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08/15/17 RTIR E-zine: Charlottesville, Eclipse Mania, Zero Carbon

August 15, 2017

FR: Lauren Healy and Chris Morabito, Editors, Radio-TV
Interview Report Newsletter

[fname] Charlottesville, Eclipse Mania, Zero Carbon

01. Is Trump Responsible for Hate Climate?
02. The Alt-Right and the First Amendment
03. This is Not Charlottesville
04. An Emergency Call for Light
05. Eclipse Mania is Nothing New
06. Great Labor Day Show – Made in America
07. 70% of College Students Work
08. What to Do When the Principal Calls
09. When B-T-S Becomes Back to Emotional Eating
10. Innovative Apps to Catch Ovarian Cancer Early
11. America’s Vets Need Your Help
12. Big Tips for Small Budget Travel
13. Zero Carbon Travel: Save Money & the World
14. Do You Have the Courage to Run Away?
15. Make America Laugh Again!
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1. ==> Is Trump Responsible for Hate Climate?

Richard Cohen of the Southern Poverty Law Center says
Donald Trump made a limp call for Americans to come
together, but he’s still ducking responsibility for his
role in dividing it. “He used similar words in his
victory speech in the wee hours of Nov. 9, even as
white supremacists began to celebrate. The problem is
that Trump’s words are hollow.” He adds, “From the day
he came down the escalator in the tower that bears his
name, Trump consciously poured fuel on the fire. He ran
a racist, xenophobic campaign that energized the
radical right. Trump continues to employ as his chief
strategist the former head of Breitbart News, Stephen
Bannon, who has proudly boasted that he provided ‘the
platform for the alt-right’ – a fancy term for white
supremacy in the digital age. Southern Poverty Law
Center (SPLC) is an American nonprofit legal advocacy
organization. To schedule an interview, contact the
SPLC at (334) 956-8420

2. ==> The Alt-Right and the First Amendment

Richard Spencer is one of the leading voices of the
alt-right movement in the United States. He was
scheduled to be one of the main speakers at Saturday’s
event in Charlottesville. Back in April, Geoffrey Stone
wrote an op-ed defending Spencer’s First Amendment
right to speak at Auburn University. In a Huff Post
piece, he discusses Spencer’s response to the op-ed,
why he wouldn’t invite Spencer to speak at his school,
and why, even though he finds Spencer’s views
abhorrent, if students or faculty wanted to hear what
he has to say, he would vehemently defend their right
to do so. Geoffrey R. Stone is the Edward H. Levi
Distinguished Service Professor at the University of
Chicago and the author of many books in the field of
constitutional law. Contact him at (773) 702-9494;
facultysupport@law.uchicago.edu; @stone_geoffrey

3. ==> This is Not Charlottesville

Donald Swanson is an author who lives in
Charlottesville and has written extensively about the
Confederate and other memorials there. He says, “The
racists who have begun coming to Charlottesville to
campaign for governor, garner attention, threaten
violence, engage in violence, and commit murder are
almost all from outside Charlottesville, and extremely
unwelcome here.” He adds, “Charlottesville is a
slightly left-of-center, Democratic Party area. Most
people don’t rally for good causes or against bad ones.
Most people don’t want the Lee statue taken down. (Or
at least they didn’t until it became a gathering point
for neo-Confederates.) Most people want other memorials
added to public space to diversify. And most people
don’t want white supremacists coming to town with their
hatred and their violence.” Swanson’s books include
“Killing Is Not a Way of Life.” Contact him at
david@davidswanson.org, @davidcnswanson

4. ==> An Emergency Call for Light

The events in Charlottesville leave many feeling
frightened, frustrated and wondering what they can do
to fight the hatred. Urban Shaman Donna Henes says the
answer is light. She’s organizing a gathering in
Brooklyn on Monday, taking advantage of the solar
eclipse. She says “I want to purify the tainted air
that is choking the entire world so that we may be
inspired (inspire means “to breathe in”) by a fresh
spirit of optimism and determined positive action. I do
not want to fight fire with fire, but rather surround
it with a stronger, saner, sustainable energy of
reverence for life.” She says those who can’t get to
the Grand Army Plaza Monday night can light a candle
and smudge the air with incense wherever they are.
Donna Henes is an internationally renowned urban
shaman, contemporary ceremonialist, spiritual teacher,
author, speaker and workshop leader whose joyful
celebrations of the cycles of the seasons and the
seasons of life have introduced ancient traditional
rituals and contemporary ceremonies to millions of
people since 1972. Contact her at (718) 857-1343;
CityShaman@aol.com

5. ==> Eclipse Mania is Nothing New

David Baron is an umbraphile extraordinaire (one who
loves eclipses, often traveling to see them) and an
acclaimed science writer. Invite him to talk about
anything and everything about next Monday’s eclipse.
He’ll also share the historical aspect of eclipses and
how a similar solar eclipse 140 years ago inspired the
country like never before. You’ll hear how a young
Thomas Edison hoped to leverage the 1878 eclipse to
burnish his scientific credentials, and how Vassar
astronomer Maria Mitchell aimed to use the event to
show what women could do in science. Baron is the
author of “American Eclipse: A Nation’s Epic Race to
Catch the Shadow of the Moon and Win the Glory of the
World.” Contact Johanna Ramos-Boyer at (703) 646-5137

6. ==> Great Labor Day Show – Made in America

On September 4th, Americans will observe Labor Day, the
holiday celebrating the nation’s working men and women.
But, James Stuber says America’s leaders, and more
importantly consumers, have been undermining America’s
workers in pursuit of faulty free trade theories and
cheap foreign products. Stuber contends that the low
prices of imported products have been more than offset
by lowered American wages, job losses and resulting
social ills including drug addiction and suicide.
Invite him to discuss how consumers have the power to
solve the problem. James A. Stuber is the founder of
Made in America Again, a movement of consumers
dedicated to rebuilding the American middle class by
buying things made in American communities. Stuber is
an attorney and entrepreneur who formerly served as
legislative assistant to a member of the United States
House of Representatives. He’s the author of “What If
Things Were Made in America Again: How Consumers Can
Rebuild the Middle Class by Buying Things Made in
American Communities.” Contact him at (610) 608-5074;
james.stuber@themadeinamericabook.com

7. ==> 70% of College Students Work

College is expensive and many undergrads need to work
to help cover college costs. That means juggling the
pressures of a job with academic life. How can students
strike a healthy balance? Adrian Ridner, CEO and Co-
founder of Study.com can discuss how students can take
learning outside the classroom to fit into a working
student’s busy schedule. He can also talk about how
online courses and shorter study sessions can be of
benefit, and discuss time management tactics students
can use to succeed both at school and work. Fed up with
the high cost of education, Adrian Ridner started
Study.com in 2002 with the mission of making education
affordable, effective and engaging. Today, the company
helps over 25 million students a month, from middle
school through college, with short video-based online
courses. Contact Chandni Brunamonti at
cbrunamonti@study.com

8. ==> What to Do When the Principal Calls

It’s Back to School in some parts of the country and
very nearly in others. And that means school topics are
back in the news. Why not interview retired elementary
school principal Susan Colton to prepare parents and
their children for the new school year? Colton can
discuss everything from what to do if your child’s
principal wants to see you to how to get the most out
of Back to School Night to what to expect under Betsy
DeVos and how we can reverse the corporate takeover of
public schools. The author of the upcoming book
“Principal’s Passion: A Quest for Quality Public
Education,” she was once told she would never be a
principal because she was too nice. Nevertheless,
Colton was principal of two elementary schools. She was
named a National Distinguished Principal during her 22
years holding that position. Contact her at (954)
786-8220 or scolton@bellsouth.net

9. ==> When B-T-S Becomes Back to Emotional Eating

As lazy summer gives way to back-to-school time, stress
levels rise. Families coping with new teachers, new
schools, new extracurricular activities and new
schedules are in danger of turning to old friends for
comfort: cookies, cakes, salty snacks and fast-food!
Renee Jones says, “Parents are stressed about getting
their kids settled, managing the routine and such, so
they’re likely eating to soothe themselves—and they are
harried, so the drive-through is an easy if not so
nutritious option. They may think it will be easier to
establish a nutritious lifestyle once things settle
down, and yet it’s often easier to start amidst the
transition.” Jones can talk about why back-to-School is
a better time to form new habits than New Years and
share ways to deal with stress that don’t involve food.
Renee Jones is a marriage and family counselor and the
author of “What’s Really Eating You? Overcome the
Triggers of Comfort Eating.” Contact her at (817)
938-6250; renee@packyourownbag.com

10. ==> Innovative Apps to Catch Ovarian Cancer Early

September is National Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month.
Each year, 14,000 American women die of ovarian cancer,
succumbing to a disease that is frequently misdiagnosed
or diagnosed too late. Having lost her mother to the
often silent disease, comedian and author Jennifer
Coken is making it her mission to teach women how to
identify its symptoms early. They include persistent
bloating; feeling full even while eating less;
persistent back and abdominal pain; unusual fatigue or
bleeding, and changes in bladder and bowel habits.
She’ll discuss how to download two free symptom
trackers that encourage women to pay attention to
symptoms that on their own might not seem troubling.
Jen Coken is a life coach and stand-up comedian. She’s
the author of “When I Die Take My Panties: Turning Your
Darkest Moments into Your Greatest Gifts.” Contact her
at (303) 859-9081; jencoken@gmail.com

11. ==> America’s Vets Need Your Help

Every day in the U.S. 50,000 military veterans
experience homelessness and 21 vets commit suicide.
These are men and women who have given their all for
their country and deserve a better, smoother process
when they transition from the armed forces to civilian
life. To help them (and their families) take advantage
of all the services that are available to them
interview Jennifer Hammond. She wrote “101+ Resources
for Veterans: The Ultimate Resource Guide” with
participation from the nonprofit group A Hero
Foundation. Jennifer is passionate about helping
veterans, having been adopted as a teenager by a
military family. A SiriusXM radio host, Jennifer has
brought veterans issues to light while interviewing
seven congressmen on Capitol Hill for the Veterans
Legislative Forum, the Veterans Homelessness Forum, and
the Military Family Housing Forum. She can discuss
organizations all military families should know about
and what we need to do to end homelessness among
veterans. Reach her at (202) 345-2343;
jhammond@ttrsir.com

12. ==> Big Tips for Small Budget Travel

Want to know where to find the best travel deals
online? When should you book travel to get the best
price? Do you know how to capitalize if prices drop
after you book? Would you like to learn how to get the
best possible fare using Priceline’s ‘Name Your Price’
feature? Ultra-economical travel expert Russell Hannon
will explain it all. He is a former CBC Budget Travel
Columnist, has appeared at the New York Times Travel
Show, and is the author of “Stop Dreaming… Start
Traveling.” Contact him at (403) 354-0349;
russell@breakthetravelbarrier.com

13. ==> Zero Carbon Travel: Save Money & the World

Traveling light used to mean cramming clothes into a
carry-on bag to avoid baggage fees. But now, it means
something more, as Jennie Lynn will explain. She’ll
tell your listeners that more travelers are helping to
literally light the world in Third World nations while
the travelers themselves save big bucks on their travel
costs and offset their carbon emissions. As a member of
the travel website Viridian and owner of its Travel
Light franchise, Jennie Lynn can share why Viridan is
giving Expedia a run for its money by doing good works
and providing members with the lowest guaranteed public
prices on their destinations. She has saved $6,000 on
her own travel costs since December. Reach her at (508)
965-3053 or jennielynn@jennielynn.com

14. ==> Do You Have the Courage to Run Away?

Have you ever wanted to just chuck it all and run away?
Lucetta Zaytoun says it’s time to let go of what is not
serving you anymore. “If you have it’s because that
job, situation or relationship isn’t working for you.
If you do run away, it means you are actually running
back to you, and then you have the opportunity to
recreate that relationship, job or situation in a way
that does work for you.” Lucetta says, “Most people
think running away is weak and cowardly, but the truth
is it takes a lot of courage to walk away. Gather up
your bravery and give yourself permission to run. This
could be the season of a new you.” Lucetta Zaytoun is
an international speaker, coach and the founder of Your
Life in Bold, llc. She’s the author of “It’s Already
Tomorrow Here: Never Underestimate the Power of Running
Away.” Contact her at (919) 450-8944;
lucettazaytoun@gmail.com

15. ==> Make America Laugh Again!

Tired of the reading depressing news headlines every
morning? For a funny take on the day’s news, invite
stand-up comedian Vinnie Brand to provide humorous
commentary on today’s top local and national news
headlines. Vinnie appears all over New York City
talking about the things he knows best, kids, marriage,
bills and family – the stuff your listeners are talking
about! He his wife started The Stress Factory Comedy
Club in New Jersey more than 20 years ago. Besides his
stand-up act, Vinnie’s appeared on The Rosie O’Donnell
Show, Comedy Central’s “Tough Crowd”, and at The
Montreal Just for Laughs Comedy Festival (Best of the
Fest), The New York Comedy Festival, and the Toyota
Comedy Festival. He’s done radio on stations across the
country has starred in a commercial for Direct TV,
released a CD entitled “This is Vinnie Calling” and
done various voice overs. Contact Ryan McCormick at
(516) 901-1103

08/10/17 RTIR E-zine: North Korea, Glenn Campbell, Solar Eclipse

August 10, 2017

01. Journalist on North Korea Crisis
02. Fear of North Korea at All-Time High
03. Filmmaker on ‘Diana: In Her Own Words’
04. Country Music Stars Remember Glenn Campbell
05. Glenn Campbell Raised Alzheimer’s Awareness
06. Promising Alzheimer’s Prevention Therapy
07. Psychic Self-Care for the Solar Eclipse
08. America’s Vets Need Your Help
09. Out of Your Basement and into a Career
10. Kiss Your Boss Goodbye
11. Is the Presidency Aging Trump?
12. Go Ahead, Book a Last Minute Vacation
13. Let’s Talk Hot Summer Sex
14. Are You a Bad Parent to Your Inner Child?
15. Hope, Soap and a Better World
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1. ==> Journalist on North Korea Crisis

Tim Shorrock is a Washington-based journalist who spent
part of his youth in South Korea and has been writing
about North and South Korea since the late 1970s. He
just returned from a two-month stay in Gwangju, South
Korea, where during the Korean presidential campaign he
interviewed South Korea’s President Moon Jae-In. He
writes about U.S.-Korea relations for The Nation and
the Korea Center for Investigative Reporting and was
just interviewed by The Real News: “Has Trump
Threatened Nuclear War on North Korea?” Contact him at
timshorrock@gmail.com; @TimothyS

2. ==> Fear of North Korea at All-Time High

Concern about North Korea’s nuclear aspirations has
reached a high of 75 percent, and nine-in-10 Americans
reject the idea that the communist nation should become
a nuclear power, according to a new survey. According
to the Chicago Council on Global Affairs, three-
quarters of Americans now say that North Korea’s
nuclear program is a critical threat facing the United
States. Clinical forensic psychologist Dr. John Huber
compares the current situation to Americans’ fear of
Russia during the height of the Cold War. He’ll
recommend ways to ease fear and how fear can impact
your mental health. Dr. Huber is the Chairman for
Mainstream Mental Health, a non-profit mental health
organization. A mental health professional for over
twenty years, Dr. Huber is a practitioner and a
professor at Texas State University. Contact Ryan
McCormick at (919) 377-1200; (516) 901-1103.

