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  "Dr Gum" is the central character in his harrowing tales. Part bumbling lieutenant Columbo, the crafty Sherlock Holmes created by Sir Conan Doyle also a physician or the determination of Tom Clancy's Dr Jack Ryan. Coupled with the research of Michael Crichton's science fiction action adventures or John Grisham’s chilling legalistic thrillers, many of his suspense filled stories were inspired by his own travels and personal experiences.  


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    Bernie plans to pen many more books and screenplays like the prolific Zane Grey, turn of the century dentist turned novelist turned screenwriter who went on to pen 100 books which became 100 films, westerns, before Clint Eastwood's. A set of Bernie's books are next to Zane's in the American Dental Association Library Archives in Chicago. His mission is to place many more millions of smiles on people's faces around the globe then he ever could practicing dentistry. Bernie has enjoyed travel, tennis, sailing, skiing, hiking, flying, reading and thinking. Still single, he currently resides in Calgary.

   Whether unraveling nuclear threats, on the trail of a bioterrorist or caught in the middle of natural and unnatural disasters; uncovering a dastardly scheme, deadly dilemma or possible impending global pandemic; bringing a new medical breakthrough or the latest leading edge technology to light; chasing a famous art forgery or finding the answers to a frightening futuristic fiasco, Bernie brings these issues to light in a highly imaginative way. His 33 science fiction stories read like science fact, 82 screenplays and counting, several of which are in discussions to be made into feature films.

NEW RELEASE JUNE 2016 : " IN GOLD WE TRUST


Scrap metal turns out to be $33 million Faberge Egg. CNN June 29, 2015. http://www.cnn.com/2014/03/20/world/faberge-third-imperial-egg/.

The cover image of a golden eagle landing was inspired by the East Coast War Memorial in Battery Park, at the tip of Manhattan NYC. Administered by the American Battle Monuments Commission, it is one of three memorials commemorating US servicemen who gave their lives in coastal waters off the Atlantic Ocean. The others are the West Coast Memorial in San Francisco and the Honolulu Memorial.

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   A doctor, Will Chambers, is exposed to the ebola virus on the front lines near the borders of Sierre Leone, Guinea and Liberia. Given a clean bill of health, he embarks on an African cruise aboard the Mystique of the Seas destined for Casablanca with his fiancé, Emma. She notices his distinct eye color change. Is he harboring the virus? An unruly passenger TKOs the doc  trying to dance with his fiancé during a gala ship board event. His eye ruptures forcing an emergency airlift back to Capetown.  Pandemonium erupts onboard. The crew is ill prepared to deal with the outbreak. Emma discovers a syringe left by her fiancé in her purse and injects herself. The ill fated cruise ship is on a date with destiny with her sister ship, Pride of the Seas, the largest on the high seas outside the break wall near Casablanca. Deadly events unleash an impending  global pandemic. Just how prepared are we to stop it’s spread?An amalgamation of Outbreak, Speed 2, Titanic and Jaws. see http://www.pubgraphicsdirect.com/books/lacryma-christi/


The riveting roller coaster romance thriller raises several contentious current issues:

 

Should we diagnose rare diseases with smartphones? David Robson. Future 2014 10 17 http://www.bbc.com/future/story/20141017-the-ebola-detector-in-your-pocket

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"The ROM" , the next Jurassic Park or Jurassic World,  a 120 pg screenplay adapted from the 365 pg book  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oxVfjZKrJM4  Entered in the 2010 BOSI (Business of Show Institute) video pitch contest, it ranked #1 in popular votes! Over 20,000 Utube views, More than 2 million people wanted to see it in 3D. Several film producers have expressed an interest in producing the screenplay adaptation.  Following a lightning strike on The ROM (Royal Ontario Museum) dinosaur eggs in the paleontology dept. hatch. The frightened, famished, 'fish out of water' terrorize Toronto then dine and dash on a 'road trip' through SE Ontario. The US president plans a preemptive strike on Toronto Island ere they swim across L. Ontario into NY state. Jurassic Park meets The Relic meets Canadian Bacon.

