Then in December 2009 Phil Plait left the JREF due to involvement in a television project, and D. J. Grothe assumed the position of President on January 1, 2010.

The JREF also maintains a legal defense fund to assist persons who are attacked as a result of their investigations and criticism of people who make paranormal claims.

JREF President DJ Grothe released a press release calling out Priceline. com for endorsing Caputo, stating, " It is difficult to watch the show and not feel heartbroken for those who are desperate to hear from the departed ... and even more so if they are being manipulated by a charlatan.

In 2011 the JREF again issued the million dollar challenge to James Van Praagh, Allison DuBois, Sylvia Browne, Carla Baron, John Edward, and others if they can prove their abilities in controlled experiments.

* James Randi Educational Foundation The James Randi Education Foundation ( JREF ) was founded to promote critical thinking in the areas of the supernatural and paranormal.

The JREF website publishes a ( nominally daily ) blog at randi. org Swift, which includes the latest JREF news and information, as well as exposes of paranormal claimants.

The James Randi Educational Foundation ( JREF ) is a non-profit organization founded in 1996 by magician and skeptic James Randi.

This same procedure was being done by Randi back on Earth at the JREF headquarters in front of witnesses from the Miami Herald.

* Swift: Online Newsletter of the JREF James Randi Educational Foundation newsletter written by Carroll, March 17, 2006

The JREF has provided skeptical views in the area of parapsychology.

On April 3, 1996 James Randi formally announced the creation of the JREF through his email hotline: It is now headquartered in Los Angeles, California.

In 2008 the astronomer Philip Plait became the new President of the JREF and Randi became the Chairman of the JREF Board of Directors.

While on the ISS, Lu teamed up with magician James Randi ( founder of JREF ) to perform a card trick in outer space.

The two cards complete with autographs are framed for public view at the JREF offices in Fort Lauderdale, FL.

One of the four sponsors of this legislation was Chris Dodd ( D-CT ), who, at the time, ranked as one of the top three beneficiaries of campaign contributions by drug companies.

One of the station's sponsors wanted Richardson for a new time slot and suggested an idea for a show.

One of my sponsors happens to sell instant coffee ( Sanka ), and he took great umbrage, or at least minor umbrage anyway, with the idea of saying tea.

One fifth of the capital costs are met by private business sponsors, who also own or lease the buildings.

Capital One also sponsors the annual " Mascot of the Year " contest.

One of its major sponsors was the Royal Australasian Ornithologists Union, also known as Birds Australia.

One of the most notable of these is the Stricker Conservatory of Tel Aviv, which, besides offering lessons and courses, sponsors a number of concert series and master classes by visiting artists.

One of its principal sponsors was the Texan billionaire Nelson Bunker Hunt.

One story about Peppermint Patty has it that Charles Schulz named the character after the York Peppermint Pattie, and in response the makers of the candy, Peter-Paul ( later Peter-Paul Cadbury ) ended up being one of the exclusive sponsors ( along with McDonald's and Dolly Madison ) of the animated Peanuts television specials on CBS in the 1970s.

One of the original sponsors of the amendment to ban same-sex marriage and legalize civil unions, Brian Lees, said, " Gay marriage has begun, and life has not changed for the citizens of the commonwealth, with the exception of those who can now marry.

The shirt sponsors are Capital One and Orchid IT.

One of the sponsors of Schaffer Motorsports is Boeing Helicopters Credit Union, a wholly separate entity from The Boeing Company, whose logo appears on the racecar Andrew Weldon drives.

One example is the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign's Ethnography of the University ( EOTU ) program, which sponsors undergraduate research on the university and archives it in web-accessible form for the UIUC community.

One year after the War of Assassins, Duke Leto Atreides sponsors an assault on Ix to reclaim the planet for House Vernius, while his concubine Jessica is pregnant with his son.

One of the loyal sponsors who advertised on both Radio Swan and Radio Americas was Herbert W. Armstrong with The World Tomorrow radio program.

However, some sponsors and die-cast makers have advanced the promotion to other codes of motorsport, as Red Bull Racing had a Star Wars paint scheme to promote Revenge of the Sith in Formula One and a similar Superman one to promote Superman Returns.

Two of the sport's more prominent sponsors withdrew from Formula One after this race.

PETRONAS was one of the main sponsors of the BMW Sauber Formula One team, and it supplies lubricants and fuel to the team.

After a solid graduation from the lower formulae ( he placed fifth in the 1976 European Formula Two season ), Ribeiro paid for his drive in the March Formula One team for the season ( main sponsors were Caixa Econômica Federal-a Brazilian bank and Souza Cruz-a tobacco company ).

After this, he signed for the Modena Formula One team for 1991, driving their Lamborghini cars thanks to backing from long-time sponsors Lease Plan.

After a competitive 1981 season, Paletti's sponsors took him to Formula One with Osella.

They were however able to find enough sponsors to organise that year's Formula One race.

One of the main sponsors was the Royal Australasian Ornithologists Union.

Sasol were the title sponsors of the Jordan Grand Prix team during the 1992, 1993 and 1994 Formula One World Championship seasons.

He ran in the series for three different teams and in 4 different numbers, running Braun Racing's number 32 with Beringer and Dollar General sponsorship, the 92 Toyota with Zippo BLU sponsorship for D ' Hondt Motorsports in the Zippo 200, and for Joe Gibbs Racing in the number 18 with sponsorship from Interstate Batteries, DLP, Z-Line Designs and Southern Farm Bureau Insurance and the number 20 with Doosan Infracore, Farm Bureau and Z-Line as sponsors.

Lindsay G. King ( Minister of Willowdale United Church ) was one of the sponsors of the Toronto Dollar system.

He also ran ten more cup races that season, with sponsors such as Dollar Tree, Go Team VA, and Total Nonstop Action Wrestling climbing on board.