3. ==> Filmmaker on ‘Diana: In Her Own Words’

In 1991, inside London’s Kensington Palace, Diana,
Princess of Wales, participated in a series of secret
interviews, recorded with her permission by a close
friend on behalf of journalist Andrew Morton. Morton
was writing a book about Diana’s life to reveal what
life was really like for the most photographed woman in
world. The public was unaware that Diana, Princess of
Wales’, marriage to HRH Prince of Wales was at crisis
point. Filmmaker Tom Jennings weaves archival footage
and photography with these rarely heard recordings in a
new National Geographic documentary, Diana: In Her Own
Words. Jennings says the tapes reveal Diana’s thoughts
and feelings at a very specific point in her life,
presenting one side of a very complicated story… her
side. In vivid detail, Princess Diana reflects upon the
full story of her life, depicting her circumstances in
1991. She candidly takes viewers from her unhappy
childhood to her awkward introduction to HRH Prince of
Wales when she was just 16 years old, and the dramatic
tale of a young girl thrust upon the world’s stage. The
film premieres Monday, August 14th on National
Geographic. Contact Johanna Ramos-Boyer at (703)
646-5137; johanna@jrbcomm.com

4. ==> Country Music Stars Remember Glenn Campbell

Tributes from the country music community are pouring
in following news of the passing of Glen Campbell. The
country legend died Monday at 81 years old. From Ricky
Scaggs to Pam Tillis and Sammy Kershaw, the country
music world is recalling Campbell’s extraordinary
talent as a musician, singer and artist. The Marshall
Tucker Band’s Doug Grey called him a trailblazer in
country music and others say he was the consummate
entertainer. For interviews from various country music
performers (including the above) on Glenn Campbell’s
legacy and career contact Don Murry Grubbs at (615)
275-8380; don@absolutepublicity.com or Kay Waggoner
Burney at (615) 305-6745; kay@absolutepublicity.com

5. ==> Glenn Campbell Raised Alzheimer’s Awareness

Glenn Campbell and his family bravely revealed his
Alzheimer’s diagnosis in 2011 and embarked on a final
“Goodbye Tour” that was documented in the award-winning
documentary “I’ll Be Me.” Campbell and his family
advocated on behalf of the cause, including sharing
their story on Capitol Hill and speaking out on behalf
of the millions of families in the U.S. facing the
disease. Harry Johns, president and CEO, Alzheimer’s
Association says, “Glen and his family helped to bring
Alzheimer’s out of the shadows and into the spotlight
with openness and honesty that has rallied people to
take action on behalf of the cause.” Alzheimer’s
disease is currently the sixth leading cause of death
in the United States, and the only cause among the top
ten that cannot be prevented, cured or slowed. An
estimated 5.5 million Americans are currently living
with Alzheimer’s disease, with more than 15 million
friends and family providing unpaid care. Contact Kate
Meyer at (312) 604-2435; kmeyer@alz.org or Ashley Bryan
at (312) 335-5782; abryan@alz.org

6. ==> Promising Alzheimer’s Prevention Therapy

What if there was something you could do to prevent
this dreaded disease? And what if no one was telling
you about it? There is such a therapy and you can
interview one of the pioneers. According to Michael
Morgan, his research shows strong evidence of the
promise of craniosacral therapy in the treatment of at-
risk people and those in the early to mid-stages of
dementia. He’ll explain what craniosacral therapy is
(it’s also being used by NFL players, and children with
autism) and ways it can increase longevity. Morgan is
the author of “The BodyEnergy Longevity Prescription:
How CranioSacral Therapy Helps Prevent Alzheimer’s and
Dementia While Improving the Quality of Your Life.”
Reach him at (312) 543-4719; media@bodyenergy.net

7. ==> Psychic Self-Care for the Solar Eclipse

Solar eclipses have historically been viewed as omens
that bring about death and destruction. In many
cultures, the legends involve mythical figures eating
or stealing the Sun. Others interpreted the event as a
sign of angry or quarreling gods or bad omens for kings
and rulers. On Aug. 21 we’ll see the first solar
eclipse in the U.S. since 1979. So what with the Great
American Eclipse bring? Psychic/Medium Vincent Genna
says, “Anytime planets and stars align, as they do
during a solar eclipse, there is an energy disturbance.
If there are already occurrences of negative beliefs
and behaviors, they become exacerbated and a self-
fulfilling prophecy.” But not everything surrounding
solar eclipses are about doom. In Italy, flowers
planted during a solar eclipse are said to be brighter
and more colorful than flowers planted any other time
of the year! Genna will explain how to protect yourself
and surroundings from the negative effects of a solar
eclipse and turn it into an opportunity to create
prosperity in all areas of your life! Vincent Genna is
a world-renowned psychic medium, healer and spiritual
teacher. Contact Emily Maloney at (661)255-8283;
emily@steveallenmedia.com

8. ==> America’s Vets Need Your Help

9. ==> Out of Your Basement and into a Career

Did you know that half of all new college grads end up
underemployed in positions that do not require a degree
(think Uber driver)? No one wants that to happen to
their kid—especially with all their college debt—nor to
have their recent grad take up permanent residence in
their basement. Diane Huth can help. She teaches
millennials all the self-branding skills they need to
find good jobs using a six-step system. Diane, a
marketing and branding guru who teaches at two
universities, demystifies the black hole of the online
application process, sheds light on using social media
to gain the job-hunting advantage and discusses
networking skills most new grads don’t even think about
acquiring. For students still in college, she’ll
explain the one essential step students need to take
well before graduation that can give them a critical
edge. Diane became an accidental career expert while
teaching marketing to college students when she
discovered that they lacked basic skills for finding a
professional job and getting hired fast. She is the
author of “BRAND YOU! To Land Your Dream Job: A Step-
by-Step Guide to Find a Great Job, Get Hired &
Jumpstart Your Career.” Reach her at (210) 601-7852 or
diane@BrandYouGuide.com.

10. ==> Kiss Your Boss Goodbye

In these unsettled times where no job can be considered
secure, having a new business under development can
move a family from impending poverty to economic
security but it comes with a lot of uncertainty and
risk. Invite Wm. Hovey Smith to share ideas that can
result in enormous payoffs for those who start their
own businesses. He’ll explain how to select ideas
derived from life, work and observational experiences
and develop them into large-scale businesses or
successful consulting companies. And while the stakes
are high, he says being an entrepreneur can be life-
changing at any age. “It is never too early or too late
to start your own business!” Wm. Hovey Smith is a
professional geologist and decorated military engineer
officer. He also works in radio and as a stand-up comic
and is the author of 18 books. Contact him at
hoveysmith@bellsouth.net

11. ==> Is the Presidency Aging Trump?

The presidency is a high-stress job and few leave the
White House after four or eight years without visibly
looking older. But Trump has only been in office for
about eight months and already signs of stress are
showing up on his skin. Skin expert Deborah Poland says
Trump is being treated for rosacea (red skin) with
antibiotics that are not good for his gut or his immune
system. She can explain what makes this common red-skin
condition worse and what Trump and other sufferers can
do about it in lieu of taking antibiotics. (Hint: Trump
should watch his intake of spicy foods and the time he
spends in the sun on the golf course, for example).
Deborah is ready to take Trump’s call but in the
meantime, she would be happy to help your audience with
their own skin problems. She’s the author of “Clean
Skincare: Natural Alternatives to Dermatology.” Reach
her at (615) 920-9040 or deb@deborahpoland.com

12. ==> Go Ahead, Book a Last Minute Vacation

13. ==> Let’s Talk Hot Summer Sex

Want to have sex that is hotter than a heat wave?
Clinical sexologist Kristie Overstreet has the tips
that can fan the flames. Dr. Overstreet will explain
why sexual desire is at its highest during the summer
when things like the heat, the beach, fewer clothes and
less stress rub against the human libido. In addition,
summertime makes people feel younger and more willing
to have fun. If your audience wants to have more and
better sex—and who doesn’t?—she’ll suggest they
consider having sex outside, concoct sexy versions of
board games (think strip Twister) and plan a road trip
that features sexual teasing before you arrive at your
destination. Dr. Overstreet has been featured on CNN
and in Self, Psychology Today and other major media.
Her upcoming book is “Fix Yourself First: 25 Tips to
Stop Ruining Your Relationships.” Reach her at (904)
566-9256 or Kristie@TherapyDepartment.com

14. ==> Are You a Bad Parent to Your Inner Child?

Just when you thought you had only one inner child,
William Kaplanidis (Kap-la-nee-dis) comes along to
suggest that you may have multiple inner children—one
for every major trauma experienced in your early
childhood, some of which you may have pushed away
instead of dealing with. “Being bullied by peers,
criticized by parents and living through a parental
divorce are all possible ways children end up with a
damaged heart,” says William. You’ll learn the real
reason some people overreact to certain situations, the
triggers that activate a person’s normally hidden inner
children, and how to tell if your symptoms and ailments
are connected to stuck energy. With advanced training
in psychology, East-Asian medicine and martial arts,
William (L.Ac., M.S., M.A) fuses Eastern and Western
healing methods. He’s an internationally renowned
healer and teacher who has worked with Olympic
athletes, professional dancers, corporate executives
and many other individuals who have experienced stress
and pain. His new book is “How to be a Great Parent to
our Inner Child: Connect with Your Heart and Higher
Purpose.” Contact him at (646) 265-0606;
william@acudragon.us

15. ==> Hope, Soap and a Better World

Do you feel good when you buy a pair of shoes or
glasses and the company says it will send another pair
to someone in need? Your heart may be in the right
place, but John Cefalu says there’s a better way to
lend a helping hand. At 17, Cefalu traveled to Kenya on
a service trip expecting to be welcomed as a hero. What
he found, were real heroes who cared more about each
other than their possessions. Seeing this happiness, in
spite their impoverished hygienic conditions, sparked
an idea that he thought could change the world one bar
of soap at a time. Invite Cefalu to share how making
Bars of Hope in his dorm room evolved into Health 2
Humanity (H2H), a global non-profit movement that not
only creates jobs and develops communities, but cleans
the world. H2H provides entrepreneurship education for
high-school students who have dreams but few options
due to their circumstances. Over the past 3 years, H2H
has helped start 12 soap businesses in Kenya, Uganda,
and Ghana. All of them are still in business today;
providing a total of 28 jobs for families while
increasing community hygiene. Contact Harrison Forbes
at harrisonforbes@aol.com

08/07/17 RTIR E-zine: Russia Sanctions, Transgender America, Back to School

August 7, 2017

01. Sessions Wrongly Targets Whistleblowers
02. Russia Sanctions: A Dangerous Football
03. Former Green Beret on ISIS
04. America’s Vets Need Your Help
05. The Weird History of Modern Childbirth
06. Doc on Trump’s Transgender Agenda
07. The Great American Eclipse is Coming!
08. How Hope Cleans the World
09. Back to School Clock Running Out
10. What to Do When the Principal Calls
11. Is the Presidency Aging Trump?
12. From Dance Moms to Prison: Abby Lee Miller
13. Tips to Outlast Your Nightmare Boss
14. The Best Way to Start a New Business
15. Be a Great Parent to Your Inner Child
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1. ==> Sessions Wrongly Targets Whistleblowers

Jesselyn Radack, director of the Whistleblower & Source
Protection Program (WHISPeR) at ExposeFacts says, “The
Justice Department’s crackdown on leaks wrongly targets
and punishes national security whistleblowers, who have
no meaningful internal channels for dissent or
meaningful protection from retaliation. The crackdown
is a backdoor way of attacking journalists on whom the
public relies to be informed about government
misconduct.” She adds, “Attorney General Sessions fails
to distinguish between whistleblowing in the public
interest and other leaks and fails to address the
rampant over-classification problem plaguing the
national security community.” Jesselyn Radack is a
national security and human rights attorney known for
her defense of whistleblowers, journalists, and
hacktivists. Contact her at (202) 457-0034, x107;
jradack@whistleblower.org or @JesselynRadack

2. ==> Russia Sanctions: A Dangerous Football

U.S. President Donald Trump grudgingly signed into law
new sanctions against Russia, a move Moscow said
amounted to a full-scale trade war and an end to hopes
for better ties with the Trump administration. Vadim
Nikitin, a Murmansk-born, London-based Russia analyst
and financial-crime specialist, just wrote the piece
“We Need to Stop Using Russia as a Political Football”
for The Nation. In it, he writes, “By voting in new
sanctions against Russia, Congress torpedoed the White
House’s dream of rapprochement with the Kremlin. Yet
its real target was not a foreign foe but an unpopular
Republican president threatened by impeachment over
alleged electoral manipulation. With the commander in
chief dogged by perceived softness on Moscow and
crippled by plummeting approval ratings, Congress chose
foreign policy as the weapon with which to deliver its
coup de grâce.” Vadim Nikitin’s commentary and book
reviews have appeared in The Guardian, The New York
Times, and Dissent. Contact him [in London] at
vadim.o.nikitin@gmail.com, @vadim_nikitin

3. ==> Former Green Beret on ISIS

The current administration has come into a murky
situation when it comes to the terrorism war. What’s
the best tool to defeat ISIS and is the world doing
enough? “It is NOT ‘Bomb the hell out of them’ ‘Boots
on the ground’, Former Lt. Col Scott Mann says, “These
are the same tired responses that have put us in danger
at home. The best tool to defeat ISIS is to fight them
deep in their own safe haven by leveraging tribes
against them.” Scott Mann, former Lt Col and Green
Beret, can discuss the current situation, the new face
of terror, and how we fight that. Mann spent 23 years
in the Army Special Forces Career involved in Foreign
Internal Defense, Counter-insurgency, and Stability
Missions. He served in the Special Operations for over
18 years and has been a Green Beret for over 15 years
in combat deployments in Colombia, Ecuador, Peru,
Panama, Iraq and Afghanistan. Mann is the founder of
The Heroes Journey, and is actively involved in the
day-to-day transition of Green Berets from active duty
into civilian life. He has been quoted frequently and
seen on MSNBC, Fox News, Fox News Radio and other high
profile media outlets. His latest book is “Mission
America: Straight Talk About Military Transition.”
Contact Ana Tackett at (480) 828-0762;
news@meltwaterpress.com

4. ==> America’s Vets Need Your Help

5. ==> The Weird History of Modern Childbirth

Childbirth has been a matter of magic, mystery, and
misunderstanding ever since Eve got the ball rolling.
Whether the result of medical ignorance, social stigma,
or some faddish new technique, for most of human
history this critical moment of every life was shrouded
in secrecy—the domain of doctors, very often to the
detriment of the health of the mother, the child, or
both. Invite medical journalist Randi Hutter Epstein,
M.D. to discuss the history of how we get babies out of
their mothers, and how this effort has evolved—for
better and for worse—throughout human history. You’ll
hear the craziest ways people have tried to conceive
going back to Middle Ages, how the pain of childbirth
has been managed, as well as how ideas about pregnancy
and birth shed light on society. Dr. Randi Hutter
Epstein is a lecturer at Yale University and an adjunct
professor at Columbia University Graduate School of
Journalism. Her latest book is “Get Me Out: A History
of Childbirth from the Garden of Eden to the Sperm
Bank.” Contact Johanna Ramos-Boyer at (703) 646-5137;
johanna@jrbcomm.com

6. ==> Doc on Trump’s Transgender Agenda

Last week the Trump Administration announced
transgender soldiers will no longer be accepted into
the military. For an interesting perspective on the
ban, invite Don Pet to share what he learned as a
psychiatry resident at John’s Hopkins overseeing the
unit where the first transgender surgery patients were
admitted back in 1966. Now retired, Dr. Pet can discuss
his experience and what it was like to be a student of
John Money, a pioneer in research into sexual identity
and biology of gender. Dr. Pet says, “The fact that our
distant ancestors were bisexual (contained both male
and female reproductive organs) and that each person
has masculine and feminine hormones indicates we are
more alike than different.” Pet will discuss tribal
thinking and why some people divide the world into two
categories: us and them, and right and wrong. Dr. Pet
is the author of “World Peace in Three Years or Less…
or Else.” Pet is passionate to start a movement that
will teach Einstein’s solution to the biggest puzzle we
must solve: Why do we fill our world with fear, hate,
scarcity, and war when we want and need happiness,
enough, love, and peace? (HELP) Contact him at (860)
324-9991 (cell); (860) 289-9111 or ddpet@comcast.net

7. ==> The Great American Eclipse is Coming!

