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N O N P O I N T
The unconquerable spirit of NONPOINT charges up the energy in any environment, from the studio to the stage. The stamina, resilience, diversity, massive power and undeniable authenticity of the enduring Active Rock crew makes them kindred spirits to their audience: fans who call upon the band’s tried-and-true anthems to help conquer adversity in their own lives.
Nonpoint emerged as part of the cultural wave of aggressive-streetwise-metal-mixed-with-melodic-force and unapologetic passion that burst from underground clubs onto Ozzfest and MTV in the “aughts.” But even as radio formats shifted and the window dressing aesthetics changed, the sheer intensity balanced with huge catchiness of Nonpoint bangers like “Bullet with a Name,” “Breaking Skin,” “The Truth” and “That Day” kept them relevant and revered.
“Our fans appreciate the variety in what we do and the difference in how we do it,” notes frontman Elias Soriano. “We write songs that have meat on the bones and stick to your ribs.”
Nonpoint has brought their message to the masses on tour with Disturbed, Papa Roach, Stone Sour, 10 Years, and Megadeth, while selling close to 1 million albums in North America. Their juxtaposition of rhythm and melody gets heads bobbing, hands in the air, and crowds singing.
The elite squad of Nonpoint’s contemporaries and peers with both staying power and continued creative progression includes chart-topping, trend-proof survivors like Disturbed, Slipknot, Deftones, and Korn. The Fort Lauderdale-based quintet is undeniably counted among those ranks, to diehard true believers who know what’s up. Case in point: less than 24 months ago, Nonpoint’s “Breaking Skin” was the most-played song on SiriusXM Octane for the entire year.
The Poison Red, the veteran rock band’s driving and ambitious ninth album, offers further testament to what makes Nonpoint such a tough act for other bands to follow on the radio dial, onstage at major festivals like Rock On The Range or Australia’s Soundwave, and in any club blessed with one of the band’s sweaty, crowd moving, exhaustion-proof performances. From their earliest ultra DIY releases, through the trio of major label albums, to their more recent work for the world’s most important indies, the energy and determination remains consistent.
“Generation Idiot” rails against internet tough guys and text-message fairweather friends, emphasizing the power of deeper means of communication and connection, which includes music. It’s one of Nonpoint’s heaviest songs ever. “Divided Conquer Them” imagines what could be achieved with a greater cultural influence on art and quality of life than in the mind-numbing routines of accumulating possessions. “Standing in the Flesh” is a penultimate Nonpoint song, reveling in the transformative, shared experience of band and audience. “El Diablo” rails against the deceivers who promise the world only to deliver pain in business and in life. “My Last Dying Breath” is a fitting closer for The Poison Red, a statement of purpose that all of the sacrifices it’s taken for Nonpoint to make it this far will not be for naught; they are lifers in this music thing.
“I’m trying to empower people and that’s it,” Soriano says with matter-of-fact clarity. “It’s because I’m trying to empower myself. I’m trying to be a better person. I don’t’ want to be a ‘good’ man, I want to be the best man, the best guy that I can be. I want to always get better.”
It’s hard to imagine another band with the courage to tackle Jay-Z’s “99 Problems,” Michael Jackson’s “Billie Jean,” and Pantera’s “Five Minutes Alone” in the first place, let alone pull all of them off like Nonpoint. Those reference points loudly attest to the pure skill and impressive range of Soriano (vocals); the groove-oriented rhythmic pulse of his fellow Floridian cofounder Robb Rivera (drums); the decisive and driving heaviness of longtime band mates Rasheed Thomas (guitar) and Adam Woloszyn (bass); the shredding technicality of B.C. Kochmit (guitar); and how they merge together to create the unique and recognizable Nonpoint sound.
Nonpoint operates with the bottom-heavy groove of Sabbath, the audacious danger of The Crue and GN’R, the theatrical bent of Maiden, the in-your-face brutality of Pantera and the urgent explosiveness of Rage Against The Machine. This is music for the millions of people who connect just as passionately with Metallica’s Black Album as the record of the same name by Jay-Z, the same fans that grew up to start increasingly rock radio leaning bands like Bring Me The Horizon.
“Not everybody wants to go see a shrink and not everybody wants to sit around and wallow,” Soriano observes. “Our music can be therapy. It is what helps someone get through something. I attest all of our success to keeping three things important: the music, the show, and the fans.
Nonpoint released two new songs recently … "Chaos and Earthquakes" and "Dodge Your Destiny."
These songs will appear on the band's new album, titled X and pronounced "Ten," out August 24 via Spinefarm Records. The album is the tenth studio release of the band's career.
"Ten - I can already tell is going to become a flagship record for us," said singer Elias Soriano. "Watching people's reactions when we play them the new music tells me that we have created something that is going to move crowds and may even redefine us. It's the year of the X."
Nonpoint recently wrapped their co-headine Kings & Queens Tour with Butcher Babies. The band is currently sorting its next set of tour plans and will spend much of the next year and beyond on the road in support of its last effort.
