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Absolute Michigan Pool - 15,000 photos and growing

This morning, practically as I watched, the photodometer on the Absolute Michigan pool on Flickr rolled over to 15,000. The photo from Detroit International River Days maybe wasn't as dramatic as some of the others Connie (One Foot Over…
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Photo Friday: Woo hoo! by Ed Roth

Ed says that this photo is from the official start of summer (well from last summer).   From his photos, it's clear that Ed and his family have a great time at home and on vacation in Michigan.
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Radio Silence: June 26 ... and beyond?

We interrupt this blog to let you know that we stand with the many internet radio stations that will observe a national Day of Silence today. Royalty rates for webcasters have been drastically increased by a recent ruling and are due to go into…
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The Absolute Michigan channel on chime.tv

The chime.tv web site provides a very well thought out and high-powered* interface for viewing internet video. They also allow you to create a channel, so we created the Absolute Michigan channel on chime.tv. The first video we're featuring…
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Photo Friday: Pappy by Pistol Pete

Pete writes: My Grandfather Ray, he worked for GM for 40+ years in various factories and started in the infamous "hole" and was there for the sit down strikes. He is great man and even better grandpa. Pete feels that there's something…
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Five Things you need to know about Michigan for Thursday, June 21, 2007

OK Michigan, I have to level with you. I love to find five things about Michigan to tell you. I remember days like Tuesday, July 25, 2006 and ... well ... the day before yesterday and I can't see how I can avoid doing Five Things. Every…
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Michigan July Event Calendar

July 4-8 The Comerica CityFest - Detroit The Comerica CityFest is an impressive mix of restaurants, stellar local and national musical acts, boutique retail, fun for kids, extreme park and social gathering spots, Comerica CityFest…
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June 19, 2007: Baseball, birds, biking, Bad Axe ... and pensions

I have to say that as a web developer, I really admire the dynamic ways in which the web team at the Detroit News presents complex information. A great example of this is their interactive teacher pension costs presentation. It makes it point…
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Shop Michigan: Fordite Rings from James Blanchard

James Blanchard (not the former Governor) makes jewelry from Fordite (aka "Detroit Agate"), a substance taken from the spray booth at the Ford River Rouge plant in the 1970s. Chunks of layered automotive paint were painstakingly scraped from…
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Father's Day

Sue added this photo to the Absolute Michigan pool on Flickr. In addition to sharing it with you, I'd also like to share the wish that you can spend some of today with your dad, your kids or your memories.
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Photo Friday: Mackinac Bridge by maproomsystems

Brett takes some amazingly diverse photos and is the Director of Operations for the even more amazingly diverse Maproom Systems. I don't know what else to say, so I'll stop now.
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Planet Ant Film & Video Festival in Hamtramck

The 5th annual Planet Ant Film & Video Festival will be held Thursday, June 14th through Saturday, June 16th at Planet Ant Theatre in Hamtramck (there's also an opening night party tonight at Northern Lights Lounge in Detroit's New Center…