On Monday, August 21st, the sun will disappear across
America. For a brief moment, day will turn to night,
the sky will darken, and street lights will go on. If
you live in New York, Los Angeles, Houston, Chicago or
Atlanta, the moon will still make a big bite in the sun
but to see “totality,” in which the moon completely
blocks the sun, you’ll need to be inside the narrow
swath — about 70 miles wide — of the moon’s shadow.
The path will stretch from the Oregon coast to the
South Carolina coast, with 12 states in between. Nearly
12.2 million Americans live in the path of totality,
but NASA predicts that millions more will visit it that
day. Is it worth a trip? “This is one of those rare
events where being close is not good enough,” says J.
Kelly Beatty, senior editor of Sky & Telescope. “A sun
that’s 99% covered is vastly different than the one
that’s 100% covered. Like I say to people, it’s like
being on a first date versus being on your wedding
night.” Kelly Beatty has done numerous interviews and
guest commentaries on The Weather Channel and National
Public Radio, and his work has appeared in numerous
other magazines, newspapers and encyclopedias. Contact
him at (617) 401-9927; kbeatty@SkyandTelescope.com

8. ==> How Hope Cleans the World

9. ==> Back to School Clock Running Out

It’s August and while nobody wants to think about
school yet, Dr. Elaine Schneider says what families do
while they’re enjoying the last weeks of summer, can
pave the way for a great school year. Scientific
research has shown that when a child is in a quiet
alert state, learning occurs most readily. Schneider
combines the knowledge of neuroscience with a
smorgasbord of fun, easy, relaxing, tension-reducing
and awareness-building activities that can be done on a
daily basis. Whether you’ve got a preschooler,
kindergartener or a struggling teen, she’ll share what
parents (and/or teachers) can do to help their children
focus and regulate so they can be better listeners,
learn more easily in school, and overall be successful.
Dr. Elaine Schneider is a therapist and coach and an
authority on communication, and alternative integrated.
She’s the author of several books including “7
Strategies for Raising Calm, Inspired, & Successful
Children.” Contact her at (888) 871-8803; (661)
317-8787 or drelaine@askdrelaine.com

10. ==> What to Do When the Principal Calls

11. ==> Is the Presidency Aging Trump?

12. ==> From Dance Moms to Prison: Abby Lee Miller

Sure, no one watches the popular Lifetime reality TV
show Dance Moms to learn about money. But thanks to the
recent imprisonment of its dance teacher star Abby Lee
Miller for bankruptcy fraud those lessons are there.
Interview Abby Eisenkraft, a leading expert on the most
difficult tax problems, to learn what Miller did to
land in federal prison–things many people do perhaps
without realizing that they could end up doing jail
time and paying substantial penalties. For example,
Miller minimized her income, transferred money to a
relative and brought more than $10,000 in from a
foreign country. The author of “101 Ways to Stay Off
the IRS Radar,” Eisenkraft will explain why no amount
of fancy footwork could get Miller out of the jam she
was in and how to avoid following in her footsteps.
Eisenkraft is frequently quoted by the press on tax
matters. Contact her at (347) 598-0111;
abby@RealLifeTaxAdvice.com

12. ==> Tips to Outlast Your Nightmare Boss

You’ve got a nightmare boss and you’re stalled in what-
once-was your ‘Dream Job’ in your ‘Dream City.’ The
boss rejects every request you put forth to advance,
paralyzing you in your tracks. You feel excluded from
the company’s long-range plans and disappointed that
your contributions are routinely diminished. Time to
put all ideas on the table to rescue your career!
“Leading does not mean leaving someone behind. Leading
means drawing out the strengths of many diverse
employees and performing at peak quality,” says Nita
Wiggins. Professor and 20-year television broadcaster
Nita Wiggins not only lived her career dream, but when
she set her sights on a different destination, she
landed an attractive offer after a seven-minute job
interview. Invite your audience to have pen and paper
at hand to write down her tips, recommended websites,
and titles of jobs currently advertised. In her new
book, “Civil Rights Baby: My Story of Race, Sports, and
Breaking Barriers in American Journalism,” Nita shares
her workplace experiences as a journalist at 7
television stations across the United States. Contact
Nita her at (646) 460-5430.

14. ==> The Best Way to Start a New Business

In these unsettled times where no job can be considered
secure, having a new business under development can
move a family from impending poverty to economic
security but it comes with a lot of uncertainty and
risk. Invite Wm. Hovey Smith to share ideas that can
result in enormous payoffs for those who start their
own businesses. He’ll explain how to select ideas
derived from life, work and observational experiences
and develop them into large-scale businesses or
successful consulting companies. And while the stakes
are high, he says being an entrepreneur can be life-
changing at any age. “It is never too early or too late
to start your own business!” Wm. Hovey Smith has been a
professional geologist and decorated military engineer
officer. He’s also worked in radio and as a stand-up
comic and is the author of 18 books. Contact him at
hoveysmith@bellsouth.net

15. ==> Be a Great Parent to Your Inner Child

08/03/17 RTIR E-zine: Princess Diana, Cyber Attacks, Summer Eclipse

August 3, 2017

01. Is US Meddling in Venezuelan Election?
02. Too Important for Trump’s Generals
03. Doc on Trump’s Transgender Agenda
04. Nat Geo’s ‘Diana: In Her Own Words’
05. How Hope Cleans the World
06. Get Ready for the Eclipse!
07. Psychic on The Great American Eclipse
08. From Dance Moms to Prison: Abby Lee Miller’s Story
09. How to Really Fix Healthcare
10. How a Cyber Attack Could Affect You
11. Beat the Online Travel Booking System
12. Expert Helps Baby Boomers Find Work
13. Singer’s Death May Aid Male Sex Abuse Survivors
14. Do this in August for a Better School Year
15. How about Some Hot Summer Sex?
=======================================

1. ==> Is US Meddling in Venezuelan Election?

On Tuesday, Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said the
US is “…evaluating all of our policy options as to what
can we do to create a change of conditions where either
[President of Venezuela Nicolas] Maduro decides he
doesn’t have a future and wants to leave of his own
accord or we can return the government processes back
to their constitution.” Dan Kovalik says the U.S.
government is openly interfering in Venezuela’s
electoral system. Kovalik was just in Venezuela and
contrasts focusing on any possible allegation regarding
Russian interference in the 2016 U.S. election, while
the U.S. government is openly getting away with
interfering in Venezuela and elsewhere. Kovalik is the
author of “The Plot to Scapegoat Russia: How the CIA
and the Deep State Have Conspired to Vilify Russia.” He
teaches international human rights at the University of
Pittsburgh School of Law. Contact him at (412)
335-6442, DKovalik@usw.org

2. ==> Too Important for Trump’s Generals

According to a report from CNN, Donald Trump has
quietly ramped up military intervention from Europe to
Africa and the Middle East to South Asia, escalating
U.S. military presence and activity in Poland, the
Baltics, Somalia, Yemen, Syria (and he may very well do
so in Afghanistan and Libya.) Ivan Eland says, “Trump
has virtually turned over decisions on war to his
secretary of defense – who is a former general, as is
his national security adviser and his new White House
chief of staff – apparently to escape blame if some
military action goes haywire. But the old cliché that
‘war is too important to be left to the generals’
applies here – as does ‘if all you have is a hammer,
everything looks like a nail.’” Eland adds, “Trump
should think before dipping his toe back into all these
nonstrategic backwater nations – but he can’t. Not only
is he absent a coherent strategy to ‘win’ in any of
these perpetual foreign hell holes, but he also doesn’t
have an overarching national vision for what an
effective U.S. role in the world should be.” Ivan Eland
is senior fellow and director of the Center on Peace &
Liberty at the Independent Institute. He spent 15 years
working for Congress on national security issues,
including stints as an investigator for the House
Foreign Affairs Committee and Principal Defense Analyst
at the Congressional Budget Office. Contact Kate Brown
at (202) 213-7051; buzzbybrown@gmail.com.

3. ==> Doc on Trump’s Transgender Agenda

This week the Trump Administration announced
transgender soldiers will no longer be accepted into
the military. For an interesting perspective on the
ban, invite Don Pet to share what he learned as a
psychiatry resident at John’s Hopkins overseeing the
unit where the first transgender surgery patients were
admitted back in 1966. Now retired, Dr. Pet can discuss
his experience and what it was like to be a student of
John Money, a pioneer in research into sexual identity
and biology of gender. Dr. Pet says, “The fact that our
distant ancestors were bisexual (contained both male
and female reproductive organs) and that each person
has masculine and feminine hormones indicates we are
more alike than different.” Pet will discuss tribal
thinking and why some people divide the world into two
categories: us and them, and right and wrong. Dr. Pet
is the author of “World Peace in Three Years or Less…
or Else.” Pet is passionate to start a movement that
will teach Einstein’s solution to the biggest puzzle we
must solve: Why do we fill our world with fear, hate,
scarcity, and war when we want and need happiness,
enough, love, and peace? (HELP) Contact him at (860)
324-9991 (cell); (860) 289-9111 or ddpet@comcast.net

4. ==> Nat Geo’s ‘Diana: In Her Own Words’

5. ==> How Hope Cleans the World

6. ==> Get Ready for the Eclipse!

7. ==> Psychic on The Great American Eclipse

8. ==> From Dance Moms to Prison: Abby Lee Miller’s
Story

9. ==> How to Really Fix Healthcare

30-year career environmental consultant Ellen Moyer,
Ph.D., says America is nowhere near a solution to
putting health back into health care. Moreover, she
points out, the U.S.’s current unaffordable health-care
system focuses too much on treating disease after
allowing it to happen rather than on preventing disease
from occurring in the first place. Invite Moyer to
discuss the strong connection between government
policies and public health. “Taxpayer-funded food
subsidies are primarily used to promote junk food that
makes us sick rather than foods that make us healthy.
Meanwhile, government agencies like the Food and Drug
Administration and the U.S. Department of Agriculture
end up protecting industry from citizens rather than
citizens from industry.” Moyer will discuss realistic
ways to promote health and reduce health-care costs
that involve education and reducing air and water
pollution and industry influence on food and medicine.
Ellen Moyer is a registered professional engineer with
a B.A. in anthropology, an M.S. in environmental
engineering, a Ph.D. in civil engineering, and 30 years
of environmental engineering experience. “Our Earth,
Our Species, Our Selves: How to Thrive While Creating a
Sustainable World” is her third book. Contact her at
(413) 862-3452; ellenmoyer@em-green.com

10. ==> How a Cyber Attack Could Affect You

Imagine what would happen if suddenly there were no
cell phone service, no electrical power, no water and
no food. But that’s not all. Imagine if there were no
functioning banks and financial institutions,
automobiles, trucks and computers stopped working,
railroads were unable to roll and airplanes were unable
to fly, hospitals were unable to function and grocery
store shelves went unfilled. According to Robin Burk,
Ph.D., MBA, such a scenario is possible should portions
of America’s computer networks, electric grid etc. be
hit by a short burst of electromagnetic energy from the
type of nuclear weapon North Korea has already tested –
or by crippling cyber-attacks. She says it is only
prudent to start planning now for potential attacks
that could badly disrupt the systems we rely on. Burk’s
message is all the more powerful because of who she is:
She was in charge of the Defense Threat Reduction
Agency’s interdependent networks research and is an
expert on network science. The DTRA is an organization
tasked with safeguarding national infrastructure
against weapons of mass destruction. Robin Burk has
been featured in Wired and on MSNBC. She is the author
of “How to Thrive in an Uncertain World” and “We Don’t
Have to Collapse but We Could: How to Fix the Complex
Systems We Rely On.” Contact her at (703) 346-4448;
robin.kowalchuk.burk@gmail.com

11. ==> Beat the Online Travel Booking System

12. ==> Expert Helps Baby Boomers Find Work

Baby boomers have it tough when it comes to landing a
new job or keeping their current one. Many need to work
longer to fund their retirements but are hampered by
ageism and low-ball salary offers, just for starters.
Diane Huth knows what boomers need to do to get hired.
In a potentially life-changing interview she’ll share
what to say to an interviewer who suggests you are
overqualified; how to avoid the five biggest mistakes
job-seeking boomers make so they don’t end up working
for Wal-Mart, and 12 key strategies that can help
boomers keep their current jobs or find satisfying
employment for as long as they want to work. This will
include a discussion of how to look younger without
looking silly, how to look tech savvy and why you might
need to hide photos of your grandchildren. She is the
author of the upcoming book “Re-BRAND You to Re-INVENT
Your Career,” due in the fall. Reach her at (210)
601-7852 or diane@BrandYouGuide.com

13. ==> Singer’s Death May Aid Male Sex Abuse Survivors

News of Linkin Park singer Chester Bennington’s suicide
has shocked and saddened friends and fans. Dr. Joan
Cook says, “I don’t think I’m overreaching in saying
that his troubled past may have been a factor in his
death. Bennington had openly said he was a survivor of
childhood sexual abuse that haunted him and, he said,
contributed to his excessive use of drugs and alcohol.”
Cook, who works with trauma survivors, says, “One study
in the United States estimated that one in six males
are sexually abused at some point during their
childhood. For far too long, boys and men who have been
sexually abused or assaulted have been overlooked,
neglected, minimized or stigmatized by society and, at
times, by the health care community. It’s time for that
disregard to stop.” Dr. Joan Cook is an associate
professor in the Yale School of Medicine, Department of
Psychiatry. She has worked clinically with a range of
trauma survivors, including combat veterans and former
prisoners of war, men and women who have been
physically and sexually assaulted in childhood and
adulthood, and survivors of the 2001 World Trade Center
bombing. Contact her at (203) 856-2782;
joan.cook@yale.edu

14. ==> Do this in August for a Better School Year

It’s early August and nobody wants to think about
school yet, but Dr. Elaine Schneider says what families
do while they’re enjoying the last weeks of summer, can
pave the way for a great school year. Scientific
research has shown that when a child is in a quiet
alert state, learning occurs most readily. Schneider
combines the knowledge of neuroscience with a
smorgasbord of fun, easy, relaxing, tension-reducing
and awareness-building activities that can be done on a
daily basis. Whether you’ve got a preschooler,
kindergartener or a struggling teen, she’ll share what
parents (and/or teachers) can do to help their children
focus and regulate so they can be better listeners,
learn more easily in school, and overall be successful.
Dr. Elaine Schneider is a therapist and coach and an
authority on communication, and alternative integrated.
She’s the author of several books including “7
Strategies for Raising Calm, Inspired, & Successful
Children.” Contact her at (888) 871-8803; (661)
317-8787 or drelaine@askdrelaine.com

15. ==> How about Some Hot Summer Sex?

