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There are many concerns for the people of the United States and throughout the world. But few people would argue that one of the biggest concerns is the unemployment crisis. That concern and a solution are why we’re reaching out to you today…

An Introduction from Dr William T Hefferan, author of JOBS, How the United States Can Reach Long-Term Full Employment…

“Whoever latches onto the ideas in JOBS, How the United States Can Reach Long-Term Full Employment should be the next president of the United States. Both the Republican and Democratic Party fully understand that the hot topic in the election will be jobs. My book, JOBS, details my 10 building blocks that show how the United States can reach long-term full employment, ending the huge job losses we experience with every economic downturn. The beauty of these 10 building blocks is that these solutions do not require any help from the government other than what is in the pipeline already.

I describe how every American worker can benefit from my ideas backed by my peer reviewed research study, and learn to transition into the knowledge worker economy. I call this a sort of revolution because the American people need to be jolted into thinking in terms of life-long learning and training to keep up with changes and advancements in science, technology, medicine and new things we have never heard of, or thought about. Our workforce needs to be ready for these new types of employment and forget about relying on low skilled, low pay, jobs that we need to let go overseas. Our society is evolving at break-neck speed, and so are the types of jobs we will have, and so is the need for preparation of the American people to meet this challenge.

Some Suggestions for Ways to Participate

• Written interviews – host sends questions in writing
• Internet radio shows – live or recorded interviews
• Guest posts or articles about various topics relevant to content of the book
• Sending copies of the book for people to review
• We are also very open to other ideas
• (There is no charge to participate and we promote your site as part of this tour.)

About the Program That Sparked the Idea for JOBS:

Wisdom in the Streets and my current book represent projects that are new and unique.  Wisdom has never been done, a book like mine has not been written.  This book solves unemployment in the perfect world, ie: If everyone followed the strategies and new theories I present, ups and downs of unemployment would be significantly reduced and we would achieve long-term full employment.  Wisdom leverages specific volunteer talent to improve businesses such that new jobs are created and ready and willing job seekers are there to fill the jobs, both complete with a volunteer mentor who advises each regarding how to succeed.

Briefly, Wisdom in the Streets helps businesses to improve operations such that they can create NEW jobs and Wisdom has job seekers ready for those positions.  Wisdom will be made up of volunteers who advise the businesses and integrate the new employees into that business.  This mentor follows the business and the new employee so that they are both successful.  The mentor can be someone in that neighborhood who has a business background or he or she can work with the businesses and the new employee by phone, e-mail and so on.  Wisdom selects “Advocate Volunteers” who are from the neighborhood who are neighborhood leaders or people who care about the neighborhood.  Advocates help oversee which businesses need help and track qualified job seekers to keep a ready list of job seekers to fill these new jobs.

Dr. T. William Hefferan, DBA, MBA, CCIM, CPM.

How do you describe a person who is a scholar, author, entrepreneur, adventurer, seaman, triathlete and author? Dr. T. William Hefferan has done 12 Alaskan expeditions, descended to the floor of the Grand Canyon and summated in the dark of night back up to the South Rim — 9 degrees F — in just over 15 hours (an apparent world record) and has done everything imaginable on the sea, from sailing the east coast to hydroplane racing. Designer/developer of commercial investment real estate projects as President/CEO of a 100 employee company.

For more information about participating in this tour, contact nikki@nikkileigh.com

We’re starting to coordinate a virtual tour to share Dr Hefferan’s answer to solving the unemployment crisis in the United States. We want to reach out to employees, employers, entrepreneurs, journalists, politicians and anyone else who is impacted by the unemployment crisis. For more information and to help us share this important information – contact nikki @ nikkileigh.com

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In JOBS, Dr. T. William Hefferan, DBA, MBA, CCIM, CPM provides a stunning approach to how we achieve long-term full employment in the United States. Learn how the essential shift in how we need to think about jobs and employment accelerates our timely transformation into a knowledge worker economy.

This profound shift invigorates our heritage and foundation of innovation and entrepreneurship – restoring our global leadership in education and learning – leading to a dawn of new discoveries, creating exciting new jobs and unique careers.

Learn how everyone benefits from this journey to a steady stream of rewarding jobs as Dr. Hefferan demystifies our journey to long-term full employment with his original entertaining presentation style.