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LACRYMA CHRISTI"  or "TEARS OF CHRIST"  RELEASED Sept. 2015

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   "Stemwinder is one of Dr Bernie Unrau's 26 sci-fi novels, all of which are written in the style and spirit      of Robin Cook mixed with a touch of Michael Crichton. They capture the reader with bizarre yet tantalizing concepts that are grounded in real world science and applications - and which terrify all the more for being down to earth. For instance Stemwinder introduces the idea of using stem cells from the root canal as the building blocks of cloning.This technique offers undeniable benefits to anyone needing an organ transplant - or even anyone who doesn't want to see the end of their ailing pet. But as with all technological inventions, evil is just around the corner. This stem cell project is hijacked by Dr Shine, who at first seems harmless enough, but who exhibits deeper and more insinuating ulterior motives as you read on. In the end Dr Shine endangers the whole world in his megalomania and only a quick witted dentist cum hero can stop him. In that vein battling the forces of evil in this novel, in the form of plaque, gingivitis, evil scientists is Unrau's mainstay protagonis, Dr Gum. Gum is an amalgamation of Sherlock Holmes,  James Bond and Indiana Jones and he plays his part well. Woven with a mixture of suspense, intriguing science, romance and chest thumping action Stemwinder is sure to enthrall anyone who can appreciate a solid adventure story and characters you can empathize with. When's the movie coming out, Dr Unrau?"  - Sam M. Glazer, Planned TV Arts, NYC #1 Publicists, 50 yrs of experience with such clients as John Grisham, Stephen King, Steve Martin....


"Sounds like something you can sink your teeth into!" - Dr John Ainsworth

 

      "I saw the passion and drive you had for your writing...and with your dental background, as you realized with other past great writers, the depth of insight and research that is required for today's discerning readers is one of your strengths...plus you truly want to captivate your readers with intrigue and intellectual stimulation...either as a book...a t.v. series or movie...." - Peter Donovan  

 

A 20 CITY INTERNATIONAL RADIO TOUR ACROSS  AMERICA  in  OCTOBER/NOVEMBER 2008..........STAY TUNED!  

 

HARTFORD, CT             WICH AM  NEWS-TALK  1310 AM        MARK  WAYNE        8:40-8:50  AM EST     OCT.13th

      "Stem cells from the root canal? how closely should this be regulated?" - Mark

      "As closely monitored as discarded nuclear waste...." - Bernie

 

AMHERST, VA                                  WAMV AM      1420 AM       BOB LANGSTAFF     9:10-9:20 AM EST      OCT. 13th

      "Stem cells? promising ?" - Bob

      "Yes, a viable source of SCs other then the umbilical cord blood or from the fetus' 14 day blastocyst stage...to address the acute shortage of organs for transplant surgery...fact may soon be stranger then fiction...." - Bernie

 

BOSTON, MA                                     WDIS  AM     1170 AM         DAN COLLIER         10:40-10:50 AM EST   OCT. 13th

      "Interesting , compelling story about the future of stem cells...." - Dan

      "Yes, if we put our minds to it in 10 years we could cure several diseases... perhaps clone the qualities of some of our former great leaders?..." - Bernie

 

MINNEAPOLIS, MN                         KFLD AM      1410 AM         AARON IMHOLTE     4:15-4:30 PM EST     OCT. 14th

      "What inspired so many books?" -Aaron

      "God only knows?..... divine inspiration?..... I stumbled across a 4 min video by Robin Cook about 20 years ago about how he began to write best sellers in about 6 weeks each summer since his residency...." - Bernie

 

ELYRIA/CLEVELAND, OH    WEOL AM NEWS-TALK  930AM   LARRY WRIGHT    10:30-10:39 AM EST    OCT. 15th

      "Interesting issues raised...." -Larry

      "The investigation included research papers from clandestine clinics/labs outside the US along with 50 FDA regulated countries...." - Bernie

 

VERO BEACH, FL                               WTTB           1490 AM        JUDYTH PIAZZA        10:00-10:15 AM EST  OCT. 23rd

For the complete interview click the following link  http://thesop.org/index.php?article=14317

      "What would you say to young writers?" - Judyth                          

      "Writing is 99% perspiration, 1% inspiration, like the Olympics, a lot of mental gymnastics!" - Bernie


MINNEAPOLIS, MN                       KBEM-FM       #1 JAZZ               ED JONES             10:15-10:25 AM EST   OCT. 27th

      "What would you say about your prolific writing?" - Ed

      "An intense labor of love in about 6 weeks, usually each summer, very focussed, concentrated effort...." - Bernie