Want to have sex that is hotter than a heat wave?
Clinical sexologist Kristie Overstreet has the tips
that can fan the flames. Dr. Overstreet will explain
why sexual desire is at its highest during the summer
when things like the heat, the beach, fewer clothes and
less stress rub against the human libido. In addition,
summertime makes people feel younger and more willing
to have fun. If your audience wants to have more and
better sex—and who doesn’t? —she’ll suggest they
consider having sex outside, concoct sexy versions of
board games (think strip Twister) and plan a road trip
that features sexual teasing before you arrive at your
destination. Dr. Overstreet has been featured on CNN
and in Self, Psychology Today and other major media.
Her upcoming book is “Fix Yourself First: 25 Tips to
Stop Ruining Your Relationships.” Reach her at (904)
566-9256 or Kristie@TherapyDepartment.com

08/01/17 RTIR E-zine: Back to School, Summer Travel, Sun Damage

August 1, 2017

01. Incremental Progress Despite Trump
02. US Good, Russia Bad?
03. The State of US Cybersecurity
04. Trump Employees Muzzled?
05. What Happens During Total Eclipse
06. Summer Travel – How to Survive an Attack
07. Grounded! The IRS Can Take Your Passport
08. How about Some Hot Summer Sex?
09. Even Smart People Fall for Scams
10. Uber Driver is Not a Career
11. The Food/Sun Damage Link
12. August Tips to Ease Back-to-School
13. Surviving the Summer Custody Shuffle
14. Promising Alzheimer’s Prevention Therapy
15. What a Horse Can Teach about Life
=======================================

1. ==> Incremental Progress Despite Trump

Ivan Eland says despite all the bad news coming out of
the Trump White House, progress is being made on less
publicized issues, often by other branches of
government pushing back against it. Eland says
“American institutions are rallying against potential
tyranny—the courts on Trump’s travel ban seemingly
aimed at Muslims, suspicious states in denying him
their voter information, the State and Defense
Department bureaucracies by pushing back on his slavish
support for Saudi autocrats in their dispute with tiny
Qatar (which hosts a major US base used in the war
against ISIS), and the media in fact checking his
myriad of lies and in its dogged investigation of the
very important potential collusion with Russia and
probable obstruction of justice.” Ivan Eland is senior
fellow and director of the Center on Peace & Liberty at
the Independent Institute. He spent 15 years working
for Congress on national security issues, including
stints as an investigator for the House Foreign Affairs
Committee and Principal Defense Analyst at the
Congressional Budget Office. Contact him at
ieland@independent.org, @Ivan_Eland

2. ==> US Good, Russia Bad?

According to former CIA analyst Melvin Goodman, the
United States, like many other countries, likes to
think of itself as a chosen nation and a chosen people.
In a recent piece for Counterpunch he says, “One of the
reasons why the United States has so little credibility
in making the case against Russian interference in the
U.S. presidential election is the sordid record of the
White House and the Central Intelligence Agency in
conducting regime change and even political
assassination to influence political conditions around
the world.” Adding, “Putin’s intervention in Syria in
2015 was designed in part to make sure that the U.S.
history of regime change didn’t include another chapter
in the Middle East.” Melvin Goodman is a senior fellow
at the Center for International Policy and a professor
of government at Johns Hopkins University. A former CIA
analyst, Goodman is the author of “Failure of
Intelligence: The Decline and Fall of the CIA” and
“National Insecurity: The Cost of American Militarism.”
His latest book is “A Whistleblower at the CIA.”
Contact him at goody789@verizon.net

3. ==> The State of US Cybersecurity

Secretary of State Rex Tillerson’s decision to close
the State Department’s Office of the Coordinator for
Cyber Issues and fold its responsibilities into the
Bureau of Economic and Business Affairs has provoked
widespread criticism. David Fidler, cybersecurity
expert at the Council on Foreign Relations says,
“Keeping the office only makes sense if the White House
makes cyber diplomacy a foreign policy priority,
develops a comprehensive strategy that addresses the
challenges U.S. interests in cyberspace face, and
empowers the State Department to implement the
strategy. The prospects for these preconditions
appearing soon are grim. In this context, whether the
State Department has a cyber coordinator’s office is
not the most important question for the future of U.S.
cyber diplomacy.” David Fidler is an expert in
international law, cybersecurity, national security,
counterinsurgency, biosecurity, and global health.
Contact him at dfidler@cfr.org

4. ==> Trump Employees Muzzled?

President Donald Trump’s global company, now run by his
sons Donald Jr. and Eric, reportedly had employees at
every level sign a retroactive non-disclosure agreement
(NDA) after Trump entered the White House, CBS News
reported after obtaining the agreement. Washington,
D.C.–based lawyer Debra Soltis said the NDA could be a
means to stop whistleblowers and that she found it
‘troubling.’ “I have reviewed confidentiality
agreements in international, family-run hospitality
organizations and… I have never seen a loyalty code
to a family like this,” she says. “This confidentiality
agreement looks more like what you would expect to sign
if you were a nanny to Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt’s
children, where you were being brought into the home
and exposed to private information.” Soltis is a trial
attorney in Washington, D.C., specializing in criminal
defense and employment matters. She has her own firm
with her husband, Paul Kiyonaga, and teaches at
Georgetown University Law. Contact her at (202)
363-2776; dsoltis@kiyosol.com

5. ==> What Happens During Total Eclipse

6. ==> Summer Travel – How to Survive an Attack

It’s summertime and many Americans are taking trips to
unfamiliar and foreign places. It’s one thing to find
yourself the victim of a pickpocket, but there have
been numerous stories lately involving deadly
pedestrian attacks on busy city streets. Invite former
British Army Officer Chris Bird to share advice on
staying safe in an unfamiliar city, as well as what to
do if you find yourself in the middle of a dangerous or
deadly situation. Bird says everyone needs to be aware
of their surroundings at all times—but not to succumb
to fear. He’ll explain the 4Ds to avoid as well as why
you should only walk down streets in which there are
parked cars on the same side you are on or walk facing
traffic even on the sidewalk. He’ll detail what to do
if you absolutely must send a text or be on the phone
while on the street. Bird is the author of “Surviving a
Mass Killer Rampage” and a former San Antonio Express-
News crime reporter. Reach him at (210) 308-8191;
cjbird@satx.rr.com

7. ==> Grounded! The IRS Can Take Your Passport

Planning on flying this summer? You may be surprised to
learn that under certain circumstances the IRS has the
right to confiscate your passport, effectively
grounding you and ruining your travel plans. Let Abby
Eisenkraft, author of “101 Ways to Stay Off the IRS
Radar,” fill your listeners in on the latest reason to
dislike flying. As she’ll explain, recent legislation
grants the IRS the right to take your passport if you
owe more than $50,000 in back taxes and penalties.
Hundreds of thousands of people could be affected
including those who are already abroad but may be
trying to fly home. Abby can also discuss what you can
do to prevent this from happening to you. Frequently
quoted by the press, she is one of the leading experts
on IRS problems and how to avoid them. Contact her at
(347) 598-0111; abby@RealLifeTaxAdvice.com

8. ==> How about Some Hot Summer Sex?

9. ==> Even Smart People Fall for Scams

While the rest of us take vacations, scammers never do.
Now is the perfect time to interview Bill Francavilla
to learn the latest financial scams and why even
intelligent people fall for them. Francavilla spent 30
years in the financial services industry and he knows
exactly how the bad guys’ operate to push your greed
and fear buttons. He’ll reveal the top six scams going
on right now and how to protect yourself from them.
He’ll also offer sobering statistics: did you know that
after being fired, 44 percent of financial advisors are
working for another company within a year or that scam
artists steal more than $100 billion from Americans
each year? Francavilla is the author of the upcoming
book “The Madoffs Among Us: Make Better Financial
Decisions and Protect Your Future.” He’s a CFP and
former senior vice president, director of Wealth
Management for Legg Mason who has extensive media
experience. Reach him at (757) 870-4590;
wmfrancavilla@gmail.com

10. ==> Uber Driver is Not a Career

11. ==> The Food/Sun Damage Link

The summer sun is hot and damaging. But did you know
there’s more you can do to protect your skin from brown
spots, wrinkles and sunburns besides using sunscreen?
Let skin expert Deborah Poland clue you in to the
benefits of eating tomatoes, cucumbers, grape skins,
berries and herbs this summer. She’ll also share what
you should be drinking and ways an anti-inflammatory
diet pays benefits on the outside of your body as well
as the inside. Deborah can also discuss the reasons why
people living nearer the equator, with increased sun
exposure and less sunscreen, have less skin cancer than
Americans do. She’s the author of “Clean Skincare:
Natural Alternatives to Dermatology.” Reach her at
(615) 920-9040 or deb@deborahpoland.com

12. ==> August Tips to Ease Back-to-School

It’s early August and nobody wants to think about
school yet, but Dr. Elaine Schneider says what families
do while they’re enjoying the last weeks of summer, can
pave the way for a great school year. Scientific
research has shown that when a child is in a quiet
alert state, learning occurs most readily. Schneider
combines the knowledge of neuroscience with a
smorgasbord of fun, easy, relaxing, tension-reducing
and awareness-building activities that can be done on a
daily basis. Whether you’ve got a preschooler,
kindergartener or a struggling teen, she’ll share what
parents (and/or teachers) can do to help their children
focus and regulate so they can be better listeners,
learn more easily in school, and overall be successful.
Dr. Elaine Schneider is a therapist and coach and an
authority on communication, and alternative integrated
therapies. She’s the author of several books including
the Amazon Best Seller “7 Strategies for Raising Calm,
Inspired, & Successful Children.” Contact her at 1(888)
871-8803; (661) 317-8787 or drelaine@askdrelaine.com

13. ==> Surviving the Summer Custody Shuffle

Summertime wreaks all kinds of havoc with families
trying to coordinate camp, daycare and vacation, but
for divorced parents the issues get more complicated.
Whether kids spend weeks or months with their non-
custodial parent, there are always disruptions and
potential issues that arise—ones that need to be dealt
with during the back-and-forth transitions. Invite
David Glass, a certified law specialist and former
therapist, on your show to share six rules that will
help make for smoother transitions. Best known for his
work in the Kelly Rutherford case, where her children
have endured long separations between Rutherford and
her ex, Glass says returns can be especially stressful,
confusing and depressing. David Glass has appeared on
numerous shows including NBC’s Extra and Good Day L.A.
He’s been quoted in NY Daily News, People and the
Huffington Post and is a regular columnist and
contributor to Divorce magazine and Hitched.com.
Contact Cherie Kerr at (714) 550-9900; Cherie@kerrpr-
execuprov.com or Shannon Dugger at (303) 619-3949;
Shannon@Kerrpr-execuprov.com.

14. ==> Promising Alzheimer’s Prevention Therapy

More than 5 million Americans are currently living with
the memory-robbing disease known as Alzheimer’s.
Moreover, their numbers are expected to reach nearly 14
million by 2050. But what if there was something you
could do to prevent this dreaded disease? And what if
no one was telling you about it? There is such a
therapy and you can interview one of the pioneers.
According to Michael Morgan, his research shows strong
evidence of the promise of craniosacral therapy in the
treatment of at-risk people and those in the early to
mid-stages of dementia. He’ll explain what craniosacral
therapy is (it’s also being used by NFL players, and
children with autism) and ways it can increase
longevity. Morgan is the author of “The BodyEnergy
Longevity Prescription: How CranioSacral Therapy Helps
Prevent Alzheimer’s and Dementia While Improving the
Quality of Your Life.” Reach him at (312) 543-4719;
media@bodyenergy.net

15. ==> What a Horse Can Teach about Life

Mindy Tatz Chernoff estimates that she has probably
cleaned thousands of horse stalls in her time,
meticulously mucking them out and laying down new hay.
She recognized early on that horses are nothing less
than 1,250-lb. master teachers whose lessons are
available to anyone who spends time with them. She
says, “Spending time with horses helps us slow down,
notice, feel and heal. In fact, every life lesson can
be learned in a barn—everything from overcoming fear,
resistance and discomfort to learning to find love and
acceptance.” Chernoff holds dual master’s degrees in
holistic spirituality and spiritual direction. She’s
the founder of The Resonant Horse, a farm near
Philadelphia, where hosts workshops, retreats, one-on-
one sessions and horse circles. “From Muck to
Magnificence: How Cleaning Horse Stalls Can Lead to an
Astonishing Life” is her first book. Contact Caroline
Walters at (484) 678-6209; carolineawalters@me.com

08/31/17 RTIR Newsletter: Harvey, Dunkirk and Runyan’s an Uber Driver?

