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Actor Sam Jones (AKA Flash Gordon) enjoys spoofing himself in ‘Ted’

December 12, 2012
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Actor Sam Jones (AKA Flash Gordon) enjoys spoofing himself in ‘Ted’

Thirty-two years after saving Earth from the evil Emperor Ming the Merciless, actor Sam Jones, who played Flash Gordon in the 1980 sci-fi movie, is back to show how much his comic action hero character has become a cult icon over the last three decades. In the comedy Ted, Jones has a cameo as...
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The third time is the charm for TEDx San Antonio

October 17, 2012
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Dr. Gage Paine

Audience consensus confirmed last Saturday’s 3rd annual TEDx San Antonio was a hit. “100 times better than last year’s #TEDxSA. Lots of innovative and positive thinkers.” tweeted @dougcohenmiller “Talk about being indulgent – a whole day devoted to listening and learning! What a gift!” said Lady Ray Romano. Several years ago when I first...
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TEDx San Antonio–dynamite for your mind

October 20, 2011
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Last Saturday, I attended the 2nd annual TEDx San Antonio event at the Stieren Theater located on the Trinity University campus. TEDx (x is for independent) is a locally organized version of the highly acclaimed TED events. TED is a nonprofit organization devoted to ‘Ideas Worth Spreading.’ After starting out in 1984 as a...
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TEDx San Antonio — sharing ideas that sparkle

October 1, 2011
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Susan Price of Firecat Studio recently described TED talks as brain candy. “It’s the coolest thing, to bring innovators and thinkers together to share ideas for the betterment of the world. … It’s not just 18 minutes of speaking at an audience, but the conversation that lends itself to a shared experience–to making the...
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Save Our Inboxes, 10 Rules to Reverse the Email Spiral

July 29, 2011
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The Email Charter was created in response to the massive time suck of email correspondence. The call to action was originally initiated by TED Curator Chris Anderson and TEDScribe Jane Wulf with a blog post read by over 45,000 people. By visiting http://emailcharter.org you can read the charter, sign it, and share it with...
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Innovation Sprouts at Local Nonprofits

October 19, 2010
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In San Antonio, nonprofits of all sizes are fertile ground for new ideas to more effectively serve their clients.
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