 

COLORADO SPRINGS, CO           KCMN AM      1530 AM         TRON SIMPSON     11:40-11:45 AM EST    OCT. 27th

      "Stemwinder..... one scary, spooky story!" - Tron

 

QUINCY, IL                                       WQUB             90.3 FM               JIM LENZ            12:00-12:10 PM EST    OCT. 27th

      "Your background? D.D.S.?... doctor of dental science?" -Jim

      "Yes, doctor of dental science and surgery, I had an affinity for medical terms... surgery, otherwise I might have become a minister, D.D.V., doctor of divinity, but I could never remember who begat who...." - Bernie

      "Cloning raises several ethical issues...."  - Jim

      "Yes...how far would you go to bring back a loved one?...'for man is appointed only once to die..' Hebrews 9:27 KJV."  - Bernie

 

OMAHA, NE                                  KMA-AM        NEWS TALK      CHUCK and DON      9:45-9:55 AM EST    NOV. 7th

      "Stem cells from the root canal, very exciting...." - Chuck

      "The most exciting discovery in dentistry in ages....." - Bernie

      "You're the detective Dr Gum, the main character in all your books....like the gumshoe detective?....pretty creative........" - Chuck

      "Yes perhaps my alter ego? a nickname I acquired during my lengthy medical-dental education....from an inexpensive 'Gumtex' surgical model I developed to train dentists doctors, profs around the globe....." - Bernie

      "Any more books planned?" - Chuck

      "Yes, prequels, sequels, in this quirky universe I've created.....Dr Gum hasn't died yet. He may live on forever?" - Bernie

 

ALBANY, NY                                 WVTK-AM        1570 AM          BOB CUDMORE        6:10-6:20 AM EST    NOV.10th

     "Stem cells to build new teeth?" - Bob

     "Yes, new teeth, gum tissue and eventually entire organs because of the totipotency of the stem cells. A tremendous potential benefit in all branches of medicine." - Bernie

      "A dentist who also writes?" - Bob

      "Yes, inspired by Michael Crichton, God rest his soul, with his science gone awry stories and perhaps dentist turning novelist like Zane Grey who went on to pen about 90 books mostly westerns, was also a dentist. God willing maybe I'll pen that many?" - Bernie


NATIONAL- LIFESTYLE TALK NETWORKS 'SCI-FI OVERDRIVE'  DAVID DURICA  10:00-10:10 AM EST NOV.11th

      "One would rarely think of a dentist as a detective sleuth yet...." - David

      "We dentists have a lot of science at our disposal from basic forensics to all kinds of medical diagnostic techniques.....combined with an insatiable curiosity for new technology, lasers, holograms, aerospace....Dr Gum has many ways to delve deeply into a mystery..." - Bernie

      "You still practice, how does the creative process come about, do you have paper and pen at hand?" - David

      "Yes, for 10 months of practice as I peruse countless journals it may be a line I read, it may be something a patient says....a gut reaction... then pursue the info and sources sometimes from around the globe, NTI Nuclear Threat Initiatives in Washington for eg. straight from the horse's mouth then let the creative juices simmer, the title, sequence, the data, sleep on it...... then set aside 2 months and let the story take me where it will...." - Bernie

      "So you've delved into many other areas....?" - David

      "Yes, aerospace, parallel universes, proton beam therapy, holograms, an endless array.....with Dr Gum always woven into the story somehow, I have many prequels and sequels conceived from unanswered questions......the science fiction may become science fact in a few months or years." - Bernie

 

RALEIGH-DURHAM, NC     WPTF-AM   680 AM NEWSTALK  SCOTT FITZGERALD   8:40-8:50 AM EST   NOV.13th

      "You're quite the prolific dentist. You've written 26 novels..." - Scott

      "Yes, 26 and counting..I stumbled across a 4 min video of the prolific physician Robin Cook a long time ago about how he began to write in about 6 weeks each summer...I said by God I can do that!" - Bernie

      "With the turn around of the Obama administration what do you think the future of stem cell research is?..." - Scott

      "Still very promising. All it takes is for one celebrity or politician to be plagued with a debilitating disease such as Parkinsonism.....the publicity would prompt a complete about face to push ongoing stem cell therapy.....and ultimately find a cure...." - Bernie

       "So this evil clinic Stemtronics is here in the US?" - Scott

       "No in Singapore ..along with five or so other countries...Korea, China.... who do not adhere to the US and 50 other country's FDA regulations, I would caution anyone going there for therapy...from the research papers obtained I wonder if some of the techniques are a hoax or if they're already actually cloning even people....just because we may have the technology....it doesn't give us the moral or ethical right to do so." - Bernie

 

GAINESVILLE, FL                    WOCA-AM   1370 AM   LARRY WHITLER & ROBIN     7:35-7:45 AM EST    NOV.17th.  

