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Ginnah Howard taught high school English for twenty-seven years and didn't consider writing until her late 40's. Her novel, NIGHT NAVIGATION, was published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt in April, 2009 and is available in bookstores now. NIGHT NAVIGATION will be reviewed in the New York Times Book Review, Sunday, July 5. The novel is part of a trilogy-in-progress. In addition several of Howard's stories have been nominated for a Pushcart Prize. She lives in upstate New York. - www.ginnahhoward.com

Escaping Dangerous Situations - Bob Studer is one of the most recognized safety experts in the country. Invite him on your show to share his groundbreaking tactics and techniques that have saved numerous lives, especially children's. Bob's approach is different and so successful because he teaches not only how to avoid danger, but how to escape from it. He explains how to use things around you as either weapons or a means of escape. Bob is a former police officer who became a safety expert after the abduction of a fellow officer's daughter. He has appeared on Anderson Cooper 360, Oprah, Good Morning America and many other programs. His Safe Escape program is the most widely used abduction education program in the country. www.bobstuber.com

UFO researcher and author Ann Druffel dates her interest in the UFO question from 1945 when, as a schoolgirl, she viewed a bright yellowish object, very high in clear blue skies over Long Beach, California. She and her mother, Aileen Walsh McElroy, watched the object as it slowly traveled westerly. After about an hour and one-half, having traveled about 30 degrees from the NNE to the NNW, it then released 15-20 smaller shiny objects, which took varying paths out and away from the main object. Years later, it was determined that this sighting occurred at about the same time the first experimental atom bomb was exploded in New Mexico. Interested in earth mysteries of all kinds, Druffel has researched various aspects of the UFO question and investigated reports of all kinds since 1957. She was one of the first investigators for NICAP, remaining with that organization from April 1957 to 1973. During the NICAP years she became acquainted with the renowned atmospheric physicist, Dr. James E. McDonald, and participated with him in several UFO cases during his six years of UFO research. After NICAP was destroyed by subversive agents from the FBI and CIA who had secretly penetrated into the higher realms of NICAP, Druffel joined the Mutual UFO Network (MUFON) with which she is still actively associated as investigator, frequent contributor to their journals and other official capacities. She also joined the Center for UFO Studies (CUFOS) and contributes articles on California sightings and other UFO subjects to IUR (International UFO Reporter). She was a U. S. consultant and regular contributor for the British research journal FLYING SAUCER REVIEW (FSR) through 2004. She has authored six books and numerous articles for newsstand magazines on UFOs and other earth mysteries and has contributed 190+ articles and columns for top UFO journals in the field. One of her recent books, FIRESTORM!: DR. JAMES E. McDONALD's FIGHT FOR UFO SCIENCE, published in July 2003 by "Wild Flower Press/Granite Publications", re-introduced the phenomenal UFO research and amazing results of prestigious atmospheric physicist, James E. McDonald, to the world. The astounding gains McDonald made, during his public work in the UFO field between 1966 and 1971, today give us undeniable evidence that the scientifically-oriented approach is necessary to solve the UFO problem. It details how McDonald made great strides in convincing the Scientific Community at large that UFOs were a real phenomenon which was being neglected by Science and also how he apparently was at the verge of breaking through the government coverup. Tragically, McDonald's breakthroughs were unexpectedly cut short in 1971 when he died an apparent suicide, but FIRESTORM! relives his work and methods which, if put into effect today in the UFO field, could perhaps bring about a solution. Her book, HOW TO DEFEND YOURSELF AGAINST ALIEN ABDUCTIONS, published in August 1998 by Random House/Three Rivers Press is also available nationwide on Amazon.com, on other websites and on a POD basis from the publisher and in bookstores. It presents many true accounts, drawn from her present database of 120 "resisters", which demonstrate how nine simple mental and physical techniques can drive away these harassing creatures. If these creatures do, in fact, exist at any level of reality, perhaps they are "posing" as occupants from physical UFOs. Druffel has continued research into this field, as more techniques surface and as more is learned about personality traits of resisters as opposed to non-resisters. The book was also written for all members of the American public who are interested in various aspects of the UFO question but who are tired of hearing that the human race is at the mercy of aliens. In general, as regards UFOs, Druffel hypothesizes that the so-called "UFO phenomenon" is actually two separate phenomena. Like James McDonald, she favors the extraterrestrial hypothesis to explain UFOs seen from a distance,