NONPOINT is ... Elias Soriano (Vocals), Robb Rivera (Drums), Rasheed Thomas (Guitar /Vocals), Adam Woloszyn (Bass), BC Kochmit (Lead Guitar / Vocals)
Preorder the new album by Nonpoint entitled X (Ten)
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Orly Amor has extensive experience as a Behavioral has made her indispensable as a coach to many influential corporate leaders. Orly speaks three languages fluently which has earned her MBA and Law Degree. Despite the impressive education and success as a business woman. In addition to being a great public speaker and networker for the over ten years, Orly helps Public Speakers create their Business Model for Public Speaking. Her gift is to show them how to monetize their craft by taking it seriously and having what she calls “Business in A Box for Public Speakers.” Orly has an MBA and a Law Degree and no Student debt.
Kate Nematollahi is Director, Education Programs at National Alliance For Youth Sports *Better sports for kids, better kids for life.*
The National Alliance for Youth Sports (NAYS) educates, equips and empowers youth sports leaders, volunteers and parents so all children can enjoy the lifelong benefits of sports. NAYS, a nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization, partners with more than 3,000 community-based organizations and has trained more than four million adults since 1981.
Please feel free to connect with me if you are interested in partnering with the National Alliance for Youth Sports or would like to learn more about our work.
The National Alliance for Youth Sports (NAYS) educates, equips and empowers youth sports leaders, volunteers and parents so all children can enjoy the lifelong benefits of sports. NAYS, a nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization, partners with more than 3,000 community-based organizations and has trained more than four million adults since 1981.
Please feel free to connect with me if you are interested in partnering with the National Alliance for Youth Sports or would like to learn more about our work at knematollahi@nays.org
David Krucoff is Douglass County, Maryland's executive director and founder. He has deep roots in DC and credits Georgetown Day School and his parents for empowering him as an independent thinker. Although not optimal, "reunion" (or retrocession) with the state of Maryland would give Washingtonians the basic democratic rights we currently lack.
Douglass County, Maryland is a 501(c)(4) organization founded to advocate for the creation of Douglass County, Maryland, as the most viable solution to the second-class citizenship of the residents of the District of Columbia. Douglass County will have one city in it – Washington. Signs will still say “Welcome to Washington” and we will still live in a city named after George Washington, our first president.The flag of Douglass County, Maryland, will be the flag of Washington, DC. It will have three red stars and two red bars on a white background. Our logo is only meant to show the reunion of Maryland and the city through the creation of Douglass County.
David Krucoff has a broad range of experience, including seven years focused solely on commercial real estate. With an excellent track record of representing tenants, users and investors in the commercial real estate marketplace, Mr. Krucoff works closely with his clients, representing tenants and landlords for their office, industrial and retail leasing needs. He also has considerable experience in owner/user acquisition and investment property acquisition and disposition. Mr. Krucoff strives to disclose all pertinent issues prior to recommending a position within a lease or contract negotiation.
Mr. Krucoff has assisted his clients in acquiring numerous investment properties in the last five years. Four of those transactions incorporated sale proceeds placed in a 1031 exchange conduit.
Areas of Practice
Represents Users and Owners of local industrial and retail real estate
Experience
Before joining the Broad Street team, Mr. Krucoff was the Commercial Specialist at the Bethesda office of Coldwell Banker Real Estate, LLC. Previously, he owned Panorama Wholesale Bakery, where he developed his understanding of business and real estate from an owner’s point of view.
Top Clients
Occasions Caterers, Rock Creek Global Advisors, Triangle Enterprise LLC, A Wider Circle, Sport Rock Climbing Centers, American Sleep Medicine, Jimmy John’s, Anglo Dutch, Sertec Industries, R&R Caterers, Viamedia, Inc., Wagtime Doggie Daycare, Kangaroo Care Care, The Justin Company, Panorama Baking Company, Colligan Properties, Orixx
Professional Affiliations/Designations
- (SIOR) Society of Industrial & Office Realtors, 2014
- Licensed real estate agent in Maryland, Virginia and Washington, D.C.
- Coldwell Banker Presidents Club
- Bethesda Chevy Chase Chamber of Commerce, 2010-2011, Real Estate Committee Chair
- DC Voting Rights Project, Founder
- U.S. Tennis Association
Education
Mr. Krucoff graduated from the University of Pennsylvania, where he received a Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science, with a minor in economics.
Community/Personal Information
Mr. Krucoff has deep roots in Washington DC. He credits Georgetown Day School and his parents for empowering him as an independent thinker.
StrongBoard balance was founded by Mike Curry, and ACE certified personal trainer, and his wife, Adella Curry who runs a marketing consultancy. It was created and designed by Mike, while Adella heads the company’s sales and marketing departments.
StrongBoard balance is a one piece apparatus with the springs connected between a base and platform. Unlike traditional balance trainers, there is no tube or roller, which prevents the board from sliding out from underneath or coming apart. Due to this, StrongBoard balance is safer to balance on than other balance boards. StrongBoard Balance’s effectiveness lies in patented multi spring technology which prevents stabilization from occurring when body weight is applied. Through employing various balance techniques, StrongBoard Balance works to strengthen the core, strengthen stabilizing muscles and build neuropathic communication. By not allowing stabilization, the user’s muscles never stops working.With a design consisting of a solid base and a flat top, StrongBoard Balance is an effective tool for exercises including pushups, step ups, squats, and many others.
