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Eye Rolls Ahead: Made-Up Neighborhood Names Aren't Just for Buying and Selling ...

We'll start with one that we came across just last night : "The Gastro." Presumably due to its proximity to gourmet heavy-hitters like Bi-Rite Market, Tartine Bakery, and Defina, this stretch of 16th and Guerrero got an un-Mission-ified name. What's so wrong with labelling an apartment in the Mission or Mission Dolores? Did we miss the memo that even the Mission isn't hip enough for the upwardly-mobile set?

Speaking of the Mission, we also found an area near 20th and Shotwell renamed the "Shotwell Corridor." As much as names like Valencia Corridor or Divis Corridor make us cringe, at least they are linked to major commercial streets with lots of stuff going on! Other than Shotwell's (which is technically on 20th) this is a pretty quiet, residential street. A street we very much like, in fact!

And closer to home (for us, anyway) we stumbled upon a apartment around Oak and Webster. The neighborhood is somewhere between the Lower Haight and Hayes Valley, but you can imagine our surprise when one intrepid landlord renamed it "Zen Valley." Yes, around the block where a dead body was burned in a car earlier this yea r. Zen indeed. Though, to be fair, Samovar Tea Lounge seems to be into the name , so maybe it will become a thing. We hope not.

We're sure there are other examples of creative license out there. While the city is an ever-changing place, one thing will stay the same: curmudgeons who will want the neighborhood maps to stay the same as 1906 and those who insist on calling each block by a different name. What do you think, dear readers? Does a microhood by any other name smell as sweet? Which nabes are you into renaming these days?

Important Features To Consider When Buying mp3 Players ...

MP3 players are among the most popular, useful and convenient mobile entertainment devices on the market. There are many brands, styles and choices of MP3 players today. Some of the most popular are Apple iPods, Microsoft Zune, Sandisk players and also the line Sony Walkman.

Shopping for one of these portable music players can be confusing. There are different functions, attributes and functions to consider. Below please find a simple explanation of the various functions and features to consider when purchasing your drive that will help you make an informed choice and sound.

Types Of Players

Flash Memory

- Smallest in size The storage capacity is one of the most important considerations when choosing an mp3 player. The particular needs related to this feature will vary from person to person and should be a major determining factor as to what player to buy. Some players come with expandable memory, in the form of an SD card slot as well, such as the Microsoft Zune models and Sony Walkman players. This allows the player to grow as your music library grows.

3. Display screen Some MP3 players have color screens, some have touch screens and some just do not have any screens at all. The iPod Touch has a very large screen which is great for surfing the web, watching movies and videos and the like. When looking into players with color screens make sure to compare battery life, user interface and the options for creating home pages and accessing player features and music libraries. Some MP3 players have extra features such as voice recorders, FM radio, Internet browsers, like the iPod Touch and Zune models, access to apps, like the iPod Touch, video players for movies and YouTube, social media access, picture storage and viewing and others that should be checked to fit individual needs.  Keep in mind that the more features a player has the more expensive it will be.

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