On Objectivity, Money and the Loch Ness Monster
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“Keep in mind that objectivity is the Loch Ness monster of journalism. Only a few claim to have seen it, and no one believes them,” the authors write. I often bring this up in my journalism classes. My life experience defines how I see objectivity, …

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97–98% of the most published climate researchers think humans are causing global warming. Another study found 97.4% of publishing climatologists and just under 90% of all earth scientists think significant man made global warming is occurring. Yet, it is the fringe, the global climate change deniers, who often have the loudest voices. “Combustible” is a web video, created as part of a campaign, for the Global Climate Initiative, an organization that was borne to raise awareness of the fact, that we as human beings, are actually having a negative impact on the global ecology, and we shouldn’t wait until it’s too late to see this truth, and act. “Combustible” is a web video we created by REALM, from idea through conception. Included in the effort, was our team with Jianchao in Shanghai, as well as our creative partners at Creativegroup, in New York, especially Dan Ricci. Peter Moore Smith wrote the line, at the end. Everyone worked on this project without taking a fee, because all the participants see the importance of this mission. Made by REALM Written by Mike Gambino Produced by Andy Wilcox, Tom Colella, Kevin Anderson, and Heather Berman Directed by Mike Gambino and Tom Colella Edited by Tom Colella Visual Effects by JianChao Li, Fred Salkind and David Rogers for Realm Titles by Karolina Dawson for Realm Audio mix by Dan Ricci at CreativeGroup

The promotion, believed to be the only one of its kind in the country, runs from 10:30 a.m. to 10:30 p.m. In addition to the free fries, you also receive two peel-tab game pieces from the fry box. No purchase is necessary and there’s a limit of one order of fries per customer.

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The incident triggered a dangerous scramble for the euro bills Monday on the busy A2 highway near Maastricht, as people parked cars on the road’s shoulder and ran to scoop up loose notes.

Police in the southern Dutch province of Limburg confirmed in their Twitter feed “it briefly rained bank bills.”

Reporter Rudy Bouma told national broadcaster NOS he saw people grabbing handfuls of cash before hopping back into their cars and driving away.

It was not clear how much cash was lost, or how it could have fallen from the truck.

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But it won’t be money that makes the winner. For members of the Global Lottery Collector’s Society, the scratch-off cards themselves are worth keeping because of their quirky themes and colorful designs.

From a $ 3 Montana lottery ticket based on the game Uno to a series of $ 2 “Star Trek” stubs from Virginia, the game themes run the gamut from movies and TV shows to sports teams and holiday cheer. The cards come in different sizes, shapes and denominations.

“The whole purpose of collecting is not to get rich, or to get lucky, but to get the tickets,” said club co-founder Bill Pasquino. “But if I happen to hit a jackpot along the way, I’d be very happy.”

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This weekend, Pasquino is joining about two dozen other club members at the group’s annual “Lotovention.” Held this year in northeast Philadelphia, the gathering is an opportunity to meet other self-described “lotologists,” trade tickets and take a gander at the never-ending multitude of collectible material.

Pasquino, 64, a retired teacher from Lancaster, Pa., said that when the club started in the late 1980s, only about a dozen states had lotteries â?? and none would issue more than six tickets per year.

Today, 43 states plus Washington, D.C., Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands have lotteries, as do countries across the world.

Pennsylvania alone issues between 55 and 65 new instant games a year, according to state lottery spokeswoman Elizabeth Brassell. Recent scratch-offs include the $ 10 “Stacks of Cash” ticket â?? top prize $ 200,000 â?? and the cheaper $ 1 “Dice Doubler,” with a jackpot of merely $ 2,000.

While the club focuses on modern scratch-off tickets, lotteries in the U.S. date to Colonial times. Princeton University’s library boasts a collection of tickets from 1761-1826, noting that lotteries were common sources of public financing because there were relatively few banks.

Benjamin Franklin financed cannons for the Revolutionary War through lotteries, while Thomas Jefferson disposed of most of his estate through such tickets, according to Princeton archives.

Modern lottery stub collectors get their goods through buying or trading, and occasionally through friendly vendors or distributors who save voided sample tickets for them, Pasquino said.

Most collectors actually scratch the tickets to see if they win â?? Pasquino’s biggest prize so far is $ 500 â?? though some leave them untouched, forgoing a possible jackpot to keep them pristine. The club does not take a stance on gambling.

At the convention on Friday, club vice president Steve Gilbert hoped to find a set of eight Pennsylvania lottery tickets from the late 1970s â?? the only state-issued stubs he doesn’t have in a trove of thousands. The “Multi-Million Sweepstakes” were sold only at Penn National racetrack, he said.

“The older tickets are very difficult to find,” said Gilbert, of Philadelphia.

That’s partly because there were fewer collectors back then. But despite the proliferation in scratch-offs, the club has seen its membership wane in recent years â?? from about 550 at its peak to 150 or 200 today, according to Pasquino.

Pierre and Anne-Marie Lasnier, who are in their 60s, traveled to Lotovention from the small town of Le Plessis Dorn, France. They came to see what they could add to a collection that includes French national lottery tickets dating back to 1933.

They brought with them hundreds of sample tickets from France: 3 euros for a Valentine’s Day-themed ticket; 5 euros for one offering a chance at “Vacances a vie” â?? vacation for life.

The couple posted a note at their table to let people know they’re seeking lottery tickets featuring images of M&Ms candy, Betty Boop, Pink Panther, Elvis and the zodiac. They had no luck in the first few hours of the gathering on Friday.

“Not yet,” Anne-Marie Lasnier said. “But we have time.”

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RI archaeologist follows the money — 1772 style
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DK Abbass, director of the Rhode Island Marine Archaeology Project, says she may have solved one mystery of the Gaspee Incident, the 1772 boarding and destruction of a British warship stranded on a sandbar in Narragansett Bay, an early and literally …

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Money Talks: 5 bizarre scholarships
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Even the Parapsychology Foundation has several scholarships available for spirited students who have an interest in the other side. There's a scholarship for language majors interested in speaking Kling-on. And one for those good at speaking duck. …

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