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DNA

Sally Haver

November 10, 2016

“Come back here!” I growled. “I have a burning question to ask you.” This, to my mother, dead since 2008.

My partner Walter, a physician, gave me a DNA kit to complete and send in; I expected no surprises. My father’s parents fled from a Polish shtetl before the Holocaust. My mother was a German Jew, eighth generation in the U.S., with family portraits of Altmanns, Oettingers and Ullmanns to attest to her lineage....

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Tech

Whet Your Digital Appetite

Dean Landsman

November 10, 2016

Digital Strategy is everywhere. Including places you’d never imagine. For years we’ve heard about the “smart refrigerator” that will let you know when it’s time to get more eggs or ice cream, or that the milk is going bad. This year, after decades of computer and kitchen appliance industry hype, Samsung has actually introduced such a product. The Samsung Smart Family Hub Refrigerator (see Consumer Reports review...

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Food

Delicious Food, Warm Welcome — and Locksmith Services

Kindra Foster

November 10, 2016

Carmel by the Sea: Mediterranean Restaurant

When I stumbled into the genial world of Mediterranean Restaurant on a charming street in Carmel by the Sea, California, I was flustered.

I realized about five steps away from my Jeep that had I locked the keys inside. I wasn’t sure what I was going to do about that, so I decided to just sit down, have a good meal, complete a scheduled phone interview — and...

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Food

From Boston: Buzzing for Real Food

Matt Robinson

November 10, 2016

Experienced edibles entrepreneur gets energy from giving it

For active, busy people caught up in the daily grind, coffee has historically been the “go to” energy booster. But now there’s a new way to get the buzz – it’s Java Me Up, a delicious, portable, coffee-fueled snack line created by Lisa Newmann, a pioneer in the healthy snack industry.

Java Me Up is a brand of coffee bars...

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Media

Trolls, Flamers, and Bullies

Patricia Vaccarino

November 09, 2016

This is the third in a three-part series educating people about the media.

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Local

From Denver | Wasted

Devan Kingsford

November 09, 2016

I make my money on the streets of Denver, a performer trying to earn enough "by donation" to pay what small bills I have, and doing this day in, day out, block by fulsome block you can't help but get a sense of the seasons. October's long passed, nights are longer lasting, and Autumn is a jolt of desperation.

There's a sullen resistance here to the gravity it hints at, sweaters and scarves anticipating biting cold, thoughts...

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Food

Conjuring Meals on the Land and the Sea

PR for People Team

November 09, 2016

The last time we wrote about Chef Mary Beth Lawton Johnson, ccc, cepc, she was working as a private chef on yachts. Since then she has moved to higher ground and is now working as a private chef for a high-profile family in undisclosed locations. Her client list is a well-kept secret, but not among the rich and famous who retain her culinary expertise. Her home is still in Florida, but her current client base is in the...

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Books

Resolving disputes – guide tells you how

Barbara McMichael

November 07, 2016

PR for People® Reviews:

BOOKS: By Barbara Lloyd McMichael Resolving disputes – guide tells you how

So, You Want to Mediate? – Gregg Bertram, M.A., J.D., LL.M.

Pacific ADR Consulting – 24 pp - $8.95

This...

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Entertainment

Comedy Gladiators Duel to the Death!

PR for People Team

November 04, 2016

On November 10th at the Gotham Comedy Club, Comedy Gladiators will battle to the death to win the Wali Collins Comedy Trophy!! Wali Collins will preside as judge of this deadly battle where there is only one winner at the expense of another comedian’s sure death. Come and watch Wali Collins preside above the fray, while comedy gladiators...