Word: contacted
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...Germany began looking into Sack's book, they concluded that it is precisely the sort of scandalous work that I demonstrated it to be. Once his book was thus exposed by a German writer in a prominent newspaper, his distinguished German publisher, Piper Verlag (with whom I had no contact whatsoever) took the highly unusual (and highly unprofitable) step of destroying the entire print run of the book and cancelling publication shortly before its release date. It was clear that the book was more in the genre of fiction than of reportage or history, that it was making untrue...
...that sense, the Net offers the same sort of intrusive contact with people in their homes that has made telemarketing a multibillion-dollar business. Just as lonely people often are vulnerable to pitchmen who call them at home, some maladjusted or immature people are unusually receptive to online conversations with strangers or to information that is different than what they see around them in their communities. The communication and the ideas can feel more personal or important than they are. While most people are mature enough to ignore the nuts or the nosy people and use this rich medium...
...cult gained much notoriety around the country. The cult's ranks reached about a thousand members, as hundreds of people were persuaded to leave behind their belongings and families and prepare for a UFO trip to the land of God. Members lived by new rules: no drinking, sex or contact with family or friends. Some even chose to be castrated. (Law enforcement officials in California reported Friday that about six of the males who committed suicide at Rancho Santa Fe, including Applewhite, had been surgically castrated some time ago.) Nettles died of cancer in 1985. By the late...
...producing commercial web pages for local firms. But a growing number of other cults and splinter groups use the Net to try to recruit new members, just as advertisers use the Net to sell products to consumers. Unlike TV or radio, the Net offers a very personal way to contact the audience. Some people are particularly vulnerable to email and chatroom conversations with folks they may meet in the intimate setting of the computer screen in their own den or bedroom...
...cult gained much notoriety around the country. The cult's ranks reached about a thousand members, as hundreds of people were persuaded to leave behind their belongings and families and prepare for a UFO trip to the land of God. Members lived by new rules: no drinking, sex or contact with family or friends. Some even chose to be castrated. (Law enforcement officials in California reported Friday that about six of the males who committed suicide at Rancho Santa Fe, including Applewhite, had been surgically castrated some time ago.) Nettles died of cancer in 1985. By the late...