The First Annual Canadian - American Paranormal Conference in Sarnia, Ontario August 6 - 7 2009 - Psychic - Robbie Thomas has been helping police and families world wide in murder/missing persons cases for the last 17 years. He has starred in the critically acclaimed hit movie 'Dead Whisper' and the anticipated new release of 'Robbie Thomas Visits The Sallie House'. He has been seen on many prominent television programs such as Discovery Channel, NBC, ABC, CBS, FOX, Star Choice Satellite, Bell Expressview and more! He has been heard on many prominent radio programs world wide such as CBS RADIO, BOB FM, FREE FM, CHCU FM, Keeler Show New York, The 'X' Zone Radio Show and many more. - www.robbiethomas.net/paracon2009.

Michael Horn is the Authorized American Media Representative for the Billy Meier Contacts (www.theyfly.com), which he has researched since 1979 (and proved to be absolutely authentic). He is the writer and producer of the new, award-winning feature length documentary, "The Silent Revolution of Truth", as well as the writer, producer and narrator of the DVD "The Meier Contacts - The Key To Our Future Survival". Michael's very eclectic background includes: award-winning film director, film producer, prize-winning painter, designer/creator of the still popular fashion fad "fingernail art" (featured in Harper's Bazaar magazine), award-winning songwriter, one of the first creators of digital online book publishing (ebooks), music and video producer, science researcher, national and international lecturer, frequent media guest, published writer, credentialed teacher, humorist, pioneer in commercial water purification applications (Starbucks), set designer, health care professional, creator of the Future Self interactive therapeutic video technique, volunteer work with children and seniors. Michael is the creator of the Standing In Spirit regenerative movement/stress relief program (which Michael was invited to teach to corporate and government leaders in Europe,such as BASF, Eurochemie, Rabobank, KLM, Cyco Software, ING Bank, Meta Visie, by a consultant to Princess Diana), creator/teacher of the Sit & Get Fit videotapes and program for seniors, as well as for personnel at U.S. corporations like Xerox and Candle. Michael has been featured in two issues of the international martial arts magazine INSIDE KUNG FU demonstrating advanced strength and flexibility Chi Gong exercises and has articles published in Nexus, Mystic Pop and UFO magazines. Additionally, he has also created and taught a self-defense course for women for the City of Los Angeles Commission on the Status of Women. "More Than Just Survival", Michael Horn's song CD of all original songs, has been released featuring the single "Forgive Yourself". And information about Michael's latest project, "Breaking the Silence", a new, already award-winning, film about five courageous young women, can be seen at www.breakingthesilencemovie.com. Michael also wrote the song for the movie, "I'll Be My Own Hero". - www.theyfly.com

The First Annual Canadian - American Paranormal Conference in Sarnia, Ontario August 6 - 7 2009 - Psychic - Robbie Thomas has been helping police and families world wide in murder/missing persons cases for the last 17 years. He has starred in the critically acclaimed hit movie 'Dead Whisper' and the anticipated new release of 'Robbie Thomas Visits The Sallie House'. He has been seen on many prominent television programs such as Discovery Channel, NBC, ABC, CBS, FOX, Star Choice Satellite, Bell Expressview and more! He has been heard on many prominent radio programs world wide such as CBS RADIO, BOB FM, FREE FM, CHCU FM, Keeler Show New York, The 'X' Zone Radio Show and many more. - www.robbiethomas.net/paracon2009.

Heron was born in Dublin in 1952. He became interested in bible prophecy concerning the "end times" around 1996. In 1997, his first book Apocalypse Soon was published and became a bestseller in Ireland and then he followed up with Apocalypse 2000. Patrick's latest book, The Nephilim and the Pyramid of the Apocalypse, he believes, is the first ever book proving overwhelmingly who built the pyramids and why. Patrick has a B.Sc. and M.A. in Business Studies from Trinity College, Dublin and a Bachelor of Theology degree from The College of Biblical Research, Rome City, Indiana. Patrick is not associated with any particular church or denomination.- www.neph.ie

