people with myopia cannot read without their glasses prescribed for distance. On fundoscopic examination of the eye, the optic nerve appears to be tilted and an area of white sclera could be seen on next to the disc with a line of hyperpigmentation separating this area from normal retina. The macula will have some retinal pigmentary changes and sometimes will have subretinal hemorrhages. The retina in myopic patients is thin and thorough evaluation of the periphery might show retinal holes and lattice degeneration. In addition, people with myopia might develop choroidal neovascularization in the macula.
A 2012 review could not find strong evidence for any cause, although many theories have been discredited.[10] Because twins and relatives are more likely to get myopia under similar circumstances, there must be a hereditary factor, but because myopia has been increasing so rapidly throughout the developed world, environmental factors must be more important.[11]
"Near work" hypothesis[edit]
The "near work" hypothesis, also referred to as the "use-abuse theory" states that spending time involved in near work strains the eyes and increases the risk of myopia. Some studies support the hypothesis while other studies do not.[3] While an association is present it is unclear if it is causal.[3]
Quite similarly, it is still unclear what is the mechanism of emmetropization, that is, the mechanism by which the degree of hyperopia (far-sightedness) and myopia change during childhood, such that a farsighted eye tends to become less farsighted and a near-sighted eye tends to become less near-sighted in the course of development.
"Visual stimuli" hypothesis[edit]
Although not mutually exclusive with the other hypotheses presented, the visual stimuli hypothesis adds another layer of mismatch to explain the modern prevalence of myopia. There is evidence that lack of normal visual stimuli causes improper development of the eyeball. In this case, "normal" refers to the environmental stimuli that the eyeball evolved for over hundreds of millions of years.[12] These stimuli would include diverse natural environments—the ocean, the jungle, the forest, and the savannah plains, among other dynamic visually exciting environments. Modern humans who spend most of their time indoors, in dimly or fluorescently lit buildings are not giving their eyes the appropriate stimuli to which they had evolved and may contribute to the development of myopia.[12] Experiments where animals such as kittens and monkeys had their eyes sewn shut for long periods of time also show eyeball elongation, demonstrating that complete lack of stimuli also causes improper growth trajectories of the eyeball.[13][14] Further research shows that people, and children especially, who spend more time doing physical exercise and outdoor activity have lower rates of myopia,[12][15][16][17] relating the increased magnitude and complexity of the visual stimuli encountered during these types of activities.
There is preliminary evidence that the protective effect of outdoor activities on the development of myopia is due, at least in part, to the effect of daylight on the production and the release of retinal dopamine.[18][19]
Other risk factors[edit]
In one study, heredity was an important factor associated with juvenile myopia, with smaller contributions from more near work, higher school achievement, and less time in sports activity.[20]
Long hours of exposure to daylight appears to be a protective factor.[11][21] Lack of outdoor play could be linked to myopia.[22] Other personal characteristics, such as value systems, school achievements, time spent in reading for pleasure, language abilities, and time spent in sport activities all correlated to the occurrence of myopia in studies.[20][23][24]
A diagnosis of myopia is typically confirmed during an eye examination performed by a specialized doctor who is an expert in refractive conditions of the eye, the optometrist, or by an ophthalmologist or orthoptist.[25] Frequently an autorefractor or retinoscope is used to give an initial objective assessment of the refractive status of each eye, then a phoropter is used to subjectively refine the patient's eyeglass prescription. Other types of refractive error are far-sightedness, astigmatism, and presbyopia.[1]
By cause[edit]
Borish and Duke-Elder classified myopia by cause:[26][27]
- Axial myopia is attributed to an increase in the eye's axial length.[28]
- Refractive myopia is attributed to the condition of the refractive elements of the eye.[28] Borish further subclassified refractive myopia:[26]
- Curvature myopia is attributed to excessive, or increased, curvature of one or more of the refractive surfaces of the eye, especially the cornea.[28] In those with Cohen syndrome, myopia appears to result from high corneal and lenticular power.[29]
- Index myopia is attributed to variation in the index of refraction of one or more of the ocular media.[28]
Elevation of blood-glucose levels can also cause edema (swelling) of the crystalline lens as a result of sorbitol (sugar alcohol) accumulating in the lens. This edema often causes temporary myopia (near-sightedness).
