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Hubbard and his wife had moved to England when, in 1968, Britain banned foreign Scientologists, largely because of the rising number of complaints about Scientology. Among the most questionable practices reported in various countries: the recording of confessions that made members susceptible to blackmail; "disconnect" orders requiring the devout to sever all ties with antagonistic family and friends; "fair game," under which a defector could be "deprived of property or injured by any means . . . sued, lied to or destroyed." The worst practices were dropped, but the sect did not become notably friendlier. "Black p.r." and "noisy investigations" (wellpublicized inquiries into...
...attracted worldwide attention, it is, in its tragic essentials, not that rare. The only estimate for "terminal patients kept alive by mechanical means," says Dr. Robert Veatch of the Institute of Society, Ethics and the Life Sciences, is "lots and lots." Doctors in such cases often act alone and disconnect life-supporting machinery. "It is done all the time," says New Jersey Neurological Surgeon Arthur Winter. In Denver Anna Mair made the decision two years ago after her son David, 10, had been hit by a truck. Realizing that he would "never be anything but a shell," she told doctors...
...eliminate guesswork by eye, he invented jigs, or guides for tools, so that the outline of the product would not be marred by the fallibility of a shaky hand or imperfect vision. He made automatic stops that would disconnect the tool at the precise depth or diameter of a cut. He made clamps to hold the metal while the guided chisels or milling wheels cut it. By dividing his factory into departments-one for barrels, one for stocks, one for each lock piece-the parts could be brought into an assembly room and put together in one continuous, uninterrupted process...
...when the climbers reached 17,550 ft. and threatened another one unless their demands for more food and equipment were met. While Dr. Karl Herrligkoffer left the expedition to get more supplies, Anderl became the target of some Sherpa trade union tactics: they stoned him, and one threatened to disconnect his head with...
...think?" Blum inserted. "Until we gave it to the Overseers Monday night [January 4]. Then all hell broke loose. I've spoken to the Overseers about that," Burr added, affecting a certain necessary degree of sternness. "I could not get any sleep that Tuesday. I really had to disconnect the phone...