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At the 19th International World Peace Conference this week in Huntsville, Alabama, three delegates will remove a 40-inch “sword of war” from the throat of sword swallower Dan Meyer. At the 19th International World Peace Conference this week in Huntsville, Alabama, delegates from around the world will watch as three world-peace advocates from different continents, races, and religions will join hands to remove a 40-inch “sword of war” from the throat of sword swallower Dan Meyer. Meyer plans to use this to illustrate how nations should work together and take a hands-on approach to achieve world peace. More at: Sword Swallower Dan Meyer Presents 'Sword of War, Sword of Peace' at 19th International World Peace Conference

Sword Swallower Goes from Tennessee Renaissance Festival to "America's Got Talent" Kathryn E. Darden ,  Yahoo Contributor Network Performing at Tennessee Renaissance Festival The Tennessee Renaissance Festival has featured something a little different the past couple of years when sword swallower Dan Meyer (of "America's Got Talent" fame) performed portions of his incredible program for the amazed onlookers who have seen him do the seemingly impossible. Last year I watched a nurse I know pull the sword out of his mouth, and this year, Her Majesty, the Queen (of the Tennessee Ren Fest) pulled a steel sword from Dan Meyer's throat. Dan's career has burgeoned this past year with appearances at Ripley's Believe It or Not, the Guiness World Book of Records, and "America's Got Talent," and I was able to hear some of the details first hand! Early Skepticism about Sword Swallowing Growing up as a child in Indiana in the 1960s...

My friend Dan Meyer is a sword swallower. That's not all he is; he's a juggler, fire eater, writer, musician, horse lover, social networker, husband, friend, and Christian. You can read a devotional Dan wrote at "Swallowing My Pride." Dan has one of the best online social networks I have ever seen, so I asked him to send in his top-ten list of tips to include in my book How to Promote Your Book on a Shoestring Budget which he graciously did. His tips are excellent! Now Dan is competing on this summer's "America's Got Talent," and he was just selected as one of eight Wildcard Acts, to be voted on by America during the next week! Here's the link to vote for Sword Swallower Dan Meyer on America's Got Talent... http://www.nbc.com/Americas_Got_Talent/vote/register.shtml Online voting: Out of eight Wildcard Acts, you can vote for the one you feel should be included in the top 40 going to the finals of "America's Got Talent". To vote...