Clinical entity[edit]
Various forms of myopia have been described by their clinical appearance:[27][30][31]
- Simple myopia, more common than other types of myopia, is characterized by an eye that is too long for its optical power (which is determined by the cornea and crystalline lens) or optically too powerful for its axial length.[32] Both genetic and environmental factors, particularly significant amounts of near work, are thought to contribute to the development of simple myopia.[32]
- Degenerative myopia, also known as malignant, pathological, or progressive myopia, is characterized by marked fundus changes, such as posterior staphyloma, and associated with a high refractive error and subnormal visual acuity after correction.[28] This form of myopia gets progressively worse over time. Degenerative myopia has been reported as one of the main causes of visual impairment.[33]
- Nocturnal myopia, also known as night or twilight myopia, is a condition in which an individual has a greater difficulty seeing in low-illumination areas, even though his or her daytime vision is normal. Essentially, the eye's far point of an individual's focus varies with the level of light. Night myopia is believed to be caused by pupils dilating to let more light in, which adds aberrations, resulting in becoming more near-sighted. A stronger prescription for myopic night drivers is often needed. Younger people are more likely to be affected by night myopia than the elderly.[34][35]
- Pseudomyopia is the blurring of distance vision brought about by spasm of the ciliary muscle.[36]
- Induced myopia, also known as acquired myopia, results from exposure to various pharmaceutical drugs, increases in glucose levels, nuclear sclerosis, oxygen toxicity (e.g., from diving or from oxygen and hyperbaric therapy) or other anomalous conditions.[32] The encircling bands used in the repair of retinal detachments may induce myopia by increasing the axial length of the eye.[37]
- Index myopia is attributed to variation in the index of refraction of one or more of the ocular media.[28] Cataracts may lead to index myopia.[38]
- Form deprivation myopia occurs when the eyesight is deprived by limited illumination and vision range,[39] or the eye is modified with artificial lenses[40] or deprived of clear form vision.[41][42] In lower vertebrates, this kind of myopia seems to be reversible within short periods of time.[42] Myopia is often induced this way in various animal models to study the pathogenesis and mechanism of myopia development.[42]
- Nearwork-induced transient myopia (NITM) is defined as short-term myopic far point shift immediately following a sustained near visual task.[43] Some authors argue for a link between NITM and the development of permanent myopia.[44]
- Instrument myopia is defined as over-accommodation when looking into an instrument such as a microscope.[31]
Myopia, which is measured in diopters by the strength or optical power of a corrective lens that focuses distant images on the retina, has also been classified by degree or severity:[45]
- Low myopia usually describes myopia of −3.00 diopters or less (i.e. closer to 0.00).[28]
- Moderate myopia usually describes myopia between −3.00 and −6.00 diopters.[28] Those with moderate amounts of myopia are more likely to have pigment dispersion syndrome or pigmentary glaucoma.[46]
- High myopia usually describes myopia of −6.00 or more.[28][47] People with high myopia are more likely to have retinal detachments[48] and primary open angle glaucoma.[49] They are also more likely to experience floaters, shadow-like shapes which appear singly or in clusters in the field of vision.[50]
The term "degree" is also used as a variant of diopter, for example "500 degree myopia" meaning myopia with -5.00 diopter.
Age at onset[edit]
Myopia is sometimes classified by the age at onset:[45]
- Congenital myopia, also known as infantile myopia, is present at birth and persists through infancy.[32]
- Youth onset myopia occurs in the early childhood or teenage, and the ocular power can keep varying until the age of 21, before which any form of corrective surgery is usually not recommended by ophthalmic specialists around the world.[32]
- Adult onset myopia
The National Institutes of Health says there is no known way of preventing myopia, and the use of glasses or contact lenses does not affect its progression.[52] There is no universally accepted method of preventing myopia; proposed procedures have not been studied for effectiveness.[32]
Some suggest that more time spent outdoors during childhood is effective for prevention.[4]
Various methods have been employed in an attempt to decrease the progression of myopia, although studies show mixed results.[53] Many myopia treatment studies have a number of design drawbacks: small numbers, lack of adequate control group, and failure to mask examiners from knowledge of treatments used.
