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	Peter Popoff proved fake on 39-17-Mhz
		Randi next instructed Don to be cured of a disease that he couldn't possibly have.
		Randi reasoned that this would be a wonderful place to break the news.
		Randi received a tremendous ovation from the studio audience, and in the ensuing weeks Carson received a tremendous amount of postive mail, including an improving letter from Jerry Falwell.
	www.bible.ca /tongues-popoff-39-17Mhz.htm (2573 words)

	Amazing Randi will be on the job April 1
		Randi had directed the show's crew by telephone to secretly coat the bottom of each can with rubber cement.
		Randi is also a founder of the Committee for the Scientific Investigation of Claims of the Paranormal, or CSICOP.
		Randi still supports CSICOP, but in 1991, he says, after Geller sued him for $15 million, CSICOP "got chicken" and asked him to leave Geller alone.
	www.lists.opn.org /pipermail/org.opn.lists.skeptix/Week-of-Mon-20040329/000029.html (1148 words)

	James Randi - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Randi was a founding fellow and prominent member of CSICOP, the Committee for Scientific Investigation of Claims of the Paranormal.
		Randi was awarded a MacArthur Foundation "Genius" award in 1986, drawing upon his conjuring skills to write and educate the public on superstition and pseudo-scientific matters.
		Randi could not participate in the trial, did not recognize the court's authority (since "insult", as opposed to "libel", is not a legally cognizable basis for a civil action in the U.S.), and refused to pay the $2,000 judgement that was awarded.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/James_Randi (3075 words)

	CUCKOOS AND COCOA PUFFS by Carol Krol [originally published in Skeptical Eye -- Vol. 8, No (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Randi's exact comments were that Geller "tricked even reputable scientists" with tricks that "are the kind that used to be on the back of cereal boxes when I was a kid.
		While Randi communicated all of this in writing to the Japanese court, he received no response, and the case went to trial, whereupon he was convicted of "insult" (as opposed to libel).
		Randi was ordered to pay $2,000 U.S.; ultimately, however, since the charge of "insult" is not recognized by American law, he was not compelled to pay Geller.
	www.skepticfiles.org /randi/legal.htm (1532 words)

	James Randi Biography
		Randi has worked as a professional stage magician and escapologist since the 1950s (he appeared as "The Amazing Randi" on a TV show entitled Wonderama in 1955).
		Randi was a founding fellow and prominent member of CSICOP, until he resigned because of the lawsuits brought against him by Geller.
		Randi's supporters note that there are other skeptical organizations that have their own similar standing offers to prove the existence of paranormal abilities, and anyone claiming to be an expert in their field of the paranormal can easily apply for any of these other prizes, avoiding Randi altogether.
	www.biographybase.com /biography/Randi_James.html (811 words)

	View from the Corner - The Ever More Amazing Randi
		Randi will work with them to develop a mutually acceptable test in his presense which will prove their claim of psychic ability.
		Randi is accused of refusing to acknowledge that certain psychic abilities are indeed psychic abilities if they can be duplicated by other means.
		Randi, in trying to convince people that his challenge is legit, repeatedly assures us that he's collected and placed in trust the million dollars.
	www.cheek.org /theview/2005/20050420.htm (1574 words)

	Atheist Alliance International
		Randi's work as a professional skeptic won him a frequent chair on Johnny Carson's "Tonight" show, a MacArthur "genius" award, dozens of lecture invitations every year, from Capitol Hill to China, and a series of lawsuits from disgruntled mind readers and spoon benders like Uri Geller.
		Randi, who often speaks ominously of entering a new Dark Age, said, "It's easier to become silly now because of access to nonsense." He credits a wide backlash against technology as well as a deep-rooted desire for certainty; people want "some sort of magic relief," he said.
		Randi and his assistant, Andrew Harter, devise the experiments for those who make it through the application process, although both are dead certain the account will remain untouched.
	www.atheistalliance.org /library/news_randi.php (1245 words)

	The Relentless Hypocrisy Of James Randi
		It is Randi's assertion that Browne refuses to submit to a fair testing by his organization.
		Many Randi critics have labeled the Challenge "biased" and "unscientific." Randi often refers to paranormal proponents as "frauds," and/or "self-deluded fools," and inspite of Randi's stated basis, it is JREF which ultimately must approve all testing protocols.
		Repeatedly, Randi has shown himself to be not only contradictory and hypocritical but eminently illogical in his defense of the Challenge's application process.
	www.rense.com /general50/james.htm (1628 words)

	CNN.com - Transcripts
		James Randi is paranormal skeptic known as the Amazing Randi and president of the James Randi Educational Foundation.
		RANDI: Well, I have seen a number of tapes of Rosemary and she is not using any methods that are different from any of the other cold readers as we call them in the trade.
		RANDI: Larry, there certainly would be things she couldn't check up on, things that would be known only to me, I could give those to you in a sealed document, and then ask her for the answers.
	transcripts.cnn.com /TRANSCRIPTS/0106/05/lkl.00.html (7232 words)

