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For rapid identification of PEDV and TGEV RNAs
Effective April 1, 2018, product available exclusively from INDICAL BIOSCIENCE (formerly QIAGEN Leipzig). Learn more.
The virotype PEDV/TGEV RT-PCR Kit is a highly sensitive and specific solution for simultaneous detection of RNAs from porcine epidemic diarrhea virus (PEDV) and transmissible gastroenteritis virus (TGEV) in feces, tissue, oral fluid and swab samples from swine. Due to the high sensitivity of the test, pools of up to 5 individual samples can be used. The virotype PEDV/TGEV RT-PCR Kit contains all of the reagents for real-time RT-PCR in a single ready-to-use reaction mix. With this kit, both reverse transcription and PCR are performed in one reaction tube, reducing the risk of contamination. Additionally, real-time PCR identification can be conveniently carried out on the Rotor-Gene Q thermal cycler.
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This multiplex real-time RT-PCR kit simultaneously detects RNAs from PEDV and TGEV. RT-PCR is based on the amplification of specific regions of the pathogen genome. It is a sensitive and specific tool for pathogen detection.
Real-time RT-PCR involves the reverse transcription of viral RNA and subsequent amplification of the cDNA by PCR. The amplified product is detected using fluorescent dyes. These are usually linked to oligonucleotide probes that bind specifically to the amplified product. Monitoring the fluorescence intensities during the PCR run (i.e., in real time) allows the detection of the accumulating product without the need to re-open the reaction tubes afterwards.
The kit uses three specific primer/probe combinations: PEDV RNA, TGEV RNA and a heterologous RNA control, detected using FAM, Quasar 670/Cy5 and HEX fluorescence, respectively. The internal control excludes the possibility of false-negative results, and the positive control verifies the functionality of the reaction mix for the amplification of the PEDV/TGEV RNA targets.
The kit contains a ready-to-use mix with all of the necessary reagents for the detection of PEDV and TGEV RNAs and the required positive and negative controls. With this kit, both reverse transcription and PCR are performed in one reaction tube, reducing the risk of contamination. RNA is extracted from the sample material (feces, tissue, oral fluid and swabs) using a suitable sample preparation kit. The extracted RNA is used for the RT-PCR, which is run on a thermal cycler.
The virotype PEDV/TGEV RT-PCR Kit is for the simultaneous detection of RNAs from porcine epidemic diarrhea virus and transmissible gastroenteritis virus in feces, tissue, oral fluid and swab samples from swine.
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From Ansley at NYC Food Discovery:
I love banana bread. When I was a kid I liked it with chocolate chips and more recently I've been baking dense, fudgy versions. I got the inspiration for this new recipe from Brooklyn Brewery's Brown Ale. The notes of caramel, chocolate, and coffee are a natural match for banana. Plus this recipe calls for half a bottle, so please give the other half a good home.
The result is a fluffy, complex banana bread with a moist crumb. I use a mix of regular and whole wheat flour so I can feel less guilty about eating this for breakfast.
1.Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Mix your dry ingredients (flour, sugar, baking power and soda, and salt) together in a large bowl.
2.Mash up all but one of your bananas. Cut the last banana into coins. Mix together your wet ingredients in a small bowl. (Make sure the melted butter has cooled or it will cook your eggs!) Stir your wet ingredients into the dry ingredients and combine.
3.This makes one 9 x 13 loaf or two smaller loaves. Bake for 45 mins or longer- make sure the middle of the bread doesn't jiggle when you remove it from the oven.
After the bread cools, enjoy with coffee, chocolate milk, or of course, a Brooklyn Brewery Brown Ale.


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1. SRMRaju Mangali Jan 3, 2012 8:32 PM (in response to ds NameToUpdate)
Please take the user logs for Active Link and Filters and see there may be some workflow broken.
And also make sure that if any questions that you have made it required in the SRD(under questions tab), if yes then you would need to fill that value when you are submitting the request entry.
Raju M.
2. SRMds NameToUpdate Jan 4, 2012 12:08 AM (in response to Raju Mangali)
i tried the solution,,the solution not resolved the problem,,,plz tell my onther solution??
3. SRMJose Huerta Jan 4, 2012 1:01 AM (in response to ds NameToUpdate)
I think you aren't providing enough information to us. Have you checked the logs? At which workflow item the error is thrown? What was doing this worflow element?
Jose Huerta
4. SRMRaju Mangali Jan 4, 2012 1:19 AM (in response to ds NameToUpdate)
What you have tried and let us know the steps that you have trouble shooted on this issue.
Raju M.
5. SRMds NameToUpdate Jan 4, 2012 2:09 AM (in response to Raju Mangali)
i'm create incident template and AOT and put It in PDT and then create SRD for user submitter when user submite\ request the error shown(require failed can't be reset to null value:7 (error 326))???
6. SRMCyber NameToUpdate Jan 4, 2012 2:18 AM (in response to ds NameToUpdate)
There may be some required questions. You are trying to set a required field to a NULL value ($NULL$). Assign a legal value for the field, leave the previous value in the field, or change the structure definition for the field so that it is no longer required. Plz check your SRD and its Question And Mapping.
7. SRMds NameToUpdate Jan 4, 2012 2:46 AM (in response to Cyber NameToUpdate)
i check it but the problem still
8. SRMRamanathan NameToUpdate Jan 4, 2012 4:56 AM (in response to Jose Huerta)
Hi Jose Huerta,
There is a long delay in creating fullfilment request(change/work order)after submitting the service request.It takes more than 2 hrs for creating the change ticket after the ticket is submitted.
And it takes more than 2 hrs to move the ticket from Draft to Request for authorization.
Thanks in advance
9. SRMds NameToUpdate Jan 4, 2012 4:59 AM (in response to ds NameToUpdate)
plz any one help my the problem still ,,plz
10. SRMJose Huerta Jan 4, 2012 4:20 PM (in response to Ramanathan NameToUpdate)
I suggest you to create a new discussion, so a lot of people could help you.
I think that we are not able to help you if you don't provide more info. You can start answering my questions:
At which workflow element is the error fired?
Or you can copy the log (the last part, when the error is thrown). Or copy correctly the error message. I'm surprised that the error message do not tell you the field id or field name.
Jose Huerta
11. SRMAnne Brock Jan 4, 2012 6:34 PM (in response to Jose Huerta)
At this point, Khaled, you may want to open a support ticket on the issue; they can help you more one-on-one that we can.
12. SRMRaju Mangali Jan 4, 2012 9:02 PM (in response to ds NameToUpdate)
Why dont you take server side filter and user logs(Active link and filters logs) then check the error for this behaviour and see there may be some workflow broken? and see
if server side logs are not possible and take user preferences logs(Goto -- ARSystem user preferences form -- Loggin Tab and select YES for your logs on server side and client side logs).
And then check for that behaviour of that error and see the workflow by opening in Developer Studio if it is out of box workflow then try to keep it in disable mode and give a try for your requirement once again.