       "You brought up an interesting point about how they examined the pregnant woman..." - Robin

       "The tiny nanobots like a school of fish could explore the woman's birth canal  replacing endoscopes....then build an image like an MRI..." - Bernie

       "So there is this fear that the women and their umbilical cord blood may become organ donors...?" - Larry

       "Yes, the illicit trade of organs or women becoming breeder reactors....." - Bernie

       "How did you come up with the title of the book?" - Larry

       "Stemwinder is the name of the winding mechanism on the old watches....in endodontics there is a technique before lasers called 'the crown down technique' where you use a winding watch motion.....part of the creative process in growing a story...." - Bernie

       "Your fiction is actually based on a lot of science research?" -Larry

       "Yes, an extensive period of inquiry and bibliography is at the end of each book, you can take the story or leave it but it does raise awareness, opens the minds of the reader to possibilities....as in my book 'Alligator Alley' about the recent discovery of something in alligator blood to prevent disease....." - Bernie

MINNEAPOLIS, MN                       KBEM-FM       #1 JAZZ               ED JONES             10:15-10:25 AM EST   OCT. 27th

      "What would you say about your prolific writing?" - Ed

      "An intense labor of love in about 6 weeks, usually each summer, very focussed, concentrated effort...." - Bernie

 

COLORADO SPRINGS, CO           KCMN AM      1530 AM         TRON SIMPSON     11:40-11:45 AM EST    OCT. 27th

      "Stemwinder..... one scary, spooky story!" - Tron

 

QUINCY, IL                                       WQUB             90.3 FM               JIM LENZ            12:00-12:10 PM EST    OCT. 27th

      "Your background? D.D.S.?... doctor of dental science?" -Jim

      "Yes, doctor of dental science and surgery, I had an affinity for medical terms... surgery, otherwise I might have become a minister, D.D.V., doctor of divinity, but I could never remember who begat who...." - Bernie

      "Cloning raises several ethical issues...."  - Jim

      "Yes...how far would you go to bring back a loved one?...'for man is appointed only once to die..' Hebrews 9:27 KJV."  - Bernie

 

OMAHA, NE                                  KMA-AM        NEWS TALK      CHUCK and DON      9:45-9:55 AM EST    NOV. 7th

      "Stem cells from the root canal, very exciting...." - Chuck

      "The most exciting discovery in dentistry in ages....." - Bernie

      "You're the detective Dr Gum, the main character in all your books....like the gumshoe detective?....pretty creative........" - Chuck

      "Yes perhaps my alter ego? a nickname I acquired during my lengthy medical-dental education....from an inexpensive 'Gumtex' surgical model I developed to train dentists doctors, profs around the globe....." - Bernie

      "Any more books planned?" - Chuck

      "Yes, prequels, sequels, in this quirky universe I've created.....Dr Gum hasn't died yet. He may live on forever?" - Bernie

 

ALBANY, NY                                 WVTK-AM        1570 AM          BOB CUDMORE        6:10-6:20 AM EST    NOV.10th

     "Stem cells to build new teeth?" - Bob

     "Yes, new teeth, gum tissue and eventually entire organs because of the totipotency of the stem cells. A tremendous potential benefit in all branches of medicine." - Bernie

      "A dentist who also writes?" - Bob

      "Yes, inspired by Michael Crichton, God rest his soul, with his science gone awry stories and perhaps dentist turning novelist like Zane Grey who went on to pen about 90 books mostly westerns, was also a dentist. God willing maybe I'll pen that many?" - Bernie


SUNLAND/ L.A., CA          CRN (CABLE RADIO NETWORKS)   JACK ROBERTS       8:40-8:55 AM EST      NOV.10th

      "Being a Catholic faith I found the Nazi medical experiments on humans unbelievable and unacceptable..." - Jack