	The Daily Star \| Local News (Site not responding. Last check: )
		After starting as magician himself, Randi has been known as one of the world's most accomplished debunkers of the occult and the paranormal since the 1970s.
		Randi's reputation both as a magician and a debunker helped produce a large crowd Friday.
		Randi, popularly known as the Amazing Randi, began his career as the host of a radio magic show in New York City.
	www.thedailystar.com /news/stories/2000/02/26/randi.html (469 words)

	Randi's Million Dollar Challenge (Site not responding. Last check: )
		James Randi is a professional magician - "The Amazing Randi" - who is perhaps more famous as a skeptic and debunker of paranormal claims.
		Randi's style is decribed as "uncompromising" by his supporters and "caustic" by his critics.
		The Randi challenge began in 1964 with a prize fund of $1000.
	www.wyrdology.com /other/challenge.html (280 words)

	James Randi
		Randi was a founding fellow of the Committee for the Scientific Investigation of Claims of the Paranormal (CSICOP), based in Buffalo, NY, a non-profit organization devoted to the critical examination of paranormal and supernatural claims.
		Since 1996, Randi has posted a $1 million reward (through his James Randi Educational Foundation) for any psychic or paranormalist who can prove his or her powers under controlled conditions.
		Randi adds, "This comprehensive statement was arrived at by examining the statutes of those seven states that have remained in the Dark Ages, so that I might satisfy their definitions of blasphemy."
	www.ronaldbrucemeyer.com /rants/0807b-almanac.htm (604 words)

	James Randi against paranormal - Forums powered by UBBThreads™
		James Randi (born Randall James Hamilton Zwinge, August 7, 1928 in Toronto, Canada), more often known as The Amazing Randi, is a stage magician, skeptic, and opponent of pseudoscience (including homeopathy).
		He is perhaps most known for the One Million Dollar Paranormal Challenge, in which his James Randi Educational Foundation will award a prize of one million USD to anyone who is able to show evidence of any paranormal, supernatural, or occult power or event, under test conditions agreed to by both parties.
		Now, one poor associate (name of "Kramer") who seems to have the unfortunate job of trying to pin down every quack that emails in just what their special power is, clearly has had too much interaction with the fringe, because he's got a really short fuse and isn't thorough in his comments about test design.
	uplink.space.com /showflat.php?Board=phenomena&Number=235730 (537 words)

	CD Baby: RANDI DRISCOLL: The Play - from shycloud
		Randi has performed at Lincoln Center in the Bang on a Can Festival and at the 2001 HRC dinner in Washington DC, with Keynote speaker Hillary Clinton.
		Randi has spent the past two years, touring the country as an independent artist, promoting the single and raising awareness.
		Randi and Noah are two of the most amazing muscians, bringing hope and inspiration through their music.
	www.cdbaby.com /cd/randidriscoll/from/shycloud (1397 words)

	A Skeptical Look At James Randi (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Randi is an accomplished magician and a professional skeptic, dedicating to disproving any and all claims of what he considers pseudoscience.
		Randi calls them "the Laurel and Hardy of psi" and proceeds to argue that their experiments were a tissue of ineptitude, gullibility, and dishonesty.
		Randi proceeds to launch a comprehensive critique of Targ and Puthoff's article "Information Transmission under Conditions of Sensory Shielding," which appeared in the October 18, 1974, issue of the respected journal Nature, and which can be read here The article details experiments involving, among other participants, the professed psychic Uri Geller.
	www.skepticalinvestigations.org /exam/Prescott_Randi.htm (3418 words)

	Floridian: The 'quack' hunter
		Randi's targets are those who say they possess paranormal powers: channelers, psychic surgeons, dowsers, vibrational healers and the like.
		Randi is the author of 10 books, everything from a history of conjuring to an expose of his longtime nemesis Uri Geller, the Israeli psychic famous for bending spoons.
		Randi placed out of sixth through eighth grades, but because there were no gifted programs then, he was given a pass to the reference room at the Toronto Public Library.
	www.sptimes.com /Floridian/41498/The__quack__hunter.html (1941 words)

	The Amazing Randi - Quick Facts (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Randi was acknowledged as the greatest escape artist since Houdini.
		Randi passed on to Dean his collection of escape memorabilia, including Houdini's milk can.
		Randi, the first magician ever, was the recipient of the McArthur Foundation Award in 1986 for his research into psychic phenomena.
	www.alwaysescaping.com /bio-randiqf.html (243 words)