01. Harvey Leadership – History Repeats Itself
02. Hurricane Aftermath – First Water, Next Deadly Mold
03. How Your Business Can Help Harvey Victims
04. When All Your Records Are Under Water
05. Post Harvey, A Fossil Fuel-Free Railway System?
06. Harvey: NOW Can We Talk About Climate Change?
07. Transgender Soldiers Can Stay… for Now
08. Labor Day and NAFTA
09. UK Parents Desperate for U.S. Doc to Save Son
10. Dunkirk: The Whole Story
11. Jon Runyan – NFL to Congress to Uber Driver?
12. How to Survive a Mean Teacher
13. September is Pain Awareness Month
14. When That Baby Won’t Stop Crying!
15. Can Yoga & Meditation Increase Stress?
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1. ==> Harvey Leadership – History Repeats Itself

As we watch the devastation of this week’s torrential
rains and flooding in Texas and beyond, John Tures
says, “Sadly, as Hurricane Harvey has illustrated, we
haven’t learned the lessons of Hurricane Katrina.” From
Houston’s mayor ordering evacuations too late to
President Donald Trump, who was on vacation and then
held a press conference with Finland as the storm
swirled around Houston, Tures says leadership is
lacking. “Leadership isn’t about verbally declaring a
disaster area, or signing the paperwork and letting the
locals sort it out. It’s about working with climate
scientists to forecast problems before they get out of
control, personally making sure key resources get from
point A to point B, putting Finland on hold (I’m sure
they’ll understand) and making the tough decisions on
evacuations, even if you face media criticism later for
‘overreacting’ should the storm move elsewhere.” He
adds, “Some of that leadership can be learned from
Texans on the ground, who took the initiative and
didn’t worry how they looked on camera or skipped their
vacation before making their way to a flooded nursing
home.” Tures is a professor of political science at
LaGrange College. Contact him at jtures@lagrange.edu or
on Twitter @JohnTures2

2. ==> Hurricane Aftermath – First Water, Next Deadly
Mold

Now that the flood waters have inundated not just
bayous and roads but homes and commercial buildings,
residents are poised for an epidemic they will neither
understand nor respect and Dr. John Trowbridge says
they will die … slowly. “Here’s the simple story of the
tragedy: people will be exposed to fungal/moldy growth
for weeks/months/years in their homes and offices, they
will come down with a wide variety of illnesses and
will be seen and inadequately treated by ‘organ-
specific’ doctors who fail to understand that serious
illness is taking hold and will slowly destroy their
lives.” Trowbridge has spent his career researching and
treating diseases associated with internal infections
of yeast and fungus. He diagnoses and treats “deep
blood fungus” that appears to explain “the inexplicable
diseases” — cancers of all kinds, leukemia, low blood
counts, immune dysfunction syndromes, RA, lupus, MS,
sudden kidney failure, worsening diabetes, and many
more. Trowbridge practices in Houston and has hosted
nationally syndicated and local radio programs. He’s
the author of “The Yeast Syndrome.” Contact him at
(832) 472-3683 (cell); fixpain@earthlink.net

3. ==> How Your Business Can Help Harvey Victims

Every natural disaster leaves lasting footprints. You
can still see the water lines on surviving buildings in
New Orleans over a decade later, and now Hurricane
Harvey is recklessly disrupting lives along the Gulf of
Mexico. Ava Waits says, “It’s times like these that the
rest of the country and the world step in to help. On
top of help from individuals, it’s also an opportunity
for many businesses to provide valuable resources for
people affected by disasters.” Waits will explain how
small businesses and massive companies can best help
out during relief efforts. She’ll share how employers
can encourage their employees to get involved, and how
businesses can also inspire their customers to pitch
in. She’ll also explain why it’s important to go about
it the right way and how doing it the wrong way could
tarnish your business reputation. Waits is a speaker,
sales trainer, entrepreneurship mentor, and author of
the upcoming book, “A Woman’s Treasure: Grow a Business
Where Making Money Feels Like Bliss.” Contact her at
(206) 669-3334; Support@AvaWaits.com

4. ==> When All Your Records Are Under Water

Victims face a myriad of obstacles in the aftermath of
a disaster like Hurricane Harvey. With entire homes
swept away and families displaced, imagine, once safe,
you realize all of your financial records, important
documents and tax returns are gone. What do you do?
Invite tax and financial expert Abby Eisenkraft to
explain how to rebuild your financial records and ways
to avoid this type of problem in the future. Eisenkraft
is the author of “101 Ways to Stay Off the IRS Radar.”
Frequently quoted by the press, she is one of the
leading experts on IRS problems and how to avoid them.
Contact her at (347) 598-0111;
abby@reallifetaxadvice.com

5. ==> Post-Harvey, A Fossil Fuel-Free Railway System?

Could Hurricane Harvey’s devastating effects on
domestic oil and gas production – and anticipated price
spikes – finally prove a catalyst to the approval of
an electrified rail system, especially one that’s
powered almost exclusively by solar and wind power?
Introduce your listeners to Solutionary Rail, a cleanly
powered, carbon emission-free railway system that’s
been lauded by some of the top names in transportation
and environment as a critical answer to America’s
transport of people, freight and food. The project is
part of the Backbone Campaign, a grassroots effort to
embolden citizens and elected officials to stand up for
progressive values. Started in 2003, the group teaches
artful activism and creative strategies to make protest
bold, fun, visible, and effective. To arrange an
interview with the non-profit project’s authors at
Backbone Campaign, contact The Zephyr Group at (505)
466-2770, info@groupzephyr.com

6. ==> Harvey: NOW Can We Talk About Climate Change?

Scientists know climate change is affecting Americans
now, but many in power turn a blind eye. How many
calamities and broken weather records will we require
before taking responsibility for our role in creating,
or at least worsening, so-called “natural” disasters
such as Hurricane Harvey? How high a price – in deaths,
disease, trauma, dislocation, property damage, and
money – are we willing to pay for the luxury of
inaction? Ellen Moyer, Ph.D., says climate change and
other environmental insults such as wetland destruction
exact a high price. “What we don’t know can definitely
hurt us, and is hurting us now. Government needs to
advise us about the costs so we can decide whether to
address environmental damage in order to prevent or
lessen such misery. If a preventive approach costs
less, we deserve to know!” Moyer will discuss practical
and cost-effective ways to create better weather and a
healthier world for ourselves. Moyer is a registered
professional engineer with a B.A. in anthropology, an
M.S. in environmental engineering, a Ph.D. in civil
engineering, and 30 years of environmental engineering
experience. “Our Earth, Our Species, Our Selves: How to
Thrive While Creating a Sustainable World” is her third
book, and she is a regular contributor to “The
Huffington Post.” Contact her at (413) 862-3452;
ellenmoyer@em-green.com

7. ==> Transgender Soldiers Can Stay… for Now

Defense Secretary James Mattis says transgender troops
can continue to serve in the military pending a study,
but President Trump’s ban is set to take effect next
March. Seth Rainess — a transgender activist — can
discuss the rollback of transgender rights occurring
under the Trump administration. Seth says, “Trump’s
directive shows his lack of care for American citizens.
His is not an evidence-based decision. Trans troops
have been in the armed forces for many years. The cost
of medical expenses for transitioning individuals pales
in comparison to what it costs to fly to Mar-a-lago for
weekends.” Seth will also point out that the best
military in the world, the Israeli Army, allows
transgender troops to openly serve. Seth’s book is
“Real Talk for Teens: Jump Start Guide to Gender
Transition and Beyond.” His mission is to alleviate the
still prevalent fears and misconceptions people have
about transgender people and he’s been featured in Time
and numerous media outlets. Reach him at (732) 620-4300
(cell); (732) 291-6090 (landline) or
sjrainess@yahoo.com

8. ==> Labor Day and NAFTA

Mexico and Canada are being “very difficult” in
negotiations for the new NAFTA, President Trump said
with the second round of talks to begin on Friday,
adding in a tweet, “may have to terminate?” At issue is
the chronic trade deficit with Mexico, with the U.S.
importing some $60 billion more in goods from Mexico
than it exports there. Those lost dollars mean lost
jobs and lower wages, says James A. Stuber, author of
the new book, “What if Things Were Made in America
Again.” Stuber says only consumers can solve the NAFTA
problem, and the best thing we could do to help our
workers this Labor Day is to bring some of our spending
home. “If Nabisco and Carrier know that American
consumers won’t buy cookies and air conditioners made
in Mexico, they won’t move their U.S.-bound production
there. Through the power of consumer choice, we can
stop sending jobs abroad, and start bringing them
home.” Stuber is the founder of Made in America Again,
a movement of consumers dedicated to rebuilding the
American middle class by buying things made in American
communities. He is an attorney and entrepreneur who
formerly served as legislative assistant to a member of
the United States House of Representatives. Contact him
at (610) 608-5074;
james.stuber@themadeinamericabook.com

9. ==> UK Parents Desperate for U.S. Doc to Save Son

In the wake of the Charlie Gard tragedy where a British
infant was denied medical treatment by UK courts, the
parents of 15-month-old Alfie Evans are desperately
trying to find a specialist in the U.S. with
mitochondrial/epilepsy/coma expertise to treat their
son’s yet undiagnosed condition before UK courts
interfere in the case. Alfie was born healthy but was
admitted to the hospital after getting a chest
infection that caused epileptic seizures, which
resulted in him being placed on life support. His
parents were told he only had hours to live so they had
him christened in the hospital. Alfie has been fighting
to stay alive but the doctors have indicated that his
parents should withdraw life support and “allow him to
die peacefully” because that’s “in his best interest.”
With time running out, the response to this desperate
search for a doctor who can diagnose and treat Alfie
has gone global. Volunteers, known as Alfie’s Army,
have mobilized in an effort to raise money to bring
Alfie abroad for treatment. Contact Sarah Evans at
011-44-(783) 590-3096 (UK) or sarah_evans_3@icloud.com

10. ==> Dunkirk: The Whole Story

On the heels of the summer blockbuster film Dunkirk,
invite Michael Korda to share the larger story of the
turning point in World War II history when over 300,000
Allied troops were trapped off the coast of France and
a ragtag fleet of civilian fishing boats, pleasure
crafts, and ferries came to their rescue. He’ll discuss
the figures and consequences around Germany’s
blitzkrieg into Belgium, France, and the Netherlands in
May 1940, while interweaving his own memories as a
child bystander across the Channel. Korda is an author
and former editor-in-chief of Simon & Schuster. His
latest book is “Alone: Britain, Churchill, and Dunkirk:
Defeat into Victory.” Contact Johanna Ramos-Boyer at
(703) 646-5137; johanna@jrbcomm.com

11. ==> Jon Runyan – NFL to Congress to Uber Driver?

Former NFLer Jon Runyan recently revealed he sometimes
drives an Uber. Surely, the football star and former
congressman isn’t doing it for the money, but many baby
boomers ARE! It’s tough to transition jobs when you’re
older, let alone keep the one you have. Many need to
work longer to fund their retirements but are hampered
by ageism and low-ball salary offers, just for
starters. Diane Huth knows what boomers need to do to
get hired. In a potentially life-changing interview
she’ll share what to say to an interviewer who suggests
you are overqualified; how to avoid the five biggest
mistakes job-seeking boomers make so they don’t end up
working for Wal-Mart, and 12 key strategies that can
help boomers keep their current jobs or find satisfying
employment for as long as they want to work. This will
include a discussion of how to look younger without
looking silly, how to look tech savvy and why you might
need to hide photos of your grandchildren. She is the
author of the upcoming book “Re-BRAND You to Re-INVENT
Your Career,” due in the fall. Reach her at (210)
601-7852; diane@BrandYouGuide.com

12. ==> How to Survive a Mean Teacher

Teaching, according to multiple lists, is one of the
top 20 stressful jobs available and is often ranked in
the top five of the worst careers in America. The
stress of dealing with children, the constant scrutiny
of parents and administrators, and pressure for
improved scores weigh heavily on the shoulders of both
beginning and veteran teachers. For some, the result is
an attitude and teaching personality that leaves
students and their parents cold, afraid, and dreading
the year ahead. Dee Rodgers, an educational veteran of
more than 30 years, can discuss ways parents and their
children can survive the classrooms of negative
teachers. Rodgers spent 27 years in the classroom and
served another four as a campus administrator. She is
currently employed as a special education teacher in
Texas and is the author of “Renew Your Teaching Spirit:
Help for Teachers Struggling to Stay in the Classroom.”
Contact her at (979) 665-7590; dee@deerodg.com

13. ==> September is Pain Awareness Month

In the mid-90s pharmaceutical companies convinced
doctors and insurance companies that the best chronic
pain treatment was opioids. We all know how that went,
as we now deal with a nationwide opioid epidemic that’s
killing nearly 100 Americans a day. Today, doctors are
understandably hesitant to prescribe the drugs, but
that leaves millions of people in pain without any real
alternatives to find relief. Chronic pain expert Cindy
Perlin says the needs of pain patients have been
forgotten. Invite her to discuss non-opioid pain
options, why insurance companies rarely pay for
alternative treatments, and what pain sufferers can do
to get the help they need. Perlin is a licensed
clinical social worker, certified biofeedback
practitioner, chronic pain survivor and the author of
“The Truth About Chronic Pain Treatments: The Best and
Worst Strategies for Becoming Pain Free” and the
upcoming “Pot for Pain Relief: How to Safely Use
Medical Marijuana to Feel Better.” Perlin, a frequent
media guest, is in private practice in the Albany, NY
area where she has been helping her clients achieve
their health and wellness goals for over 25 years.
Contact her at (518) 439-6431; cperlin@nycap.rr.com

14. ==> When That Baby Won’t Stop Crying!

A screaming baby is nearly impossible to ignore whether
you are the parent or someone stuck in close proximity
like on that dreaded airplane ride or in a restaurant.
But how much do your listeners really understand about
babies who are incessant criers and their desperate
parents? You’ll find out when you have scientific
researcher Kristine Smith on your show. The author of
the upcoming book “The Essential Crying Baby Book” and
the parent of a formerly colicky baby (now a happy
grade-school kid) can touch on such topics as: Are we
too hard on parents of crying babies? What percent of
babies cry relentlessly for hours for no apparent
reason? Are there reliable shortcuts for stopping the
crying? How does parenting a fussy baby really affect
new moms and dads? What is the Purple Crying Curve?
Kristine’s topic is an important one as excessive
crying is the No. 1 reason parents take their babies to
the pediatrician in the first year and, in extreme
cases, can lead to maternal depression, developmental
delays, and Shaken Baby Syndrome. Reach her at (818)
209-0132; kristinesmith22@gmail.com

15. ==> Can Yoga & Meditation Increase Stress?

More people than ever are trying yoga and many aren’t
aware of the risks. Dr. Dorena Rode found out the hard
way that yoga and meditation can INCREASE stress. “Yoga
and meditation can bring up unresolved trauma. Fifty-
four percent of the U.S. population report childhood
trauma, but some people aren’t even aware they have
it!” Invite Dorena to discuss the signs of unresolved
trauma that appear in everyday life and during yoga and
meditation, and what to do when they arise during a
class or practice. Dorena is an award-winning speaker,
author and life coach. She has a Ph.D. in physiology, a
degree in behavioral health counseling and over 20
years’ experience using alternative modalities to help
people and organizations get unstuck. Contact her at
(415) 830-3777; dorenarode@gmail.com

07/27/17 RTIR E-zine: Transgender Military, World Travel, Soul in Health

July 27, 2017

01. Oh the Irony: Trump, Transgender & Truman
02. Trump to Transgender Military: Return to Hiding
03. Who’s Deciding Your Healthcare?
04. How Govt. Policies Really Affect Your Health
05. Psychic on The Great American Eclipse
06. Cruisers Rank Best Destinations
07. How to Beat the Online Travel Booking System
08. World Travel – Would You Survive an Attack?
09. Expert Helps Baby Boomers Find Work
10. Got an Agent? They’re Not Just for Celebs Anymore
11. Singer’s Death May Aid Male Sex Abuse Survivors
12. The Role of Soul in Health
13. The Epidemic that Gets No Press
14. Be a Great Parent to Your Inner Child
15. Make America Laugh Again!
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1. ==> Oh the Irony: Trump, Transgender & Truman

On the 69th anniversary of President Harry Truman
desegregating the military, President Donald Trump
called for transgender people to be banned from serving
in the armed forces. Taryn Finley says, “Though black
people have fought in every conflict in American
history, it wasn’t until Truman signed the order on
July 26, 1948 ? a few years shy of the civil rights
movement ? that they fought in the same troops as white
soldiers and were given opportunities to rise in the
ranks. Truman’s order became a catalyst for changing
the way black people and others from marginalized
groups were treated in the armed forces.” She says
though the U.S. military has had its fair share of
modern-day issues with discriminatory practices,
Trump’s move is a major step backward adding. Taryn
Finley is a Black Voices Associate Editor at HuffPost.
She’s worked at The Root, ESSENCE magazine, NBC
Universal and Radio One. Contact her at
taryn.finley@huffpost.com.

