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The Faithful - Jonathan Weyer is the author of the upcoming novel, The Faithful, due to be released in the Fall of 2010 by Brio Books. He has also written a book about his ministry to atheists tentatively titled, Confessions of a Pirate Chaplain. This book is currently being shopped by his agent, Wes Yoder. Jonathan was born in 1974 in Huntingburg, Indiana. He spent two weeks every summer with his grandma who allowed him to check out stories about Bigfoot, the Mothman and ghost stories from the library. This summer reading gave him a lifelong love for scary stories. Jonathan's family moved to St. Louis, Missouri when he was in the sixth grade. After college, he went to Covenant seminary and graduated with a Masters of Divinity with honors. He is currently ordained in the Evangelical Presbyterian Church. While pastoring two churches, one in Illinois and one in Florida, he began to write a fantasy book based on American mythology. After a move to Columbus, Ohio, Jonathan felt a call to campus ministry at The Ohio State University. During the transition from church ministry to campus ministry, he decided to write his second novel, The Faithful, which combined his knowledge of the church and his love for scary stories. Jonathan is the founder of The Thomas Society, a ministry dedicated to answering questions from doubters, agnostics and atheists. Along with the atheists at Ohio State, he won a Multicultural Award from the university. Because of his work with atheists, the Secular Student Alliance added him to their speaker's bureau. - www.jonathanweyer.com

Dr. Carnie Matisonn - The Final Audit

Homelessness in the World Today - Jay S. Levy has spent the last twenty-five years working with individuals who experience homelessness. He is the author of the newly published book Pre-treatment Guide for Homeless Outreach & Housing First: Helping Couples, Youth, and Unaccompanied Adults, as well as the highly acclaimed book Homeless Narratives & Pre-treatment Pathways: From Words to Housing. Jay has also published a monograph and several journal articles on Homelessness issues. He has helped to develop new Housing First programs such as the Regional Engagement and Assessment for Chronically Homeless Housing First program (REACH). This was adopted by the Western Massachusetts Regional Network as an innovative approach toward reducing chronic homelessness and has also been integrated into the Pioneer Valley's 10-Year Plan to End Chronic Homelessness. Jay received his MSW degree in clinical social work from Columbia University in 1988. He has achieved formal recognition from the Commonwealth of MA Department of Mental Health for his ongoing efforts to help under-served homeless individuals through his direct service, clinical supervision of staff, and program development. Jay is currently employed by Eliot CHS-Homeless Services as a Regional Manager for the state-wide SAMHSA-PATH Homeless Outreach Program and Eliot's Western MA Housing First Program. - www.jayslevy.com

Barbara Camp - On the Seventh Day God Rested

"Dr.Sky" has been engaged in the science of Astronomy for well over thirty years, having got his first experiences while a young man from his parents, Bob and Dolores. His first true observations occurred while just seven years old, viewing the moon and planets in a ten dollar telescope provided by family members. The first real event he saw, was the 1966 Leonid meteor shower from his home in New York City, atop a tall building. This encouraged him to make the SKY his passion and has been so ever since. Starting in film and television and at a young age, Steve Kates has worked in many acting and model roles for major studios and had some roles in TV commercials of the 1960"s, through his agent. While a native of New York City, Steve Kates moved to the suburbs of New Jersey in 1967 and found the night sky once again. Having formed the Hackensack Astronomy Club, he and his friends did lots of research on the night sky and were regular contributors to the popular magazine, "Sky and Telescope", specializing in Lunar /Solar observations and Meteor Astronomy. - www.drsky.com

Claudia Hehr has dedicated her life to animals. Her education includes animal communication, canine psychology, animal homeopathy, asymya, dowsing, auricular therapy and she is also a Reiki Master. For over 25 years, Claudia has worked extensively in Canada, Europe and the United States and her work is now recognized worldwide. She has appeared on numerous television networks such as the Discovery Channel and has been profiled on international radio broadcasts and in newspapers and magazines like Animal Wellness, Modern Dog, The Globe and Mail and Toronto Life. Claudia has also been the featured expert at many events such as those sponsored by the Ontario Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (OSPCA) and Therapeutic Paws of Canada. In 2007, Claudia was a presenter at the Purina Animal Hall of Fame induction ceremony. Claudia is eminently qualified and experienced in the field of telepathic communication. She is truly the voice of the animals and is helping clients around the world find out what their animal companions need. By using her ability to communicate with animals telepathically, she assists in areas as diverse as behaviour problems, health problems and finding out how animals are treated while in someone else's care. In her work with organizations, Claudia has also been instrumental in educating people about the fact that we are able to talk with animals. Claudia's special gift in the area of telepathic communication is her ability to identify the higher purpose and therefore the true meaning of circumstances and events for many animals and the guardians in their lives. Claudia's guidance has helped many people to change their lives and those of their animal companions for the better. Claudia's experience and work with dogs includes training for competition, protection work, tracking, agility and flyball, behaviour consultation, grooming, animal first aid and shelter work. She also teaches privately and in groups and in 1992 she opened Canada's first official dog day care centre. Claudia's special passion is to make this world a better place for animals to live, and to bring animals and people closer together. She is the author of three books: "If Only Animals Could Talk...", Dog Owner's Pocket Guide of Commands and Breakfast, Dinner and Everything in Between. - www.claudiahehr.com