Donna Fatigato has been in the fitness industry for 36 years; ACE-certified Personal Trainer, Holistic Nutrition Coach, NETA Group Fitness Instructor, Specialty Training in Yoga, Pilates, Kickbox and Cycle, Wellness Planning and Nutrition. Donna is also a Director at USANA Health Sciences, Inc.
A seasoned wellness professional of 36 years with an extensive history of coaching, teaching and implementation of corporate wellness programs.
Certified as an ACE-Certified Personal Trainer, Holistic Nutrition Coach, Group Fitness Instructor with specialties in Yoga, Pilates, Kickboxing and Spin.
A professional member and spokesperson for the National Fitness Hall of Fame.
Food prep and monthly healthy cooking classes offered since 2013.
Best Selling Author of 'Q2 ~ A Healthy Recipe for a Balanced Life'
Best Selling Author of 'Rise Above: 8 Portraits of Life Transformation'
YOUnique LIFElong FITness will come to you - your house, business or school. If you would like personal training, fitness and cooking classes, nutritional/wellness seminars or workshops outside of your home - several studio locations are available to YOUnique, including Bloomingdale, Carol Stream and Winfield, Illinois.
The YOUnique staff is compiled of wellness-minded and professional trainers with YOUR best interest in mind. We pride ourselves on helping people to reach their goals by positive steps toward permanent changes with realistic expectations.
Contact Donna@q2fit.com for more information.
With 20 years clinical experience, Dr. Nessler challenges himself to be a thought leader in sports medicine, injury prevention and movement dysfunction. With 18 years’ experience in management of outpatient physical therapy and athletic training programs, he constantly challenges conventional wisdom to think outside the box in developing applications utilizing evidence based practice integrated with the latest technology in order to address an epidemic problem of non-contact injuries in youth athletics.
Through years of clinical research and practical clinical applications, Dr. Nessler has developed a comprehensive methodology on how to assess the lower kinetic chain in athletes that not only reduces injury rates but also improves athletic performance. In 2014, he blended this knowledge with the Xbox One to develop a fully automated movement assessment that could be used in pre-participation athletic physicals and military settings.
Today, Dr. Nessler has leveraged wearable sensor technology (DorsaVi) to develop a comprehensive athletic biomechanical analysis (ViPerform AMI) that can be used to assess risk for non-contact LKC injuries and performance opportunities. With over 1000 data points of movement related data, teams, coaches and athletes can easily assess where opportunities exist for performance enhancement and injury risk reduction.
Along with the ViPerform AMI and ACL Play It Safe, Dr. Nessler looks to continue this development of ways to apply the latest technology and biomechanical sciences to allow for scalable solutions to have profound impact on the non-contact injury epidemic impacting our kids today.
National Director of Sports Innovation
As the nation's leading and largest outpatient rehabilitation provider, Physiotherapy Associates/Select Medical also provides one of the largest, most comprehensive and innovative sports medicine programs in the US. With over 20 years clinical experience in sports medicine and as a recognized leader in movement assessment, Trent joins the team as the National Director of Sports Medicine Innovation.
ARTHUR DIENNET
Arthur Diennet was born in Paris, France and grew up in The Bahamas, where he began making films with his dad in his spare time as a teenager.
He finished his first feature film (‘If God Wants’) at 18, filming it after school and on weekends for 3 years.
He was then given the opportunity to make a 2nd Feature Film in Hollywood, based on the success of his first.
The process of making the film (‘American Bistro’) proved to be quite the disaster and, like most disasters, doubled as a journey of self-discovery and growth.
Throughout the many years, the trials of making it healed his relationship with his friends and family, his handicapped sister and, ultimately, himself.
After 8 years, 4 reshoots and 2 legal battles he is finally on the cusp of finishing it.
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STEVE JORDAN
About Steve
Hi! My name is Steve Jordan and I’m grateful you’re taking the first step towards a healthy and fit lifestyle.
I’ve always loved to exercise and feel good. I was the kid who couldn’t sit still in class and would much rather be playing a sport or playing with friends.
I played every sport and I was always at least a year younger of all my friends and teammates. I excelled in lacrosse and football in high school capturing the title of captain for both sports with All State honors in lacrosse. However, I was never the biggest, nor the fastest or the most athletic. But I was always extremely determined and persistent to be just as good or better than my older friends.
Growing up was not easy for me. My parent were strong believers in “tough love” and they expected a lot from me and were hard to please, so there was always tension at home. I got picked on, bullied and even beaten up by older classmates in high school. Excelling in sports was a way to gain respect and acceptance among my peers.
I had lacrosse scholarships to division III schools, but really had my heart set on playing at the University of Maryland a division I powerhouse that was always a dream. So, I enrolled and sent a highlight tape to the coach and was turned down for a scholarship, but was offered a “good look” if I walked on. I eventually got accepted for my academics and decided to just go for it. Why not? I always worked my tail off to gain the respect and admiration of my classmates, so why couldn’t I do it here too.
My college dreams of playing lacrosse didn’t turn out exactly the way I dreamed of. These dreams were derailed after an accident falling off a two story balcony landing on my head resulting in brain surgery to save my life and prevent permanent brain damage. This TBI (traumatic brain injury) shattered my identity. I didn’t know who I was or how I would recover.
