Alexander Imich
(February 4, 1903 – June 8, 2014)
Polish-born chemist, parapsychologist, and supercentenarian, who was the president of the Anomalous Phenomena Research Center in New York City. He was born in 1903 Częstochowa, Poland (then a part of Russian Empire). He earned a PhD in zoology at the Jagiellonian University in Kraków in 1929, but as he could not find an academic position in zoology, he switched to chemistry. In 1952, Imich and his wife Wela moved to the United States, first to Pennsylvania and then to New York. He started the Anomalous Phenomena Research Center in 1999, trying to find a way to produce "The Crucial Demonstration", the goal of which is to demonstrate the reality of paranormal phenomena to mainstream scientists and the general public.
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by DougC » Jun 09, 2014 2:41 am
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#323 by Fallible » Jun 09, 2014 3:30 pm
She battled through in every kind of tribulation,
She revelled in adventure and imagination.
She never listened to no hater, liar,
Breaking boundaries and chasing fire.
Oh, my my! Oh my, she flies!
She revelled in adventure and imagination.
She never listened to no hater, liar,
Breaking boundaries and chasing fire.
Oh, my my! Oh my, she flies!
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#325 by Fallible » Jun 09, 2014 3:34 pm
Well that sucks.
She battled through in every kind of tribulation,
She revelled in adventure and imagination.
She never listened to no hater, liar,
Breaking boundaries and chasing fire.
Oh, my my! Oh my, she flies!
She revelled in adventure and imagination.
She never listened to no hater, liar,
Breaking boundaries and chasing fire.
Oh, my my! Oh my, she flies!
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#326 by james1v » Jun 09, 2014 3:40 pm
"When humans yield up the privilege of thinking, the last shadow of liberty quits the horizon". Thomas Paine.
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#327 by Sendraks » Jun 09, 2014 3:42 pm
A few months ago I was listening to Ade Edmundson on "My Planet Rocks." Seems like he and Rik have barely spoken in recent years because Ade didn't want to continue doing the series "Bottom." I'm now oddly mournful at the thought they might not have spoken before Rik died.
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#328 by chairman bill » Jun 09, 2014 3:45 pm
The wrong Tory bastard. I mean, with so many to choose from, why did fate pick on Rik?
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#329 by Kaleid » Jun 09, 2014 3:45 pm
One of my favourite comedians ever. I have everything he's ever done. Can't quite believe he's died. 56! I wonder if it's a long-term injury relating to his quad-bike accident years ago...
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#330 by DougC » Jun 09, 2014 3:49 pm
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#331 by Kaleid » Jun 09, 2014 3:50 pm
“Why kids, do you understand nothing? How can Rick be dead when we still have his poems?”
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#332 by Animavore » Jun 09, 2014 3:51 pm
According to some of the posters on the PlayStation forum.
"I'm too young to know who he is."
"I'm too young to know who he is."
A most evolved electron.
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#333 by Ironclad » Jun 09, 2014 3:54 pm
The People's Poet dead..
For Van Youngman - see you amongst the stardust, old buddy
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#334 by chairman bill » Jun 09, 2014 3:59 pm
He had the UK coalition pretty much spot on
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#335 by smudge » Jun 09, 2014 4:11 pm
Sad news indeed.
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The Young Ones was 'the' show of my youth.
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#336 by Pulsar » Jun 09, 2014 4:12 pm
Fairwell Lord Flashheart
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#337 by Emmeline » Jun 09, 2014 4:20 pm
I love everything he's done but this is my favourite scene:
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#338 by Paul » Jun 09, 2014 7:43 pm
I had just started a long car journey when this came on the news.
Very sad. Saw him at the National Theatre once, in The Government Inspector
Very sad. Saw him at the National Theatre once, in The Government Inspector
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#339 by HomerJay » Jun 09, 2014 8:37 pm
Animavore wrote:According to some of the posters on the PlayStation forum.
"I'm too young to know who he is."
I told my kids this afternoon and they were, who?
Mentioned Blackadder cos thanks to Dave they've seen that but not a big enough part really.
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#340 by jamest » Jun 09, 2014 8:40 pm
Loved his stuff. Did it achieve any success in the USA?
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