{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"The News Journal","provider_url":"https:\/\/qa.thenewsjournal.net","title":"TEDxCorbin exceeds organizers' expectations &ndash; The News Journal","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"ro1tuhdB1p\"><a href=\"https:\/\/qa.thenewsjournal.net\/tedxcorbin-exceeds-organizers-expectations\/\">TEDxCorbin exceeds organizers&#8217; expectations<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/qa.thenewsjournal.net\/tedxcorbin-exceeds-organizers-expectations\/embed\/#?secret=ro1tuhdB1p\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;TEDxCorbin exceeds organizers&#8217; expectations&#8221; &#8212; The News Journal\" data-secret=\"ro1tuhdB1p\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n\/* <![CDATA[ *\/\n\/*! 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Among the speakers was Sandi Kurd, Coordinator of Kentucky Highlands Investment Corporation\u2019s Promise Zone. The Promise Zone serves eight area counties with the goal to aid residents through job creation, improving career and education opportunity, reducing crime and increasing broadband internet access. \u201cIt goes back to the old analogy that a rising tide raises all ships,\u201d Curd said. \u201cIf the quality of life raises for all of us in the area, then the whole area benefits.\u201d \u201cMy TEDx experience was exhilarating. I am still walking on air,\u201d Curd said Monday. \u201cIt was so much fun and so much energy being in that room at Second and Main, being in that room at Second and Main, filled with all of these people that are excited to listen to you. It was just a huge adrenaline rush. I felt like we made Appalachia proud.\u201d Kinser said in an age where the people of Appalachia are repeatedly told about their failings, it was great to give such a large group the opportunity to share their success stories with the world. \u201cAll we did was set a stage and allow people to take it,\u201d Kinser said. \u201cHow much power comes from that is absolutely incredible for not just me but for the whole team.\u201d \u201cI think we were able to show a more diverse Appalachia,\u201d she said. \u201cWe face a lot of challenges, but there is also a ton of opportunity.\u201d Kinser said in the coming weeks, the videos will be uploaded in the near future. Kinser said though there are no concrete plans, the goal is to hold another TEDxCorbin in 2020. \u201cIt will continue to live on. How and when, we don\u2019t quite know yet,\u201d she said. \u201cI feel like we have just barely started to scratch the surface of stories and ideas in our area,\u201d she said. Kinser said she has heard from people in other parts of Appalachia, including Hazard, Whitesburg and Pikeville, asking how they can host their own TEDx events. \u201cI would like to see that and play some part in it if possible,\u201d Kinser said. \u201cCorbin isn\u2019t the only amazing town with a lot to offer.\u201d Kinser said the TED staff told her they are ready and willing to help facilitate more TEDx events focusing on rural America, and that she would be happy to help other local organizers. \u201cI think there is a big opportunity for us to share with other communities across the nation and across the world,\u201d Kinser said. &nbsp;"}