VOL. XXIV, No. I Founded 1984 The Yearbook of Expertsா The Yearbook of Experts, Authorities & Spokespersonsா An Encyclopedia of Sourcesா www.Yearbook.com Yearbook of Experts®, Volume XXIV, Number I The Yearbook of Expertsா An Encyclopedia of Sourcesா Broadcast Interview Source, Inc. 2233 Wisconsin Ave., N.W. Washington, D.C. 20007-4132 Web site: www.Yearbook.com Telephone: (202) 333-5000 Fax: (202) 342-5411 E-mail: [email protected] Mitchell P. Davis, Editor & Publisher Editor’s Note: The purpose of the Yearbook of Expertsா is to provide bona fide interview sources to working members of the news media. Great care is taken in the review and selection of sources for inclusion. Although all contacts have expressed interest in being available for interview, we do not guarantee the availability of any given participant for any given interview, nor is a warranty offered that every listed contact will be appropriate for a reader’s particular purpose. Quotes are provided to show acceptance of the Yearbook of Experts by individuals who work in the news media, but should not be interpreted as endorsements by the named organizations. “America’s Favorite Newsroom Resource” is based on tens of thousands of Yearbooks requested by journalists. ISBN: 0-934333-48-3 ISSN: 1051-4058 Copyright 2005, Broadcast Interview Source, Inc. Broadcast Interview Source, Inc. 2233 Wisconsin Ave., N.W. Washington, D.C. 20007 Phone: (202) 333-5000 Toll-free: 1-800-YEARBOOK Fax: (202) 342-5411 E-mail: [email protected] Web site: www.Yearbook.com August 22, 2005 Welcome to the first issue of the 24th volume of the Yearbook of Expertsா -- now in a printed version to accompany the online version, Yearbook.com. This book is based on the live information provided by our member experts and groups, directly from the online database. Each expert has the ability to log in and update their information instantly, 24 hours a day. You can always search the database at Yearbook.com for the most up-to-date information, but this book puts the information at your fingertips. Also, you can download new and revised Adobe PDF editions as they become available. You may be reading this online from the Adobe PDF version, or you may be reading a printed edition. The content is the same, but when you read the book as the Adobe PDF from a Web enabled computer, you can click on links to take you directly to the experts’ Web pages and see enhanced content. From the Adobe PDF you can: 1) View news releases, 2) View Daybook.com events, 3) Jump to the participants’ Web pages, 4) Listen to Real Audio. Bonus for registered journalists: Contact our experts via e-mail with our InterviewNet.com system. 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Yearbook: innovation & leadership for two decades. 10% Brain Myth Yearbook of Experts® Vol. XXIV, No. I Active Lifestyle Topic Section Topic Index Accident Reconstruction 1 A TASA (Technical Advisory Service for 10% Brain Myth Attorneys), 234 A Course in Miracles Accidents Frank Jakubowsky, Author, 185 Foundation for A Course in Miracles, 11-September Diamond and Diamond LLC, 169 Attorneys at Law, 159 Zoe Rastegar -- Talk Show Host, 222 A Happy Wife is a Happy Life 12 Best Questions Accidents/Nuclear Rev. Maurice N. Hansen, Ph.D. -- Nuclear Energy Institute (NEI), 213 Jim Meisenheimer -- Creator of Living Will Expert, 176 No-Brainer Selling Skills, 201 Accountability ABCs Of Personal Computing Keith E. Nabe - Management 12 Dumb Things In Sales Stu Needel Communications, LLC Jim Meisenheimer -- Creator of Consultant/Public Speaker, 204 Technology Education Expert, 211 New Life Options, 212 No-Brainer Selling Skills, 201 Abdominal 165 Services Accounting Rebecca O’Meara, 213 New York State Society of CPAs, 212 JK Harris & Company, 186 Abduction 165(c)2 TASA (Technical Advisory Service for Fund for UFO Research, Inc., 170 Attorneys), 234 JK Harris & Company, 186 Abortion 1918 Flu Epidemic Ronald George Vance, 241 American Life League, 132 Accounting Fraud Patricia Ann Hellinger, Expert on National Right to Life Committee, 209 Immune System Deficiencies, 178 Kessler International, 189 Dr. David Stevens -- Christian Medical Sequence Inc.