Here we go again.
You thought we were rid of the Power Balance Bracelet.
We now have Q-Link.
The next big pseudoscientific, scamming bullshit to hit our shores.
Q-Link
With testimonials from numerous well known Australians.
Bart Cummings, Mario Fenech, Tim Sheens etc, etc, etc.
The number of Q-Link products is only limited by your lack of imagination.

Q-Link Mini   Stick this on your mobile phone and protect you against electro magnetic radiation.
Q-Link Pendants   For improved physical and mental performance. Wear one to bed and literally spring out of bed in the morning.
Q-Link Bracelets   The same as the pendant but worn on the wrist.

From Wombatwal's Ramblings.
http://wombatsramblings.blogspot.com/2010/12/q-link.html
12/23/2010 11:46:00 PM
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The Australian Skeptics (Victorian Branch) Inc has been publically challenged to evaluate the Q-Link product. The committee has asked me to issue the following statement: Noting that: Part-owner of Q-Link John Gearon was confident his product would stand up to scrutiny, and the company invited Skeptics Victoria to test the effectiveness of the products, The [...]

From Victorian Skeptics
http://vicskeptics.wordpress.com/2010/12/29/q-link-the-age-and-us/
12/29/2010 11:09:40 PM
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Googlestalking that John Gearon, "CEO of Q-Link"... Q-Linky (http://www.itsallaboutyou.com.au/gearon.html): ---Quote--- *John Gearon -...

From AFA Forums
http://www.atheistfoundation.org.au/forums/showthread.php?t=7813&goto=newpost
11/4/2010 1:43:07 AM
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The Q-link is a device that purports to protect you from radiation from mobile phones using "A coil connected to nothing". Ben Goldacre and Orac have comprehensively debunked Q-link's claims.

Yesterday Sydney's Daily Telegraph published a story promoting Q-link (the on-line version has now vanished) by Stephen Fenech, their technology writer. Fenech's story read like an advertisement for Q-link, with their claims for the benefits of the product presented as factual and including the url of their website where you could buy one.

That's bad enough, but it also turns out that he's done this before and that

From Deltoid
http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/scienceblogs/deltoid/~3/x2hwdudJ3UE/steven_fenech_and_the_daily_te.php
11/5/2010 5:44:51 PM
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According to the suppliers, our biofields are negatively impacted by flickering computer monitors, irate bosses, cell phones, emotional stress, tabloid television, and traffic jams. We are literally bombarded with frequencies that wear us down. That’s why it is essential to recharge. The ASA agree that this is misleading, Hayley blogs about why. Continue reading →

From Rather Friendly Skeptic
http://ratherfriendlyskeptic.wordpress.com/2011/03/22/the-q-link-pendant/
3/23/2011 2:08:24 AM
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Clarus Products, makers of the placebo pendant Q-Link have released a media statement emphasising that they do not pay third parties for endorsements.

Here's the release in full

STATEMENT BY CLARUS TRANSPHASE SCIENTIFIC, INC.,
DEVELOPER-MANUFACTURER OF Q-LINK™ PRODUCTS & SRT™ TECHNOLOGY

(SAN FRANCISCO, California) –Recent media attention in Australia to energy products
generally and particularly to our own Q-Link™ brand product line calls for our clear
comment. As the developer and manufacturer of the Q-Link™ range of energy products –
products that have been on the market for 19 years and sold to more than a million users in
more than 50 countries – we want to make it clear that neither Clarus nor its exclusive
worldwide distribution partners have ever paid for third-party [...]

From A Drunken Madman
http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ADrunkenMadman/~3/0Yxr8zpIBU0/548.aspx
11/11/2010 11:53:47 PM
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Clarus Products, makers of the placebo pendant Q-Link have released a media statement emphasising that they do not pay third parties for endorsements.

Here's the release in full

STATEMENT BY CLARUS TRANSPHASE SCIENTIFIC, INC.,
DEVELOPER-MANUFACTURER OF Q-LINK™ PRODUCTS & SRT™ TECHNOLOGY

(SAN FRANCISCO, California) –Recent media attention in Australia to energy products
generally and particularly to our own Q-Link™ brand product line calls for our clear
comment. As the developer and manufacturer of the Q-Link™ range of energy products –
products that have been on the market for 19 years and sold to more than a million users in
more than 50 countries – we want to make it clear that neither Clarus nor its exclusive
worldwide distribution partners have ever paid for third-party [...]

From A Drunken Madman
http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ADrunkenMadman/~3/c3RF8wguQ4E/548.aspx
11/11/2010 11:53:47 PM
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Q & A tonight features an interesting panel, including nutjob Christian lobbyist Jim Wallace, and Cristina Rad of atheist YouTube fame. Here is a link to the live stream of the program : Q & A I have one question … Continue reading →

From Furious Purpose
http://furiouspurpose.me/2011/09/19/q-a-on-the-abc-right-now-watch-the-live-stream/
9/19/2011 9:41:33 PM
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Having recently moved to Somerset, and as the parent of a couple of small children, potential future schools are obviously of interest. One that I will not be considering is the new Steiner Academy in Frome. Following the current government’s plans to remove schools from local democratic control and place them in the hands of various [...]