Dr. Schneid has been actively involved in the field of law enforcement for over 40 years. His assignments included Internal Affairs, Narcotics Task Force as well as patrol and investigative duties. He taught at the Rio Hondo Regional Police Academy on Officer Survival and Ethics. He has consulted with and been assigned to various federal agencies and task forces during the past 40 years. He has been routinely appointed by Los Angeles County Superior and Municipal Court judges as an expert in Alternative Sentencing and narcotics. He has lectured on prison reform and was instrumental on aiding in the movement of mentally ill inmates from the Los Angeles County Old Men's Central Jail to the new Twin Towers facility. He is regarded as a "professional seeker of truth" and holds no bias to either the defense nor the prosecution. He has been called upon by both "sides." He is the recipient of the Law Enforcement Medal of Honor and the Medal for Valor. He is a licensed private investigator in the State of California PI15860. He is certified by the State of California Peace Officer Standards and Training bureau through Supervisory Level. He received his Ph.D. in 1994 with dual majors of criminology and psychology graduating summa cum laude in his Bachelor's, Master's and Ph.D. He has testified in court as an expert in narcotics; the penal system and alternative sentencing and is credited with over 3,500 arrests during his career in law enforcement. He has testified, as an expert, in excess of 300 cases. The majority of cases have been criminal in nature. He is an authority on negligent hiring prevention and is an expert in profiling, threat assessment, risk analysis and terrorism. Tonight we will be talking about identity theft. - www.worldfind.biz

Shannon Sylvia, hails from the Boston, MA area. She appears on SciFi's Ghost Hunters International as one of the six investigators and has also appeared as a client on A&E's Paranormal State. Her experiences growing up in a small, historic town rife with paranormal activity sparked in her a strong interest in the field, and she has dedicated a great amount of time to investigating unexplainable incidents that for years plagued her parents' home, as well as her own. Those domestic experiences with the supernatural led to Shannon's relationship with a TAPS family team founded by Steve Gonsalves. After several investigations conducted in her home and going through the proper training, she joined the team. Since ghost hunting with GHI, she continues to take every advantage of opportunities to expand her knowledge of paranormal investigating by lecturing at conferences, attending workshops, conducting residential and commercial locations and working with the best in the field. -

The story is narrated by a ten-year-old boy living on Earth after it has been torn away from the Sun by a passing "dark star". The loss of solar heating has caused the Earth's atmosphere to freeze into thick layers of "snow". The boy's father had worked with a group of other scientists to construct a large shelter, but the earthquakes accompanying the disaster had destroyed it and killed the others. He managed to construct a smaller, makeshift shelter called the "Nest" for his family, where they maintain a breathable atmosphere by periodically retrieving pails of frozen oxygen to thaw over a fire. They have survived in this way for a number of years. At the end, they are found by a search party from a large group of survivors at Los Alamos, where they are using nuclear power to provide heat and have begun using rockets to search for other survivors (radio being ineffective at long range without an ionosphere). They reveal that other groups of humans have survived at Argonne, Brookhaven, Harwell and Tanna Tuva, and that plans are being made to establish uranium mining colonies at Great Slave Lake or in the Congo region. Initially a revival of NBC's Dimension X (1956-13), X Minus One is widely considered among the finest science fiction dramas ever produced for radio. The first 15 episodes were new versions of Dimension X episodes, but the remainder were adaptations of newly published science fiction stories by leading writers in the field, including Isaac Asimov, Ray Bradbury, Philip K. Dick, Robert A. Heinlein, Frederik Pohl and Theodore Sturgeon, along with a few original scripts. Episodes of the show include adaptations of Robert Sheckley's "Skulking Permit," Bradbury's "Mars Is Heaven," Heinlein's "Universe" and "The Green Hills of Earth", " Pohl's "The Tunnel under the World," J. T. McIntosh's "Hallucination Orbit," Fritz Leiber's "A Pail of Air" and George Lefferts' "The Parade." The program opened with announcer Fred Collins delivering the countdown, leading into this introduction (although later shows were partnered with Galaxy Science Fiction rather than Astounding Science Fiction): Countdown for blastoff... X minus five, four, three, two, X minus one... Fire! [Rocket launch SFX] From the far horizons of the unknown come transcribed tales of new dimensions in time and space. These are stories of the future; adventures in which you'll live in a million could-be years on a thousand may-be worlds. The National Broadcasting Company in cooperation with Street and Smith, publishers of Astounding Science Fiction presents... X Minus One.. The series was cancelled after the 126th broadcast on January 9, 1958. However, the early 1970s brought a wave of nostalgia for old-time radio; a new experimental episode, "The Iron Chancellor" by Robert Silverberg, was created in 1973, but it failed to revive the series. NBC also tried broadcasting the old recordings, but their irregular once-monthly scheduling kept even devoted listeners from following the broadcasts. All episodes of the show survive.