2. ==> Trump to Transgender Military: Return to Hiding

Donald Trump’s announcement that the military will no
longer allow transgender people to serve has Dr.
Kristie Overstreet’s phone ringing and her email
account buzzing. As a clinical sexologist and
psychotherapist specializing in transgender identity,
many people she works with are active or retired
transgender vets. She says Trump’s decision affects
countless transgender service people who sacrifice
their lives for our country. Many have openly come out
to their commanding officers as transgender and have
received support over the past year. Now the president
is telling the world that these individuals aren’t
allowed to serve or continue to serve. She says, “He’s
sending the message that they need to go back into
hiding and they don’t deserve basic human rights. This
is a tremendous rollback for the rights of transgender
individuals who deserve human rights just like the rest
of us who are not transgender.” Dr. Overstreet has been
featured in Self, Psychology Today and other major
media. Her upcoming book is “Finding Your True Self: A
Guide to Gender Acceptance.” Reach her at (904)
566-9256 or Kristie@TherapyDepartment.com

3. ==> Who’s Deciding Your Healthcare?

With our health care in the hands of 51 millionaires,
Steven Wightman says whatever the Senate passes, if
anything, is likely to continue to benefit the wealthy
at the expense of the rest of us. “Why is Washington
dodging its responsibility to put health into their
health care plan?” he asks. The Senate bill as
presently written is a boon for the top 1 percent who
would receive lower incomes taxes while the bottom 40
percent would lose via higher premiums, deductibles,
and copays. States, employers and employees face higher
costs as well. Wightman is a veteran certified
financial planner, blogger and author of the upcoming
book, “Don’t be “Trumped: 7 Ways to Protect Your Assets
and Retirement Savings Now.” He is often quoted in the
press on financial topics like health insurance and
employee benefits. Reach him at (305) 340-1459;
stevenwightman@gmail.com

4. ==> How Govt. Policies Really Affect Your Health

The Senate’s marathon debate to dismantle Obamacare
entered Day Two on Wednesday, as Republican senators
continued painstaking deliberations to reach an
ultimate agreement on health care reform. 30-year
career environmental consultant Ellen Moyer, Ph.D.,
says America is nowhere near a solution to putting
health back into health care. Moreover, she points out,
the U.S.’s current system focuses too much on treating
disease rather than on preventing it from occurring in
the first place. Invite Moyer to discuss the strong
connection between government policies and public
health. “Taxpayer-funded food subsidies are primarily
used to promote junk food that makes us sick rather
than foods that make us healthy. Meanwhile, government
agencies like the Food and Drug Administration and the
U.S. Department of Agriculture end up protecting
industry from citizens rather than citizens from
industry.” Moyer will discuss realistic ways to promote
health and reduce health-care costs that involve
education and reducing air and water pollution, and
industry influence on food and medicine. Ellen Moyer is
a registered professional engineer with a B.A. in
anthropology, an M.S. in environmental engineering, a
Ph.D. in civil engineering, and 30 years of
environmental engineering experience. “Our Earth, Our
Species, Our Selves: How to Thrive While Creating a
Sustainable World” is her third book. Contact her at
(413) 862-3452; ellenmoyer@em-green.com

5. ==> Psychic on The Great American Eclipse

Solar eclipses have historically been viewed as omens
that bring about death and destruction. In many
cultures, the legends involve mythical figures eating
or stealing the Sun. Others interpreted the event as a
sign of angry or quarreling gods or bad omens for kings
and rulers. On Aug. 21 we’ll see the first solar
eclipse in the U.S. since 1979. The ‘Path of Totality’
will arch from Lincoln City, Oregon border in the
Northwest to Charleston, South Carolina on the eastern
seaboard. So what with the Great American Eclipse
bring? Psychic/Medium Vincent Genna says, “Anytime
planets and stars align, as they do during a solar
eclipse, there is an energy disturbance. If there are
already occurrences of negative beliefs and behaviors,
they become exacerbated and a self-fulfilling
prophecy.” But not everything surrounding solar
eclipses are about doom. In Italy, flowers planted
during a solar eclipse are said to be brighter and more
colorful than flowers planted any other time of the
year! Genna will explain how to protect yourself and
surroundings from the negative effects of a solar
eclipse and turn it into an opportunity to create
prosperity in all areas of your life! Vincent Genna is
a world-renowned psychic medium, healer and spiritual
teacher. Contact Emily Maloney at (661)255-8283;
emily@steveallenmedia.com

6. ==> Cruisers Rank Best Destinations

Cruise Critic is out with their annual list of the best
cruise destinations worldwide based entirely on reviews
and ratings from cruisers. Among the findings was that
44% said itinerary is the most important factor when
planning a cruise. “Today’s cruisers are more focused
than ever on where they’re going and what they can do
while they’re there. This year’s list of winning
destinations shows the wide array of adventures
cruising offers. You can sail among the glaciers in
Alaska’s Glacier Bay, feel like a character on Game of
Thrones in Dubrovnik or relax in a private island
cabana in Castaway Cay – the options are endless,”
according to Colleen McDaniel, senior executive editor
of Cruise Critic. McDaniel will run down the list of
the best cruise destinations for singles, families and
seniors, and share the hottest cruises right now.
Cruise Critic is an online cruise guide, and part of
the Trip Advisor family. Contact Aubrey Manzo Dunn at
(609) 583-0054; Aubrey@cruisecritic.com or
@CruiseCritic

7. ==> How to Beat the Online Travel Booking System

8. ==> World Travel – Would You Survive an Attack?

9. ==> Expert Helps Baby Boomers Find Work

10. ==> Got an Agent? They’re Not Just for Celebs
Anymore

You probably aren’t a rock star, a bestselling author,
a celebrity or a professional athlete—the types of
people you normally think of when it comes to having an
agent. But there’s a new kind of agent in town, one
that represents skilled business executives—including
those over 50 who might have been downsized right out
of their jobs. Like any good agent, Spunk Burke helps
these executives find work by determining the value
they can bring to companies on a per-project basis and
then helps them develop a project plan. He also acts as
a go-between with companies looking for gig workers who
make the sharing economy run. Spunk can be reached at
(978) 801-9010 or spunk@gigexecs.com

11. ==> Singer’s Death May Aid Male Sex Abuse Survivors

12. ==> The Role of Soul in Health

Over 81% of medical patients say they wish their
healthcare providers would address spiritual issues as
part of treatment, yet less than 10% of doctors do.
Invite Dr. Katherine Kelly to discuss this missing link
in modern healthcare. Trained as a health psychologist,
Dr. Kelly noticed that wellness models don’t address
several key issues that directly affect a patient’s
experience of health and well-being. She’ll explain her
practical yet groundbreaking way to understand the
soul’s role in overall health and how her Soul Health
Model can provide a blueprint for both radiant living
and the soul’s evolution. Katherine Kelly, Ph.D.,
M.S.P.H. is a licensed psychologist in her own
psychotherapy and consulting practice in Winston-Salem,
North Carolina. She’s the author of “Soul Health:
Aligning with Spirit for Radiant Living.” Contact her
at (336) 406-8431; ktkelly101@earthlink.net

13. ==> The Epidemic that Gets No Press

One in seven American adults, or 30 million people, are
estimated to have chronic kidney disease.
Astonishingly, 96% of those with early kidney disease
(stages 1 and 2) don’t even know they have it! With one
in three Americans at risk for this disease, it’s time
to talk about it. Michael Banks will share his own
journey through diagnosis, failure, dialysis,
transplant and recovery. You’ll also hear how his
partner Karin gave him a true gift of love when she
became his living donor. Banks is a Brit who has lived
in the US for the last 28 years. A leadership expert by
profession, he wrote “Gotta Kidney?! A Journey Through
Fear to Hope and Beyond” to turn his painful struggle
into a positive that others can benefit from. Contact
him at (415) 683-8701 (voicemail messages only);
michaelbanks7@gmail.com or skype: michael.banks25

14. ==> Be a Great Parent to Your Inner Child

Just when you thought you had only one inner child,
William Kaplanidis comes along to suggest that you may
have multiple inner children—one for every major trauma
experienced in your early childhood, some of which you
may have pushed away instead of dealing with. “Being
bullied by peers, criticized by parents and living
through a parental divorce are all possible ways
children end up with a damaged heart,” says Kaplanidis.
You’ll learn the real reason some people overreact to
certain situations, the triggers that activate a
person’s normally hidden inner children, and how to
tell if your symptoms and ailments are connected to
stuck energy. With advanced training in psychology,
East-Asian medicine and martial arts, William
Kaplanidis L.Ac., M.S., M.A., fuses Eastern and Western
healing methods. He’s an internationally renowned
healer and teacher who has worked with Olympic
athletes, professional dancers, corporate executives
and many other individuals who have experienced stress
and pain. His new book is “How to be a Great Parent to
Your Inner Child: Connect with Your Heart and Higher
Purpose.” Contact Kaplanidis at (646) 265-0606;
william@acudragon.us

15. ==> Make America Laugh Again!

07/25/17 RTIR E-zine: Summer Custody Shuffles, Alzheimer Prevention, Dream Jobs

July 25, 2017

01. Wray for FBI – Only Russia Matters
02. Holy Land Tensions Continue to Build
03. Medical Coverage Isn’t Enough
04. Singer’s Death May Aid Male Sex Abuse Survivors
05. Surviving the Summer Custody Shuffle
06. Cyber Attack – What Would Happen?
07. The IRS Can Take Your Passport!?
08. The Summer Family Visit – the Un-Vacation
09. Why Americans Get More Sunburns
10. Simple 10-Minute-a-Day Alzheimer Prevention
11. The Epidemic that Gets No Press
12. She Teaches Millennials to Land Dream Jobs
13. Teens Ruining Your Summer?
14. Horse Sense – Life Lessons Learned in a Barn
15. Summer Fun! NYC Giant Dishwasher Park
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1. ==> Wray for FBI – Only Russia Matters

Sue Udry is executive director of Defending Rights and
Dissent, a national civil liberties organization. She
just wrote the piece “No Commitment On Mosque
Surveillance, Muslim Registry, Racial or Religious
Profiling, or Police Accountability from Wray. But
He’ll Be Confirmed Anyway.” She says, “Members of the
Senate Judiciary Committee believe that Trump’s nominee
for FBI Director, Christopher Wray, did not pledge his
loyalty to Donald Trump, and will not sweep the Russia
investigation under the rug. And apparently very little
else matters to them.” The Committee unanimously
approved Wray’s confirmation, clearing the way for full
Senate confirmation before the August recess despite
what Udry says are critical concerns. “Wray told
Senators that he doesn’t know what the FBI is up to
with regard to terrorist recruitment, isn’t familiar
with how hate crime statistics or police use-of-force
incidents are reported, doesn’t know much about the
FBI’s budget, can’t comment on a host of matters
including voter fraud, anti-Muslim campaign rhetoric,
and unabashedly admitted that he hasn’t even reviewed
the Attorney General Guidelines for FBI Domestic
Operations.” Contact her at sue@rightsanddissent.org;
@defenddissent

2. ==> Holy Land Tensions Continue to Build

A deadly shooting at Israel’s Embassy in Jordan further
complicated Israeli government efforts on Monday to
find a way out of an escalating crisis over a major
Jerusalem shrine, including mass Muslim prayer protests
and Israeli-Palestinian violence. “Israelis and
Palestinians are on the cusp of another round of
violence, this time over metal detectors. The long-
running conflict has seen many episodes of unrest, but
none perhaps as avoidable as this most recent one,”
according to Neri Zilber, a journalist and researcher
on Middle East politics and culture. He’ll explain how
things got to this point and what’s happening now. “The
Palestinian leadership has demanded nothing less than a
full Israeli reversal; Al Aqsa has remained largely
empty, and Muslim worshipers are still praying on the
streets, clashing sporadically with Israeli police. The
Israeli Right has maintained a hard line as well.”
Zilber, an adjunct fellow of the Washington Institute
for Near Policy, recently wrote the piece, “Death Toll
& Tensions Rise in the Holy Land in Clash Over Al-Aqsa
Mosque.” Contact him at (202) 230-9550; @NeriZilber.

3. ==> Medical Coverage Isn’t Enough

As Republicans press on with their efforts to repeal
the Affordable Care Act (ACA) many opponents say
current plans would deny coverage to tens of millions
of Americans. But Dr. Donald Berwick says less well
known is that it would make quality of care worse. In
an Op-ed for the Huffington Post he writes, “Despite
the best efforts of the extraordinary American health
care workforce, the care system is riddled with
problems in quality that no other industry would think
of tolerating: safety hazards, wild variations in
practice, abusive waiting times, inequities, and
failures to respect individual patients’ and families’
values. Tens of thousands of American die each year
from errors in their care.” Berwick has worked on
‘delivery system reform’ – changing the processes of
care, and says the ACA includes reform measures while
the Senate and House bills do not. Donald Berwick, MD,
MPP, FRCP is president emeritus and senior fellow at
the Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI), which
he co-founded and led for 18 years. He served as
President Obama’s appointee as administrator of the
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) and
has served on the faculties of the Harvard Medical
School and the Harvard School of Public Health. Contact
Sandy George at (617) 413-6126;
sandy@cxocommunication.com

4. ==> Singer’s Death May Aid Male Sex Abuse Survivors

5. ==> Surviving the Summer Custody Shuffle

6. ==> Cyber Attack – What Would Happen?

Imagine what would happen if suddenly there were no
cell phone service, no electrical power, no water and
no food. But that’s not all. Imagine if there were no
functioning banks and financial institutions,
automobiles, trucks and computers stopped working,
railroads were unable to roll and airplanes were unable
to fly, hospitals were unable to function and grocery
store shelves went unfilled. According to Robin Burk,
Ph.D., MBA, such a scenario is possible should portions
of America’s computer networks, electric grid etc. be
hit by a short burst of electromagnetic energy from the
type of nuclear weapon North Korea has already tested –
or by crippling cyber-attacks. She says it is only
prudent to start planning now for potential attacks
that could badly disrupt the systems we rely on. Burk’s
message is all the more powerful because of who she is:
She was in charge of the Defense Threat Reduction
Agency’s interdependent networks research and is an
expert on network science. The DTRA is an organization
tasked with safeguarding national infrastructure
against weapons of mass destruction. Robin Burk has
been featured in Wired and on MSNBC. She is the author
of the upcoming books “How to Thrive in an Uncertain
World” and “We Don’t Have to Collapse but We Could: How
to Fix the Complex Systems We Rely On.” Contact her at
(703) 346-4448; robin.kowalchuk.burk@gmail.com

7. ==> The IRS Can Take Your Passport!?

