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...dramatic attrition rate, until Applewhite instituted what Balch describes as an "intense regimentation." Do had recruits follow detailed schedules--waking for prayer at precise times, taking vitamins at, say, 7:22 p.m., consuming yeast rolls and liquid protein--and had them do drills, mental and physical, to prepare the flock for outer space. According to a man named Michael, who was with the cult from 1975 to 1988, recruits experimented with their sleeping patterns and their diets, trying to break down their bodies so they would be "under control." The discipline, he said, was "shame based," and when Michael wanted...
...Greenspan was even more careful when it came to popping the question to NBC's Andrea Mitchell. It took him 12 years of courtship, but the answer was a resounding "yes." The two will marry this Sunday at the upscale Inn at Little Washington in suburban Virginia, with a flock of Washington bigwigs in attendance. It will be the second marriage for both. Mitchell, 51, a hard-news Washington reporter who met Greenspan when he headed the Social Security bail-out commission, says that "rational exuberance" not unlike the one Greenspan says currently plagues the stock market finally sparked...
...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 '80s, the cult had lost a slew of members. This was when Applewhite turned to the Internet to gather a new flock. One of the newest converts was Yvonne McCurdy-Hill, a 39-year-old Cincinnati woman. She left behind five children in September to join the cult and was one of the 39 who used pills, alcohol and suffocation to end their lives...
...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 '80s, the cult had lost a slew of members. This was when Applewhite turned to the Internet to gather a new flock. One of the newest converts was Yvonne McCurdy-Hill, a 39-year-old Cincinnati woman. She left behind five children in September to join the cult and was one of the 39 who used pills, alcohol and suffocation to end their lives...
...week, whether we are making our way back from Lamont or rehearsal. And miraculously, Tommy's is busy every night until closing at three a.m. No self-respecting sober person frequents the Tasty, and Store 24's offerings are limited to Hostess cupcakes and Doritos. So we flock to a rat-hole where the workers make the pizza, handle your money and smoke cigarettes all at the same time...