And also make sure once again your INC Template, AOT and PDT and then SRD(in this u may kept any questions as required).
This is the best way to trouble shoot the issue and to resolve it.
Raju M.
13. SRMJoshC NameToUpdate Jan 5, 2012 9:55 AM (in response to ds NameToUpdate)
Judging from what snippet of the error message you've provided, field 7 (Status) is not being set. Start looking in that direction.
Josh Cook
14. SRMJose Rosas Feb 23, 2012 11:09 AM (in response to ds NameToUpdate)
Hello ds
Your problem was on the client user , midtier or is on both?


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Osteoporosis Treatment
Treatment for osteoporosis involves slowing the rate of bone lose or increasing the rate of bone formation. There are two types of medications for this.
- Drugs that slow the rate of bone loss are called antiresorptive medications.
- Ones that increase the rate of bone formation are called anabolic medications.
Antiresorptive Medications
These drugs reduce bone loss by binding to bone and preventing normal bone cells from reabsorbing bone. They include:
- Bisphosphonates. These are the most common treatment for osteoporosis. They can stop bone loss and help reduce the risk of fractures by up to 50 percent. They're not hormones, so women who cannot take estrogen can use them. Bisphosphonates approved for the treatment and prevention of postmenopausal osteoporosis include alendronate (Binosto, Fosamax), ibandronate (Boniva), risedronate (Actonel) and zoledronic acid (Reclast).
- Denosumab. This drug is approved for postmenopausal osteoporosis. It is injected under the skin every six months at a doctor's office.
- Calcitonin. This is a naturally occurring hormone that decreases bone breakdown. It is FDA-approved for osteoporosis treatment but not prevention. It appears weaker than bisphosphonate medications in preventing fractures. Calcitonin controls bone breakdown and may ease pain in people with spine fractures. It's available as a nasal spray (Miacalcin, Fortical).
- Selective estrogen receptor modulators (SERMs). These drugs work like estrogen, but with fewer side effects. Raloxifene (Evista) is an FDA-approved SERM for the treatment and prevention of postmenopausal osteoporosis. It can prevent bone loss, especially in the spine and hip. Studies have shown it decreases the rate of spine fractures. It also produces small increases in bone mass and can lower the risk of breast cancer. In 2013, the FDA approved Duavee, a combination product containing the SERM bazedoxifene and conjugated estrogens for menopausal symptoms and osteoporosis.
Until recently, estrogen hormone replacement therapy (HRT) was the traditional way to treat menopausal symptoms and also prevent osteoporosis. However, recent evidence suggests estrogen can increase the risk of breast cancer, strokes and heart attacks. Because of this, estrogen supplementation after menopause is usually not used to prevent osteoporosis.
Anabolic Medications
Teriparatide (Forteo) is an anabolic medicine approved to treat men and postmenopausal women who have severe osteoporosis with a high risk of fractures. The man-made parathyroid hormone has been shown to stimulate new bone formation, decrease the risk of spinal fractures and improve bone density. It is given as a daily injection for up to two years.


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Natural History Collections
Marine Biology
- Invertebrates: crustaceans, cephalopods, shelled molluscs, polychaetes (J.H. Day collection) and hydroids
- Vertebrates: bony and cartilaginous fish (mesopelagic fish, Prince Edward Islands, Melville Ridge, fish osteology, cartilaginous fish and skeletal element collections) and marine mammals.
- Entomology: insects, arachnids and myriapods
- Terrestrial molluscs: terrestrial and freshwater species.
- See also: Marine Invertebrates
Terrestrial Vertebrates
- Mammals: study skins and osteological collections of mainly southern African species
- Birds: study skins, eggs and osteological collections of mainly southern African species
- Reptiles & Amphibians: wet collection of mainly southern African species
- Freshwater Fish: on loan to the South African Institute for Aquatic Biodiversity.
Cenozoic Palaeontology
- Pleistocene fossils: fossil and sub-fossil terrestrial, marine and freshwater vertebrates and invertebrates including the Elandsfontein, Duinefontein, Upper Pleistocene and Taphonomy collections
- Miocene and Pliocene fossils: includes the Langebaanweg and Miocene Whale collections.
Karoo Palaeontology
- Late Carbonifereous fossils: palaeoniscud and acanthodian fishes from the Witteberg Group.
- Permian to early Jurassic fossils: from the main Karoo Basin, mainly synapsids including large collections of Dinocephalia, Dicynodontia, Gorgonopsia, Therocephalia and Cynodontia with a few important pelycosaurs and biarmosuchians. Also large collections of true reptiles especially captorhinids, archosauromorphs and dinosaurs.
The types of the basal archosauromorph Euparkeria and the primitive ornithiscian dinosaur Heterodontosaurus as well the type of its newly described sister taxon Eocursor parvus.
Recent acquisitions include a 'nest' of Youngina, and complete articulated skeletons of Pristerognathus, Diictodon, Pareiasaurus serridens, Rhachiocephalus, Odontocyclops, Lystrosaurus, Aelurognathus, Cyonosaurus,and the type of the earliest cynodont Charassognathus gracilus.
- Amphibians and fishes from Beaufort and Stormberg groups make up the rest of the vertebrate collection
- Permian to early Jurassic trace fossils: mainly arthropod trackways from the Lower Ecca varved shales (Early Permian) and vertebrate trackways, burrows and coprolites from the Beaufort Group.
- Triassic plant fossils: Alfred "Gogga" Brown's fossil pant collection from Mid Triassic Molteno Formation.
- Cretaceous and Paleocene vertebrate fossils: from crater-lake deposits in South Africa comprising numerous frog, fish and some dinosaur fossils
Invertebrate Palaeontology
- Cretaceous fossils: several thousand ammonite specimens
- Cretaceous to Recent micro fossils: marine and freshwater Ostracoda, Crustacea and Foraminifera
- Middle Devonian fossils: bivalves, brachiopods, crynoids, trilobites and sponges
- Permian to early Jurassic fossils: Trace Fossil Collection of mainly arthropod trackways from the Lower Ecca varved shales (Early Permian).
Rocks & Minerals
- Rocks and minerals: some 10 000 specimens
- Meteorites: iron and stony (chondrite) meteorites and a rare carbonaceous chondrite.
Middle Devonian fossils
A few important acanthodian fish remains from the Bokkeveld Group.
Late Carbonifereous Fossil Collection
A small but important collection of palaeoniscid and acanthodian fishes from the Witteberg Group.
Permian to early Jurassic Fossil Collection
Approximately 6500 vertebrates (including 400 type specimens), mainly synapsids that have been collected from the main Karoo Basin over the past 150 years. There are good study collections of Mid-Late Permian taxa including Dinocephalia, Dicynodontia, Gorgonopsia, Therocephalia, Cynodontia and Captorhinida. These include numerous fully prepared near complete skeletons of Pristerognathus, Diictodon, Pareiasaurus , Rhachiocephalus, Galesaurus and Thrinaxodon. More recent acquisitions include a 'nest' of juvenileYoungina, 2 "dwarf" pareiasaur skeletons, a complete skull of the unusual parrot-beaked dicynodont Dinanomodon, and a large collection of bone-bearing therapsid coprolites.