Glasses and contact lenses[edit]
The use of reading glasses when doing close work may provide success by reducing or eliminating the need to accommodate. Altering the use of eyeglasses between full-time, part-time, and not at all does not appear to alter myopia progression.[54][55] The American Optometric Association's Clinical Practice Guidelines for Myopia refers to numerous studies which indicated the effectiveness of bifocal lenses and recommends it as the method for "Myopia Control".[32] In some studies, bifocal and progressive lenses have not shown significant differences in altering the progression of myopia.[53]
Anti-muscarinic topical medications in children under 18 years of age may slow the worsening of myopia.[56][57] These treatments include pirenzepine gel, cyclopentolate eye drops, and atropine eye drops. While these treatments were shown to be effective in slowing the progression of myopia, side effects included light sensitivity and near blur.[56]
Other methods[edit]
Scleral reinforcement surgery is aimed to cover the thinning posterior pole with a supportive material to withstand intraocular pressure and prevent further progression of the posterior staphyloma. The strain is reduced, although damage from the pathological process cannot be reversed. By stopping the progression of the disease, vision may be maintained or improved.[58]
Optical correction using glasses or contact lenses is the most common approach; other approaches include drugs (mostly atropine), vision therapy, orthokeratology, and refractive surgery.[59]:21–26
The corrective lenses decrease the power of the eye's optics (i.e. they have negative power by being concave lenses; they are the opposite of a magnifying glass). The power of any lens system is expressed in diopters, as the reciprocal of its focal length in meters. Corrective lenses for near-sightedness have negative powers; the more negative the value then the more severe is the near-sightedness.
For people with a high degree of myopia, very strong eyeglass prescriptions are needed to correct the focus error. However, strong eyeglass prescriptions have a negative side effect in that off-axis viewing of objects, away from the center of the lens, results in prismatic movement and separation of colors, known as chromatic aberration. This prismatic distortion is visible to the wearer as color fringes around strongly contrasting colors. The fringes move around as the wearer's gaze through the lenses changes, and the prismatic shifting reverses on either side, above, and below the exact center of the lenses. Color fringing can make accurate drawing and painting difficult for users of strong eyeglass prescriptions.
Strongly near-sighted wearers of contact lenses do not experience chromatic aberration because the lens moves with the cornea, as the eye turns, and always stays centered in the middle of the wearer's gaze.
Refractive surgery[edit]
Refractive surgery includes procedures which alter the corneal curvature or which add additional refractive means inside the eye.
PRK / LASEK[edit]
Photorefractive keratectomy (PRK) involves ablation of corneal tissue from the corneal surface using an excimer laser. The amount of tissue ablation corresponds to the amount of myopia. While PRK is a relatively safe procedure for up to 6 dioptres of myopia, the recovery phase post-surgery is usually painful.[60][61]
In a LASIK pre-procedure, a corneal flap is cut into the cornea and lifted to allow the excimer laser beam access to the exposed corneal tissue. After that, the excimer laser ablates the tissue according to the required correction. When the flap again covers the cornea, the change in curvature generated by the laser ablation proceeds to the corneal surface. Though LASIK is usually painless and involves a short rehabilitation period post-surgery, it can potentially result in flap complications and loss of corneal stability (post-LASIK keratectasia).[62][63]
Phakic intra-ocular lens[edit]
Instead of modifying the corneal surface, as in laser vision correction (LVC), this procedure involves implanting an additional lens inside the eye (i.e., in addition to the already existing natural lens). While it usually results in good control of the refractive change, it can induce potential serious long-term complications such as glaucoma, cataract and endothelial decompensation.[64][65][66]
Alternative medicine[edit]
A number of alternative therapies have been claimed to improve myopia, including vision therapy, "behavioural optometry", various eye exercises and relaxation techniques, and the Bates method.[67] Scientific reviews have concluded that there was "no clear scientific evidence" that eye exercises are effective in treating near-sightedness[68] and as such they "cannot be advocated."[69]