With over 23 years of experience as President/CEO of a 100 employee company, Dr. Hefferan decided to put his corporate work experience together with his academic background and solve one of our most significant societal problems. His unique approach to explore ways to end the persistent ups and downs of unemployment includes a peer reviewed research study he designed specifically to discover ways to solve the problem.

Dr. Hefferan shares with readers his life-changing event that compelled him to dedicate over three years of his life to find these sound solutions, creating a blueprint for America to reach long-term full employment.

In JOBS, the unemployed as well as employees wanting a better job learn how to secure their perfect job; employers learn how to attract and retain top-tier employees; and entrepreneurs feel personal growth as they discover new ways to put their ideas and initiatives to work.

Learn the value of ethics and authenticity in the workplace and why everyone in an organization can be a leader — adding value to the company and the employee’s career growth.

Join Dr. Hefferan in this contemporary revolution to a brand new America that will always have meaningful and rewarding jobs.

The Hutchinson Report Newsmaker Hour

March 29, 2012
for Immediate Release
Contact:

Angela Hoffman

323-630-2649

Press Advisory:

 Top Legal Supreme Court Analyst Discusses the Aftermath of the Supreme Court Ruling on the Health Care Law and the Obama Administration

In an exclusive interview on The Hutchinson Report Newsmaker Hour on KTYM 1460 AM Radio and heard nationally on six stations and in fifty cities and Washington D.C.  on the Hutchinson Newsmaker Network, on Friday, March 30, 9:30 AM PST and Saturday, March 31, 7:00 PM PST, Susan Low Bloch, Georgetown Law Professor and leading Constitutional scholar, will discuss the aftermath of the Supreme Court’s ruling on the health care law, its impact and consequences for the public and the Obama administration.

The Supreme Court’s pending ruling on the health care law will have enormous legal, health and political  consequences for the nation, “says Political Analyst and Hutchinson Report Host Earl Ofari Hutchinson, “A leading Supreme Court expert will t tell how what the court is likely to do and what that decision will mean for the public and the Obama administration.”

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KTYM 1460 AM Radio

Friday, March 30, 9:30 to 10:00 AM

Saturday, March 31, 7:00 to 7:30 PM

Streamed nationally and globally on ktym.com

Podcast on blogtalkradio.com

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Share an interview about Utopian Frontiers Foundation with one of the co-founders on American Chronicle – http://www.americanchronicle.com/articles/view/272143

For information about Utopian Frontiers, the book, the organization or the music, visit http://www.utopianfrontiers.com. To learn more about the book and to get your copy, visit http://www.amazon.com/Utopian-Frontiers-Story-Drew-Tapley/dp/1927005124/.

Debra Slover of the Leadership Garden, shares her review for Utopian Frontiers – http://www.leadershipgardenlegacy.com/blog/utopian-frontiers-story-hope-review

For information about Utopian Frontiers, the book, the organization or the music, visit http://www.utopianfrontiers.com. To learn more about the book and to get your copy, visit http://www.amazon.com/Utopian-Frontiers-Story-Drew-Tapley/dp/1927005124/.

Dianne Ascroft shares her interview about Utopian Frontiers on her blog – http://dianneascroft.wordpress.com/2012/03/26/can-a-book-lead-the-way-to-a-better-society/

For information about Utopian Frontiers, the book, the organization or the music, visit http://www.utopianfrontiers.com. To learn more about the book and to get your copy, visit http://www.amazon.com/Utopian-Frontiers-Story-Drew-Tapley/dp/1927005124/.

Jerry Lopper shares his review for Utopian Frontiers on his blog – http://www.purposefulgrowth.com/2012/03/17/utopian-frontiers-a-glimpse-of-the-future/

For information about Utopian Frontiers, the book, the organization or the music, visit http://www.utopianfrontiers.com. To learn more about the book and to get your copy, visit http://www.amazon.com/Utopian-Frontiers-Story-Drew-Tapley/dp/1927005124/.

Welcome to a potential future. Utopian Frontiers is the story of a possibility for the future….

About Utopian Frontiers – The Book

What if there was a secret city at work on finding answers to the survival of humanity? Technologies beyond your imagination; a city expanding, recruiting and evolving. There is no government, no money, no bosses, institutions, cars or roads; and age takes on new meaning.