Retired Chief Warrant Officer Special Agent with the U.S. Department of Defense (Army). - Mr. DePasquale grew up in South Brooklyn N.Y during the 40's, 50's and 60's with a mother who was always on welfare and a step father who wanted nothing to do with him, as a result he developed street smarts and survival skills which later helped in his career. During the peak of the Viet-Nam war Mr. DePasquale attempted to dodge the draft by having a local Godfather sign him up for the local Army Reserves, this only pro-longed to inevitable and his Reserve unit was later activated to active duty and he wound up in the Central Highlands of Viet-Nam. Upon Mr. DePasquale's return to the U.S; and being greatly discouraged by the war, he moved himself and family to Australia where he met David Hackworth, an Army retiree who was portrayed in the movie Apocalypse Now with Marlon Brando and another American named Jay who he later helped smuggle $250,000.00 out of the country. Mr. DePasquale had to later flee the country with his son after the loss of his money and business, leaving his wife behind. Mr. DePasquale re-entered the Army and was re-assigned to Germany, because of his past experience he was on the fast track for promotions averaging an increase in pay grade every year. Being burned out from working the German streets as a undercover drug dealer, he and three friends from Brooklyn planned to rob a Army payroll truck. Having failed at the robbery and not getting caught turned out to be a major turning point his life, he was later recruited by the Criminal Investigation Division (CID), an elite group working directly for the Secretary of Defense Dick Chaney. He continued on the fast track for promotions and after his promotion to Chief Warrant Officer, was designated for Special Operations and temporarily assigned to Panama where he assisted the CIA with the capture of Manuel Noreiga. During his Special Operations assignment he met a Captain who was also involved with Noreiga but smuggling drugs for him using U.S. planes. Mr. DePasquale later retired In 1998 from the Military after a mass murder of kids and their Father on the installation he was assigned as Special Agent in Charge and which could have been avoided if it were not for politics. After retirement he purchased a 47' sail boat and sailed along the west coast trying to forget some his past, while in San Diego was notified by his wife she wanted a divorce. Mr. DePasquale now lives in Florida where he continues to look for adventures. - http://trueadventuresofavagabond.com

Return to Mu : Return to Mu - Merrell Fankhauser-The eccentric guitar/ songwriting genius behind psych/folk-rockers Fapardokly and H.M.S. Bounty-is back on the scene with an all-new album of shimmering delights from MU, his long-dormant band of lysergic visionaries. Return To MU not only flashes the utopian spirit of those golden days of the Summer Of Love, it features many of its original participants, including: Quicksilver Messenger Service guitar god John Cipollina, Jay Ferguson and Ed Cassidy of Spirit, John McEuen of the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band and Rolling Stones/Kinks session keyboard whiz Nicky Hopkins.

The Secret of Successful Failing - Many people are working on sticking to their New Year's resolutions - some are struggling - and some have already thrown in the towel. Gina Mollicone-Long, author of bestselling, THE SECRET OF SUCCESSFUL FAILING, is here to give those who have felt a sense of failure with their New Year's resolution some hope! Gina's viewpoint is that failure contains all the necessary information for us to go back and change something on the inside so that we can produce a different outcome the next time around and be successful. THE SECRET OF SUCCESSFUL FAILING uses real-life examples and personal stories to help the advice and exercises resonate with as many people as possible. The combination of everyday situations with a straight-talking approach helps Mollicone-Long to simplify life's complexities in a fun and accessible manner. With an attitude like that, and the support of thousands of fans, this author and her valuable lessons look set to achieve even greater things -even failure can't hold them back.

Can We Prove God Is Real? Award-winning Scientist Reveals How His Scientific Formula Proves There Really is a God! - Is there really a God? Mankind has debated that question for ages and seemed to have little chance of proving the answer one way or another...until now. JG Lenhart, an Award-winning scientist reveals the formula proving there truly is a God! JG is an award-winning chemical engineer. He has applied the formulas and principles that guide his scientific success to a new application: proving God's existence .Lenhart outlines those principles in his new book, "Modeling God." While you may not recognize his name, you'll recognize many of the products Lenhart formulated in the laundry detergent and household soap industry. Lenhart created Liquid Purex™ with Bleach Alternative, Liquid Purex Free & Clear and Liquid Purex with Fabric Softener. He also created the 'Ultra' versions of those liquid detergents. Lenhart was awarded the 1990 Dow Chemical Central Research Inventor of the Year Award for creating a solution that allows pesticides to be formulated without harmful solvents. Lenhart earned his BS in Chemical Engineering and Chemistry from Clarkson University. He and his wife Stasia have been married for 17 years and have three children: Victoria, Elisabeth and Gregory. The Lenharts call Wisconsin home.