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Chicago Bears quarterback Jay Cutler has been sharing his experiences with Type 1 diabetes in a series of Web videos that debuted in October, the Chicago Tribune reported.

The newspaper previewed the fourth installment of the video series, set to debut later this month, and the final two were produced by pharmaceutical company Eli Lilly, for which Cutler is a spokesman.

Cutler said in the latest video, as reported by the Tribune:

The worst thing imaginable is to get really low and pass out in the middle of a play or in the huddle or something. I think that would scare a lot of people—not only myself, but fans and the public in general. We try to avoid it as much as possible but it's still a reality.

Living with diabetes in the public eye, it makes it harder. There is no real room for error. Every day I have to be on. If I go out and have a bad game and my numbers are way off, I'm going to get criticized for it. I can get real low and not know exactly what's going on and get hit the wrong way and hurt myself. There are definitely dangers out there.

I'd love to use my story to inspire kids who get diabetes at four or five years old and they think it's the end of the world, they can't have dreams or do what they want to do in life. It's entirely false.

And Cutler told the Tribune in an interview:

It was a very personal battle so I needed to take some time. I knew there would be a time when I would want to do something, especially with kids. It's hard enough growing up these days without having to worry about an insulin pump or pricking your finger. I wanted those kids to know I was like them.

I miss a lot of foods. I used to love desserts. I miss sweet tea, lemonade. Do I ever cheat? Yes, I do. Reese's peanut-butter cups are my cheating food.

As reported by E.B. Boyd of sister blog BayNewser, Salon will launch a store next month to sell items including household accessories and electronic gadgets curated specially for its readers.

The store will launch around Thanksgiving and will initially carry 50 to 100 items. Salon Media Group CEO Richard Gingras told BayNewser:

The curator of the store will be there. We're not just putting up anything that people think they can sell to the Salon audience. It's what we think the Salon audience might be interested in. I don't know what to expect from it for Salon. This is something we're going to try and experiment with and learn and grow and evolve. I don't think any brand can pull this off, but I do think Salon has a good opportunity here.

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PlanetGreen.com is using an interactive Google Maps interface in the production of new short-form series 100 Places to Remember Before They Disappear.

The first 10 installments of the series are online at the Discovery Communications-owned site, and new locations will be added weekly through December. Once episodes premiere on the Website, they will air subsequently on the Planet Green cable network.

PlanetGreen.com said in a release:

100 Places to Remember Before They Disappear explores destinations identified in a landmark research study from the United Nations Intergovernmental Panel for Climate Change. The project focuses on sites around the globe either in danger of disappearing or places where the living conditions for people, flora and fauna will drastically change within the next few generations due to climate change and other human impacts.

From the title of his new book, Googled: The End of the World as We Know It, you might suspect that author and longtime New Yorker magazine media critic Ken Auletta may blame the Internet for the ongoing demise of traditional media. Not so.

Auletta says in an upcoming edition of C-SPAN's "Q&A" program -- his first interview for the new book -- that old media essentially blew it.

"What really bugged me about the time I spent with traditional media...is how late they were to understand the new digital world and how the Internet changed the game. And they had to change and play a new game, and they weren't doing that..."

Auletta does reserve some ire for the hubris displayed by many tech players.

"There's a conceit that people in Silicon Valley have that the Internet is the most transformative technology that the world has ever seen. That's crap...electricity was much more transformative."

The interview will air on C-SPAN Sunday (Nov. 1) at 8 and 11 p.m. ET and Monday (Nov. 2) at 6 p.m. ET. Here's a preview:

AOL's Patch Media is spreading its network of community-specific local-news sites with plans to add 11 new sites in New York's Long Island and Westchester County to its 12 existing sites in New Jersey and Connecticut and two others set to launch at the end of the week: Livingston, N.J., and Ridgefield, Conn.

Long Island will get four Patch sites: Bellmore, Garden City, Merrick and Port Washington. And seven are slated for Westchester County: Bedford-Katonah, Chappaqua-Mount Kisco, Harrison, Larchmont-Mamaroneck, Rye, Scarsdale and Tarrytown-Sleepy Hollow.

Patch also expects to add sites for Basking Ridge, Chatham, Madison, Springfield and The Caldwells, N.J., and Westport, Conn.