This “facity” is one big research product in and of itself, and nothing else quite like it exists on this Earth. This is the city that Erwin Sharp and his family are drawn into on the fringes of a national park. They fall headfirst down the rabbit hole into a world of space probes, cancer cures, and a core myth that defies belief. They soon realize that some doors are only meant to swing one way. This is a parable of trust and hope–a flashing beacon of hope in a world hell-bent on destroying itself. It is ultimately a story of ambition, of owning up to life, showing up and trading up. In a story that is as controversial as it is reassuring, sometimes it is possible to find something you always hoped existed, and in finding it, you confront your own truth as much as that of the world you live in.

Nikki Leigh – You have been invited to share your promotional experience with others. What does the future hold for you and your project?

John Roach - Who knows?

We’re not into hype, rah-rah, bell ringing, flag waving, charismatic leadership sort of personifications. It’s not about individuals, personalities. It’s about core values, what we believe, the utopian message expressed through imperfect humanity.

We wonder about the human collective, like most I suspect, and I play with related ideas and tell stories, fictional, science and technology related myths. It just so happens I believe the future can be utopian, near perfect, in our zany way, that we can facilitate effective change at systemic and personal levels.

We may not yet know what we must do to correct our ways but that doesn’t stop us from wondering, considering options. Eventually, we’re going to sort things out, don’t you think?

If there are any snickering misanthropes in the background, please be patient…

I hope and pray for a sane, healthy world, yet I don’t see that as a current reality, hence this project as a positive message of hope. I’m a realist, and I just don’t know whether we’re capable of redemption spiritually if you consider the current state of unsettled affairs among the Gods. That doesn’t stop me from dreaming, trying my best to promote healthy options. Truth be told, however, I feel at times we’re curiously dysfunctional and in need of a jump start, a re-set.

It’s about research, personal and collective… Anyone can do research.

We are committed to the ongoing cultivation of this project through the website/blog, book, potential TV series and/or film, and ongoing events. If there’s no interest, find the good. Move on. Always do your best… Consider it therapy.
What sort of comments have you gotten about the content of the book and the Utopian Frontiers project?

Those who have read the book and have gotten back to me are saying: “This is so NOW!”

Over time, encouraging comments, from a core, vigilant community of supporters may help build an effective history based on the myth. Will it grow as a living myth? Who knows? We’re all so busy getting by… What makes long term collective health and well being possible?

People who have read the book have shared a heightened awareness of caring about our presence and where we’re going.

This is about a quantum leap in human endeavor.

Nikki Leigh - What makes this a book that people NEED to read and WHY?

John Roach - Let’s explore and play with the difference between wants and needs.

First, I need breathable air and clean water to drink. Otherwise I’m a done deal within minutes or days…

OK, thanks for that, whew… I’m alive, I’m breathing relatively clean air, and I have so-so clean water to drink. Time’s a wasting…  What’s next? A good meal with friends! Got that too, lucky me! Now, let’s get going and do something special!

Seeing as I may need to get somewhere: How am I going to get there?

I may dream about getting there by sports car, yacht, or private jet, but maybe all I really need is an available form of transportation. En route, if the seas are rough, and the boat takes on water, any port in a storm will do. From there, I can walk away, ride a bike, or rely on public transit. Do I really need the luxury of private mobility? That depends… How hungry am I now?

Oops! I tripped, fell and broke my leg. I need to see a doctor, get a leg cast if necessary, and take time to heal. Until then, my friends need to drive me around until I’m healed, healthy, better again and capable of walking and getting around on my own. I just want to skip forward in time and heal, but as they say, nothing replaces time…

Suddenly, I experience hunger pangs again. I’m very hungry now and thirsty too. Need or want?

I may want a steak with all the trimmings, an expensive bottle of wine, something rich for dessert. But really, what I really need is protein, complex carbohydrates, vitamins, minerals, and water, preferably at appropriate quantities and intervals throughout the day so as to maximize energies, health and well being. And hey, I need to sleep well on a cyclic basis. Know what I need/mean?

By the way, I want to chill now and then, relax, take it easy but honestly, I also feel the need to do my core strengthening exercises, power walks, and stretches, if I intend to stay healthy and limber over time.

