January 2009

January 2009

Features

Randy Pausch: 2008 Pittsburgher of the Year

Randy Pausch: 2008 Pittsburgher of the Year

CMU professor Randy Pausch's last lecture, titled "Really Achieving Your Childhood Dreams," was a YouTube phenomenon that captivated the world. His book, based on the same principles, became a runaway best-seller. Pausch died last July of pancreatic cancer at age 47. He lived an extraordinary life, and in dying he inspired others on how to live.

Love and Haiti

Love and Haiti

Pittsburgh sisters Jamie and Ali McMutrie are devoting their lives to saving the lives of orphans at their BRESMA orphanage in Haiti.

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Departments

Dinette

Dinette

A new place in growing Eastside offers casual dining, simple fare, a buoyant attitude—and good food!

Winter Wonders

Winter Wonders

Key players in cold-weather recipes, hearty greens such as collards and kale are versatile, healthy and delicious.

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Collectors

Teapots

Teapots

Suzanne Ross’ contemporary teapot collection, steeped in artistic merit, is a study in bright colors and warped dimensions.

Dok Harris

Dok Harris

From academia to invention: What’s up (with) Dok.

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Book reviews

Nickelodeon City: Pittsburgh at the Movies 1905-1929

Nickelodeon City: Pittsburgh at the Movies 1905-1929

'Nickelodeon City' covers everything from the 1905 opening of the world’s first nickelodeon—the popular, eponymous nickelodeon in Pittsburgh’s downtown, which was actually where the name originated—to the collapse of the city’s prosperous film industry in 1929.

The 29% Solution: 52 Weekly Networking Success Strategies

The 29% Solution: 52 Weekly Networking Success Strategies

The secret to running a successful business is a secret no longer. The answer? Networking.

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The Beat

Neon Swing X-perience

Neon Swing X-perience

Bouncing, honking, thumping, jumping, Neon Swing X-perience jitters the new-found bug in six oldies-but-goodies along with four similar-sounding songs written by the band.

John Hayes 'Midnight Cabaret'

John Hayes 'Midnight Cabaret'

In this new CD, Hayes’ music leans more toward a theatrical style, rather than in previous directions he defines as contemporary acoustic or traditional country.

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