Exploring the evolution of a neighborhood

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I’ve written here about New York’s evolution, but neighborhoods all around the world inevitably change and evolve with the communities, with people and businesses coming and going. A new feature from Google’s Street View lets you see the changes that have occurred in a neighborhood by comparing pictures from various time periods. Continue reading

Required listening: Keri Hilson’s ‘In a Perfect World…’

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Having been around writers for a good portion of my career, I’ve found over time that certain styles of writing draw me in (as I’m sure it does for most). Keri Hilson’s songwriting style is definitely one that pulls me in, and although both of her solo albums to date have plenty going for it, I favor her first release, “In a Perfect World…” Continue reading

Enjoying when the seasons change

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It’s a habit established thanks to family, and one that I’ve maintained for some time now; in fact, I blogged about it five years ago: My efforts to save my loose change and set it aside for a rainy day. It came back into mind recently, when I found an identical replacement for my original change jar, above, which I managed to misplace after turning in change awhile back. Continue reading

Dance crew videos light up the Internet

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It’s always great to see videos go viral that celebrate the talents of a person or group of people.  Dance crew The Company is a recent benefit of this, with a routine that not only caught the eye of a ton of Internet viewers, but also earned them a second-place finish at a prestigious contest. Continue reading

YouTube has more everything: Video quality report

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Netflix has for years provided reports about the quality of networks and how that’ll affect your ability to stream video, and now Google is getting in the game with their Video Quality Report, which lets you know how a provider’s doing and what level quality of video you can count on when watching video. Continue reading