      "Yes, being a God fearing Christian myself, I found the atrocities highly unethical ..." - Bernie

      "But for debilitating diseases it sounds promising?" - Jack

      "Yes, everyone has stem cells which can be grown to replace missing teeth, a lost kidney for example and ultimately address debilitating diseases such as Alzheimers, Parkinsons.." - Bernie

      "Stem cells in the root canal, a recent discovery?" - Jack

      "Yes, a very recent discovery, some of the research included information from the think tanks in Palo Alto, USC, UCLA, CalTech in LA, some of the newer nanomedical texts just being written and even papers from clandestine clinics around the globe...." - Bernie

 

KANSAS CITY, KS                          KAIR-AM       1470 AM         RACHEL LEHCAR    10:30-10:40 AM EST   NOV.10th.

      "Stem cells from the root canal?" - Rachel

      "They're found ubiquitously in everyone...." - Bernie

      "So these are science fiction stories based on fact?" - Rachel

      "Yes, recent leading edge medical advances and so on spun into a shocking story......let the characters drive the action, I never know where it will go?" - Bernie

      "So where do you go to write these stories?" - Rachel

      "I usually cocoon myself for about 6 weeks each summer...... " (hopefully a warm weather retreat in Pismo Beach in the future, like a couple 'Weekend at Bernies') - Bernie

 

LAS VEGAS, NV (State wide)    KWNA-AM   1400 AM    RODD WILLIAM STOWELL  11:10-11:30 AM EST  NOV.10th

      "So Dr Gum sleuths out this evil dentist?" - Rodd

      "Yes, this evil endodontist Dr Shine who takes the technology to a whole new level ultimately finding it's way into a sinister clinic...." - Bernie

      "Dentists are perceived as frightening, pain inflicting...like in the Marathon Man, or the woman who is so fearful she'd rather give birth....the dentist replies by telling her to make up her mind now before he adjusts the angle of the chair! ...Does this cause any psychological trauma?" - Rodd

      "Not really, dentistry demands focus, attention to detail, your patients walk away happy, alive... whereas following some heart or neuro surgeries or kidney dialysis they may be confined or hooked to a medical device ...." -Bernie

      "So is this the future of dentistry, what about another book, a sequel?" -Rodd

      "Yes, we're approaching the evidence based medical model, saliva, genetic testing, stem cell therapy, lasers, painfree technology, complete spa treatment......or as part of a hospital or general group practice with a GP, ObGyn,....perhaps spin off a medical dental TV series like ER?" - Bernie

Jim Irwin - American Astronaut, lecture 1986 (the 1st astronaut to die of a heart attack in 1991) ; Dr Bernie Unrau's Aerospace Medical Association paper: "Dental Surgery in zero gravity using a modified microgravity surgical chamber..." San Francisco 1991; Gene Roddenberry's lecture and meeting at the U of C in Calgary to discuss a "space western"; and Dr Georgi Grecko - Russian cosmonaut, designer of MIR, lecture at the Planetarium and Science Center, Calgary 1993 were the inciting events and inspirational components in creating the concept to "TERRA VISTA". It was entered in the Ted Turner Tomorrow Award contest in 1989. The thriller predicts a space plane soaring on an out of earth orbit after experiencing a power surge passing through the aurora borealis. In a last ditch effort, the crew aims for a cable tethered between the ISS' Canada Space Arms running on empty. Crashing upon impact, everyone's rushed aboard. One of the passengers suffers a heart attack prompting a remote emergency operation assisted by the DaVinci surgical robots in Houston. 'Space Cowboys' meets 'Gravity' meets 'Awake'.

 

MILWAUKEE, WI               WBEV-AM     'THE IDEA EXCHANGE'    JIM STOWELL   11:06-11:18 AM EST   NOV.18th

       "So how do you write, in about 6 weeks each summer?" - Jim

       "I get up about 7:30 write til noon, a short break, then write into the afternoon, take a break for tennis, then write into the evening. It's like being on a film set. It's full time. Action, actor driven, never know where it will go, how it will end...." - Bernie

      "Any offers from Hollywood to write a screenplay?" - Jim

      "Exploring several possibilities, 'Terra Vista' starring Sir Richard Branson, 'God Almighty' featuring Oprah as God!, In 'Rook' Dr Gum and Bugs Bunny team up to solve a murder mystery style dinner theater....Was planning to set up a meeting through Planned TV Arts with Michael Crichton, such an untimely tragic loss, to discuss a spin off of 'Stemwinder' and ER, perhaps a medical dental drama series?" -Bernie

