Ed Conrad is a part-time journalist, dealer in antiques, and critic of the theories of human evolution. His notoriety stems from his vast posting history to Usenet and his belief that, in his words, man is "as old as coal."
Beliefs
Conrad claims to believe that human populations existed at the time that coal was forming., but he has frequently denied that he is a creationist, reserving some criticism of the creationist movement. This belief appears to date from Conrad's discovery of a skull-shaped object which he says was found in the Carboniferous-dated anthracite region of Pennsylvania in June of 1981. Conrad says that scientists at the Smithsonian examined the object and ruled it was a concretion, but that later infrared scans by other investigators showed the presence of material in the "jaw" area compatible with either tooth or bone in origin. Since this discovery Conrad has found many instances of what he believes are human or humanoid bones preserved in Carboniferous-age rock structures.
Criticism by Conrad
Conrad believes that the Smithsonian Institution has been remiss in not accepting his claims of the discovery of anthropoid and hominid bones and teeth in coal beds. Conrad has also accused other scientists of unethical conduct, including but not limited to support of Darwinism, accusing them of "acting like slime".
Criticism of Conrad
One of Conrad's first critics was Andrew MacRae, a geologist who was at the time a Ph.D. candidate at the University of Calgary. MacRae undertook a review of an article written by Conrad called "Human Bones in Carbiniferous-aged Rocks". Conrad's work has also been criticized by P.Z. Myers, then an assistant professor at Temple University, by the Institute for Bible and Scientific Studies, and by writer Edward T. Babinski.
Usenet
Ed Conrad is well-known as a frequent poster to numerous Usenet groups. He posts articles with titles such as "EVOLUTION CRAP No Match for Ed Conrad's Physical Evidence of Man as Old as Coal" "ROSIE O'DONNELL vs. Dr. Strangeglove and His Heil Hitler", and "FLASH! Elvis Presley Still Alive! -- At 71, He Denies He's the Bag of Evolution Fumigation". He claims to have appeared on Larry King Live, although a search of the cnn.com website reveals his name is not listed on that site. Many of his posts refer to his belief that man is as old as coal, but others appear to have been made in support of Velikovskyism and conspiracy theories regarding the September 11, 2001 attacks. Conrad also believes that the lunar landings were a hoax.
Conrad's efforts have resulted in the formation of a Usenet newsgroup, an "honor" generally reserved, in such cases, for established Usenet cranks, crackpots, and trolls. The group alt.fan.ed-conrad is propagated by many Usenet servers and can be read on Google Groups. Conrad posts many articles to this group as well to a wide range of Usenet groups, including talk.origins, sci.archaeology, alt.fan.rush-limbaugh, alt.obituaries, alt.music.michael-jackson, soc.veterans, and dc.smithsonian. In most of these cases, Conrad's postings are repetitions of earlier postings or outright carbon copying of earlier postings, spread across many, often unrelated newsgroups, as spam.
Conrad resides in Hazleton, Pennsylvania.
Beliefs
Conrad claims to believe that human populations existed at the time that coal was forming., but he has frequently denied that he is a creationist, reserving some criticism of the creationist movement. This belief appears to date from Conrad's discovery of a skull-shaped object which he says was found in the Carboniferous-dated anthracite region of Pennsylvania in June of 1981. Conrad says that scientists at the Smithsonian examined the object and ruled it was a concretion, but that later infrared scans by other investigators showed the presence of material in the "jaw" area compatible with either tooth or bone in origin. Since this discovery Conrad has found many instances of what he believes are human or humanoid bones preserved in Carboniferous-age rock structures.
Criticism by Conrad
Conrad believes that the Smithsonian Institution has been remiss in not accepting his claims of the discovery of anthropoid and hominid bones and teeth in coal beds. Conrad has also accused other scientists of unethical conduct, including but not limited to support of Darwinism, accusing them of "acting like slime".
Criticism of Conrad
One of Conrad's first critics was Andrew MacRae, a geologist who was at the time a Ph.D. candidate at the University of Calgary. MacRae undertook a review of an article written by Conrad called "Human Bones in Carbiniferous-aged Rocks". Conrad's work has also been criticized by P.Z. Myers, then an assistant professor at Temple University, by the Institute for Bible and Scientific Studies, and by writer Edward T. Babinski.