Over 500 accurately-provenenced vertebrate specimens collected from the Permo-Triassic boundary sequence in the Karoo Basin, as part of Roger Smith's research project, will eventually be accessioned.
A significant collection of Mesozoic dicynodonts, archosauromorphs(including the types of Euparkeria ), dinosaurs (including the types of rare early ornithischians Heterodontosaurus and Eocurser) and numerous mammalian and non-mammalian cynodonts from the Stormberg Group.
Trace Fossil Collection
There are some 300 trace fossils, which are mainly arthropod trackways from the Lower Ecca varved shales (Early Permian) and vertebrate tracks from the Beaufort (Late Permian) and Stormberg (Early Jurassic) groups.
The Alfred "Gogga" Brown Fossil Plant Collection
Over 1300 plant fossils consist mostly of Early Triassic material from the Molteno Formation. Several type specimens are included.
Cretaceous/Palaeocene crater-lake fossils
Excavated from lake deposits formed in the ancient volcanic craters in Northern Cape- this collection provides a unique insight into pond life 70 million years ago. Numerous fully articulated frogs (Volcanobatrachus mandelai), and fishes (Stompooria rogersmithi), bivalves, gastropods, ostracods, insect wings, leaves, and some articulated vertebrae of an ornithopod dinosaur.


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GDT: Oilers 2, Rangers 8 – Game 16 – 2010-11-14 @ 10:30 AM – SNET
This one's an early one. Hopefully the Oilers are actually awake for this one. How many times have I used the word "hopefully" in a game day thread pre-game rant? Probably quite a lot. The Rangers are sitting in the middle of the pack, while the Oilers are once again basement dwellers – last in the league.
Since I'm actually writing this one the night before, I haven't heard anything official on Horcoff, but it sounds like he will be playing against the Rangers. And hell, that lucky bastard Boston Oiler even got some confirmation on that, straight from the source. So that is good news.
Prediction: I always thought the Oilers were good vs. Eastern teams. I figure they'll get a boost out of the return of Horcoff too. If they lose this one though, I'm going to get my brown bag out… (kidding).
Prediction: 6-3 Oilers
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Angela Lansbury's Rendition Of Beauty And The Beast Classic
Legendary actor Angela Lansbury - probably best known for her turn in long-running series Murder She Wrote - stunned fans when she took to the stage at an event in honour of Disney's Beauty and the Beast.
The 90-year-old stepped back into her illustrated character's shoes, bringing Mrs Potts to life once again, and wowing the audience with an electric rendition of the movie's Academy Award-winning theme tune.
Luckily the timeless performance, which took place at a celebration of the much-loved film's 25th anniversary, was caught on camera.
"It's never been very far away from me," Lansbury had confessed earlier in the evening. "It will be remembered, I think, as one of the great movies I will be remembered for.
"Among the movies I will be remembered for, I'd say this is number one or two."
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Saturday, June 26, 2010
Yes, but when?
I don't doubt it, but the real question for residents suffering from construction fatigue is when.
An example is the Al Sufouh tram line. Nothing's happened for months.
The roads in front of JBR and all the way past Media City, after years of construction, were finished. Then they were dug up. Re-finished. Then dug up again for the tram line.
We're left to negotiate several kilometres of abandoned road works.
That's something that clearly hasn't been affected by the meltdown, digging up areas which have, at great expense and to the huge relief of users, been completed.
The same areas are dug up over and over again.
It seems to me that hole digging's one of the very few jobs-for-life these days.
CNN interview.
Projects will be finished.
4 comments:
- Ian said...
Hi. Thanks for your interesting observations as usual.
Just one thing. I live in Marina Promenade and they're working on the Tram line every day. I dare say they could work harder (and quieter), but they are doing some things.
In general, I agree with your sentiment in the article though, and I'm sure there's plenty of projects that will take many many years to complete.
- June 27, 2010 7:06 am
- Seabee said...
Thanks for that info Ian. I pass a lot of it several times a day and I haven't seen any evidence of any work at all for months. No men, no equipment in operation, no concrete pillars being delivered.
But from what you say it seems something is being done on a section of the tramline at least. You sure it's tramline work and not just the ubiquitous hole diggers?!
- June 27, 2010 12:45 pm
- Ian said...
Well, most construction projects start with a hole!
They seem to be putting steel girders into the ground in the central reservation of the road running between the Marina and the JBR. I don't know if this is just foundations for the track or if there's going to be anything underground here but there's a lot of emphasis on digging and structural foundations.
I don't think I can post any photos to this blog but some stuff is happening and it is definitely for the tram. It sounds like you live in the Marina so I'm sure you can see it for yourself if you took a quick drive along the JBR road.
Thanks for an excellent blog, by the way. Your views and opinions on Dubai seem to very closely match mine and it is always refreshing to see some balanced views on stuff happening here.
- June 29, 2010 6:55 am
- Seabee said...
Thanks Ian. I'll try to have a drive past the section you're talking about to see what's going on.
(I do live in Dubai Marina by the way, but the opposite side).
- June 29, 2010 5:01 pm


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Held at the Scott Community College, West Davenport Center, 2950 North Fairmount St, Davenport, IA.
The Quad Cities Summer Transportation Institute (QC STI) provides local area high school students with information on the different careers the transportation industry has to offer. It introduces students to the various types of classes and trainings an individual can take to help reach their career goals in the transportation industry.
This four week summer enrichment institute will help you gain knowledge of the different
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We will have fun and exciting learning opportunities, such as The Quad City Young Eagles where students will meet pilots, see their planes and possibly fly in one if the weather permits. Spend a day making bio-diesel in our renewable energy lab and see how solar panels work. We'll take a boat tour with the Clinton Conservation Club where you will learn about our area's natural resources.
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Areas to be covered will include:
- Transportation systems
- Gasoline and diesel engines
- Physics and concepts that are utilized for transporting people and goods
- Technological innovations in renewable energy
- Water transportation with an emphasis on river travel and the lock and dam operations with the Army Corp of Engineers
- Transportation safety
- Travel, conservation and history of the Mississippi river
- Air transportation will include a tour of an airport, air traffic control operations, Elliot Aviation and the flight experience with the Young Eagles of the Quad Cities
- The enhancement program is geared towards developing lifelong skills such as:
- Math
- Time management
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- Students will also participate in sports and team building activities
The college will host a graduation recognition for all of the participants. The students who successfully complete the program will receive a certificate of completion and a $200.00 stipend upon completion of the Transportation Institute.


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Sure. 9 am?
Sound good.
To Orange Grove first, HS as back up?