       "Such an imagination from a dentist, what do your patients think?' - Jim

       "Surprised, shocked....Zane Grey was also one of the only other dentists to write at the turn of the century. Wrote 90 books, mostly westerns, probably inspired some of the Clint Eastwood films....." - Bernie

 

GOOD NEWS BROADCAST.COM   http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5y6EHZWWU6w     PAUL SLADTKUS  11:30-11:40 AM EST    NOV.21st

       "So what is a gumshoe? I knew the shoe business, you know your gums...." - Paul

       "Gumshoe, I think it's an old Hollywood term describing the detective like Dick Tracy or Sherlock Holmes, Dr Gum is this dental detectve..." - Bernie

       "So you'll bring a pad and paper to a Yankees game and write something between innings?" - Paul

       "Sure, between pitches....usually something inspires me, something I read or what someone said..." - Bernie

       "You've written 26 books, what does your family, friends or colleagues think about it?" - Paul

       "They didn't believe me at first.....called me delusional etc. shocked in fact, but there they are...like everything else I said I did....." - Bernie

       "Any movies offers yet....who do you see as the characters?" - Paul

       "A few proposals submitted, you never know?.....Dr Gum...let's see, perhaps Ben Afleck, Dustin Hoffman or Richard Gere...there's definitely a chemistry between the actors and actresses in the books...." - Bernie

       "So you say your characters wake you up, your wife must find you fun to sleep with...." - Paul

       "No wife, significant other yet, I'm still single. I don't think she'd want to be with me for the six weeks while I eat, sleep, dream and breathe the book..."  - Bernie

 

NEW YORK, NY            WTBQ- AM  NEWSTALK    The  FRANK TRUATT Morning Show   7:15-7:25   AM EST    NOV.26th

        "So tell us about the book Stemwinder" - Rob

        "With the recent discovery of stem cells in the root canal, Dr Gum explores the possibilites both good and bad, science gone awry, in the vein of Robin Cook and Michael Crichton....Dr Shine at NYU has pioneered the 'Stemwinder' technique.....Dr Gum is asked to join the team...." - Bernie

        "Stem cells from where?" - Rob

        "Stem cells, totipotent cells from the root canal, able to harvest and differentiate into various cells, tissues and ultimately organs....how far would you go to bring back a loved one?....rather than steal military secrets? simply clone parts of one's memory.... " - Bernie

        "This Dr Gum is in all the books?" - Rob

        "Yes, the protagonist, a nickname I acquired from my medical dental studies with my patent, the 'Gumtex' surgical training models....in a lecture one day someone said 'hey it's Dr Gum'....a stupid name perhaps but the name stuck...." - Bernie

         "Tell me more about Dr Gum..." - Rob

         "Dr Gum is a bit like Indiana Jones, James Bond or like Dr Ryan from the Clancy series.....Dr Gum delves deeply into each contentious issue that arises each year ...inspired by something I read or heard...." - Bernie






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   Gold, the precious metal the founding fathers of the original 13 colonies treasured as dearly as The Declaration of Independence, aided in laying the groundwork of the pioneers, the men that made America Great and set the United States of America on the right track to become the greatest nation on earth. The leading power, the most innovative, entrepreneurial melting pot of minds, God given abilities and talent the world has ever seen, left to pursue life, liberty and happiness. The precious metal has become so intrinsically woven into the fabric of every aspect of the American way of life, it has touched the lives, hearts and minds of each and every citizen. Yet one of the greatest unsolved National Treasure mysteries remains, the elusive Tsar's Treasure, a $3 million 'gold engagement' shipment of mint $20 US gold double eagle coins destined for the Tsar's Palace and to pay for the US Navy, was lost. Allegedly the specie was stashed in the cargo hold of the RMS Republic that went down in shark infested waters off Nantucket Island after she was broadsided by the SS Florida on Jan 24, 1909 three years before Titanic. A highly speculative convoluted trail of clues caught the attention and imagination of our treasure hunters who are dying to discover, give their hearts and minds to this most challenging of endeavours, willing to give their lives and even their very souls in search of the elusive gold. An amalgamation of National Treasure, Paycheck & Tower Heist.