8. ==> The Summer Family Visit – the Un-Vacation

At its best, summer vacation should be a time for
relaxing and recharging. For many, it may mean feeling
forced to spend time with insistent parents. The author
of “Coping with Un-cope-able Parents,” and the only
child of a demanding, formerly alcoholic father, Carol-
Ann Hamilton will answer the question: how much do you
really owe your troublesome folks? Her advice spans
opening one’s own abode to disagreeable family members,
surviving a stay in the childhood home and or traveling
together to a separate location all in the name of
vacation. Carol-Ann helps adult children to set
boundaries, find “me time,” end long-standing
traditions they dislike and focus on aspects of the
vacation that will restore their sanity. Contact her at
(905) 822-2503; carolann@carolannhamilton.com

9. ==> Why Americans Get More Sunburns

10. ==> Simple 10-Minute-a-Day Alzheimer Prevention

11. ==> The Epidemic that Gets No Press

12. ==> She Teaches Millennials to Land Dream Jobs

13. ==> Teens Ruining Your Summer?

Is it time to go back to school yet? Summer can be
brutal for teens and college students and their
parents, with clashing schedules, expectations and
opinions! With just a few more weeks to go before
shipping them back to school, parents may be counting
the hours and their last bits of patience. Invite Poppy
and Geoff Spencer, parenting experts, ‘Millennial
Translators’, and parents of five millennials who
navigated the transition during summer break, to offer
tips to help everyone get through the last few weeks of
summer. From holding family meetings to creating
‘practiced freedom’ and embracing failure, Poppy says
parents need to allow teens to make mistakes. “We
suggest that you use the summer months as practice time
to make decisions, pause to consider options, while
still providing a loving safety net at home. Allowing
failure can be one of the most loving things you can
give to your college student this summer.” Poppy and
Geoff Spencer, CPC, are licensed New Life Story
Coaches, relationship and parenting experts, and the
authors of “1 Billion Seconds,” based on years of
research on hundreds of people and offers a formula for
a flourishing relationship by developing exceptional
communication. Contact them at (941) 586-2911;
poppyandgeoff@relationalexperts.com

14. ==> Horse Sense – Life Lessons Learned in a Barn

15. ==> Summer Fun! NYC Giant Dishwasher Park

The year’s most exciting and unique water park exhibit
on the streets of New York City is coming next week!
Sponsored by LG Electronics USA, a massive water park
will top-out at 6,750 square feet (two and a half times
bigger than a tennis court) and will soak festivalgoers
from every angle, mimicking the company’s new
dishwasher. The water park will be located on Park
Avenue between 70th and 71st Streets in Manhattan, and
will feature obstacle courses continuously soaked by
powerful jet streams, massive slides in the shape of
cutlery, and hanging glide rails to zoom down into
pools of water. Organizers hope the exhibit will give
New Yorkers a unique and fun way to cool off in the dog
days of summer over three weekends beginning August
5th. Since 2008, the Department of Transportation has
presented Citi Summer Streets along nearly seven miles
of Manhattan streets, closing them to vehicular traffic
and opening them to the public for outdoor recreation –
walking, running, cycling and playing, in addition to
many free activities for all ages. Contact Taryn Brucia
at (201) 816-2187; taryn.brucia@lge.com or Stephanie
Mayer at (212) 880-5239; stephanie.mayer@lg-one.com

07/20/17 RTIR E-zine: World Travel, Water Rules, Women Banned

July 20, 2017

01. All You Need to Know about OJ’s Parole Hearing
02. How Govt. Policies Really Affect Your Health
03. Let Loose the Sharks!
04. No Soap Needed: Giant Dishwasher Water Park
05. Make America Laugh Again!
06. Real Dangers of a Cyber Attack
07. World Travel – How to Survive an Attack
08. Sleeveless Women Banned from Congress
09. Which Is More Intimate, Money or Sex?
10. When a Dream Job Comes with a Nightmare Boss
11. Fun Ways to Prevent Kids’ Summer Slide
12. Water Rules – Summer Swim Safety
13. One-Third of the World is Overweight
14. Teens, Faith and Family
15. Can’t Sleep? Sheep Movie May Do the Trick
=======================================

1. ==> All You Need to Know about OJ’s Parole Hearing

A parole board in Nevada will decide today whether OJ
Simpson should be released from prison after serving
nine years of his 33-year sentence for armed robbery
and assault with a weapon in a botched bid to retrieve
sports memorabilia. Invite Los Angeles-based criminal
defense attorney, Alaleh (Ahh-La- Lay) Kamran to
discuss who will decide OJ’s fate, what will be taken
into consideration, and what will come next if he’s
released on parole. Alaleh Kamran has handled a number
of high-profile cases over the past 25 years. Many of
her clients are rap and R&B artists, and other
celebrities, including those in film and television.
She’s appeared on numerous shows including Access
Hollywood. Contact Cherie Kerr at (714) 271- 2140;
cherie@kerrpr-execuprov.com

2. ==> How Govt. Policies Really Affect Your Health

On Wednesday morning, the GOP healthcare bill was
called dead in the water. By noon, President Trump had
declared it wasn’t over and promised to fight on. 30-
year career environmental consultant Ellen Moyer,
Ph.D., says America is nowhere near a solution to
putting health back into health care. Moreover, she
points out, the U.S.’s current unaffordable health-care
system focuses too much on treating disease after
allowing it to happen rather than on preventing disease
from occurring in the first place. Invite Moyer to
discuss the strong connection between government
policies and public health. “Taxpayer-funded food
subsidies are primarily used to promote junk food that
makes us sick rather than foods that make us healthy.
Meanwhile, government agencies like the Food and Drug
Administration and the U.S. Department of Agriculture
end up protecting industry from citizens rather than
citizens from industry.” Moyer will discuss realistic
ways to promote health and reduce health-care costs
that involve education and reducing air and water
pollution and industry influence on food and medicine.
Ellen Moyer is a registered professional engineer with
a B.A. in anthropology, an M.S. in environmental
engineering, a Ph.D. in civil engineering, and 30 years
of environmental engineering experience. “Our Earth,
Our Species, Our Selves: How to Thrive While Creating a
Sustainable World” is her third book. Contact her at
(413) 862-3452; ellenmoyer@em-green.com

3. ==> Let Loose the Sharks!

Whether it’s Shark Week on the Discovery Channel or the
competing Shark Fest on the Nat Geo Channel, Sunday
begins all things shark-related. This year’s offerings
promise the usual documentaries and fear-inducing
footage of shark encounters around the world. After a
week of this you might wonder whether it’s safe to
venture beyond the shoreline. Invite George Burgess,
director of the University of Florida Program for Shark
Research to help put things in perspective. He’s one of
the top shark attack experts in the world and even
manages the official Shark Attack File of all known
attacks on humans! He’ll tell you how to avoid a shark
attack, survive one, and whether shark attacks are
increasing. In the meantime, be reassured: your chance
of getting attacked by a shark in your lifetime is 1 in
11,000,000. So it turns out that it is safe to go back
in the water, as long as you’ve got the facts! Contact
Johanna Ramos-Boyer at (703) 646-5137;
johanna@jrbcomm.com

4. ==> No Soap Needed: Giant Dishwasher Water Park

The year’s most exciting and unique water park exhibit
on the streets of New York City is coming next month!
Sponsored by LG Electronics USA, a massive water park
will top-out at 6,750 square feet (two and a half times
bigger than a tennis court) and will soak festivalgoers
from every angle, mimicking the company’s new
dishwasher. The water park will be located on Park
Avenue between 70th and 71st Streets in Manhattan, and
will feature obstacle courses continuously soaked by
powerful jet streams, massive slides in the shape of
cutlery, and hanging glide rails to zoom down into
pools of water. Organizers hope the exhibit will give
New Yorkers a unique and fun way to cool off in the dog
days of summer over three weekends beginning August
5th. Since 2008, the Department of Transportation has
presented Citi Summer Streets along nearly seven miles
of Manhattan streets, closing them to vehicular traffic
and opening them to the public for outdoor recreation –
walking, running, cycling and playing, in addition to
many free activities for all ages. Contact Taryn Brucia
at (201) 816-2187; taryn.brucia@lge.com or Stephanie
Mayer at (212) 880-5239; stephanie.mayer@lg-one.com

5. ==> Make America Laugh Again!

6. ==> Real Dangers of a Cyber Attack

Imagine what would happen if suddenly there were no
cell phone service, no electrical power, no water and
no food. But that’s not all. Imagine if there were no
functioning banks and financial institutions,
automobiles, trucks and computers stopped working,
railroads were unable to roll and airplanes were unable
to fly, hospitals were unable to function and grocery
store shelves went unfilled. According to Robin Burk,
Ph.D., MBA, such a scenario is possible should portions
of America’s computer networks, electric grid etc. be
hit by a short burst of electromagnetic energy from the
type of nuclear weapon North Korea has already tested –
or by crippling cyber-attacks. She says it is only
prudent to start planning now for potential attacks
that could badly disrupt the systems we rely on. Burk’s
message is all the more powerful because of who she is:
She was in charge of the Defense Threat Reduction
Agency’s interdependent networks research and is an
expert on network science. The DTRA is an organization
tasked with safeguarding national infrastructure
against weapons of mass destruction. Robin Burk has
been featured in Wired and on MSNBC. She is the author
of the upcoming book “We Don’t Have to Collapse but We
Could: How to Fix the Complex Systems We Rely On.”
Contact her at (703) 346-4448;
robin.kowalchuk.burk@gmail.com

7. ==> World Travel – How to Survive an Attack

8. ==> Sleeveless Women Banned from Congress

Last month, several women, many of whom were
journalists, were banned from the Speaker of the
House’s lobby after wearing sleeveless blouses or
dresses. One woman attempted to remedy her cold
shoulders by using newspaper to make capped sleeves!
The rule isn’t new, but it’s never been enforced before
Paul Ryan decided it was high time to do just that last
week. Since when have women’s collarbones or arms been
inappropriate? (Is it any coincidence that Michelle
Obama had famously fit arms that she frequently
flaunted in sleeveless attire?) Have we gone back to
controlling what women can and cannot wear? “It’s not
surprising that those who are trying to create a
culture based on a society of conservative values would
glorify a way of life we saw before feminism, or
desegregation,” says Salamishah Tillet, a professor of
gender, sexuality, and women’s studies at the
University of Pennsylvania. “It’s a restriction of
progress, and it makes it very difficult for massive
progress to be made.” Contact Salamishah Tillet at
(215) 898-7346; stillet@english.upenn.edu

9. ==> Which Is More Intimate, Money or Sex?

Whether their newlyweds or married decades, many
couples feel squeamish talking about money and
finances, making it one of the last marital taboos and
the source of many couples’ problems. “When you add
together the inability to talk about money with
problems of handling it, you have by far the largest
cause of the destruction of marriages and
relationships,” says Mitchell Walker. “It’s the 800 lb.
gorilla in the bedroom that very few seem to be able to
drive out.” Walker will share how couples can put
together a simple financial plan that will bring them
together instead of driving them apart, discuss the one
question to ask yourself and your future spouse that
determines a person’s financial personality (and
future). You’ll also learn 3 things that can
practically divorce-proof your marriage. Walker is a
former vice president of finance for a Berkshire
Hathaway company. Twenty-five years ago, when he was
more than $100,000 in debt and had no assets, he dug
his way out by discovering and refining ‘The
PouchPlan.’ His book, “The PouchPlan Budget: The Simple
Way to Find Hidden Money, Improve Your Life, and Build
Wealth,” is based on his own extensive experience.
Contact him at (903) 563-3396; mwalker@PouchPlan.com

10. ==> When a Dream Job Comes with a Nightmare Boss

You land the job of your dreams … but there’s one
unavoidable problem. Your boss makes every day a
nightmare and a game of professional survival. What can
you do? How can you cope when you’re the low man on the
totem pole? Invite Nita Wiggins, a longtime Dallas
television journalist, to talk about holding on to your
dream job even though your boss wants you out. Nita
Wiggins is the author of “Fighting out of the Corner,”
a book in which she writes about staying ahead of the
ax. Contact her at (706) – 294 – 7850;
nitadallas@yahoo.com or @EducatingNita

11. ==> Fun Ways to Prevent Kids’ Summer Slide

Summer can mean vacations, pool time and relaxation,
but it can also mean summer learning loss – the
phenomenon where students can lose up to three months
of academic skills during the summer break. Adrian
Ridner, CEO and co-founder of Study.com believes that
not only can summer learning loss be prevented, but
students can even use the summer months to get ahead of
the academic year. Chat with Ridner about how students
(and their parents) can use quick and easy learning
tools on their smartphones to make progress on math,
reading and so much more, without giving up the
freedoms of summer. Ridner can also touch on how short
lessons and convenient video material can motivate
students to continue learning while in “summer mode.”
Fed up with the high cost of education, Adrian Ridner
started Study.com in 2002 with the mission of making
education affordable, effective and engaging. Today,
the company helps over 25 million students a month,
from middle school through college, with short video-
based online courses. Contact Chandni Brunamonti at
cbrunamonti@study.com

12. ==> Water Rules – Summer Swim Safety

A big part of summer is being outside, playing at the
pool and beach, and swimming! But along with the sun
and fun comes countless horror stories about kids and
drowning incidents. Carolanne Caron says everyone
should be able to enjoy the water, but there are
definitely safety issues that need to be taught to
everyone, especially kids. She says, “Many children
don’t know what rules they should follow when they’re
near water and end up getting in a situation over their
skill level.” Carolanne, a swimming and water safety
expert, can share 10 rules to teach children to be
safer around the water. She’s the author of “Water
Safety with Swimmy” and “Swimmy’s Water Safety Coloring
Book.” Contact her at (603) 424-4100;
CoachCaron@SwimCoachCaron.com

13. ==> One-Third of the World is Overweight

A new study in the New England Journal of Medicine
finds that one-third of the world’s population is
carrying excess weight. More startling to researchers
though, is the finding that deaths from cardiovascular
disease, diabetes, cancer, and other life-threatening
conditions are occurring almost as often in those
considered overweight as those considered obese.
Researchers say the problem is fueled by urbanization,
poor diets and reduced physical activity. Invite Renee
Jones to talk about the main reason so many people
struggle with weight loss. “It always goes back to
food. Working out helps in many ways, but it’s not the
key to weight loss. It’s a complex issue, but part of
our inability to lose and maintain that weight loss is
emotional/comfort/stress eating. When we stop eating
to make ourselves feel better, we save a whole bunch of
calories.” Renée Jones is a counselor and coach who
focuses on freeing others from comfort eating. She is
the author of “What’s Really Eating You: Overcome the
Triggers of Comfort Eating.” Contact her at (817)
938-6250; reneepj@yahoo.com

