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• The sound of humanity scraping bottom

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  Roman Thomas and Shanteria SandersPhotos: Miami-Dade Corrections(Click here to enlarge.) I've covered some horrific stories in my 30 plus years as a photojournalist in Miami, but I don't believe I've ever covered one as depraved and sickening - even by Miami standards - as this story uncovered by the Miami Herald's [...]
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• The Washington Post's Joel Achenbach writes (another) obituary for newspapers

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  Miami News, Dec. 31, 1988. The Washington Post's Joel Achenbach posted some thoughts today on his blog about that "17-year-old kid who sold a $30 million [news] app, called Summly, to Yahoo." "The app," Achenbach writes, "boils down news stories to 400-character summaries." Achenbach began his post by talking about why he prefers [...]
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• Your lunch hour time waster

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  Cute dog photobombs its owner's Craigslist ad. Click images to enlarge. [...]
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• Finally, an honest headline from the Miami Herald

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  To say they have major staffing problems at the Miami Herald is like saying Miami gets warm in the summer. In the past 6 months or so, at least 4 experienced reporters have quit. In addition to those, Investigations Editor Michael Sallah left to join the Washington Post. A veteran reporter [...]
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• Miami-Dade Police looking for a serial thief who targets unsuspecting women at Falls Shopping Center

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  From the Random Pixels Crime Desk... Miami-Dade Police are looking for a particularly brazen female serial thief who has stolen purses from unsuspecting women at several restaurants at the Falls Shopping Center. They believe the woman is responsible for thefts dating as far back as Aug. 2011. Now, there's a clear video [...]
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• Your mid-afternoon time waster

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  CAUTION: Images in the following video may be disturbing to some viewers. You've been warned. LeBron James Photobombs Ray Allen During Interview. ' [...]
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• Miami Herald prepares to write the next chapter (cont.)

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  As the Miami Herald gets ready to move into a new building in Doral, Random Pixels looks back at some key dates and events in the paper's history. 1949 - Oct 1: Fire sweeps through Miami Herald newsprint warehouse causing an estimated $600,000 in damage.  1951 - May 8: Herald wins [...]
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• The Random Pixels feel-good video of the day

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  Tessa, the blind dog that couldn't walk. ' [...]
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• The way we were...Miami Beach Police Department's 'Silent Service' fights crime in 1957

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  Fifty-five years ago, the Miami Beach Police Department went high-tech in the war against crime; equipping some of its officers with state-of-the-art Schwinn bicycles and walkie-talkies! Miami News, Dec. 13, 1957. Click here to enlarge. [...]
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• New York Times travel writer searches for 'classic, uncool' Miami

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  Liesel Schillinger. Back in  February, the New York Times sent a writer named Liesel Schillinger to Miami to write a 2900 word travel piece....or as she calls it, "My love song to the uncool but classic Miami." Schillinger says she's been coming to Miami since 1991 and that she's "returned a dozen" [...]
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