Usenet
Ed Conrad is well-known as a frequent poster to numerous Usenet groups. He posts articles with titles such as "EVOLUTION CRAP No Match for Ed Conrad's Physical Evidence of Man as Old as Coal" "ROSIE O'DONNELL vs. Dr. Strangeglove and His Heil Hitler", and "FLASH! Elvis Presley Still Alive! -- At 71, He Denies He's the Bag of Evolution Fumigation". He claims to have appeared on Larry King Live, although a search of the cnn.com website reveals his name is not listed on that site. Many of his posts refer to his belief that man is as old as coal, but others appear to have been made in support of Velikovskyism and conspiracy theories regarding the September 11, 2001 attacks. Conrad also believes that the lunar landings were a hoax.
Conrad's efforts have resulted in the formation of a Usenet newsgroup, an "honor" generally reserved, in such cases, for established Usenet cranks, crackpots, and trolls. The group alt.fan.ed-conrad is propagated by many Usenet servers and can be read on Google Groups. Conrad posts many articles to this group as well to a wide range of Usenet groups, including talk.origins, sci.archaeology, alt.fan.rush-limbaugh, alt.obituaries, alt.music.michael-jackson, soc.veterans, and dc.smithsonian. In most of these cases, Conrad's postings are repetitions of earlier postings or outright carbon copying of earlier postings, spread across many, often unrelated newsgroups, as spam.
Conrad resides in Hazleton, Pennsylvania.
An Energy card is one of the three categories of cards in the Pokémon Trading Card Game, the other two being Pokémon cards and Trainer cards. Energy cards are used to power up the Pokémon in order to attack. They are attached to a Pokémon and stay there unless something removes it or the Pokémon retreats (the equivalent of recalling a Pokémon). Energy can be provided in eight different types (colors), as well as a ninth "Colorless" type that any other type of Energy can substitute for. Almost all Pokémon require certain amounts of specific types and sometimes Colorless Energy to attack. An important distinction is between Basic Energy cards and Special Energy cards. If using certain battle rules, Energy cards will not be used. For people using those rules, Energy cards are quite useless and they sometimes complain that there are too many (usually 20-30) Energy cards in theme decks and that they are being cheated.
Basic Energy
Basic Energy cards come in six varieties: Fighting, Fire, Grass, Lightning, Psychic, and Water and since the Diamond and Pearl set Darkness and Metal. Each Basic Energy card provides one Energy of the type shown. Because Basic Energy cards are the only exception to the rule limiting up to four cards with a certain name in a deck, Basic Energy cards are the primary source of fuel in a deck. They are also considered the least expensive cards.
They provide no additional benefit than supplying Energy but can be easily drawn, are expendable, and can be easily retrieved via Trainer cards or Pokémon.
All Basic Energy Cards are CGI-illustrated, and many carry no illustration credits. However, since they were originally illustrated by Keiji Kinebuchi and have changed little in their appearance since then, one can deduce that Kinebuchi is still the illustrator for Basic Energy cards today.
Special Energy
Any Energy card that isn't a Basic Energy card is a Special Energy card. They either provide more than one Energy at a time, grant special properties to the Pokémon using it, or sometimes both. Double Rainbow Energy, for example, can provide two Energy of any type and reduce damage done it its holder. However, Special Energy cards are hard to obtain, since they are not exempt from the 4-card rule, compounded with the relatively few cards capable of finding them. Before the Diamond Pearl set two types of Energy could only be found in the form of Special Energy cards: Darkness and Metal Energy. Pokémon with attacks that require these types of Energy will usually be able to do more damage or produce better effects than attacks that use Basic Energy cards, and the Darkness and Metal Energy cards themselves have benefits the new basic energy provide no additional benefits. These are the most valuable energies and tend to be enjoyed by those who consider Energy cards rip-offs.
