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Farmington Valley Blogs
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I've written a couple of articles (What's Your Latitude? Part 1 & Part 2 ) about Google Earth and Google Maps . Both applications continue to evolve. This article will focus on Google Maps, the 2D web based map application. Google Maps allows users...
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One of the programs included in Governor Rell's special initiative " No Child Left Inside " is the Great Park Pursuit! Coordinated by the Connecticut Department of Environmental Protection , the Great Park Pursuit is a contest designed to promote outside...
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What the heck is Skype? Skype is software you download to your computer that allows you to talk and or video conference with other Skype users for free using the Internet. Essentially the software allows users to make phone calls from their personal computers...
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There is an email circulating with the title "Here Kitty, Kitty" that claims photos of a mountain lion looking through a glass door were taken recently in Simsbury. It turns out that the photos were taken in 2004 by Dr. Dave Rogers at his home in Wyoming....
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I was not a huge Huckabee fan, but I must say he is an incredible speaker. Talk about a great orator, Huckabee's concession speech to McCain last night was nothing short of magnificent. Speaking from his heart, without a script, this man raises the bar...
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Representative Felipe Reinoso, D-Bridgeport, has introduced a bill that would give illegal aliens living in Connecticut the same in-state tuition rate as legal residents. A similar bill has also been introduced by Senator Looney, 11th District, New Haven....
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I get a lot of spam. Sometimes it is difficult to determine weather an email message is from a legitimate sender or if it is actually a phishing scam or virus. I use the following method to safely read the content of any suspicious email I receive. This...
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I like it. I mean, I really, really like it. The iPhone is cool. Apple's iPhone marketing doesn't do the product justice. I didn't really get it until I got my hands on one. As soon as a tried my friends iPhone, I had to have one. After bombarding my...
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R iverton really gets it. My family and I spent a wonderful day in Riverton yesterday at the annual Christmas in Riverton Celebration. For those of you who don't know, Riverton is a small village located in the town of Barkhamsted, Connecticut. The Village...
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I'd like to preface this post by saying that I am not prejudice and believe that peoples from other countries should continue to be allowed to emigrate into the US legally. My problem is with the ones who enter our country illegally, seek government benefits...
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I wrote an article in August talking about Google Earth and Google Maps . There have been a number of new features added to both products since I wrote that, but first, I would like to write some more about the features in Google Earth. Google Earth does...
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As residents of the Farmington Valley we are blessed with an abundance of natural beauty, hiking trails, the Farmington River and a number of State Parks. One of the crown jewels has to be Heublein Tower located within Talcott Mountain State Park . The...
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I am hoping as this site picks up some, that people will stop by and say hi. I am a Farmington Valley transplant by way Massachusetts. I have lived here for about 2 years now and I am loving the area. It is home to me, much like the Berkshires in which...
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My family and I love The Nature Channel's Animal Planet . We watch it almost every night. My son's favorite show is Animal Planet's Most Extreme. So, when we heard about the expo being held at the Farmington Polo Grounds, it was a must see for us. Hartford...
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Since I was a kid, I've had a fascination with geography and maps. I have a large collection of both road and topographical maps. I use to spend hours looking at and studying my maps, trying to imagine and visualize what distant places looked like. I...
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A couple of weeks ago I posted some photos I took at the Collinsville Farmers Market . Today, I went back to meet and talk with those involved and to learn more about it. The Collinsville Farmers Market is located in the parking lot on the corner of Main...
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That is the question I've been asking myself over the last several months. Unlike Keven Costner in Field of Dreams , I was not hearing voices in the middle of the night telling me to build a community website. Instead I've been driven to build this website...
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"The Best Forth of July Parade in America", Barkhamsted's First selectmen, Michael Fox, proclaimed as he took the microphone following the flag presentation ceremony. Barkhamsted's very own Star Band had just preformed a fabulous rendition of the National...
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Hi, Thank you for taking the time to check out FarmingtonValley.Net. My name is Richard English owner and operator of Great-Webs.Com , a web design and development company located in Barkhamsted, Ct. This website is basically a labor of love. This is...
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A weblog (blog) is an online journal you can use to share thoughts, ideas, gripes, project status, or anything else you want. Blogs allow you to be a contributor rather than just a bystander. Postings are arranged chronologically and can be categorized...
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