Would anyone want to hang out with me if I couldn’t speak in full sentences without stuttering?
Was I going to be made fun of because I was paralyzed on the left side of my face?
Were people going to feel sorry for me and make feel bad about myself?
Could I study and finish school if I couldn’t even remember a phone number or someones name?
What was the rest of my life going to be like???
These and so many more questions polluted my mind constantly.
I mustered up as much positive energy as I could during these transformative years into a full recovery to live a life of health and fitness.
I had an obsessive belief that I would recover
During my three year recovery both physically and cognitively, I realized that being fit was not just about looking good, or performing better in sports, but it was a way to rebuild myself from the inside out, including my self esteem, my character and my passion to just feel great regardless of what I looked like. But when I started seeking information, mentors and inspiration on how to create a better life for myself, that’s when everything started to change for the better.
My first career job was a personal trainer at the White House under the Clinton administration for one year, I built a small private training business while finishing my Kinesiology degree at the University of Maryland.
Even with this initial career success, my career journey was not easy. Although I physically and mentally I showed no signs of this terrible accident, I still had the the emotional scars of the fear of being judged, being different and the fear of failure.
Since then it’s been an uphill endeavor for me to create, build and grow both personally and professionally to keep myself inspired and relevant.
But I’ve learned to practice gratitude along this journey and harness that same positive energy I did when I was going through my recovery from the TBI to create and manifest an awesome career that is highlighted throughout this website and beyond.
I’ve been a educator teaching cutting edge exercise science for the top companies in the fitness and sports performance arenas. I’ve trained all kinds of people of all demographics including some of the most influential or successful people in the world who could hire anyone, at any price to learn how to be healthy and fit. I’ve spoken in front of fortune 500 companies and have had guest speaking opportunities at world class retreats. And I’ve traveled to the most luxurious and remote destinations around the world with client’s in ways that are fit for a king. And much more.
Educating and inspiring people is my purpose
But no matter where I’ve been, what I’ve achieved or who I’ve trained…I still struggle with my insecurities of not being good enough. Nonetheless, I find that passion for teaching health and fitness to others which fuels me to keep rising above and not falling, growing and not dying, creating and not destroying, and giving and not withholding.
I’m a firm believer that living a healthy and fit life, the journey you experience, and the lives you impact is more important than what you do or what you have accumulated. I got a taste of living how the 1% of the 1% live. And I realized that when I commit to my vision and purpose – I give 100% of my passion…and anything is possible for you and I.
It’s hard to think that over the past 23 years since my accident from almost paralyzed, brain dead and almost dead that I could have all these extraordinary experiences I’ve had in my career and life.
Now I’m committed to impacting 1 billion lives. I teach people how to pursue a healthy and fit lifestyle to fulfill their life’s dreams.
I do this through my online training, podcast, blog, videos, retreats and one on one interactions.
I’m so grateful where life has taken me and the life that I’ve chosen to live everyday. I believe we are all composers of our own life, and I’m truly blessed for the adversity I’ve faced. It makes me appreciate my life now and have a deeper compassion for others who suffer in much bigger ways.
I’ve been mentoring young health and fitness professionals through email, phone calls and even mentor programs I’ve created here in LA at my private training studio.
Always remember you were born for a purpose and something bigger than your ego. But YOU have to stop making the excuse that you can’t be healthy and fit because you do have the answers or resources. No one is going to do it for you! No one did it for me.
It’s your Responsibility to create a healthy and fit life where you can do and live your dreams like I am. No one is going to give you the power to build your mental strength, emotional stability and physical prowess. That’s all up to you!
Your dreams matter because YOU Matter! Never forget that! But you must learn to focus on the positive, build the foundation, visualize the goal and use the tools to compose your own story. Be the star you were born to be. Start the journey with me because the world is a better place when you are healthy and fit my friend!
Trust me! You have what it takes to be healthy and fit!
Steve Jordan, BS, CSCS, CES, PES, CPT, HLC
Jonathan has been to Waverly Hills Sanatorium, Mansfield Reformatory, Renaissance Hotel, Grey's Armory. He felt a presence at Waverly and possibly caught an apparition in a picture. Jonathan enjoys spending time with his children and family. He strives to making the most out of every day and doing everything while he can.
Kathryn Thomas is the Executive Director of Yoga 4 Change located in Florida, as well as the CEO of ANAMAR Environmental Consulting, Inc. After serving in the United States Navy as a helicopter pilot, she began studying to become a Yoga teacher through the Yoga School of Kailua. Upon moving to Jacksonville, Florida, she witnessed the need for mental, emotional, and physical healing in her new community and started Yoga 4 Change to fill that void. Kathryn has training in multiple disciplines including Power Yoga, Chair Yoga, Hatha Yoga, and Yoga Nidra. Kathryn formerly served on the board of the Yoga Service Council, where she worked as the project manager and contributed to two of the Best Practice Book Series: Yoga with Veterans, and Yoga in the Criminal Justice System. In her new role as the CEO of ANAMAR, Kathryn is focusing on the business development of the company, while taking the administrative duties off the shoulders of the technical staff. Kathryn resides in Florida with her husband, daughter and their 2 Labrador Retrievers.