In the 1980s and 1990s, biofeedback created interest as a possible treatment for near-sightedness. A 1997 review of this biofeedback research concluded "controlled studies to validate such methods ... have been rare and contradictory."[70] One study found that myopes could improve their visual acuity with biofeedback training, but that this improvement was "instrument-specific" and did not generalize to other measures or situations.[71] In another study, an "improvement" in visual acuity was found, but the authors concluded this could be a result of subjects learning the task.[72] Finally, in an evaluation of a training system designed to improve acuity, "no significant difference was found between the control and experimental subjects".[73]
Global refractive errors have been estimated to affect 800 million to 2.3 billion.[74] The incidence of myopia within sampled population often varies with age, country, sex, race, ethnicity, occupation, environment, and other factors.[75][76] Variability in testing and data collection methods makes comparisons of prevalence and progression difficult.[77]
The prevalence of myopia has been reported as high as 70–90% in some Asian countries, 30–40% in Europe and the United States, and 10–20% in Africa.[76] Myopia is about twice as common in Jews than in people of non-Jewish ethnicity.[78] Myopia is less common in African people and associated diaspora.[75] In Americans between the ages of 12 and 54, myopia has been found to affect African Americans less than Caucasians.[79]
In some parts of Asia, myopia is very common.
- Singapore is believed to have the highest prevalence of myopia in the world; up to 80% of people there have myopia, but the accurate figure is unknown.[80]
- China's myopia rate is 31%: 400 million of its 1.3 billion people are myopic. The prevalence of myopia in high school in China is 77%, and in college is more than 80%.[81]
- In some areas, such as China and Malaysia, up to 41% of the adult population is myopic to 1.00 dpt,[82] and up to 80% to 0.5 dpt.[83]
- A study of Jordanian adults aged 17 to 40 found over half (54%) were myopic.[84]
- Some research suggests the prevalence of myopia in India in the general population is only 7%.[85][86]
- In first-year undergraduate students in the United Kingdom found 50% of British whites and 53% of British Asians were myopic.[87]
- In Greece, the prevalence of myopia among 15- to 18-year-old students was found to be 37%.[85]
- A recent review found 27% of Western Europeans aged 40 or over have at least −1.00 diopters of myopia and 5% have at least −5.00 diopters.[88]
North America[edit]
Myopia is common in the United States, with research suggesting this condition has increased dramatically in recent decades. In 1971–1972, the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey provided the earliest nationally representative estimates for myopia prevalence in the U.S., and found the prevalence in persons aged 12–54 was 25%. Using the same method, in 1999–2004, myopia prevalence was estimated to have climbed to 42%.[89]
A study of 2,523 children in grades 1 to 8 (age, 5–17 years) found nearly one in 10 (9%) have at least −0.75 diopters of myopia.[90] In this study, 13% had at least +1.25 D hyperopia (farsightedness), and 28% had at least 1.00-D difference between the two principal meridians (cycloplegic autorefraction) of astigmatism. For myopia, Asians had the highest prevalence (19%), followed by Hispanics (13%). Caucasian children had the lowest prevalence of myopia (4%), which was not significantly different from African Americans (7%).[90]
A recent review found 25% of Americans aged 40 or over have at least −1.00 diopters of myopia and 5% have at least −5.00 diopters.[88]
Oceania (Australia)[edit]
In Australia, the overall prevalence of myopia (worse than −0.50 diopters) has been estimated to be 17%.[91] In one recent study, less than one in 10 (8%) Australian children between the ages of four and 12 were found to have myopia greater than −0.50 diopters.[92] A recent review found 16% of Australians aged 40 or over have at least −1.00 diopters of myopia and 3% have at least −5.00 diopters.[88]
South America[edit]
In Brazil, a 2005 study estimated 6% of Brazilians between the ages of 12 and 59 had −1.00 diopter of myopia or more, compared with 3% of the indigenous people in northwestern Brazil.[93] Another found nearly 1 in 8 (13%) of the students in the city of Natal were myopic.[94]
The difference between the near-sighted and far-sighted people was noted already by Aristotle.[95] Graeco-Roman physician Galen first used the term "myopia" for near-sightedness.[95] Johannes Kepler in his Clarification of Ophthalmic Dioptrics (1604) first demonstrated that near-sightedness was due to the incident light focusing in front of the retina. Kepler also showed that near-sightedness could be corrected by concave lenses.[95] In 1632 Vopiscus Fortunatus Plempius examined a myopic eye and confirmed that myopia was due to a lengthening of its axial diameter.[96]
