(Community Matters) What’s TED? TED is a nonprofit organization devoted to Ideas Worth Spreading. TED speakers have included Bill Gates, Al Gore, Jane Goodall, Elizabeth Gilbert, Sir Richard Branson, Nandan Nilekani, Philippe Starck, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, Isabel Allende and UK Prime Minister Gordon Brown.
What’s TEDx? x = independently organized event. In the spirit of ideas worth spreading, TEDx is a program of local, self-organized events. The TED Conference provides general guidance for the TEDx program, but individual TEDx events are self-organized. (Subject to certain rules and regulations.)
So, to understand the quality, care and loving touch of the day, see just how much time and attention spent on a tiny, little detail.
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Yesterday’s speakers and entertainment included: Rip Esselstyn Firefighter, Author, Nutrition Guru- the hunk, triathelte/fireman taunting us w/ a perfect physique and promises of longevity by living plant strong- the Engine 2 Diet. Doug Ulman President/CEO the Lance Armstrong Foundation. Founder of the Ulman Foundation for Young Adults – (what’s with all the hunks at TEDxAustin?) – my good friend who says out loud “cancer sucks,” stands as an example that it attacks athletes as well as writers as well as those living unhealthy life styles, celebrates the life livestrong gives us, notes the irony of how a life-threatening disease can be the best thing that ever happened to someone, and challenges the term “non-profit.” Steven Tomlinson Business educator & coach, theatre artist, co-founder of Acton School of Business – – an enthusiastically received presentation – integrate what you love doing and don’t discard anything. Christopher E. Mueller Ph.D. Scientist, Life Technologies Inc – engaging our imaginations on the practicality of genomic content deciphering. Chris Shipley Chairman and CEO, Guidewire Group, Inc. – umm, the importance of small business to America’s economy (the only full scale tilt of the day in part b/c we could tell she’s so smart and we wanted real insights). Suzanne + David Armistead Parents, Artists, Producers; Rev. Janet Maykus Principal/College of Pastoral Leaders – *listen,* and happiness is dependent on friends (so proud. great presentation. felt like watching my little sister on stage); Dr. William Merrell Professor, Texas A&M Galveston – spoke about the Ike dyke – it would be surprisingly affordable, appears doable and we’ll regret we didn’t – just watch; Mark Rolston, Chief Creative Officer, frog design – like a brilliant surfer dude who rolls his own, lies back and visualizes computers seamlessly integrating into our lives; John Pointer Musician, Actor, Cultural Entrepreneur – awesome; Carrie Conte, Ph.D. Prenatal + Perinatal Psychologist – – little bodies, big persons – babies as fully baked; Turk + Christy Pipkin Founders of The Nobelity Project. Author & Filmmaker. Producer – doing so much more than making movies – saving & making lives ; Robert Hunt– the unsung Wright brother; Richard Garriott Astronaut, Entrepreneur, Space Visionary – the dude doesn’t just make video games, he lives a video game and is making one come to life in outer space; John Phillip Santos Filmmaker, Journalist, Author – an award-winning humanist brings it back to real and the ancestral; Ruby Jane, fiddler, songwriter, and singer; Philip Berber Founder, (with his wife, Donna) The Glimmer of Hope Foundation – isn’t hard to see why he and Donna were named the 6th most impactful philanthropists in the world; Mark McKinnon Vice Chairman, Public Strategies, Inc. – it’s hard to reconcile his credentials with his responsibility for electing GWB, but I love his love for his wife, Ann. their bios here
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(Community Matters) This morning at St. James Episcopal, our new rector delivered a controversial sermon – per my interpretation anyhow.
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