Another disadvantage is that the card game generally discourages use of Special Energy cards. Some Pokémon and Trainers benefit if their opponent is holding Special Energy cards or lose some of their powers if they're holding them. For example, Electabuzz from EX Unseen Forces takes reduced damage from Pokémon with Special Energy cards attached to it.
Basic Energy
Basic Energy cards come in six varieties: Fighting, Fire, Grass, Lightning, Psychic, and Water and since the Diamond and Pearl set Darkness and Metal. Each Basic Energy card provides one Energy of the type shown. Because Basic Energy cards are the only exception to the rule limiting up to four cards with a certain name in a deck, Basic Energy cards are the primary source of fuel in a deck. They are also considered the least expensive cards.
They provide no additional benefit than supplying Energy but can be easily drawn, are expendable, and can be easily retrieved via Trainer cards or Pokémon.
All Basic Energy Cards are CGI-illustrated, and many carry no illustration credits. However, since they were originally illustrated by Keiji Kinebuchi and have changed little in their appearance since then, one can deduce that Kinebuchi is still the illustrator for Basic Energy cards today.
Special Energy
Any Energy card that isn't a Basic Energy card is a Special Energy card. They either provide more than one Energy at a time, grant special properties to the Pokémon using it, or sometimes both. Double Rainbow Energy, for example, can provide two Energy of any type and reduce damage done it its holder. However, Special Energy cards are hard to obtain, since they are not exempt from the 4-card rule, compounded with the relatively few cards capable of finding them. Before the Diamond Pearl set two types of Energy could only be found in the form of Special Energy cards: Darkness and Metal Energy. Pokémon with attacks that require these types of Energy will usually be able to do more damage or produce better effects than attacks that use Basic Energy cards, and the Darkness and Metal Energy cards themselves have benefits the new basic energy provide no additional benefits. These are the most valuable energies and tend to be enjoyed by those who consider Energy cards rip-offs.
Another disadvantage is that the card game generally discourages use of Special Energy cards. Some Pokémon and Trainers benefit if their opponent is holding Special Energy cards or lose some of their powers if they're holding them. For example, Electabuzz from EX Unseen Forces takes reduced damage from Pokémon with Special Energy cards attached to it.
Jeff Jenkins (born Robert Jeffery Jenkins, May 2, 1972) is a cast member and founder of the The Skinny Improv, a dynamic improvisational comedy group in Springfield, Missouri, United States. In addition to The Skinny Improv, Jenkins has performed in, and directed, plays at the Springfield Little Theatre in Springfield.
The Full Monty
In 2006, Jeff resigned as an adjunct professor at Evangel University due to his appearance in a local performance of the musical “The Full Monty”, after an original cast member was hurt and unable to perform. He is now currently teaching classes at Ozarks Technical Community College.
The Full Monty
In 2006, Jeff resigned as an adjunct professor at Evangel University due to his appearance in a local performance of the musical “The Full Monty”, after an original cast member was hurt and unable to perform. He is now currently teaching classes at Ozarks Technical Community College.
Hypercom Corporation is a global payment technology comapny. It provides complete, end-to-end high security payment solutions, from countertop and mobile credit/debit payment terminals to the network devices and services that quickly expedite the fast and secure transmission of vital financial and business data.
The company was founded in 1978, in Australia, and at the onset primarily focused its operations in the Asia-Pacific region. In 1987, the company expanded its operations into the United States and, in 1990, relocated its headquarters to Phoenix, Arizona. Hypercom expanded into Latin America in 1991, and then into Europe in 1996.
Hypercom markets its products and services through a worldwide network of sales, service and development offices. Regional sales headquarters are located in Brazil, China, Hungary, Mexico and the United Kingdom.
The company was founded in 1978, in Australia, and at the onset primarily focused its operations in the Asia-Pacific region. In 1987, the company expanded its operations into the United States and, in 1990, relocated its headquarters to Phoenix, Arizona. Hypercom expanded into Latin America in 1991, and then into Europe in 1996.
Hypercom markets its products and services through a worldwide network of sales, service and development offices. Regional sales headquarters are located in Brazil, China, Hungary, Mexico and the United Kingdom.