I am going to be back up in pasadena on friday if we want to try to get doubles happening again? I should be free anytime after 3pm Nov 9th - let me know who wants to play
Hi Phil,
Lined up to play with Mike at 4 again. can start early at 3. Maybe J can join as 4th or someone else.
great sounds like a plan :)
Hey guys;
If you need a 4th, I am available.
Come on down.
What time are you guys playing tomorrow?
Room for 1 more.
Phil at 3, Mike at 4... not sure what time for others. I'll go at 3. always room.
I will be there at 3 on the dot if not sooner.
Phil can you bring your Babolat racket for me????
sorry no can do lent it to a friend - i will be there at 3pm and hope for no rain!
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With one final attempt to sell Bad Blood, the WWE's second PPV this
month, the WWE again builds a pretty stacked card. It will be
interesting to see the buyrates when they come in. Raw and Smackdown are
both selling gimmick matches as their main events. Without any further
ado, lets see what Raw has in store for us as we head into WWE Bad Blood.
Stacy Keibler opens the show. She goes on about the Diva Search. Didn't
WWE just have one of these? What the hell, I am not complaining. Stacy
Keibler talks about how a WWE Diva needs a ring entrance, which leads to
her going through the ropes again. Gail Kim interrupts. Gail vs Lita
Promo airs. Gail trash talks about her match with Lita. Cue Lita's
music. Two of the most pure women wrestlers in the WWE gear up as we go
Match 1 - Gail Kim vs Lita
Lita starts off with an offensive flurry. Gail Kim quickly reverses and
Lita lands neck first across the middle rope. Lita tries to block Gail
Kim from hitting her in the turnbuckle, but winds up getting her leg
twisted up. Gail works on the leg and goes for the pin but only gets
two. Lita gets her legged wrapped around the post by Gail Kim who has
been dominating the match thus far. Lita gets the kick in the back of
the head on Gail Kim but can only get the two count. Monkey flip by
Lita. Her leg is banged up pretty bad at this point. Gail gains control
and gets a leg lock in on Lita. Lita reverses and sends Gail into the
ropes, she hits a DDT which plants Gail right on her head and Lita gets
the big V.
Winner Via Pinfall- Lita
Notes: New Referee, he even attempted to count out the women.
We go backstage to Eric Bischoff, Johnny Nitro, and The Coach. Coach vs.
Eugene is tossed around for Bad Blood. Johnny Nitro made fun of
Bischoff's face after Eugene beat Kane. Johnny Nitro vs Eugene is
announced. If Johnny Nitro doesn't win, he's fired.
We come back to a clip of what happened last week between Shelton
Benjamin and Randy Orton.
Match 2- Batista w/ Ric Flair vs Shelton Benjamin
Let me just say Batista is BUILT. He goes to work right away on Shelton
Benjamin. Batista pounds on him. Shelton executes a drop toe hold into
the corner on Batista. Crossbody on Batista for the two count. Shelton
gets caught and bodyslammed. Suplex on Shelton. Another suplex is
reversed and Batista is put into the sleeperhold. Shelton dropkicks
Batista in the thigh and knees him in the face. Shelton is on fire. He
even gets a shot in on Ric Flair who attempts to distract the ref. By
this point Randy Orton appears and cheers on Batista who regains the
advantage on Shelton. Shelton comes back though with a clothesline from
the top rope. Ref is distracted by Orton while Shelton has the 10 count
on Batista. Batista comes back with a powerbomb for the 1-2-3.
Winner Via Pinfall-Batista
Afterwards there is a 3 on 1 attack. Shelton is laid out.
Notes- Shelton has really improved and gets pretty decent pops. Batista
has the build to be World Champion in my opinion.
HHH vs Shawn Michaels Bad Blood Promo Airs.
Replay of what happened to Shelton Benjamin airs. They show Shelton
getting carried out.
Eugene vs Johnny Nitro promo airs.
Chris Benoit and Edge are shown backstage. Eric Bischoff declined a Tag
Title rematch according to Edge. An argument ensues between them about
Benoit getting speared after Benoit says that Bischoff SHOULD be
speared. Coach comes in and says Edge has the night off but since Benoit
got involved in Eugene's matches he takes on La Resistance in a Handicap
Match tonight.
They show the outside of the arena then cut to The Rock's involvement at
the MTV Movie Awards. Rock says he can't wait to come back to the WWE.
We come back to Eric Bischoff on the phone. Trish and Tyson show up.
Tyson vs Jericho is announced for Bad Blood. Trish wants a shot at the
Women's Title since Gail lost to Lita even though she was the Number 1
contender. Kane appears and Tyson and Trish are asked to leave. Kane
says he and Bischoff need to talk. We go to commercials.
Notes- Kane got a pop. I smell a face turn for the Big Red Machine.
Clips are shown of Y2J injuring his ribs and interrupting Trish and Tyson last
Match 3 - Chris Jericho vs A-Train
A-Train back on TV. Back and forth battle. A-Train lifts Y2J up and
drops him. Y2J gets dropped across the knee of A-Train. Y2J comes back
and jumps on A-Train who is draped across the ropes. A-Train comes back
and and beats on Jericho. Back Breaker is reversed and Y2J comes back.
He applies the Walls of Jericho and A-Train taps.
Winner Via Submission- Chris Jericho
Notes- Can't understand why the held A-Train off TV for as long as they
did. Good to have him back.
Smackdown Rebound is shown.
Notes-Smackdown is in a bit of trouble with there GAB Main Eventers. It
will be interesting to see how the actions at the House Shows will
affect their futures with the company and outside of the company.
HHH enters the ring as we cut to commercials.
HHH says that he is going to watch Shawn Michaels vs Randy Orton from
the Skybox. HHH tells how he has no remorse and says that he has never
lost a Hell in the Cell match. He says he knows how Shawn Michaels is
religous but HHH says he is not. HHH says that this Sunday, they will
both go straight to Hell. HHH leaves through the crowd.
Video of HHH beating Shawn Michaels is shown. Video is shown of Shawn Michaels beating HHH. HHH is shown with the waitress in the Skybox.
Notes- Hell of a fued. It's been very well played out. Let's see what
happens in Hell in a Cell.
Shawn Michaels vs Randy Orton Promo Airs.
Chris Benoit vs La Resistance Promo Airs.
Clips are shown of La Resistance celebrating their World Tag Title
victory. FINALLY! Good idea to put the straps around them. Clips are
also shown of Benoit getting speared.
"Oh Canada" is started up but cue Benoit's music. They show Flair and Batista joining HHH in the box.
Match 4 - Handicap Match Chris Benoit vs La Resistance
La Reistance start off strong. Boots to Benoit in the turnbuckles.
Benoit comes back with chops on Conway. Greiner comes in and gets to
work on Benoit who had lost control due to the double teaming of La
Resistance. Hard punch to the face that knocks Benoit down. Benoit gets
grounded with a headlock. Conway comes back in. Benoit gets whipped into
the ropes but comes back with a kick in Benoits face. Conway takes back
control and tags in Greiner. He sends Benoits shoulder right into the
turnbuckle. Benoit gets put through the ropes and stretched out. La
Resistance both get in on Benoit again. Double teaming right in fron of
the ref. Edge comes in and makes the save.
