Larry Flaxman has been actively involved in paranormal research and hands-on field investigation for over ten years, and melds his technical, scientific, and investigative backgrounds together for no-nonsense, scientifically objective explanations regarding a variety of anomalous phenomena. He is the President and Senior Researcher of ARPAST, the Arkansas Paranormal and Anomalous Studies Team, which he founded in February of 2007. Under his leadership, ARPAST has become one of the nation's largest and most active paranormal research organizations, with over 150 members worldwide dedicated to conducting research into the paranormal using the most stringent scientific methodology. ARPAST is also now a proud member of the TAPS family (The Atlantic Paranormal Society). Larry supervises a staff of fully trained researchers and over $250,000 worth of top-of-the-line equipment. Widely respected for his expertise on the proper use of equipment and techniques for conducting a solid investigation, Larry also serves as technical advisor to several paranormal research groups throughout the country. Larry has appeared in numerous print interviews, including features in local and regional newspapers, magazines and online publications such as The Anomalist, Times Herald News, Jacksonville Patriot, ParaWeb, Current Affairs Herald, Unexplained Magazine, and The Pine Bluff Commercial. He has been interviewed for several local and regional news television outlets such as "Ozarks First," as well as national cable television, most recently appearing in a two-part special on ARPAST for MudTruck TV, and he been interviewed on dozens of radio programs, including "Coast to Coast with George Noory," "The Jeff Rense Show," "X-Zone, Radio," "The Kevin Smith Show," "Ghostly Talk," "Eerie Radio," "Crossroads Paranormal," "Binall of America," "Encounters Radio", "BBS Radio," "World of the Unexplained," and "Haunted Voices." Larry has authored several published articles regarding science and the paranormal and is a regular columnist for The Paranormal Awareness Society Newsletter. Currently, he is the co-author (with Marie D. Jones) of the upcoming books "11:11 - The Time Prompt Phenomena: The Meaning Behind Mysterious Signs, Sequences and Synchronicities," and "The Resonance Key: Exploring the Links Between Vibration, Consciousness and the Zero Point Grid" for New Page Books. He is also co-creator of ParaExplorers.com, devoted to the exploration of ancient and modern unknown mysteries, and is developing a line of related books and products. In addition, Larry is co-creator of the popular new ParaTracker software program for documenting data from paranormal investigations. His own ARPAST online research database system, SOCIUS, is considered one of the most comprehensive in the field. His enthusiasm for education and training in the paranormal field has also garnered many requests for special events and seminars, including popular charity investigations at haunted locations across the South, lectures on paranormal awareness for the Breckenridge Movie Theatre chain, and Teen Technology Night at the Nixon Library. Larry also currently works in information technology. He is married and lives in Little Rock, Arkansas. - www.paraexplorers.com