For over 25 years, Bob Gajda, executive director of the Health Plus Network, has been helping athletes from all sports recover from injuries and enhance their performance. Bob has personally trained a Who’s Who list of top professional athletes, including greats like Jom McMahon, Gary Fencik, Mike Singletary, John McEnroe, Jimmy Connors, Tracey Austin, to name a few, as well as worked with many college, Olympic, and professional teams like the 1984 and 1988 U.S. Men’s Olympic Championship Volleyball Team, Chicago Sting World Champion Soccer Team, Chicago Blackhawks, and the Harvard University tennis team. Bob holds a Bachelor’s of Science degree in Physiology, Master’s in Exercise Physiology (both from George William’s College), and a Ph.D. in biomechanics (dissertation pending) from the University of Illinois. Bob is also a registered kinesiotherapist and is vice co-chairperson of the Chicagoland Council on Physical Fitness, Sports and Health.
Bob’s athletic achievements include Triple Crown Winner: Mr. America, Mr. USA, and Mr. Universe. Bob is the author of Power Tennis and co-author of Total Body Training and the sequel, Total Body Training II, and is highly regarded as a public speaker. He is also the inventor of innovative exercise equipment.
To be honest, Bob is one of the Hausers’ “aces in the hole” as the two of them often work on complex cases together. This includes not only helping people with sports injuries, but also rheumatologic diseases, strokes, multiple sclerosis, severe arthritis, and a host of other degenerative diseases. Bob has a tremendous knowledge of anatomy. By athletes going on his program, sports performance is enhanced tremendously. It is further enhanced by the nutritional therapies and Prolotherapy done under the supervision of Dr. Hauser. Bob understands when Prolotherapy is needed in his clients. Many athletes have benefited from this combination approach to their sports injuries.
Melissa Walden is a psychotherapist in private practice in Madison, WI, and is the co-founder of the Eating Disorder Support Network. She has a master’s degree in mental health counseling, is a licensed professional counselor through the state of Wisconsin, and is a Certified Eating Disorder Specialist through the International Association of Eating Disorder Professionals. Ms. Walden has worked at the inpatient, residential, partial, and now outpatient levels of care. These experiences have given her the opportunities to treat some of the most challenging and enduring eating disorders throughout all stages of the recovery process. Balanced eating, fostering a positive body image, promoting a culture that appreciates all body types, and finding one’s identity outside of their appearance and/or abilities are just a few of the topics she works on with patients and families in her practice.
Ms. Walden has always enjoyed and has been motivated by sports and competition. She was a swimmer, gymnast and competitive cheerleader in high school and college. She has experienced the highs and lows of competing at elite levels and believes that athletic goals are only reached when one is physically and emotionally healthy. When she is not treating eating disorders, she is the number one fan of her three children who are active in synchronized and individual figure skating, football, downhill skiing, and baseball.
Peter Chowka is an author, journalist, media analyst and commentator on a wide range of issues including national politics, health care, media and popular culture. He has over four decades of experience reporting for a variety of publications and media. In 2017, Peter wrote over 150 articles for American Thinker and The Hagmann Report.
During the past two years, Peter's articles have also been published at Real Clear Politics, Patrick Buchanan's Web site, Michael Savage dot com, Infowars, the Medline indexed peer review medical journal Alternative Therapies in Health and Medicine and The Townsend Letter for Doctors and Patients.
On January 4, 2018, Peter was invited to appear on the British Broadcasting Corporation's daily international news program Trending on BBC Arabic to comment on the future of President Trump in light of Michael Wolff's new book Fire and Fury. Video of Peter on the program, in Arabic, can be watched here or on Facebook here.
In 2018, Peter has become a regular guest making frequent appearances on talk show pioneer Barry Farber's nightly program on CRN Digital Talk Radio.
A new playlist at YouTube with links to many of Peter's recent video Skype interviews on The Hagmann Report on a broad range of subjects can be accessed here.
Bio
Peter Barry Chowka is a writer, journalist, medical-political analyst, editor, and photographer.
Since the 1970s he has worked in a variety of media (periodicals, radio, television, documentary films, and online) to report on issues and personalities in the fields of national politics, medical policy, the media, popular culture, the environment, and innovative health options.
Peter majored in English at Georgetown University in Washington, D.C. He got his start in journalism and media at WGTB, a leading non-commercial FM radio station in the nation’s capital that was affiliated with Georgetown. Peter served as news director, music director, and – for two years – station manager. With his fellow students, Peter helped to transform WGTB into the most popular alternative broadcast outlet in the nation’s capital.
In 1972, Peter covered the first of four campaigns for the Presidency, including the primaries, the national political conventions, and the fall general election. He interviewed most of the candidates and as a credentialed journalist in the nation’s capital, Peter attended several Presidential press conferences and other events at the White House. He also volunteered for the insurgent anti-war nominee of the Democratic Party, Sen. George McGovern, producing radio commercials for the McGovern campaign aimed at young voters as he traveled around the country with the candidate.
Peter’s photographs of the 1972 campaign, titled “The Choice of The Century,” were exhibited at galleries in Washington, D.C. and on Martha’s Vineyard.