Patch president Warren Webster said:

Launching in New York is a major milestone for Patch and we are very happy to enter our third state and one of the most exciting media markets in the United States. At a time when more and more outlets are charging for online content, our users have free access to professionally written news and directory information. We know that residents of Long Island and Westchester County will value all that Patch has to offer, as do our current users in New Jersey and Connecticut.

Editor in chief Brian Farnham added:

The past few months have been very exciting and fast-paced as we have ramped up our expansion plans. There may be a shift occurring as media moves online, but that doesn't change the consumer's need for great journalism at the local level. There are great journalists out there, and we want them on the Patch team.

The Wall Street Journal and college-review site Unigo are enrolling at a campus near you with their launch of new student initiative WSJ On Campus.

WSJ On Campus combines relevant content from the Journal with on-campus contributions and insider perspectives from Unigo's network of current students, professors and administrators from more than 2,000 colleges and universities across the country, and its content is divided into two sections: Getting There, which addresses choosing a college, getting accepted and paying for it; and What to Expect, which focuses on taking advantage of campus life, choosing a major and succeeding academically.

Dow Jones & Co. consumer media group chief marketing officer Paul Bascobert said:

WSJ On Campus will combine the Journal's credibility and insight with Unigo's impressive network of student experts and insiders at colleges across America to create an unmatched resource for students and parents on how to get into and succeed in college. WSJ On Campus is another great example of how we continue to innovate and find new ways to serve our growing readership.

Outdoor enthusiasts who have been hunting and fishing for new Web destinations should be able to find three as long as they set their search-engine traps properly.

InterMedia Outdoors launched redesigned Websites for In-Fisherman, Petersen's Hunting and Fly Fisherman with an eye toward interactivity and user engagement.

Improvements include revamped layouts, the ability to upload photos and videos, enter-and-win contests and the ability for users to rank and comment on gear.

IMO executive vice president Willy Burkhardt said:

After extensive research into the wants and needs of users, we found compelling demand for a completely new online-media offering serving sportsmen. By adding the user-generated components, contests and cutting-edge interactive elements to each of these sites, we've made each of them a significant destination for anglers and hunters alike. Our recent traffic numbers support that users are liking what they see: Our numbers are up across the board, and it is clear that sportsmen like to engage and share with friends.

If you've been looking for a good excuse to grow some facial hair, Mustaches vs. Cancer encourages you to do so in support of a good cause.

In an effort to highlight breast-cancer-awareness month, Asylum announced that its editors will join Movember, which raises funds and awareness for men's health, in the effort, and it also recruited several other Websites: AskMen, Men's Fitness, Guyism, The Bachelor Guy, Switched, Fanhouse, NoiseCreep, Asylum UK, Urlesque, MoonDog Sports, Chris Illuminati, SEC Rivals, Midwest Sports Fans, Cool Material, Dave and Thomas Daily Timekillers, Burbia, Stephen Bailey, Gear Patrol, YepYep, NextRound.net, UGO, Mediaite and, not surprisingly, the American Mustache Institute.

Asylum said in an email:

Why should you join in? Because testicular and prostate cancer has been threatening some of our favorite readers, bloggers, friends and family. Plus, it places your balls in danger and, while we don't know your balls personally, we're sure you'd rather not part with them.

If you know anyone with kids gearing up to take the SAT, and the kids prefer to study in a "suck-free" way, point them toward Higher Score Insight.

The online SAT-prep site is the brainchild of John Shoffner, and it launched Oct. 1. It describes itself as "a multimedia platform that combines music, film, characters, visual marks, community, an easy user interface, multiperspective contributors and more in order to make education stick in a 'suck-free' way."

Shoffner said:

We offer a specific, educational experience that treats the SAT not as a unique phenomenon, but as a mere occasion to practice the skills one needs to overcome challenges. Higher Score Insight is designed to encourage the average American high school student to apply intense focus to the SAT content without the encouraging boredom.

If you want to know what it's like to be taught math by a "giant bear jacked up on energy drinks," sample the video below.

First lady Michelle Obama discussed health care reform in an exclusive video for iVillage, which debuted Friday morning.

The online destination for women will also debut a second exclusive video next Friday, Oct. 30, featuring secretary of health and human services Kathleen Sebelius answering questions submitted via iVillage.

iVillage executive vice president Jodi Kahn said:

No matter which side you're on, health care is central to our vast audience of highly engaged women and moms. This is a huge opportunity for our community to have their personal questions about health care answered directly by secretary Sebelius.