Winner Via DQ- La Resistance
Eric Bischoff comes out and says the Tag Title Rematch will take place
at Bad Blood. But right now Edge and Benoit will face La Resistance in
a Handicap Match. According to Eric Bischoff since it started out a
Handicap Match, it must remain a Handicap Match. La Resistance's partner
will be Kane.
Promo for Raw Escape The Rules Show air. Shawn Michales vs HHH in a NYC
Street Fight and Chris Benoit vs Kane for the World Heavyweight Title.
Match 5 - Handicap Match Kane and La Resistance vs Edge and Chris Benoit
We come back to Grenier in control of Edge. Conway gets tagged in after
a two count on Edge. Edge comes back and drives Conway into the mat with a
facebuster. Benoit comes in but gets caught by Kane who gets speared by
Edge. Diving headbutt on Kane who just sits right up. Benoit gets the
Crossface on Kane. Kane gets out by backdropping Benoit. Chokeslam on
Benoit for the 1-2-3.
Winners Via Pinfall-Kane and La Resistance when Kane pinned Chris Benoit
Notes- Way to lead into the PPV. Well done job for this angle.
Johnny Nitro vs Eugene Promo airs. Raw Live Event Dates are announced. We come back to Ric Flair, Batista and HHH in the skybox. What happened between Kane and Benoit is shown. The Coach comes out and joins JR and Jerry Lawler. Clips are shown of what went down between Bischoff, Coach and Nitro earlier.
Match 6 - Eugene w/William Regal vs Jonny Nitro
If Johnny NItro loses he's fired. Eugene gets the upperhand advantage. Quick cover for the two count. Leg
lock applied by Eugene. Dropkick to the back of Johnny Nitro. Eugene
starts rolling around like a dog then does the urination position on
Johnny Nitro. Airplane spin. Double Axehandle off the top rope. 1-2-3.
Winner Via Pinfall-Eugene
Notes- Eugene is so over it's not even funny. Great gimmick.
Eugene and Coach get into an argument and Coach falls of the Broadcast
Stage on his backside.
Kane vs Chris Benoit Bad Blood Promo Airs. They show HHH, Ric Flair, and Batista in the skybox. They promote the Bad Blood Card.
Notes- Nice Card for the PPV. It will be interesting to see how things
play out.
Just announced- Fatal Four Way for the Womens TItle at Bad Blood. Lita
vs Trish vs Gail vs Victoria.
Lita is shown on the phone with Matt. She hangs up and Kane appears
behind her. He says he wants her to win at Bad Blood so they can both be
champs. She says that she thought it was all over. He says that he lied.
Divas Search Promo Airs.
Match 7 - Randy Orton vs Shawn Michaels
Randy Orton gets a standing ovation from Ric Flair, Batitsta, and HHH.
Ric Flair, Batista and The Game turn sourfaced as HBK comes down the
entrance ramp. Match starts off fast paced. Chop to Randy Orton in the
corner. Boot to the face of Michaels. Randy comes back with punches to
HBK. He drives Michaels' head into the top turnbuckle. The two exchange
punches and HBK gains the upperhand advantage, but just as quickly has
he gained control, he lost it. Back and forth thus far. Randy works on
the arm of HBK. Randy goes for a quick cover but can only come up with a
two count. Chops to Orton. They fight on the outside with Michaels'
delivering more chops to Orton. Michaels goes for the axehandle but
gets kicked in the mid-section. The arm gets worked on some more. Armbar
takedown on Michaels. Punches to Michaels. Michaels comes back with the
Figure Four on Randy Orton. Orton gets dropped on his knee. Michaels
continues to work on the knee. Michales beats on Orton and knocks him
over the top rope and nails a crossbody. Batista heads toward the ring as we go to commercial.
We come back to Randy Orton in control of the match and Batista at
ringside. Shawn Michaels gets sent to the outside of the ring and
Batista sends Shawn Michaels into the ring post. Shawn Michaels is a
bloody mess. Randy Orton comes out and works Shawn Michaels. Randy Orton
brings HBK back intot he ring and beats down on him. Sends him into the
turnbuckles and then suplexes Michaels. Dropkick right to the face of
HBK. One, two, kickout. Headlock is applied on HBK. HBK comes back with
elbows to the mid-section and punches to the face of Randy Orton. Flying
Forearm and both men are down. Michaels nips up and starts going to work
on Randy Orton. Flying Elbow into the heart of Randy Orton. HBK tunes up
the band but Batista interferes.
Winner Via DQ- Shawn Michaels
Batista and HBK brawl with HBK nailing Batista with Sweet Chin Music.
The Ref gets hit with a steel chair by Randy Orton. HBK takes Orton down
and beats on him. HBK uses a chair to dismantle Randy Orton and Batista.
HBK hits a security guard and heads toward the skybox. Flair gets
knocked down on the steps. HBK and The Game battle it out in the skybox
as Raw comes to a close.
All in all an awesome show. Great build up for the PPV. The out of
control moniker that Raw has earned was never been more evident in the
recent past than tonight. Battles through the crowd, battles in the
skybox. The fans got their money's worth but let's see what effect
tonight's out of control show has on the first of two, count em, two
PPVs this month.
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The 'Cats found the visiting rims comfortable from all spots, going 25-of-52 overall, including 9-for-22 (.409) from three point, while adding a 77 percent (13-17) effort from the charity stripe.
Junior guard Shaquana Bleach (Ellenwood, Ga.) exploded for a career-best 14 points off the bench, including 4-of-5 from downtown. Bleach more than doubled her previous best of six points.
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WASHINGTON -- Here's an X-rated endorsement you're unlikely to see touted in any campaign commercials: People in the adult entertainment industry strongly support President Obama over Republican Mitt Romney.
Those are the results of a poll of 339 respondents by XBIZ.net, an industry social network. The poll found 68% of people in the San Fernando Valley-based porn industry said they would like Obama to win the election, compared with 13% for Romney.
Fourteen percent said they preferred "someone else" and 5% said they didn't care.
But the Obama campaign is unlikely to do any dancing over the results of this poll.
Steven A. Hirsch, chief executive of Los Angeles-based Vivid Entertainment, said the porn industry's support for the more liberal candidate makes sense.
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Russell Brand heading to the Laker game on Sunday. F-ck he's disgusting. Hilariously, nastily disgusting. But why should I judge who you want to shamef-ck? If he is indeed your shamef-ck … giv'er. But never tell.
How about Adam Levine?
Is he your shamef-ck?
For the benefit of those new to the site: I hate Maroon 5. There was a story a few years ago about a person with a brain disorder and every time he heard Mary Hart's voice, he'd have a seizure. I feel this way about Adam Levine's voice.
