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Howard Bloom has been called "next in a lineage of seminal thinkers that includes Newton, Darwin, Einstein,[and] Freud," by Britain's Channel4 TV, "the next Stephen Hawking" by Gear Magazine, and "The Buckminster Fuller and Arthur C. Clarke of the new millennium" by Buckminster Fuller's archivist. Bloom is the author of The Lucifer Principle: A Scientific Expedition Into the Forces of History ("mesmerizing"-The Washington Post), Global Brain: The Evolution of Mass Mind from the Big Bang to the 21st Century ("reassuring and sobering"-The New Yorker), The Genius of the Beast: A Radical Re-Vision of Capitalism ("Impressive, stimulating, and tremendously enjoyable." James Fallows, National Correspondent, The Atlantic).

Bloom’s second book Global Brain was the subject of an Office of the Secretary of Defense symposium in 2010, with participants from the State Department, the Energy Department, DARPA, IBM, and MIT. Bloom is founder and head of the Space Development Steering Committee, a group that includes astronauts Buzz Aldrin, Edgar Mitchell (the sixth man on the moon), and members from the National Science Foundation and NASA. He has debated one-on-one with senior officials from Egypt's Moslem Brotherhood and Gaza's Hamas on Iran's global Arab-language Alalam TV News Network. He has also dissected headline issues on Saudi Arabia's KSA2-TV and on Iran's global English language Press-TV. And he has probed the untold story of the Syrian Civil War with Nancy Kissinger.

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Howard Bloom has been called "next in a lineage of seminal thinkers that includes Newton, Darwin, Einstein,[and] Freud," by Britain's Channel4 TV, "the next Stephen Hawking" by Gear Magazine, and "The Buckminster Fuller and Arthur C. Clarke of the new millennium" by Buckminster Fuller's archivist. Bloom is the author of The Lucifer Principle: A Scientific Expedition Into the Forces of History ("mesmerizing"-The Washington Post), Global Brain: The Evolution of Mass Mind from the Big Bang to the 21st Century ("reassuring and sobering"-The New Yorker), The Genius of the Beast: A Radical Re-Vision of Capitalism ("Impressive, stimulating, and tremendously enjoyable." James Fallows, National Correspondent, The Atlantic).

Bloom’s second book Global Brain was the subject of an Office of the Secretary of Defense symposium in 2010, with participants from the State Department, the Energy Department, DARPA, IBM, and MIT. Bloom is founder and head of the Space Development Steering Committee, a group that includes astronauts Buzz Aldrin, Edgar Mitchell (the sixth man on the moon), and members from the National Science Foundation and NASA. He has debated one-on-one with senior officials from Egypt's Moslem Brotherhood and Gaza's Hamas on Iran's global Arab-language Alalam TV News Network. He has also dissected headline issues on Saudi Arabia's KSA2-TV and on Iran's global English language Press-TV. And he has probed the untold story of the Syrian Civil War with Nancy Kissinger.

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Juanita Rose Violini is a collector of paranormal stories. She has always been attracted to events on the fringe of mainstream reality. Many a teenage night was spent, huddled with girlfriends around an Ouija board; holding hands in the dark; waiting for the stylus to spell out a communication from beyond the veil. They were the perfect foil for an older brother, who once waited until they were giddy with excitement and fear then took a hammer and hammered on the pipes going throughout the house. You could hear the screams for blocks.

In 2009 Weiser Books, then out of San Francisco, published her book Almanac of the Infamous. The book was praised by Lemony Snicket, Fred Alan Wolf and Colin Wilson and many others; each an expert in their field. As the Almanac was being released Weiser contracted Violini for a second book, which she wrote but never named or published.

Juanita has also written a third book based on her 35 years’ experience writing and producing murder mystery entertainment. This third book is called CLUE TRAIL: From Whodunnit to Solution and was self-published.

Juanita is currently dividing her attention between day to day life, spending time in the art studio, writing and producing murder mystery entertainment and trying to practice what she knows and is learning about the use of subtle energies in each moment.

Juanita Rose Violini is a collector of paranormal stories. She has always been attracted to events on the fringe of mainstream reality. Many a teenage night was spent, huddled with girlfriends around an Ouija board; holding hands in the dark; waiting for the stylus to spell out a communication from beyond the veil. They were the perfect foil for an older brother, who once waited until they were giddy with excitement and fear then took a hammer and hammered on the pipes going throughout the house. You could hear the screams for blocks.

In 2009 Weiser Books, then out of San Francisco, published her book Almanac of the Infamous. The book was praised by Lemony Snicket, Fred Alan Wolf and Colin Wilson and many others; each an expert in their field. As the Almanac was being released Weiser contracted Violini for a second book, which she wrote but never named or published.

Juanita has also written a third book based on her 35 years’ experience writing and producing murder mystery entertainment. This third book is called CLUE TRAIL: From Whodunnit to Solution and was self-published.