Then again, I need to complete this interview on time as well, preferably before late afternoon because my niece is visiting and it’s her birthday. I need to get the house ready for the party. We wouldn’t want to let the child feel like we don’t consider her life a celebration because, as everyone should know, children need to feel loved and appreciated for who they are here and now, a joy to behold, knowing their presence is a celebration of life. That’s very important to healthy development, no matter the age and/or time of being. Know that by now?

Oh, and I want a hot, sexy romance, something eternal, if possible, once we’re of age of course, and until then, yes please, protect us. Eventually and eternally, we all need a significant other who we can share life with, rely on, someone else who needs a hot sexy partner to chill with, drink the odd bottle of wine, and maybe sometimes rent that movie or sports car. Maybe we should take that vacation we need right about now. You know? Really, we need everyone to connect at this level…

It’s about the hierarchy of needs. Check that out. Self actualize…

So, who really needs to read a book? Are you sure you don’t have anything else better to do right now?

Let’s just do a reality check: If you were cold, needed a fire, had no wood, perhaps you would need to burn a book to stay warm, survive the night. What if it was your favorite book? Would that effect your perception of needs? Why?

Do you really need to be bothered by the future of this planet after a hard day’s work? The TV news may not be your viewing imperative after work, so be it. Maybe you just need to take it easy and relax, although your friends want you to join them for a late night draft, chat, laugh….

Meanwhile: Who wants to be a kazillionaire? How much money do you really need? What drives you? For me, it’s not money, although money is the stuff with which we do things. Are you lucky enough to have “mad money”, money you don’t NEED to survive? How lucky! What are you going to do? Buy lottery tickets, play the slots? Isn’t freedom wonderful?

I don’t know. Perhaps we’re travelling a different path.

We want to see the book “Utopian Frontiers” developed into a film and/or TV series and in order to do so, we need to secure financial support. That’s a very important priority, a real need, but it must be the right kind of money. This is not a solicitation for funds, just a statement.

We suggest you read the book because Utopian Frontiers has an important message of hope for the future well being of humanity, and we need to pass positive vibes and messages on to the upcoming generations. We can’t think or feel that we’re done for, as a civilization, and we can’t saddle youth with pessimism. We need to cultivate their abilities and mind set so as to motivate and better prepare them for the challenges ahead.

Nikki Leigh – What sort of people NEED to read this book and WHY?

John Roach - People who have given up on our future should read this book. Anyone with a feeling that we’re done for, that we are doomed to fail utterly as a species really should consider the fact that we do indeed have options worth exploring. How many of us feel trapped in a life not worth living, suffering needlessly as empathic individuals who feel powerless to do anything about our plight, personally and as a collective? The message of hope contained within Utopian Frontiers may help you realize things can change for the better, maybe not for this generation, yet our children and their children have the potential to be a part of something wonderful, the renaissance of humanity.

We really do need to believe in the potential for the well being of humanity if we are to put our best feet forward, step outside the box, and collectively work on making myths like UF come to life. Do you really have to ask why?

Nikki Leigh – What sparks your creativity? Any tips to help others spark their own creativity?

John Roach - Life should be lived as a challenge, and we should be motivated to do our best, don’t you think? It’s easy to coast, do the half mile, or just put in the minimal effort. Besides, why bother trying to do our best if no one seems to notice or care? Even then, we’re only as good as our last effort, and it’s so easy to be discouraged and give up on ourselves, the world…

Why care if others around seem to lack passion and commitment? Let’s be careful with the crowd we hang with: Birds of a feather flock together. Different strokes for different folks. Are we loners of a social creatures? If we’re social, maybe we should join/form a writers club. Righter’s club?

What you need to know is we don’t typically tread water very well. We get tired and start sinking. It’s that or become a stronger swimmer, moving forward, with a goal. Creativity is like that: We need to continuously put in the effort and try to develop, enjoy and appreciate the experience as a gift of life, an ongoing challenge to spend our time in meaningful ways.

Think of it as personal/collective therapy. Consider the mind as our collective/personal play pen, one of the last true bastions of freedom. Who knows what we’re capable of if we don’t try to do and be our best?

