Steven’s
Portal has been energized by people from around the globe who
are in sympathy with its humanitarian and earth-friendly purposes.
This
website was successfully revived after being dormant for several months.
It has come full circle since its origins in August 2002, when it began
as a personal homepage. It came into existence long before the era of
blogging. Most likely, it will never resemble a blog, because it has
never been about blogging, but rather about linking. Nevertheless, a
"forum" section may be coming, and perhaps a podcast of some
sort — feel free to e-mail Steven to
let him know what you think. New content is coming.
| You may know Steven Williams from Pumpkin Hollow Farm (www.pumpkinhollow.org) where he served on resident staff from 1996 to 2004. In 2005, he started an Internet publishing and consulting business. In 2007, he opened an office at 24 Main Street, Millerton, New York. He can be reached by phone at (518) 329-4948. |
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Steven
would like to thank web developer Sorat Tungkasiri
of Princeton, New Jersey for his generous contribution of technical
assistance. Sample color schemes and design recommendations were provided
by Renata Rubim of Porto Alegre, Brazil. When the site
was in its infancy, a great deal of time and effort was saved thanks
to the friendly advice of Gwendolyn Reece of the American
University Library in Washington, D.C.
Many thanks to Mark Hahn who generously donated his
consulting services. Now retired from the Veterans Administration in
Albany, New York, Mark advises health care agencies and teaches classes
on the principles of effective grant writing.
Joe Bridge (www.joebridge.com)
helped with paperwork during a visit to Pumpkin Hollow, and offered
inspiration musically by sharing his talent as a singer, songwriter
and guitarist. Best wishes to Joe and Lisa on their current venture
as they develop their organic farm in Washington State. Charlie
Elkind (www.charliescards.com)
assisted with the selection of clip art images.
Lioba Logan has made many good link suggestions. Thank you, Lioba, for staying in touch.
Santoshi Tuschak deserves special mention for her proofreading and editing assistance as well as her moral support and encouragement!
Many
thanks to Albert Amao, Bill Stimson (www.billstimson.com)
and Douglas Wilson for contributing writings that will
be posted at some point in the future, and to Rick Nation
(www.ahr.org) for audio
recordings also to be added.
Appreciation is extended to Axandra-Voget Selbach Enterprises,
GmbH for the complimentary use of their Arelis software, ClipArt.com
for graphics and images, and Positronic Design and
GoDaddy.Com for reliable web hosting services. Page
loads are tallied in real time by StatCounter.com.
Also
many thanks to the highly competent developers and administrators at LinksManager.com
which powers the links pages of this website through their patented software
technology, as well as Infacta Ltd. for the use of their
Group Mail marketing software. The kind folks at Hform.com
Secure Forms (www.hform.com)
provide data handling services from their offices in Sweden for the subscribe
and comments pages. Animated images were generated with excellent, easy-to-use
graphics utilities published by Alchemy Mindworks (www.alchemymindworks.com).
JustGive.org,
which is partnered with more than a million charities, and Groundspring.org,
a nonprofit organization associated with the Tides
Foundation, have been helpful in processing
online donations safely and securely.
Special thanks to everyone who has supported this effort in many ways
over the past four years — many individuals who provided link
suggestions and words of encouragement, while some also gave financial
support. The following list is bound to be incomplete. If anyone feels
their name should be included (or removed for anonymous folks, for that
matter) please get in touch. When first established, this portal found
its initial audience among hundreds of visitors to Pumpkin Hollow Farm
who were interested in meditation, yoga, Therapeutic Touch and holistic
healing, spirituality, comparative religion, and similar topics and
activities. The audience has grown to become much more diverse. With
that being said, the portal's supporters and helpers have included:
Amanda Schiffman, Elizabeth Milkov, Kathy Duhon, Conrad Putzig,
Lioba Logan, Vicki Woodyard, Joy Mills, Carol Cannon, Cheri Brady, Siji
Kompanal, Charlene Vanderslice, Jennifer Bouchard, Nelda Samarel, Vince
Vitale, Doug Wallace, Ann Folger, Eeva Zimmerman, Elisa DeStefano, Ritu
Linhart, LeLy Hayslip, Dorica Nevin, Peter Conlin, Sue Conlin, Margaret
Stolz, Tiffany Brown, Salomon Gill, Albert Amao, Nancy Griffis, Paul
Kittredge, John Milisenda, Viviane Hays, Stephanie Grey, Katrin Bergstrome,
Ted Lester, Ruth Adams, Fernando de Torrijos, Mary Fran Raynor, Riff
Masteroff, Truth Collins, Ruth Rivera, Pat Moffitt Cook, Vicente Hao
Chin, Valerie Cates, Jason Mark, Shashi Tharoor, Deborah Shields, Alayne
O’Reilly, Larry Wolf, Beth Robinson, Cia Ricco, Mary Leue, Rick
Jarow, Rod MacIver, Jeff Volk, Jorge Alfano, Ed Tick, Cathy Jensen,
Reba Perez, Rich Watson, Luisa Porrata, Patricia Earnest, Joe Rautenstrauch,
Jorge Castilla, Ana Monjaras, Sonya Raymond, Janice Krish, Dorothy Woods
Smith, Patricia Hunt-Perry, Heidi Spitzer, Alex Villafranca, Jeanne
Abatemarco, Charlotte Rodgers, Georgeann Sgrosso, Judy Anderson, Betsy
Ungvarsky, Jim Caffrey, George Devine, Bill Stimson, Patricia Abrams,
Barbara Keller, Joan McDougall, Laraine Lippe, Vicky Biondi, Amy Warcup,
Jeanne O'Sullivan, Robert Corrington, Santoshi Tuschak, Dashiell Smith,
Beth Rosenthal, Jeffrey Zeth and Ana Margarida Esteves.
And finally, sincere thanks to each and every person who has taken a moment to browse this site. Please visit again, and please support its growth with your positive thoughts.
This page was updated July 8, 2008.