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5/31/2011 8:38:42 PM
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Thanks to Bala for the link.

TIRUCHI: The eighth World Atheist Conference was kickstarted at Tiruchi on Friday with a call to counter the negative image of atheism.

Inaugurating the three-day conference held in Tamil Nadu for the first time, Levi Fragell, former president of International Humanist and Ethics Union urged participants from across India and other countries to present themselves as empathetic persons to those who believe in religion.

Cautioning that it was dangerous to change the mind of religious fundamentalists, he hinted [...]

From RichardDawkins.net - All Aggregated News Content
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1/9/2011 2:15:08 AM
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One of the sales points was that the negative ions released by it would somehow make me stronger. Here is there website so you can evaluate their claims -> http://energy-armor.com

From Skeptic's Subreddit
http://www.reddit.com/r/skeptic/comments/hlbmq/came_across_this_negative_ion_bracelet_tonight/
5/27/2011 4:35:51 PM
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Shorter Soul Surfer: “Thanks, God and/or Jesus, for making a shark eat my arm off! Now I really understand the depth of your love and inspiration.” Gregory Paul and Phil Zuckerman ask, Why do Americans still dislike atheists? Many thought-provoking statistics follow. Check out the first Q&A in this week’s Dear Prudence column! There are [...]

From No Forbidden Questions
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5/14/2011 2:00:49 AM
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I was recently watching a late-night television show and during the commercial break, there were advertisements for “Q-Ray” bracelets. Forgive me for being blunt but stupidity has no limits.

The Q-Ray bracelet is nothing new – they company advertises that they’ve been selling them for 15 years. The problem is that the bracelets have only ever been credited with curing one ailment (more on that later). The bracelets have no plausible method of action and have been discredited time and time again by even the simplest of studies. During the commercials for the product I had to just shake my head in amazement.

Just this morning, however, I received a SPAM from a company advertising “hologram power bracelets” at huge discounts (“Normally sold in stores for $60” but available from them “for only 19.95$”). I didn’t follow the link (I didn’t want them to know I actually read their [...]

From Small Town Skepticism
http://sarniaskeptic.blogspot.com/2010/10/dont-be-fooled-q-ray-isnt-useless.html
10/7/2010 2:51:00 AM
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0:00:00
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interview
Jason Brown about Q-Link

From The Skeptic Zone
http://skepticzone.libsyn.com/the-skeptic-zone-107-5-nov-2010
11/6/2010 10:54:35 AM
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Dr Ginger Campbell from the Brain Science Podcast delivers a lecture to London Skeptics in the Pub on Why Neuroscience Matters. Some of the questions during the Q&A portion in the second half are hard to hear, but stick with it as it’s good stuff. [Direct MP3 Link] [Podcast Feed] [Add to iTunes]

From The Pod Delusion
http://poddelusion.co.uk/blog/2011/05/12/london-sitp-dr-ginger-campbell/
5/13/2011 7:53:27 AM
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From Skeptic's Subreddit
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7/16/2011 9:59:53 AM
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• AT LARGE: A Conversation With Christopher Hitchens (Video)
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• From Atheist Media Blog
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Sex, violence and politics – what do sexual slavery and violence against women have to do with politics as we know it? What are the links between the exploitation of the environment and women? How can a feminist analysis of violence and power shape conventional campaigns? In this upcoming UMSS Q&A on Campus, Kathleen Maltzahn [...]

From Divisible By Pi
http://www.divisiblebypi.com/2010/10/12/umss-qa-–-sexual-slavery-and-feminist-politics/#utm_source=feed&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=feed
10/12/2010 10:13:27 PM
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From Skeptic's Subreddit
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2/24/2011 11:31:41 AM
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I will be doing a live video chat session — what I call Q&BA — on Google+ today at 20:00 UTC (3:00 p.m. Eastern US time). I’ll be using Google+’s Hangouts On Air, which lets an unlimited number of people watch live. I’ll post a link to the Hangout chat session here when it goes [...]

From Bad Astronomy
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1/23/2012 5:46:43 AM
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A: Light comes from the Sun. Duh.

A: We should wait until it gets dark to see whether the bulb is really broken.

A: The Great Light Bulb Swindle is a scam by Big Light Bulb to sell more light bulbs.

A: The Darkenists don’t even understand basic science. Energy can neither be created nor destroyed, therefore darkness is impossible.

A: Nazi!

A: It’s OK – it has been much darker than this in the past. During the Medieval Dark Ages, there were Vikings in Greenland!

A: If the light bulb needed changing, the market would have changed it by now.

A: Fascist!

A: Darkness is beneficial — it will increase mushroom yields and make life better for owls.

A: There is a natural 24-hour cycle of light and dark which humans have a negligible impact on. Anyway, we are just about to enter a natural darkening period.

A: Genesis 1:3 tells us “Let there be light”. The power of [...]

From The Second Sight
http://thesecondsight.blogspot.com/2011/01/q-how-many-denialists-does-it-take-to.html
1/15/2011 3:34:00 PM
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