Peter also reported on the Presidential primaries in 1976, 1980, and 1992. In particular, he documented all three Presidential campaigns of Gov. Jerry Brown (D-CA), and interviewed Brown a number of times for publication. Jerry Brown cited one of Peter’s articles in a cover story profile of Brown written by Richard Reeves and published in Esquire in February 1978.
Later in the 1970s, Peter collaborated closely with pioneering Beat Generation writers Allen Ginsberg, William S. Burroughs, and Pulitzer Prize winner Gary Snyder – exploring their work in a series of published long form interviews, articles, and radio broadcasts, and accompanying Ginsberg on guitar and vocals in a number of high profile public performances. Peter’s 25,000-word interview with Gary Snyder was published in three issues of East West Journal and subsequently served as a core of two of Snyder’s books, The Real Work (New Directions, 1980) and The Gary Snyder Reader (Counterpoint, 1999).
Beginning in 1975, a particular focus of Peter’s journalistic work has been to document the history and evolution of innovative and alternative medicine with an extensive emphasis on the War on Cancer and alternative cancer therapies. His reporting took him to the leading innovative clinical centers around North America. Over the years Peter has interviewed scores of thought leaders in the field, including (more often than any other journalist) two-time Nobel Prize winning scientist, humanitarian, and nutritional therapy proponent Linus Pauling, Ph.D.
Peter broke a number of major stories on cover-ups and abuses of power in the Cancer Establishment and several of his articles were republished in the official hearing transcripts of United States Senate oversight committees.
Peter’s numerous articles in a wide variety of print publications have explored the limitations of conventional medicine, a broad range of innovative treatment options, and the mainstreaming of alternative medicine. His photographs have been published by Time-Life Books and in The New York Times, The Washington Post, Rolling Stone, and many other publications. Peter has been quoted in news articles published in The New York Times, The Washington Post, Time magazine, and The Village Voice, among others and his work has been cited in numerous books. Peter has also written several articles for the the peer-reviewed scientific literature.
Over the years, Peter has emerged as one of the most prolific, probing, and respected reporters and commentators in the area of the politics of health care and alternative medicine. His body of work has helped to redefine the role that innovative and alternative therapies play in American life.
Peter has appeared as an expert guest on hundreds of radio and TV talk shows all over North America, many of them at the national network level, including NBC-TV, PBS, the ABC TalkRadio Network, and CBC Television in Canada, and in major film and television documentaries. He has engaged in many broadcast debates with leading medical doctors on the subjects of cancer and AIDS. Along the way Peter has worked with Tom Snyder, Michael Reagan, Geraldo Rivera, Tom Leykis, and George Noory as well as a number of Canadian media luminaries including Pierre Berton, Hana Gartner, and Dr. Morton Shulman. He has also spoken at scores of health and medical conferences around the U.S. and Canada.
Peter is the subject of a chapter in Prof. David J. Hess, Ph.D.’s 1999 book Evaluating Alternative Cancer Therapies: A Guide to the Science and Politics of an Emerging Medical Field, published by Rutgers University Press. In 1999, Peter wrote actress Jane Seymour’s on-camera narration for the award winning thirteen-part PBS series Healthy Living.
Peter was a consultant to the U.S. Senate Select Committee on Nutrition, co-chaired by Sens. Bob Dole and George McGovern in the 1970s. From 1985-1990, he was an advisor to the U.S. Congress’s Office of Technology Assessment which was investigating a variety of alternative cancer therapies. In 1992 Peter was appointed to two of the first advisory panels of the National Institutes of Health’s (NIH) new Office of Alternative Medicine including one devoted to alternative medicine databases and electronic information dissemination – anticipating the imminent, widespread adoption of the Internet. His contributions are included in the NIH’s 1994 publication, Alternative Medicine: Expanding Medical Horizons.
Peter is particularly well known for his investigative reporting into the Hoxsey Therapy. Starting in 1980, Peter’s articles and radio broadcasts about Hoxsey, a prominent example of herbal medicine, helped to establish it as a leading, credible alternative cancer therapy. Peter appears prominently on camera throughout the documentary feature film Hoxsey: How Healing Becomes a Crime, a.k.a. Hoxsey: Quacks Who Cure Cancer?, which was originally inspired by his articles. Peter’s efforts have been instrumental in helping to bring the promising Hoxsey herbal treatment to the attention of the public, mainstream medicine, and policy makers.
Since 1992, Peter has been investigating the political push for “universal health care” which he sees as one of the most serious threats to Americans’ freedom since the time of the Founding Fathers. Recent proposals for single payer government-run medicine, in Peter’s view, pose an increase in the imminent threat level to Americans’ freedom of choice and to the future of alternative, natural health care.
In 2007, the popular political Web site American Thinker began publishing Peter’s articles on medical policy, national politics, and the media. In the years since then, Peter has written a number of articles and blog items about a wide range of subjects for American Thinker. Peter broke several major political stories that went viral and were picked up by the mainstream media. An archive of Peter’s articles for American Thinker may be accessed here.
