Tag: October
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Well-being with Meaning: An Apple a Day
SUNY New Paltz’s dietitian Evelyn Gezo is at it again! Take a moment to read over these simply delicious suggestions on how to incorporate an apple into your daily diet. The Hudson Valley is the epicenter for apple picking this time of year, so take advantage of our local options. Plus, you could turn your…
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Walkway Opens Over the Hudson
A historic bridge over the Hudson River opened to the public this month. The former Poughkeepsie-Highland Railroad Bridge has been transformed into the Walkway Over the Hudson, a state historic park open to the public. More than a mile long, this pedestrian and cyclist bridge provides an outdoor excursion that connects 25 miles of rail…
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Volunteer, See the World On Screen
A student film crew stands outside Tinker Street Theater for a screening at Woodstock Film Festival’s 10th anniversary celebration, waiting for actress Vera Farmiga to exit and give a short interview about her new movie, “Up in the Air.” Trying to get a few questions in before being brushed aside by reporters and fans,…
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Major Label, Minor Support
I thought I’d follow up my last piece with another article about the music industry. I have been a musician for about eight years and in 2006 I traveled to the midwest and back with a rock ‘n’ roll band. As many musicians who have been on tour could say: “It was the best and…
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Technology, Entertainment and Design
It is easy to drown in the sea of digital media content. For anyone looking for senseless entertainment, we have the ever popular YouTube. For information-savvy minds, we have TED.com. TED, short for Technology, Entertainment and Design, is owned by a private nonprofit organization called The Sapling Foundation. Founded in 1996, this Web site’s goal…
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Stumbled Upon
StumbleUpon.com was created by Garrett Camp, Geoff Smith, Justin LaFrance and Eric Boyd. It is a for profit site in which users submit links to pictures, blogs, videos, articles or sites they find interesting. Users access these sites by clicking the “stumble” button on the top of their screens. StumbleUpon is the perfect site for…
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Funny or Die!
FunnyorDie.com is a Web site that features unique and hilarious videos that viewers can vote on. Viewers have the power to decide the fate of videos by voting whether it is “funny” or if it should, yes, you guessed it, “die.” This site features a combination of original and exclusive “Funny or Die” videos with…