As such, I would Russell Brand over Adam Levine. The most interesting thing about Adam Levine is Jessica Simpson.
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U.S. Rep. Stephen Fincher told a group of business owners and others who work on the Mississippi River that the political environment in Washington is changing.
Fincher is a member of the Congressional Mississippi River Caucus that is pushing for continuing funding for infrastructure along the river.
The Frog Jump, Tenn., Republican met with the group of 40 Tuesday, May 14, onboard the Memphis Queen showboat at Beale Street Landing.
"Certainty and stability is the answer," Fincher said. "These guys knowing year after year what they can count on and what they cannot count on is key for them growing their business. The private sector – in spite of the government – does well if we will just let them know what's happening with the tax code, with the river, with dredging. Funding is the problem. Our funding is so short, but we are spending so much money on entitlements."
Rob Rash of the Mississippi Valley Flood Control Association, at one point, told Fincher, "We live on earmarks."
"You did," Fincher corrected him, noting the House ban on the appropriations attached to bills.
Barge company owners Fincher has talked with are willing to pay fees for the infrastructure work. But he said the problem is passing the law establishing those fees even if they are supported by the industry that will be paying them.
"The problem is the political environment is so polarizing that the first minute I say or someone suggests that they are for raising the gas tax – the most Republican district in the state of Tennessee now is my district," Fincher said. "My tea party guys, most of them, they are good folks. But after last year when I voted to raise the debt limit, guess what? They are no big fans of Stephen Fincher anymore. I'm out of the tea party, guys, because I'm not conservative enough."
A U.S. Army Corps of Engineers boat passes underneath the Frisco and Harahan bridges, heading northbound on the Mississippi River.
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Fincher, a farmer from rural West Tennessee, won the 8th District seat in 2010, emerging from a crowded GOP primary that year in which he drew fire from some elements of the tea party even then. Fincher continues to talk about controlling spending on federal entitlement programs – notably Medicaid, Medicare and Social Security.
"We've got to be reasonable about how we approach these things," Fincher said Tuesday. "Me voting no on everything is not the answer. We've got to come up with a funding solution that's going to work. But raising the gas tax in this environment is just a hard sell. I'm open."
Jamey Sanders, vice president of Choctaw Transportation Co., a fourth-generation heavy marine construction and transportation company in Dyersburg, Tenn., said river infrastructure suffers from a "squeaky wheel gets the grease mentality" in Washington when it comes to funding.
"We had a flood of record in 2011 on the Mississippi River. The only reason it wasn't the biggest disaster in the history of the United States was because of the work that the industry and the (U.S. Army) Corps (of Engineers) and we have all done over the last 75 years," Sanders said. "It went completely unappreciated. … The disaster gets funded."
"It's not sexy to dredge a port," Rash added.
It's also a hard sell to convince citizens and their congressional representatives who aren't on the river that the flow of commerce on it still affects them.
With the Republican majority in the House has come a changing of the guard in key states where Blue Dog conservative Democrats with rural backgrounds have been replaced by urban Republicans, said Fincher.
"People don't realize how much water and how much ground mass and land comes down this river," Fincher said of the sediment the constantly changing river carries along with constantly moving streams of commerce. "People say, 'It's not my problem.' If you look at the map it's a lot of people's problem. And we're moving a lot of freight for a lot of folks."
Fincher floated an idea about a plan to dredge the 10 ports in the Memphis district every two years. Some in the audience said it depends on how high the river is. Others said with 50 to 60 businesses in Memphis who use the river, spreading out the cost of regular dredging isn't as much of a challenge as it is in river towns where there may be one or two businesses dependent on the river.
Still another business owner complained that when he and others talk to their congressmen and then compare notes they find the representatives are "all working on something different."
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Shrub generally < 2 m
Stem generally erect; nodal spines 09; internodal bristles generally 0; twigs generally hairy, generally glandular
Leaves simple, alternate, generally clustered on short, lateral branchlets, petioled, generally deciduous; blade generally palmately 35-lobed, generally thin, generally dentate or serrate, base generally cordate
Inflorescence: raceme, axillary, generally pendent, 125-flowered; pedicel generally not jointed to ovary, generally hairy or glandular; bract generally green
Flower bisexual, radial; hypanthium tube exceeding ovary; sepals generally 5, generally spreading; petals generally 5, generally < sepals, generally flat; stamens generally 5, alternate petals, generally inserted at level of petals (hypanthium top), anthers generally free, generally glabrous, tips generally rounded; ovary inferior, chamber 1, ovules many, styles generally 2, generally fused except at tip, generally glabrous
Fruit: berry
Genera in family: 1 genus, 120 species: n hemisphere, temp South America. Some cultivated as food, ornamental. Hypanthium data refer to part above ovary; statements about ovary hairs actually refer to the hypanthium around the ovary. Formerly included in Saxifragaceae.
Etymology: (Arabic: for plants of this genus)
Shrub < 3 m
Stem: nodal spines 0; internodes glabrous or puberulent
Leaf: blade firm, 1550 mm, toothed or not, light green, generally glandular when young, generally glabrous when mature, base wedge-shaped to subcordate
Inflorescence 515-flowered
Flower: hypanthium 610 mm, longer than wide; sepals 38 mm, yellow; petals 23 mm; styles fused base to tip
Fruit 68 mm, red, orange, or black, glabrous
Chromosomes: 2n=16
Ecology: Many habitats
Elevation: < 3000 m.
Bioregional distribution: Klamath Ranges, Inner North Coast Ranges, Cascade Range, High Sierra Nevada, San Joaquin Valley, San Francisco Bay Area, South Coast Ranges, Southwestern California, Great Basin Floristic Province
Distribution outside California: to British Columbia, South Dakota, New Mexico
Flower: odor spicy; hypanthium 1.52 X sepals; sepals 58 mm; petals yellow turning orange
Ecology: Many habitats
Elevation: < 3000 m.
Bioregional distribution: Klamath Ranges, Cascade Range, High Sierra Nevada, San Joaquin Valley, Great Basin Floristic Province
Distribution outside California: to British Columbia, South Dakota, New Mexico
Flowering time: AprMay
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The Paradoxical Future of Skepticism
Daniel Loxton
Skeptical Inquirer Volume 33.6, November / December 2009
Like many skeptics, I'm preoccupied by one question: "How do we take this thing to the next level?" I have an answer to propose. If skepticism is truly to come of age, to move forward—if skepticism is really to help—we must embrace a kind of paradox. In my opinion, the road ahead is both more amateur and more professional.
In the early days, skepticism was like a trail through the deep woods. Traditional skeptics' organizations were the only guides; by publishing skeptical magazines and books, organizations effectively were skepticism. As skepticism attracted more people, an oxymoron began to emerge: skepticism became a sort of centrally controlled popular movement. This situation was tied to technology, and it was destined to change.
