About
This Portal
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.
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 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.
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
Infacta Ltd. (www.infacta.com)
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, comments and link submission forms. 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,
Ana Margarida Esteves and Doug Martin.
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.
Last
updated June 20, 2009.