In 2015, Peter established his latest Web site, thehealers.info, where he will present his articles, interviews, and other primary source material documenting the many healers he has reported on over the years, starting with Nicholas Gonzalez, M.D. (1947-2015). In 2016, a new book about Dr. Gonzalez, The Gonzalez Protocol, includes two chapters written by Peter. The July/August 2016 issue of the peer-reviewed Medline-indexed medical journal Alternative Therapies in Health and Medicine published Peter’s article “Reporting on Dr. Gonzalez for a Quarter Century: A Memoir.” The article can be read here.
Peter’s most recent articles for American Thinker about the cable news wars, the history and future of the Fox News channel, and other topics in the news have received wide attention. This ongoing series can be accessed at Peter’s archived articles page at American Thinker.
In August 2017, Peter established his Twitter account @pchowka. Peter's tweets have been retweeted by Fox News hosts Sean Hannity and Charles V. Payne, radio talk show host and New York Times best selling author Mark Levin, and President Donald J. Trump. A mid-2016 bio of Peter with photographs and links to primary sources can be accessed here.
Professor Valter Longo is internationally recognized as a leader in the field of aging studies and related diseases. His discoveries include some of the major genetic pathways that regulate aging and life-threatening diseases and the identification of a genetic mutation that protects men from several common diseases.
He is a Professor of Gerontology and Biological Science and Director of the Longevity Institution at the School of Gerontology at the University of Southern California in Los Angeles, one of the leading centers devoted to teaching and research on aging. He is also director of the Oncology Laboratory and longevity at the Institute of Molecular Oncology IFOM in Milan.
Professor Longo received the Nathan Shock Lecture Award from the National Institute on Ageing (NIA/NIH) in 2010 and in 2013 the Vincent Cristofalo ‘Rising Star’ Award for Research on Aging, and the 2016 Glenn Award for research in the Biology of Aging.
In 2015, after a number of his papers were among the most widely cited in the biomedical field, Time magazine called him a ‘guru of longevity’.
Doctor Longo received a PhD from North Texas in 1992, and another one from UCLA in 1997 and completed post doctoral training in 2000. He has carried out research in the areas of fasting and longevity, cell biology and genetics, the regulation of aging and multiple stress resistance systems in yeast and mammals, cancer, diabetes and Alzheimer’s. He has over 70 peer reviewed articles, 4 books/chapters, multiple research grants, active grant reviewer, and student research advisor. He is author of the best seller The Longevity Diet: Discover the New Science Behind Stem Cell Activation and Regeneration to Slow Aging, Fight Disease, and Optimize Weight
Michelle Beber is an award-winning author, certified angel intuitive, spiritual teacher, lightworker, and certified grief recovery specialist. Michelle's mission is to teach, touch, and entertain children with her uniquely inspired stories. Being an agnostic to a believer in life after death in one fell swoop. Luckily, she didn't have a near-death experience, but she did receive an after-death communication from her mother who had died 17 years earlier. Michelle gives lectures about angels and ADCs and has classes for children and adults. She is a member of the Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators (SCBWI), the National Alliance for Grieving Children, the Afterlife Research and Education Institute, the Association for Global New Thought, and a former member of Toastmasters International.
About Allison Galbraith:
Maryland Native. Single Mom. Small Business Owner. People First. DC is broken. Our government of the people isn’t working for the people. We can do better. We deserve better. Our representative's job is to listen to us, and to advocate on our behalf. Better government can start right here in MD's First District. No more "out-of-touch" reps. No more special interests. No more excuses. Just common sense and common values.
Who is Allison Galbriath?
I am a native of Maryland’s First Congressional District, raised in historic Bel Air. Because of my professional experience, I know how the federal government works. I know where the problems are. Because of my educational experience, I know how to save the federal government money and make it run better. Because of my personal experience, I know what happens when it doesn’t work for us. I will fight to make the government work better, for all of us.
I am a small business owner specializing in federal contracting and acquisition streamlining. I have extensive experience working in the day-to-day operation of the federal government. I’ve navigated the complex regulations and processes, developed new and tailored approaches for research and development programs, introduced process improvements, and helped programs to operate on reduced budgets and deliver products faster.
I’ve worked with many different federal programs and portfolios—information systems, military medical products, multi-billion dollar rapid development programs, and more. These efforts spanned all stages of development, from basic research through advanced development and sustainment. I’ve served at multiple organizational levels, from the lowest of the unionized positions at the Aberdeen Test Center to the staff of one and two star General Officers and the Senior Executive Service. I’ve worked in many areas—Chemical and Biological Defense, Intelligence and Electronic Warfare, Defense Health, Veterans Benefits, and more. I’ve seen the challenges of running government programs first hand.
I help small businesses on the industry side as well, writing proposals to bid on state and federal contracts. My clients are primarily Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Businesses bidding on Department of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and Health and Human Services contracts. I know how complicated and burdensome it is to write and manage proposals and grants, how this makes it difficult to do business with the government, and how this deters companies from bidding, increases costs, and hinders innovation.
I am also a daughter of two college professors, and a graduate of a public high school and university. I’m a working single mom. I was married to an Army Veteran for more than a decade. We are now amicably separated, living in the same school district, and working together to raise our son, Ben.
I depend on the essential benefits of the Affordable Care Act to obtain the private health insurance that allows me to own my business. I know what it was like to not be able to afford private insurance, and why the high risk pool didn’t work then and won’t work now.