	Dr. Gary Schwartz rebuttal to Randall James Zwinge's (The "Amazing" Randi)
		RANDI - It has been suggested to me that perhaps Dr. Gary Schwartz, who was featured on last week’s page here, will require a "triple-blind" protocol because his subjects all have second-sight.
		RANDI - More importantly, the media would not be able to trumpet that a scientist from a responsible University has demonstrated that belief in life-after-death has been validated, even though that is mere media-puffery.
		The invitation still stands for Randi to come to the laboratory, be video taped watching the raw tapes, be video taped commenting on the raw data in his role as a skilled magician.
	www.psicounsel.com /marius/dearjames2.htm (3460 words)

	Flim-Flam by James Randi (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Though some claim that it is a waste of time to debunk such small fry, Randi points out numerous instances where petty chicanery or delusion have cost innocent bystanders time, money, or even their lives.
		It is often said that Randi is an asshole, and in fact he records a couple of instances where people seem to be made genuinely miserable by having their delusions snatched.
		Randi assists in seeking out the truth, going up against those who are actively trying to obscure it.
	www.necronomi.com /~villainess/randi-review.html (219 words)

	James Randi Educational Foundation — Home Page
		James Randi is now a regular guest on The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe, a podcast produced by The New England Skeptics' Society and the JREF.
		This weekly podcast is put on by the fine folks at the New England Skeptical Society in conjunction with the JREF, and you're sure to be entertained, educated, and enlightened.
		Be part of the JREF web community by engaging in intelligent discussions with both skeptics and non-skeptics from around the globe.
	www.randi.org (747 words)

	James Randi's World
		Randi is a prolific writer, having authored nine books, and numerous articles and essays for publications such as Time Magazine, Scientific American Magazine, Technology Review, The New York Times, and many other scientific and popular journals.
		Randi is also regularly featured on television nationally and internationally.
		Randi does not object to faith in these wonders as long as that faith does not insist on being taken as proven.
	www.supered.co.uk /randi.html (10935 words)

	The Amazing Randi
		The Amazing Randi was a hero of mine when I was a kid.
		I never did find the decks I needed, but Randi did invite me to participate in a videotaping of a TV special he was hosting for an upcoming Magic Week for NBC News.
		I have not seen Randi in over 20 years, and I know he has moved in some different directions, but he still made an impact on me, and I think, in some ways, he demonstrated what a good mentor should be like.
	www.m-a-g-i-c.com /friends/randi.htm (348 words)

	Paul Harris Show: James Randi (Site not responding. Last check: )
		A week later, Randi posted his in-depth analysis and explanation of the show on his site.
		In an earlier appearnce [3/2/04], Randi took on Sylvia Browne, one of many self-proclaimed psychics who claim to be able to speak to the dead.
		In another appearance [8/15/03], Randi talked with Paul about some who have tried to win the Million Dollar Paranormal Challenge, how there are psychic believers all over the world, and much more -- including his 1978 appearance on "Happy Days," in which he taught Henry Winkler how to do the classic Milk Can Escape.
	www.harrisonline.com /audio/listings/2005/04/james-randi.htm (278 words)

	Freethought of the Day
		On this date in 1928, the Amazing James Randi was born in Canada.
		James Randi has used his international reputation as a magician and escape artist to investigate and expose claims of the paranormal.
		Randi is a founding fellow of CSICOP, the Committee for the Scientific Investigation of Claims of the Paranormal.
	www.ffrf.org /day?day=7&month=8 (318 words)

	Victor Zammit...on RANDI - Friends Communities (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Randi, who boasted to the world for many years that he is offering one million dollars to anyone who can successfully demonstrate a psychic skill, is now rapidly becoming the most discredited person on earth [ebm] in the history of psychic phenomena.
		Randi, it seems, has had for many years now a standing offer of $10,000 to anyone who can prove they possess psychic ability.
		Randi's million if he is willing to step up to the plate and place his bet for real.
	www.friendscommunities.org /showthread.php?t=5345 (1204 words)

	The Amazing Randi
		The Amazing Randi, or James Randi was born in 1928 as Randall James Hamilton Zwinge.
		The agreement between Amazing Randi and Alive Enterprises was for 3 illusions.
		Adam Jersin is James Randi, the increasingly famous, notoriously abrasive, self-styled "investigator of unusual claims" more often described as a debunker of paranormal phenomena.
	www.sickthingsuk.co.uk /people/p-randi.php (877 words)

	27B Stroke 6 - Wired News
		It turns out that Randi published an enciphered clue to the contents of the lock box in his newsletter, to provide evidence later that he hadn't switched the mystery item with something else just to foil the psychics.
		Randi, if you're reading this, next time, if the answer can be cracked in the manner the cryptographers used, take the first poster's advice and call your attorney or bank...
		Randi is trying to prove 1) that today's famous psychics are charlatans, thus helping thousands of people not to fall into their trickery.
	blog.wired.com /27bstroke6/2007/03/cryptographer_s.html (2737 words)

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