So life in general sparks our flame, and we are willing to put the effort in as a challenge, a therapeutic exercise that keeps us in a state of play, and don’t be overly concerned with creative angst, if we go there. It’s part of the territory, just a reminder that perhaps one should be doing something else while the subconscious mind cooks up ingredients. Just be ready when it’s time to harvest, manifest efforts!

Nikki Leigh – If a potential reader thinks that your book wouldn’t interest them, what would you say to convince them to buy? I’m thinking something better than “It is the greatest book ever.” Give me something more specific

John Roach - Have you ever experienced a crisis of conscience? Tasted your own tears? Stood on a bridge? Are you truly aware of the precarious realities that we are currently experiencing as a civilization? Greed, corruption, hedonistic escapes seem to rule the day, if one can afford the going rates… Do we care at all? Are you thinking, or have you ever thought that one person cannot achieve anything useful when it comes to solving the human equation? It’s useless, so why bother?

Well, if that’s how you feel, actually, I don’t care if you buy or read the book. It’s more important that you buy, read into the ideas, or at least the potential for ideas to spark meaningful change. If the information on our website and interviews like this don’t appeal to you, move on. That’s OK. It’s a big world out there.

If, on the other hand, you have an interest in social/political/economic options open to humanity and believe that science fiction is a good way to explore, then this book may possibly make you think about life anew.
Nikki Leigh – Why does the topic of your book interest you? Why would it interest potential readers? Give us a hook to reel in new readers.

John Roach - The relationship between humankind and technology has fascinated me for decades.

Put yourself in a situation that is difficult to read: You’re out for a walk and suddenly come across a man holding a knife. Are you afraid? What do you fear most, the man or the knife?

Think applications: There are so many uses for a knife. Isn’t it interesting that a knife can be used to stab someone or save a life on an operating table?

Even words, as an abstract form of communication, can be used to help or hurt. Combined with emotive expression, words can terrorize or make one feel blessed, enlightened, loved.

Such is the challenge for applied technology: it’s there to be utilized in many potentially menacingly destructive and/or wonderfully creative ways.

What if there is a way for us to explore positive applications of technology in service to social humanity? And what if some of us got together and formed a clandestine research organization dedicated to the task? Now, what if over the years we developed world wide connections and influence? And what if we’re headquartered in a secret city located on the fringes of national parkland somewhere in the Americas, and we’re recruiting researchers, people like you, because we all have the potential to research?

Are you ready for your interview? Do you want/need to visit the city and experience how such a culture operates before you decide whether or not to join us? Are you interested in how the myth may take on a life of its own? Read the book! Who knows? It may inspire you in ways unanticipated!

John Philip Roach

About Utopian Frontiers Non-Profit Organization

UTOPIAN FRONTIERS FOUNDATION is a non profit organization dedicated to developing multi-media works intended to educate and provoke meaningful discourse on global environmental concerns – including the relationship between humankind and technology.

To educate and increase the public’s understanding of the environment and its importance by offering courses, seminars, conferences and meetings and by collecting
and disseminating information on that topic.

For information about Utopian Frontiers, the book, the organization or the music, visit http://www.utopianfrontiers.com. To learn more about the book and to get your copy, visit http://www.amazon.com/Utopian-Frontiers-Story-Drew-Tapley/dp/1927005124/.

Barry Eva interviews one of the founders of Utopian Frontiers. Learn about the story behind the idea that became the Utopian Frontiers Organization… on A Book and a Chat radio – http://www.blogtalkradio.com/across-the-pond/2012/03/14/a-book-and-a-chat-with-john-philip-roach airing live at 6:30 pm EST or you can listen to or download the MP3 after the show.

For information about Utopian Frontiers, the book, the organization or the music, visit http://www.utopianfrontiers.com. To learn more about the book and to get your copy, visit http://www.amazon.com/Utopian-Frontiers-Story-Drew-Tapley/dp/1927005124/

Dee Owens spotlights Utopian Frontiers on her blog with an interview  http://bookread-mumswritings.blogspot.com/2012/03/utopian-frontiers.html

For information about Utopian Frontiers, the book, the organization or the music, visit http://www.utopianfrontiers.com. To learn more about the book and to get your copy, visit http://www.amazon.com/Utopian-Frontiers-Story-Drew-Tapley/dp/1927005124/