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Whet Your Digital Appetite

 

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...


Delicious Food, Warm Welcome — and Locksmith Services

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...


From Boston: Buzzing for Real Food

 

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...


Trolls, Flamers, and Bullies

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


From Denver | Wasted

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...


Conjuring Meals on the Land and the Sea

 

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...


Resolving disputes – guide tells you how

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...


Comedy Gladiators Duel to the Death!

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...


BOOKS: How to take part in the energy revolution

 

PR for People® Reviews:

BOOKS: By Barbara Lloyd McMichael

How to take part in the energy revolution

Powering Forward – Bill Ritter, Jr.

Fulcrum – 304 pp - $17.95

 A decade ago, former vice president Al Gore captured the...


Feeling the Fire

 

Feeling the Fire

Indie coffee roaster burns into the market

Despite the ease with which people can get a cup of coffee these days, many still

like to take the time to hand-craft their own.

Patrick Maloney, founder and owner of Blue Fire Coffee Roasters in Hopedale, MA. “stumbled into the coffee business in 2004,”...