14. ==> Teens, Faith and Family

J.F. Tucker is hoping new YA novel will help shine a
light on teen
struggles and the role of spirituality in a teen’s
life. Her book,
“Revelations,” is about a 16-year old girl traumatized
by the sudden death of her best friend. The story
touches on self-worth, questioning faith, and finding
love, even in the darkness. (It also features fantasy
elements like demons and ancient religious orders.)
Tucker says the struggles are rooted firmly in
contemporary teenage reality and she hopes
“Revelations” can be a valuable resource for parents
and teenagers to confront and discuss social pressures
and depression – while finding hope with God and
family. Contact her at (619) 213-3143;
jasminflorestucker@gmail.com

15. ==> Can’t Sleep? Sheep Movie May Do the Trick

When you can’t sleep, you’ll try nearly anything for a
few Zzzzs. An old sleep remedy is to count sheep and
while that may not work for many, Alex Tew says his new
movie may do the trick. “It’s better than any sleeping
pill – the ultimate insomnia cure,” says Tew, the
executive producer of Baa Baa Land, an eight-hour slow-
motion film with no plot, dialogue or actors — a
contemplative epic, entirely starring…sheep. “Baa Baa
Land is the first screen epic entirely starring sheep.
A cast of hundreds… all of them sheep. Count them if
you can – but don’t stress if you can’t. Sit back, wind
down, drift off … to sheep.” Weird? Yes. Boring? Tew
hopes so! Alex Tew is also co-founder of Calm, a
meditation app. For those who lack the time to watch
the entire film, an 86-second trailer available on the
Calm.com blog gives a taste, while a voiceover explains
its rationale. Baa Baa Land is slated for a red-carpet
premiere and global webcast in September. Contact Todd
Brabender at (785) 842-8909; todd@spreadthenewspr.com

07/18/17 RTIR E-zine: OJ Hearing, Cyber Dangers, Preventing Alzheimer’s

July 18, 2017

01. The Worship of Personal Responsibility
02. Medical Coverage Isn’t Enough
03. Do Govt. Policies Really Affect Your Health?
04. Trump Crazy? No, but 25th Amendment Talk Is
05. The Partisan Divide About College
06. OJ Hearing: Will they Cut the Juice Loose?
07. Real Dangers of a Cyber Attack
08. Vacationing with Family: Rules of Engagement
09. July is Family Reunion Month
10. How to Keep Your Grad from Moving Home
11. Surprising Things that Age You Faster
12. Prevent Alzheimer’s in 10 Minutes a Day
13. Doc: Teens Do Dumb, Dangerous Stuff
14. Teens and Faith
15. Sharks are Everywhere (On TV, Anyway)
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1. ==> The Worship of Personal Responsibility

The Senate’s vote on Health Care Reform has been
delayed once again, ironically over the health of one
of the “yes” votes, Senator John McCain. Terry Heaton
says McCain’s blood clot surgery at the Mayo Clinic is
a timely illustration of what happens when a person of
means is confronted with a life and death health
dilemma. He says, “The GOP promise to overturn
Obamacare has nothing to do with healthcare. The driver
is the Christian GOP’s worship of personal
responsibility.” He’ll discuss the idea of personal
responsibility as a moral contract with culture, and
how conservatives – especially Christian conservatives
– use it in considering social issues or problems. “At
core, it states that human beings choose, instigate, or
otherwise cause their own actions. It’s a neat, black
and white, and ordered principle that ignores time and
chance in the events of life, and has become more of a
yardstick for measuring others than a genuine operating
philosophy for life.” He says it also functions as a
form of moral superiority for the rich, because it
leads to the argument of the American Dream of
prosperity. Terry Heaton is a retired television news
executive, news consultant, and the author of seven
books, including his latest, “The Gospel of Self: How
Jesus Joined the GOP.” The memoir draws on his
experience as executive producer of The 700 Club in the
1980s, up to and including Pat Robertson’s run for
president in 1988. Contact him at
theaton@reinvent21.com, @TerryHeaton

2. ==> Medical Coverage Isn’t Enough

It’s well known that the bill to repeal the Affordable
Care Act (ACA) now making its way through the Senate
would deny coverage to tens of millions of Americans.
But Dr. Donald Berwick says less well known is that it
would make quality of care worse. “Despite the best
efforts of the extraordinary American health care
workforce, the care system is riddled with problems in
quality that no other industry would think of
tolerating: safety hazards, wild variations in
practice, abusive waiting times, inequities, and
failures to respect individual patients’ and families’
values. Tens of thousands of American die each year
from errors in their care.” Berwick has worked on
‘delivery system reform’ – changing the processes of
care, and says the ACA includes reform measures while
the Senate and House bills do not. Donald Berwick, MD,
MPP, FRCP is president emeritus and senior fellow at
the Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI), which
he co-founded and led for 18 years. He served as
President Obama’s appointee as administrator of the
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) and
has served on the faculties of the Harvard Medical
School and the Harvard School of Public Health. Contact
Sandy George at (617) 413-6126;
sandy@cxocommunication.com

3. ==> Do Govt. Policies Really Affect Your Health?

As Republicans continue to push their version of
health-care policy through the Senate, 30-year career
environmental consultant Ellen Moyer, Ph.D., says
America is nowhere near a solution to putting health
back into health care. Moreover, she points out, the
U.S.’s current unaffordable health-care system focuses
too much on treating disease after allowing it to
happen rather than on preventing disease from occurring
in the first place. Invite Moyer to discuss the strong
connection between government policies and public
health. “Taxpayer-funded food subsidies are primarily
used to promote junk food that makes us sick rather
than foods that make us healthy. Meanwhile, government
agencies like the Food and Drug Administration and the
U.S. Department of Agriculture end up protecting
industry from citizens rather than citizens from
industry.” Moyer will discuss realistic ways to promote
health and reduce health-care costs that involve
education and reducing air and water pollution and
industry influence on food and medicine. Ellen Moyer is
a registered professional engineer with a B.A. in
anthropology, an M.S. in environmental engineering, a
Ph.D. in civil engineering, and 30 years of
environmental engineering experience. “Our Earth, Our
Species, Our Selves: How to Thrive While Creating a
Sustainable World” is her third book. Contact her at
(413) 862-3452; ellenmoyer@em-green.com

4. ==> Trump Crazy? No, but 25th Amendment Talk Is

Talk of impeaching Donald Trump has mostly involved
charges he’s crooked, but Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-MD) has
a different plan: he wants to remove Trump on the
grounds that he’s crazy. Raskin, a former law professor
and now a member of the House Judiciary Committee,
favors invoking the 25th Amendment’s provisions for
declaring the president “unable to discharge the powers
and duties of his office.” The bill now has 25
cosponsors, but Cato Institute VP Gene Healy sees it as
little more than a publicity stunt. “Raskin has a point
when he charges that Trump’s ongoing ‘bizarre litany of
events and outbursts’ has raised legitimate concerns
about his temperament and stability. But the 25th
Amendment wasn’t designed for ejecting ‘merely’ erratic
or untrustworthy presidents. Introduced in the wake of
the Kennedy assassination, it aimed at situations of
total disability, whether temporary or permanent. The
worry with Trump isn’t that he’s ‘unable to discharge’
the powers of his office—it’s that he’s reckless and
immature enough to do enormous damage while he does
so.” Gene Healy has appeared on PBS’s Newshour with Jim
Lehrer and NPR’s Talk of the Nation, and his work has
been published in numerous publications. Healy is the
author of “The Cult of the Presidency.” Contact him at
(202) 789-5200; ghealy@cato.org

5. ==> The Partisan Divide About College

Nobody who follows politics is surprised that a Pew
Research study showed stark partisan divides in the way
Republicans and Democrats view institutions, with 58%
of Republicans saying colleges and universities have a
negative effect on the direction of our country. As a
professor with a background in politics, Lara Schwartz
is familiar with academia being a right-wing media
whipping post. But, she says, the partisan divide about
college reflects our dislike of each other.
“Longstanding but increased Republican dislike of
academia isn’t about academia at all; it’s about
liberals. It’s a problem because attacking the liberal
academic straw man harms students themselves—many of
whom are facing the economic uncertainty that pundits
insist propelled Trump to the White House. Colleges and
universities aren’t brainwashing the few people who
come through our doors, and Republicans actually want
their kids to attend.” Lara Schwartz teaches law and
government at American University School of Public
Affairs specializing in constitutional law, civil
rights, politics, communications, and policy. Contact
her at (202) 885-5950; (202)885-6682 or
lschwartz@american.edu

6. ==> OJ Hearing: Will they Cut the Juice Loose?

A parole board in Nevada will decide whether OJ Simpson
should be released from prison after serving nine years
of his 33-year sentence for armed robbery and assault
with a weapon in a botched bid to retrieve sports
memorabilia. Invite Los Angeles-based criminal defense
attorney, Alaleh (Ahh-La- Lay) Kamran to discuss who
will decide OJ’s fate, what will be taken into
consideration, and what will come next if he’s released
on parole. Alaleh Kamran has handled a number of high-
profile cases over the past 25 years. Many of her
clients are rap and R&B artists, and other celebrities,
including those in film and television. She’s appeared
on numerous shows including Access Hollywood. Contact
Cherie Kerr at (714) 271- 2140; cherie@kerrpr-
execuprov.com

7. ==> Real Dangers of a Cyber Attack

Imagine what would happen if suddenly there were no
cell phone service, no electrical power, no water and
no food. But that’s not all. Imagine if there were no
functioning banks and financial institutions,
automobiles, trucks and computers stopped working,
railroads were unable to roll and airplanes were unable
to fly, hospitals were unable to function and grocery
store shelves went unfilled. According to Robin Burk,
Ph.D., MBA, such a scenario is possible should portions
of America’s computer networks, electric grid etc. be
hit by a short burst of electromagnetic energy from the
type of nuclear weapon North Korea has already tested –
or by crippling cyber-attacks. She says it is only
prudent to start planning now for potential attacks
that could badly disrupt the systems we rely on. Burk’s
message is all the more powerful because of who she is:
She was in charge of the Defense Threat Reduction
Agency’s interdependent networks research and is an
expert on network science. The DTRA is an organization
tasked with safeguarding national infrastructure
against weapons of mass destruction. Robin Burk has
been featured in Wired and on MSNBC. She is the author
of the upcoming book “We Don’t Have to Collapse but We
Could: How to Fix the Complex Systems We Rely On.”
Contact her at (703) 346-4448;
robin.kowalchuk.burk@gmail.com

8. ==> Vacationing with Family: Rules of Engagement

9. ==> July is Family Reunion Month

Half of all family reunions take place in the summer
when children are out of school; weather conditions are
less restrictive; and people are more willing to travel
to meet up with cousins, uncles, aunts and assorted
other relatives they may see infrequently, if at all,
according to the travel booking website
GroupTravel.org. Event planner Lynn Fuhler is a big fan
of family reunions. “If they’re done right, they can
bridge the geographical and emotional distance in
today’s mobile society.” She adds, “Thanks to online
surveys and online invitations, pulling off a well-
received family reunion is now easier than ever!”
Invite Lynn and learn how long you should plan in
advance, great places to hold reunions for families of
all ages, and how to delegate tasks so you’re not doing
all the work! Lynn Fuhler is the former tourism
director of Clearwater Beach, Fla., and former chairman
of the largest free jazz festival in the Southeast. She
is the author of “Secrets to Successful Events: How to
Organize, Promote and Manage Exceptional Events and
Festivals,” which has been used as a college textbook.
Contact her at (336) 499-6372; contact-
lynn@lynnfuhler.com

10. ==> How to Keep Your Grad from Moving Home

11. ==> Surprising Things that Age You Faster

No one wants to set themselves up for premature aging.
But, as healing arts practitioner Marie Knoetig
explains, there are many decisions we make without
thinking that can lead us to grow old in the worst
possible way. According to Knoetig, everyday choices
like what shoes we wear, the quality of the living room
couch we sit on and the mattress we lay down on can
have dire consequences. “These are all things that can
help you grow old gracefully but no one gives them much
thought,” she says. “The foundation of good health does
not involve going to the gym. No, the foundation for
good health is living your life by keeping your body
straight. If your hips and spine are out of position,
then everything else is off—your economy of movement is
off, cleaning is harder, you have no energy. The good
news is that making simple changes can alter the
outcome.” Marie Knoetig is the author of “The Missing
Piece to Health and Aging Gracefully.” Contact her at
(603) 851-8217 (NH); marie.bodywithin@gmail.com

12. ==> Prevent Alzheimer’s in 10 Minutes a Day

13. ==> Doc: Teens Do Dumb, Dangerous Stuff

As a young trauma surgeon, Akram Alashari, M.D., has
had to repair the consequences of poor decision making
made by teens who end up on his operating table. He is
now making it his mission to help parents step up their
game to not only help their children succeed
academically, but to say no to such dangerous behaviors
as gang activity, binge drinking, distracted driving,
and drug abuse. Dr. Alashari will discuss how parents
can get their kids eager to learn, how foster healthy
decision-making and resilience, and the most common
mistakes made when parents try to motivate kids. Dr.
Alashari, the youngest double board-certified surgeon
in the United States, created the online course “Peak
Performance for Parents: How to Get Your Children to
Achieve Straight A’s”
He’s the author of “The Power of Peak State.” Contact
him at (407) 617-4795;
thepeakperformancedoctor@gmail.com

14. ==> Teens and Faith

J.F. Tucker is hoping his new YA novel will help shine
a light on teen struggles and the role of spirituality
in a teen’s life. His book, “Revelations,” is about a
16-year old girl traumatized by the sudden death of her
best friend. The story touches on self-worth,
questioning faith, and finding love, even in the
darkness. (It also features fantasy elements like
demons and ancient religious orders.) Tucker says the
struggles are rooted firmly in contemporary teenage
reality and he hopes “Revelations” can be a valuable
resource for parents and teenagers to confront and
discuss social pressures and depression – while finding
hope with God and family. Contact him at (619)
213-3143; jasminflorestucker@gmail.com

15. ==> Sharks are Everywhere (On TV, Anyway)

From Shark Week to Sharkfest, it seems July is all
about the shark, at least on TV. After watching you
might wonder whether it’s safe to venture beyond the
shoreline. Invite George Burgess, director of the
University of Florida Program for Shark Research to
help put things in perspective. He’s one of the top
shark attack experts in the world and even manages the
official Shark Attack File of all known attacks on
humans! He’ll tell you how to avoid a shark attack,
survive one, and whether shark attacks are increasing.
In the meantime, be reassured: your chance of getting
attacked by a shark in your lifetime is 1 in
11,000,000. So it turns out that it is safe to go back
in the water, as long as you’ve got the facts! Contact
Johanna Ramos-Boyer at (703) 646-5137;
johanna@jrbcomm.com