Society and culture[edit]
The terms "myopia" and "myopic" (or the common terms "short-sightedness" or "short-sighted", respectively) have been used metaphorically to refer to cognitive thinking and decision making that is narrow in scope or lacking in foresight or in concern for wider interests or for longer-term consequences.[97] It is often used to describe a decision that may be beneficial in the present, but detrimental in the future, or a viewpoint that fails to consider anything outside a very narrow and limited range. Hyperopia, the biological opposite of myopia, may also be used metaphorically for a value system or motivation that exhibits "farsighted" or possibly visionary thinking and behavior; that is, emphasizing long-term interests at the apparent expense of near-term benefit.[98]
Numerous studies have found correlations between myopia, on the one hand, and intelligence and academic achievement, on the other; it is not clear whether there is a causal relationship.[99]
Normally eye development is largely genetically controlled, but it has been shown that the visual environment is an important factor in determining ocular development.[100] Some research suggests that some cases of myopia may be inherited from one's parents.[101]
Genetic basis for myopia[edit]
Genetically, linkage studies have identified 18 possible loci on 15 different chromosomes that are associated with myopia, but none of these loci are part of the candidate genes that cause myopia. Instead of a simple one-gene locus controlling the onset of myopia, a complex interaction of many mutated proteins acting in concert may be the cause. Instead of myopia being caused by a defect in a structural protein, defects in the control of these structural proteins might be the actual cause of myopia.[102] A collaboration of all myopia studies worldwide, identified 16 new loci for refractive error in individuals of European ancestry, of which 8 were shared with Asians. The new loci include candidate genes with functions in neurotransmission, ion transport, retinoic acid metabolism, extracellular matrix remodeling and eye development. The carriers of the high-risk genes have a tenfold increased risk of myopia.[103]
Human population studies suggest that contribution of genetic factors accounts for 60%-90% of variance in refraction.[104][105][106][107] However, the currently-identified variants account for only a small fraction of myopia cases suggesting the existence of a large number of yet unidentified low-frequency or small-effect variants, which underlie the majority of myopia cases.[108]
Visual environment[edit]
To induce myopia in lower as well as higher vertebrates, translucent goggles can be sutured over the eye, either before or after natural eye opening.[109] Form-deprived myopia (FDM) induced with a diffuser, like the goggles mentioned, shows significant myopic shifts.[110] Imposing retinal blur (or defocus) with positive (myopic defocus, that causes the image to be focussed in front of the retina) and negative lenses (hyperopic defocus, that causes the image to be focussed behind the retina) has also been shown to result in predictable changes in eye growth of various animal models, whereby the eye alters its growth to effectively eliminate the lens induced blur.[111][112][113][114] Anatomically, the changes in axial length of the eye seem to be the major factor contributing to this type of myopia.[115] Diurnal growth rhythms of the eye have also been shown to play a large part in FDM, and have been implicated in refractive error development of human eyes.[116] Chemically, daytime retinal dopamine levels drop about 30%.[117]
Normal eyes grow during the day and shrink during the night, but occluded eyes are shown to grow both during the day and the night. Because of this, FDM is a result of the lack of growth inhibition at night rather than the expected excessive growth during the day, when the actual light deprivation occurred.[118] Elevated levels of retinal dopamine transporter (which is directly involved in controlling retinal dopamine levels) in the RPE have been shown to be associated with FDM.[119]
The term myopia is of Koine Greek origin: μυωπία myōpia (or μυωπίασις myōpiasis) "short-sight(-ness)", from Ancient Greek μύωψ myōps "short-sighted (man), (man) with eyes getting shut", from μύειν myein "to shut the eyes" and ὤψ ōps "eye, look, sight" (GEN ὠπός ōpos).[120][121][122][123][124] The opposite of myopia in English is hyperopia (long-sightedness).