Juanita is currently dividing her attention between day to day life, spending time in the art studio, writing and producing murder mystery entertainment and trying to practice what she knows and is learning about the use of subtle energies in each moment.

Adam McGirr is a Vice President of the British Columbia Scientific Cryptozoology Club and has been studying strange creatures like Sea Serpents and Sasquatch for over 15 years. He has participated in numerous field expeditions and conferences, made several television appearances, as well as interviews in newspapers and magazines on the subject of monsters and mysteries. By trade, Adam is a technical writer and trainer.

The BCSCC takes a scientific, skeptical approach to the investigation of creatures not yet recognized by the scientific community. These include such famous examples as the Sasquatch, Yeti, Ogopogo and the Loch Ness Monster. Their mandate is to understand where these creatures may fit into the greater picture in the realm of natural history. They do not subscribe to paranormal, occultic or supernatural viewpoints when seeking the nature and origins of such animals. - www.bcscc.ca

Adam McGirr is a Vice President of the British Columbia Scientific Cryptozoology Club and has been studying strange creatures like Sea Serpents and Sasquatch for over 15 years. He has participated in numerous field expeditions and conferences, made several television appearances, as well as interviews in newspapers and magazines on the subject of monsters and mysteries. By trade, Adam is a technical writer and trainer.

The BCSCC takes a scientific, skeptical approach to the investigation of creatures not yet recognized by the scientific community. These include such famous examples as the Sasquatch, Yeti, Ogopogo and the Loch Ness Monster. Their mandate is to understand where these creatures may fit into the greater picture in the realm of natural history. They do not subscribe to paranormal, occultic or supernatural viewpoints when seeking the nature and origins of such animals. - www.bcscc.ca

Katie Hopkins is an avid paranormal enthusiast and historian. She graduated with her Bachelor of Arts Degree in History (specialization in Civil War History) in 2010 from the University of Northern Iowa. She also has her Master of Science in Higher Education from Kaplan University. She has been involved in the paranormal field since February 2012, but has always been intrigued by it ever since she was a little girl. She loves to research the locations the Unknown Darkness team investigates. She has been to many haunted locations in the United States to investigate, the farthest being Old South Pittsburg Hospital in Chattanooga, Tennessee. She plans to continue her research for a very long time and hopes to find the answers so many long to know about the paranormal.

Katie Hopkins is an avid paranormal enthusiast and historian. She graduated with her Bachelor of Arts Degree in History (specialization in Civil War History) in 2010 from the University of Northern Iowa. She also has her Master of Science in Higher Education from Kaplan University. She has been involved in the paranormal field since February 2012, but has always been intrigued by it ever since she was a little girl. She loves to research the locations the Unknown Darkness team investigates. She has been to many haunted locations in the United States to investigate, the farthest being Old South Pittsburg Hospital in Chattanooga, Tennessee. She plans to continue her research for a very long time and hopes to find the answers so many long to know about the paranormal.

Ashley Pollock - So, just who is Ashley - who calls herself a witchcrafter?

It probably began when Ashley was a child in her backyard. She saw a bumblebee - was convinced that it was a faery - caught the bumblebee - and, of course, found out that it wasn’t a faery. That didn’t stop Ashley from believing in magic - instead, it led to a lifelong belief in all things magical.

Magic is with us everyday - it isn’t just the realm of magic practitioners, witches, or wicca - it’s also the realm of ordinary, everyday people.

Think about a time when you saw a rainbow that took your breath away. Think about the time when you were mesmerized by an ant or bird or lizard - anything nature. Think about the time when someone did something and you were profoundly moved. All those experiences are magic and magical - and whether they are momentary or longer - you’ve been touched by magic.

Ashley is a “white” witch and practices as a solitary witch, which means: - that she practices independently & eclectically - that she doesn’t belong to a Wiccan coven or Wiccan tradition, and - that her worship of the Goddess is individual and unique.

Ashley Pollock - So, just who is Ashley - who calls herself a witchcrafter?

It probably began when Ashley was a child in her backyard. She saw a bumblebee - was convinced that it was a faery - caught the bumblebee - and, of course, found out that it wasn’t a faery. That didn’t stop Ashley from believing in magic - instead, it led to a lifelong belief in all things magical.

Magic is with us everyday - it isn’t just the realm of magic practitioners, witches, or wicca - it’s also the realm of ordinary, everyday people.

Think about a time when you saw a rainbow that took your breath away. Think about the time when you were mesmerized by an ant or bird or lizard - anything nature. Think about the time when someone did something and you were profoundly moved. All those experiences are magic and magical - and whether they are momentary or longer - you’ve been touched by magic.

Ashley is a “white” witch and practices as a solitary witch, which means: - that she practices independently & eclectically - that she doesn’t belong to a Wiccan coven or Wiccan tradition, and - that her worship of the Goddess is individual and unique.