I have fought to obtain special education services and relied on the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act to obtain an Individual Education Plan for my stepson. I know the frustration of having to hire an advocate to obtain services that are plainly required.
I understand the struggles of our Service-members, our veterans, and their families. I have raised kids alone, while working full time, because my spouse’s military training as a helicopter mechanic wasn’t recognized in commercial industry and he took work out of state because he couldn’t find local work in his field. I was the breadwinner while he used the GI Bill to complete his Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering. I was there when he exhausted it, and we could not afford for him to complete his degree without taking on student debt.
I’ve lived paycheck to paycheck, I’ve faced job uncertainty, I’ve been laid off. I’ve experienced sexual assault—I’ve also sued, and won. I’ve been treated differently in the office because I’m a woman, and know many suffer much worse every day. I’m a homeowner. I purchased my current home using an FHA-backed loan, and the previous one using a VA-backed loan.
I’ve watched loved ones become addicted to painkillers, and lost friends to the opioid epidemic. I’ve been a part of caretaking decisions for my disabled mother, know how sickening it is to debate what is and is not covered by Medicare or insurance companies while making critical healthcare decisions, and participated in difficult end-of-life decisions.
I know how government programs benefit us, how they could be made better, and how critical it is that the government work for us, not against us. I have the perspective of the people, the perspective that we need in Congress, and the skills to fight to make the government work for working families, rather than against us.
Summary:
The daughter of two college professors and a graduate of a public high school and university, Allison Galbraith was raised in historic Bel Air, Maryland. Galbraith was married to an Army Veteran for more than a decade. They are now amicably separated, living in the same school district and working together to raise their son, Ben. Allison is now a working single mom. A small business owner specializing in federal contracting and acquisition streamlining, she has extensive experience working in the day-to-day operation of the federal government. Allison helps small businesses on the industry side write proposals to bid on state and federal contracts. She depends on the essential benefits of the Affordable Care Act to obtain private health insurance. Allison is also a homeowner. She’s been a caretaker for her disabled mother and participated in difficult end-of-life decisions. Most recently, first-time candidate Allison Galbraith ran in the Democratic Primary Election on June 26, 2018, in Maryland’s First Congressional District and finished second.
B O B B Y
G O L D S B O R O
LEGENDARY SINGER-SONGWRITER-GUITARIST
SPECIAL GUEST ON THE RAY SHASHO SHOW
Bobby Goldsboro's career has been a remarkable evolution. This multi-talented performer started out in the early sixties as a guitarist with the legendary Roy Orbison. During his three years with Orbison he traveled all over the world and even toured with The Beatles.
In 1964 Bobby started his solo career by recording the first of a string of sixteen top-forty hits, "See the Funny Little Clown." He hit the Billboard charts with 29 consecutive singles. One of his first concert bookings had him opening for the Rolling Stones on their first U.S. tour! In fact, Keith Richards credits Bobby with showing him a guitar technique that he later used. Bobby then opened for The Four Seasons on one of his first tours. Bobby also toured and opened for The Beach Boys!
More million-selling hits followed, setting the stage for 1968 and the classic, "Honey," which became the largest-selling record in the world, selling over 5 million copies! "Watching Scotty Grow" was 1971's No. 1 Soft Rock and Adult Contemporary hit and his recordings of "Little Green Apples" and "With Pen in Hand" have also become classics.
1973 brought Bobby his own nationally syndicated television show, which ran for three successful seasons and became the highest rated variety show in syndication in the '70's. His quick wit made him a much sought-after "regular" on the tv talk show circuit as well. Bobby then formed House of Gold Music, which became one of the most successful music publishing companies in Nashville, publishing such songs as "Wind Beneath My Wings" and "Behind Closed Doors."
Bobby Goldsboro, the songwriter has received twenty-seven B.M.I. awards and his compositions have been recorded by such diverse artists as Aretha Franklin, John Denver, Paul Anka, Dolly Parton, Johnny Cash, Dr. John, Conway Twitty and Bette Midler. His compositions, "With Pen in Hand" and "Autumn of My Life" are members of B.M.I.'s exclusive "Million-airs Club," which contains only those songs which have been played on the air over one million times! Bobby's classic composition, "Summer, the First Time" was recently voted the greatest summer song ever in England!
In 1999, Bobby was inducted into the Alabama Music Hall of Fame. He joined fellow inductees Wilson Pickett and The Temptations for a memorable evening of hits!
Bobby has quickly gained a reputation as a world-class artist. The Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum in Tucson now houses one of Bobby's hummingbird paintings. He is being featured in one-man art shows at galleries around the country. His paintings are being purchased by fans and art lovers alike and Bobby and his wife, Dianne regularly donate paintings and giclee prints to charities for fund-raisers. A recent charity auction in Naples, Florida brought $25,000 for one of Bobby's paintings.
Bobby is still an in-demand and popular concert performer and he still enjoys entertaining his many fans. From opera houses in Italy and France to Carnegie Hall in New York City, Bobby has played them all. In a business notorious for chewing up its greatest heroes, Bobby Goldsboro has come through unscathed, as healthy and wholesome as the clean-cut country boy he was in the halcyon days of rock and roll. Like fine wine, Bobby has improved with age. And, the best of Bobby Goldsboro may be yet to come!