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CARSON, Calif. – The popular line of thinking regarding Sunday's game between the LA Galaxy and FC Dallas at Pizza Hut Park in Frisco, Texas would make it appear it is nothing but an early-season matchup between two long-time Western Conference rivals.
But a closer look at the game (4 p.m., FOX Sports West/Galavision) reveals something more meaningful. This will mark the first meeting between the teams since last November's Western Conference Championship at The Home Depot Center. FC Dallas, led by reigning MLS MVP David Ferreira, who will miss Sunday's game with a broken ankle, scored an impressive 3-0 victory, upsetting the Galaxy and advancing to MLS Cup for the first time in club history, where they lost to the Colorado Rapids in extra time.
The Galaxy, owners of the league's best record a year ago, were left to spend an offseason stewing about that result. Sunday is the first chance they get to make amends for that disappointing outcome, but players won't go so far as to say revenge is on their minds.
There might be a little bit, however.
"Of course," defender Sean Franklin said after training Wednesday. "They beat us on our home field and knocked us out of our chance to go to MLS Cup. But it's a new season and we're looking forward to building off our victory from last weekend.
"Stick to that game plan and go in with a tough mentality that we're going to make it hard for Dallas to beat us."
Franklin said it took him almost a week to put last year's conference final behind him.
"Once the season was over, the MLS Cup was over," he said, "it was like, 'OK, now I can look forward to next year and start off on a good note.' And so far this year I think we've done that."
Goalkeeper Donovan Ricketts, who made a season-high six saves and turned in his third clean sheet in five outings this season in last Saturday's 3-0 victory over the Portland Timbers, also played down the revenge factor. But he did admit last year's loss to Dallas still lingers to a certain extent.
"There's still a bit of a bad taste in our mouths from last season," he said. "They came here and embarrassed us on our home field. This won't set things straight, but it will be a good three points to get.
"We wouldn't gain a thing if we think that way," Ricketts added when asked about getting revenge for last year's result. "That was last season and that's gone. This is a new season, new goals, new focus. We are playing some pretty good football, and we have to keep that going."
The Galaxy's Mike Magee prefers to think of the long-term ramifications of this weekend's match instead of reliving some rather painful memories.
"I think ourselves, Dallas and maybe a couple of other teams have separated from the rest of the teams over the last couple of years, and we're always separated by a couple of points," he said. "Who gets first place to fourth place, you're going to look back at a game like this. If Dallas beats us by two points, you look back at this game as a big one.
"These points can come back to haunt you."
Much like last year's Conference Championship.
"To not play your best is extremely disappointing," he said. "It definitely is a game you're going to look back in your career and say you were right there to win MLS Cup and you blew it."
The wounds of that defeat still exist nearly six months later, and while a win on Sunday will not heal them entirely, it could go a long way toward helping LA return to the Western Conference Championship this year. And hopefully one step further.


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Understanding the litigation hold landscape in 2014
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This market is one of the key ways that banks and financial institutions hedge their bets in the current market, but as shown in 2008, these derivatives come with risk.
Halliburton Deepwater Horizon settlement finalized at $1.1 billion
The deal comes more than four years after an explosion rocked the Deepwater Horizon oil rig, spilling millions of gallons of oil into the Gulf of Mexico, killing several oil rig workers and causing irreparable environmental damages to the surround area.
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Tokyo design firm LOWERCASE is bringing a tough, yet refined aesthetic to travel accessories with their new "Travel Couture" collection, produced by respected Japanese luggage label Porter. Travel Couture contains three pieces: a tote bag, an organizer case, and a travel pouch — all of which are made from a durable ballistic nylon in four unassuming colorways. The collection is already available across Japan at retailers like URBAN RESEARCH.
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Don't expect perfection from this machine but with adjustable cushioning and a large motor, this is a real winner. It is hard to believe that anyone can make money on this one at $650.


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