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EXPERT ALERTS

• Understanding Forest Fires
• Independent Catalonia Would Face Steep Economic Climb
• Las Vegas Shooting
• When It Comes to College Savings Basics, Parents Struggle to Make the Grade

MEDIA JOBS

• Marketing & Media Executive – Behavox (NY/London)
• Reporter, Investigative Team – The Wall Street Journal (NY)
• Digital Financial Journalist – Financial Times (NY)

OTHER NEWS & RESOURCES

• So You Want to Be a Ghostwriter. Here's What You Need to Know
• Authors: How to Sign a Top Literary Agent
• Blog Profiles: Creepypasta Blogs

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EXPERT ALERTS:

Understanding Forest Fires
Albert Simeoni
Fire Protection Engineering Professor
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
"Even today, despite progress in modeling and experimentation, the spreading of forest fires is not well understood. This area of research is challenging, interesting, and critical since it has the potential to greatly impact on the safety of people, goods, and the environment."
As a former firefighter in Corsica, Dr. Simeoni has 19 years of experience and is an internationally recognized leader in wildland fires, building protection, and fire science. He is a certified fire and explosion investigator, and has developed experimental, analytical, and numerical techniques to better understand fire dynamics and to predict fire behavior. He is a member of the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA), Society of Fire Protection Engineers (SFPE), Wildland Fire Network, National Association of Fire Investigators, and former director of Wildland Fires and Simulations at Jensen Hughes. He is fluent in English, French and Corsican.
Website: www.wpi.edu
Contact: Colleen Bamford Wamback, [email protected]

Independent Catalonia Would Face Steep Economic Climb
Kislaya Prasad
Professor of Logistics, Business and Public Policy
University of Maryland's Robert H. Smith School of Business
"Independence comes with losing EU membership, meaning that trade is simple and, importantly, free. An independent Catalonia would have to apply for EU membership, and there is no grandfathering in -- membership is granted only by unanimous vote of the existing EU countries. If the parting with Spain is very, very bitter, then Spain itself would be able to hold up its membership. That would not be good for the Catalonian economy. Trade relations with Europe is essential, but so, too, is entry to the EU. And that will require Catalonia to build all new institutions of government from the ground up and maintain a healthy balance sheet, even despite the hefty Spanish debt it's likely to inherit. It will be messy. It would be messy in the best of circumstances."
Prasad also directs UMD's Center for International Business Education and Research and is a Brookings Institution guest scholar.
Bio: https://www.rhsmith.umd.edu/directory/kislaya-prasad
Contact: Greg Muraski, [email protected]

Las Vegas Shooting
Dr. Christopher Metzler
Political Pundit and Strategist
"Nevada has once again shown its dark side. Unless we act now, we are complicit in the republic's demise. We will not only have blood on our hands, we will show that we are empty souls."
Dr. Metzler has appeared regularly on FOX News' "The O'Reilly Factor" and "Strategy Room," MSNBC and CNBC, where he provides expert commentary on U.S. and global affairs, politics, human rights, human capital, diversity and related issues. He travels extensively speaking to colleges, organizations and businesses in the United States and globally. He has also appeared on BBC News, Sky News, C-Span and "America's Nightly Scoreboard." His radio appearances have included "Brain and the Judge," "The Monica Crowley Show," "The Joe Madison Show," "The Tavis Smiley Show" and "The Bev Smith Show." In addition to a Master's degree in human rights from Columbia University, he also holds a Ph.D. from University of Aberdeen in law, as well as diplomas and postgraduate certificates in law. He is a member of The University of Oxford in Oxford, England, as well as a member of Kellogg College at the University of Oxford. At Oxford, he read international human rights law leading to a law degree (MsT) in international human rights law from Oxford. A seasoned academic and legal scholar, he is the author of "The Construction and Rearticulation of Race in a Post-Racial America" (2008) and has a new book launching in early 2018. He is based in West Palm Beach, Fla., but travels worldwide for interviews.
Website: http://www.DrChristopherMetzler.com
Contact: Stacey Barker, [email protected]

When It Comes to College Savings Basics, Parents Struggle to Make the Grade
Kyla Michaud
Vice President
Fidelity Investments
"While saving for college is a top priority for a majority of families, many parents still stumble over a number of college savings fundamentals. Taking time early to map out a savings strategy that fits your family's unique college goals can help you stay on track, and feel prepared when the time comes for your child to head to campus."
Michaud can speak to Fidelity's College IQ Survey (to be released on Oct. 12), which reveals parents' college savings knowledge gaps and pinpoints areas where they may need a tutor.
Contact: Brendan Beaver, [email protected]

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• Writer/Reporter – Special Ed Connection (FL)
• Senior U.S. Political & Macro-Economic Journalists – Market News International (DC)
• News Editor, The Review Section – The Wall Street Journal (NY)

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OTHER NEWS & RESOURCES:

Following are links to other news and resources we think you might find useful. If you have an item you think other reporters would be interested in and would like us to include in a future alert, please drop us a line at [email protected]

• SO YOU WANT TO BE A GHOSTWRITER. HERE'S WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW. Like any type of freelance writing, ghostwriting comes with its challenges. Example: When you're on deadline, there's no time for writer's block. But much like freelancing, prep and ironing out logistics are the same: http://prn.to/2kDSsGV
• AUTHORS: HOW TO SIGN A TOP LITERARY AGENT. For many authors, landing an agent is the most sought-after goal. It's long been considered the fastest and most profitable path to publishing success. If that's your goal, you'll want to check out these tips, techniques and resources to help you land the quality literary agent you're seeking: cisn.co/2xWj7DA
• BLOG PROFILES: CREEPYPASTA BLOGS. Each week, PR Newswire's Audience Relations team selects an industry/subject and profiles a handful of sites that do a good job with promoting and contributing to the conversation. This week, they look at a few Creepypasta blogs: http://prn.to/2zd032h

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