It takes funded organizations to promote skepticism through expensive, high-risk means such as magazines and printed books. By contrast, the past decade (and the past five years in particular) have brought digital communication tools that make publishing and networking easy and cheap for grassroots skeptics everywhere. No longer restricted to specialist organizations, the trail is now shared by the thousands of amateur enthusiasts, social networks, and independent projects that make up the popular movement of skepticism.
This changes everything. It's true that digital outreach may bring new grassroots support to traditional skeptical organizations, but realizing that potential requires facing up to a more fundamental shift: traditional skeptical organizations are no longer the default leaders of the popular movement. Indeed, new skeptics may not even realize the traditional skeptical groups exist.
The new wave of skeptics is comprised of children of the Internet who find skepticism first through online sources (such as iTunes or Google) where they happen across independent skeptical efforts (blogs like Pharyngula or podcasts like The Skeptics Guide to the Universe). From there they branch off to other online sources (other podcasts, especially) and communities (such as the James Randi Educational Foundation [JREF] Forum or the skeptical presence within social networks like Facebook or Twitter).
For these skeptics, traditional print sources (like Skeptic or the Skeptical Inquirer) are not the automatic flagships of skepticism but rather afterthoughts—perhaps welcome as further reading but frequently off the radar altogether. Explosive grassroots growth thus comes at a cost. New skeptics may have little-to-no knowledge of the decades-long literature and hard-won lessons of skepticism. Some may not even be interested in learning about it. Nonetheless, communication technologies allow anyone to mouth off in the name of "skepticism," even with minimal experience or expertise. This can lower the bar for quality, tarnish our public face, and offer further cover for fringe pseudo-skeptical elements (such as climate change deniers). That's the bad news; an amateur movement is necessarily burdened with some degree of amateurism.
But the good news is so good that it's worth almost any cost: thousands of people are actively taking up the call to skeptical activism in a distributed-yet-networked fashion that is qualitatively different from all that has come before. Many are young (astonishingly, given the traditional demographics of skepticism), and many are women. Some are natural, powerful new leaders who might never have discovered skepticism without the new digital tools. All bring their ideas—some of which are spectacularly good ideas—to the table.
The Change Is Upon Us
This change has already happened. How can traditional groups come to grips with this new distributed grassroots skepticism?
For some, an essential step must be to give up on the dream of a unified, centralized rationalist movement—and to give up the hard feelings and sense of schism that was so often the result. Personally, I don't believe that unification was ever particularly desirable, but in any event, that ship has sailed. Or, rather, ships: the reality we are faced with is a flotilla of national, regional, and local skeptical organizations (plus all manner of humanist, atheist, and rationalist groups) moving independently and chaotically yet roughly in parallel. Some groups are larger and more influential than others, of course—there are aircraft carriers as well as rowboats—but the variety of organizations, efforts, projects, and mandates is dizzying. Traveling with those groups, variously leading or following in their wake, are many thousands of individual grassroots skeptics tethered by an ever-shifting maze of networking tools (from Skeptics in the Pub to Twitter).
How can this ragtag fleet accomplish anything? How can existing skeptics' groups help it to do so? I think there are several answers to this.
First, skeptics must set aside the conceit that our goal is a cultural revolution or the dawning of a new Enlightenment. That concept resonates with me as powerfully as it does with anyone, but it is a dream with a bitter price: exhaustion and disappointment. After decades of labor, the horizon is just as far away as ever. When we focus on that distant, receding, and perhaps illusory goal, we fail to see the practical good we can do, the harm-reduction opportunities right in front of us. The long view subverts our understanding of the scale and hazard of paranormal beliefs,1 leading to sentiments that the paranormal is "trivial" or "played out." By contrast, the immediate, local, human view—the view that asks "Will this help someone?"—sees obvious opportunities for every local group and grassroots skeptic to make a meaningful difference.
Second, we should recognize that the long-standing isolation-versus-unification conundrum is a false dichotomy. There are practically infinite opportunities for skeptical organizations to help each other toward our common goals, even as we diverge on areas of specialty or points of policy. Skeptics, like other groups, have their huffy schisms, but there is good news on this front, too: buoyed by grassroots enthusiasm and innovative independent projects, skeptical groups are more cooperative now than ever before. Old wounds are healing; new connections are being forged. There's something in the air: a hopefulness and sense of purpose that wasn't there even five years ago. (And I have to say that it feels wonderful.)
This brings us to the third point. It's not just that there are more grassroots skeptics. Here I must borrow a slogan from crowd-sourcing guru Clay Shirky: "More is different."2 Yes, more supporters widen the net for the discovery of new activist leaders and breakthrough ideas, but the real untapped power of the new grassroots skepticism is its vast global distribution and its potential for collective action.
In the past, skeptical groups have been overwhelmed by the sheer number of paranormal industries and pseudoscientific claims. The few skeptics were all required to know something about everything, with the result that general remarks were often the best we could manage in response to specific claims. Now, suddenly, the community of skeptics is large enough for many independent skeptics to specialize to a wholly new degree and to engage thousands of regional or particular claims. This is a profound change. When skeptics in every town and nation are networked globally, our resolution increases by an order of magnitude. This trend is already visible in watchdog projects so specific that they can monitor single paranormal claimants (Robert Lancaster's Stopsylvia.com is a wonderful example) and blogs that focus on the skeptical challenges of a single industry (like skepticism in nursing) or avocation (consider Skepticdad.wordpress.com or Rationalmoms.com). This distributed, specialized, individual action should be assisted and celebrated.3
Different again is the power of thousands of grassroots skeptics to act collectively. This is the power of the "long tail of skepticism" concept promoted by SkeptiCamp4 pioneer Reed Esau.5 Not every skeptic can be an expert, even regarding a small, local mystery. Few grassroots skeptics are qualified to be investigators or spokespeople and fewer still wish to be. But most skeptics are sufficiently interested to take some small action if barriers to participation are low enough. Taken collectively, thousands of tiny actions can have enormous effect. The classic example is Wikipedia. By making it push-button easy for millions of users to take occasional tiny actions, Wikipedia has become one of humanity's greatest resources. This is unquestionably one of the key tasks for skepticism in the coming years: discovering ways to harness that long tail.
To these ends—practical goals, cooperation, and grassroots activism—I recently had the honor of presiding over the production of What Do I Do Next? Leading Skeptics Discuss 105 Practical Ways to Promote Science and Advance Skepticism.6 This free, sixty-eight-page ebook is formatted as a broad-ranging panel discussion in which thirteen experienced skeptics explore many possible avenues for grassroots skeptical activism. I submit that it is a useful model in two respects: it embodies generous collaboration and assistance across institutional boundaries, and it takes the new grassroots skepticism seriously.
The What Do I Do Next? panelists represent a fair cross-section of skeptical thought (including leaders from several national skeptics' groups and five leading podcasts). It was inspiring to see so many groups and independents come together eagerly to openly share notes and promote grassroots activism. I take that as a wonderfully symbolic event—and as a road map.