 

  

Possible sexual transmission of Ebola Virus - Liberia 2015. CDC May 8, 2015. Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report

http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/mm6417a6.htm?s_cid=mm6417a6_w


Birds could spread Ebola CBC Dec.18, 2002

http://www.cbc.ca/news/birds-could-spread-ebola-virus-study-suggests-1.316189


How many patients have been treated outside of Africa? NY Times Jan. 26, 2015

http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2014/07/31/world/africa/ebola-virus-outbreak-qa.html?_r=0


Google Science Fair 2015 Grand Prize Winner - Olivia Hallisey invented an inexpensive Ebola virus field test 

https://www.googlesciencefair.com/projects/en/2015
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The title and cover was inspired by the wine bearing the same name. As legend had it, when the fallen angel, the devil, was cast out of heaven, Jesus was so saddened, his tears fell onto Mt Vesuvius creating the extremely fertile soil from which the vineyards rose.

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"Rising", a Paranormal Activity, The Shining type horror is set in a haunted hotel in the remote mountain retreat of Waterton AB. An LA producer expressed an interest in producing the screenplay adaptation.  ESW/Images/Rising.pdf



 THE BOUNDARY  JUNE 11, 2010  By Wade Paterson  Reporter


   Despite being a hardworking dentist, Dr. Bernie Unrau doesn’t take summers off to relax. For him, the tamest of the four seasons is spent indoors, at his desk, pumping out medical science fiction thrillers. He’s continued this tradition since 1989, resulting in more than 20 self-published novels. His years as an employee in Waterton Lakes National Park gave him the idea for his latest work of fiction.
   “I spent many of my formative years in Waterton. I spent about five summers down there in the mid-80s running the tour boat,” said Unrau.
   “At the end of the day I usually spent my time in the lobby of the old Prince of Wales Hotel.”
Unrau said his curiosity about the unique architectural masterpiece increased as he continually heard famous Waterton ghost stories from locals.
   “I often wondered about the old place and I was given a few special tours and was actually led inside the inner workings of the hotel, through some of the secret passageways.”
   The Calgary dentist saw a similarity between the Prince of Wales Hotel and the Overlook Hotel: the setting of Stephen King’s 1977 horror novel, The Shining.
   “It had been almost 30 years since The Shining came out. I figured maybe it’s a good time to do a story, there might be something here.”
   The book follows Dr. Gum, a protagonist who Unrau admits is based loosely on himself. Gum plans to investigate the Prominence of Way Hotel after a series of paranormal activity reportedly occurs. Meanwhile, in the Weeping Willow Lounge, native tarot cards unveil an ill-fated future for the fictional dentist. Gum and his new bride Roxy move into the hotel and quickly get caught up in a series of horrific events.
Though Unrau wanted the setting of Waterton to stick in readers’ minds, he changed the names of various locations for fictional purposes.
   “Waterton became Wutherington; Emerald Bay became Enchanted Bay. Everything was changed except for Crypt Lake.”
   Unrau has no problem with those who judge a book by his cover. The novelist said that the front is one of his favourite features of the book.
   “The cover of the book is a photo I took of the hotel. But to compress it into the 4x7 cover looks creepier, so it just turns into a great shocking story.”
   Unrau has big plans for his newest novel. He said that a film version is currently in the works.
   “The book was adapted into a screenplay and that’s been reviewed now by a number of producers. I had a long discussion with an L.A. company and I was truly trying to pitch the area.”
Though time will tell whether or not Unrau’s science fiction will take off, he said that the setting will appeal to the Waterton crowd who don’t mind being spooked.

                                                                                                                                                                           Author sets book around Waterton  Wade Paterson submitted photo
Bernie Unrau’s newest book is a fictional tale that is loosely based on the Prince of Wales Hotel in Waterton Lakes National Park. The book was written in the summer of 2009 and Unrau hopes it will be made into a film adaptation. The cover of Bernie Unrau’s fictional book loosely based on the Prince of Wales Hotel.
Do you have a story idea? E-mail Wade news@watertonboundary.com

 

"Rising" book signings are planned each summer at the Bayshore Inn, Waterton. Hope to see you there. An LA film producer expressed an interest in producing the screenplay adaptation, essentially a paid vacation to an extremely  picturesque location.



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