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Sunday Update: Aging
This whole business of aging sucks. Not aging — just the business of it. There are so many companies promoting quick fixes for the aging process. Wrinkle removers, sleeping pills, wake up pills, facelifts, neck lifts, tummy tucks and on and on. Then there’s the whole pharmaceutical trip (irony intended). Drugs for one problem that…
Read More140 Tweet Up in Des Moines
The 140 State of Now Iowa community will be kicking off the 2013 World Food Prize week with a coffee tweet up at Java Joes! http://javajoescoffeehouse.com/ and located at 214 4th Street in Des Moines Monday, October 14 from 9 to 10:30 am. This week will see world leaders and media in Des Moines and we think it is appropriate that our…
Read MoreSunday Funday
We have an ice storm going on right now. So this day, I’ve stayed home and cleaned out my email inbox, worked on my portfolio, and shared a few links. I missed Small Biz Friday this week, I was working on a series of Main Street awards and that writing was a priority. I promise…
Read MoreRoad Trip
Tomorrow at noon my baby brother and I head off to Kansas. We’ll stop in Bethany, Missouri to check out an antique shop he likes (arrowheads), then go to St. Joseph for the night. The next morning we will leave at Oh-God-Thirty and drive through the Flint Hills on our way to Hutch. That day…
Read MoreSmall Town Opportunity for Connections
The historic Fox Theatre in Hutchinson, Kansas will host the 3rd State of Now/140 Character Conference on November 8. Becky McCray and Jeff Pulver are producing a day of presentations by over 50 different speakers. Topics include Agriculture, Media, Business, Tourism, music, politics, culture, education and more. Each 10-minute presentation will cover how the State…
Read MoreInternational Dot Day – Changing the World
I am a big fan of Angela Maiers. She has championed the You Matter cause and is literally changing the world. In April she brought a group of students to the 140 Character Conference/State of Now in Des Moines and they made me cry. Me and a room of full people. Because they showed us…
Read MoreState of Now: AgIowa Recap
I spent yesterday listening to farmers and those who work in agriculture share their stories of using the technology of now. We met for 3 hours at ISU Campus in Ames Iowa. This was the first mini State of Now Conference. Last April was the 2nd State of Now Conference in Des Moines and many…
Read MoreAugust in Deb’s World
Friday, August 17 is State of Now: AgIowa in Ames from 2 to 5. 15 speakers, snacks, cocktails and networking — $10. There are tickets available. I am not going to explain further (see notes below where I’ve done that already). I am asking you to just buy a ticket. I’m asking you to come…
Read More17 Reasons Why You Should Attend State of Now: Ag Iowa August 17
“There’s a lot of interest in how food is produced right now, and we want to make sure people are looking to farmers for the answers. The technology of now is a great way to do that.” Katie Olthoff The State of Now: AgIowa is designed to bring attention to the intersection of agriculture and…
Read MoreState of Now: AgIowa August 17
Join us August 17 at Scheman Building on the Iowa State Campus in Ames, Iowa from 2 to 5 pm for the State of Now: AgIowa Conference. We know not everyone has a full day to dedicate to hearing about the effect of real time internet on today’s human being. What if we could drill…
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