More Professional
If independent amateur activism increasingly defines the road ahead, does this make traditional skeptical groups obsolete? Is their role merely to prop up amateur efforts? Are skeptical magazines, as some suggest, irrelevant?
No. I think the exact opposite is true. In my opinion, this is a watershed moment for traditional skeptical organizations, the moment when we start to really come into our own. As amateurs take up more of the burden of skeptical activism, organizations are increasingly free to focus on those things that only groups can accomplish. This is the paradox: the rise of the amateur skeptical movement makes professional skepticism a more important and more reachable goal than ever before.
Many tasks require dedicated organizations.7 In this article, I'll concentrate on just one, a task that is among the most crucial: professional journalism. This is one undertaking in which traditional large skeptical organizations can and should remain the leaders of the skeptical movement—and in which they must dramatically improve if they are to remain relevant.
For decades, skeptical magazines have been rare sources for skeptical news items, opinion pieces, critical articles, and book reviews. Most of these pieces are unsolicited, unpaid, one-time submissions. They are rarely subject to detailed and expert fact-checking. Even with careful magazine editors, this process guarantees uneven quality, which is what we see: much good, some great, and some terrible.
More importantly, the reliance on unsolicited submissions severely limits editorial discretion and reaction time. When a paranormal story breaks or becomes visible on the horizon (as in the case of upcoming paranormal Hollywood movies) skeptical editors almost never have the ability to do the obvious: put a researcher or reporter on the story. This means the skeptical response is usually a dollar short and a day late, missing the news cycle and letting paranormalists frame the story.
I don't intend any reproach when I say that. I'm one of the staffers working hard to make skeptical magazines as good as they are, and I think our efforts have paid off very well. Modern skepticism is built on this model, but today the field of possibility has expanded.
Where the skeptical print literature was once a unique candle in the dark, independent skeptical blogs and podcasts can now deliver similar unpaid opinion content at a similar level of quality, often with better production values and much, much faster. But skeptical organizations can (sometimes) do something blogs can't: pay experts to pursue original investigative research.
Whether we think of Joe Nickell inside a haunted house, James Randi dialing into Peter Popoff's secret radio signals, Michael Shermer speaking in depth with Holocaust deniers, or even a contribution as modest as Junior Skeptic's archival sleuthing, there is a special satisfaction in seeing someone dig into a mystery in a serious, sustained way. The active investigation model that made Scooby-Doo a beloved hit is also the proudest (and rarest) tradition of organized skepticism.
At the core of the skeptical literature is a promise: "If you read this, you will find out what's really true about weird claim X." Skeptical magazines can aspire to keep this promise, to accurately deliver the best available science and scholarship, only when they're able to identify mysteries, set experts to work solving them, and set other experts to work fact-checking the answers. That editorial power requires writing and research staff, which requires money—which is why only a small minority of the content of skeptical magazines is written by professionals.
Can skeptical magazines move toward greater professionalism? Can they find ways to support high-caliber, full-time writers and researchers, fund sustained investigations, and market their findings with professional design, photography, and illustration?
Money is indeed an obstacle. (As Skeptic co-publisher Pat Linse often points out, "It's a miracle any of this happens at all.") This brings us back to our paradox and to the great opportunity and danger it represents. The rise of digital, grassroots skepticism makes some of the work of skeptical organizations obsolete, but it also represents a huge increase in potential support for our core investigative work.
It's no accident that the explosive grassroots growth centers on classic skepticism: podcasts debunking paranormal claims, Web sites fighting quack medicine, conferences examining pseudoscience, and so on. New skeptics are not bored by these core topics. For new skeptics (and for me) the fun of skepticism is in things that go bump in the night, and the ethical heart of skepticism is protecting the sick and the poor from callous exploitation by scam artists. The question new skeptics ask is not whether this work is worth doing but "Are skeptical organizations effective at doing it?"
If they believe organizations deserve attention and assistance, grassroots skeptics can offer two kinds of help: they can pursue independent skeptical activism in parallel to the work of skeptical organizations, or they can directly help those organizations by contributing money, buying magazine subscriptions, sharing Web links, and so on.8 Skeptical organizations have a mandate to be as effective as possible, so it's responsible and practical for them to solicit this latter kind of direct help.
Can grassroots moral support be translated into the actual funds needed for better journalism? I submit that the answer is "yes"—if organizations send the right signal in a sustainable way. Skeptical organizations must demonstrate that they're clearly focused on the work that matters to grassroots skeptics: solving mysteries, catching bad guys, and helping people. They must show that they share the grassroots desire to creatively and passionately work together to move the ball down the field.
In my opinion, the first step is clear. If magazines want the resources to improve, they must first communicate a decision to improve. It's a catch-22, but the only way to send this signal is to act on it. Simple intention is more important than even money: skeptical magazines have not yet made it their explicit goal to evolve toward the reliability, investigative power, and production values of professional journalism. When this becomes the systematic goal—when skeptical organizations seize the forward momentum—the grassroots will respond.
Here at the crossroads, thousands of independent new skeptics stand ready to define the road ahead. If traditional skeptical organizations are to remain a central part of that definition, they must ask two questions: "How can we use our hard-won expertise to help grassroots skepticism reach its potential?" and "How must we change to deserve the help of the grassroots in return?"
- In an essay called "Where Do We Go From Here?" I offered the example of astrology. From a "culture war" perspective this is an utterly trivial issue, but, as the essay argued, "fully 25 percent of Americans say they 'believe in' astrology. For those keeping count, that's 75 million astrology believers in the U.S. alone. Can it really be that this number isn't vast enough to be worth our time?" Loxton, Daniel. "Where Do We go From Here?" 2007. www.skeptic.com/downloads/WhereDoWeGoFromHere.pdf.
- Shirky, Clay. Here Comes Everybody. New York: Penguin Books. 2008.
- Established groups can assist independents in many ways, sharing promotion, resources, or expertise. The Skeptics Society, for example, invited the established independent podcast Skepticality to come under our banner as collaborative allies. The show hosts kept their autonomy while gaining our resources, and Skeptic gained a podcasting capability; both brands reenforced each other, and the overall goals of communicating skepticism were advanced in a non-zero-sum fashion.
- SkeptiCamps (http: //skepticamp.org/wiki/Main_Page) are small- to medium-scale, self-organizing grassroots skeptical conferences in which the audience members are also the presenters. The SkeptiCamp concept has taken off, with events taking place in the U.S., the U.K., Canada, and Austria.
- Esau, Reed. "Raising Our Game: the Rational to Embrace SkeptiCamp." 2008. (PDF).
- Loxton, Daniel, ed. What Do I Do Next? Leading Skeptics Discuss 105 Practical Ways to Promote Science and Advance Skepticism. 2009. (PDF).
- Examples include lobbying, providing a central contact point for media, maintaining libraries, and launching sustained research efforts.
- For in-depth thoughts on 105 ways grassroots skeptics can either independently further skepticism or offer direct support for skeptical groups, see (PDF).


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