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1984 Rajneeshee bioterror attack
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The 1984 Rajneeshee bioterror attack was the food poisoning of 751 individuals in The Dalles, Oregon, through the deliberate contamination of salad bars at ten local restaurants with salmonella. A leading group of followers of Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh had hoped to incapacitate the voting population of the city so that their own candidates would win the 1984 Wasco County elections, the incident was the first and single largest bioterrorist attack in United States history. The attack is one of two confirmed terrorist uses of biological weapons to harm humans since 1945, the other being the 2001 anthrax attacks across the USA. Fearing they would not gain enough votes, Rajneeshpuram officials decided to incapacitate voters in The Dalles, as a result of the attack,751 people contracted salmonellosis,45 of whom were hospitalized. Frohnmayer set up an Interagency Task Force, composed of Oregon State Police and the Federal Bureau of Investigation, a sample of bacteria matching the contaminant that had sickened the town residents was found in a Rajneeshpuram medical laboratory. Two leading Rajneeshpuram officials were convicted on charges of attempted murder, several thousand of Rajneeshs followers had moved onto the Big Muddy Ranch in rural Wasco County in 1981, where they later incorporated as a city called Rajneeshpuram. They had taken control of the small nearby town of Antelope, Oregon. The group had started on friendly terms with the population, but relations soon turned negative because of land use conflicts. After being denied building permits for Rajneeshpuram, the leadership sought to gain political control over the rest of the county by influencing the November 1984 county election. Their goal was to win two of three seats on the Wasco County Circuit Court, as well as the sheriffs office, the Wasco county clerk countered this attempt by enforcing a regulation that required all new voters to submit their qualifications when registering to vote. The commune leadership planned to sicken and incapacitate voters in The Dalles, approximately twelve people were involved in the plots to employ biological agents, and at least eleven were involved in the planning process. No more than four appear to have involved in development at the Rajneeshpuram medical laboratory. At least eight individuals were involved with the distribution of the bacteria, the main planners of the attack included Sheela Silverman, Rajneeshs chief lieutenant, and Diane Yvonne Onang, a nurse practitioner and secretary-treasurer of the Rajneesh Medical Corporation. They purchased salmonella bacteria from a supply company in Seattle, Washington. They contaminated the produce at the bars as a trial run. The group also tried to introduce pathogens into The Dalles water system, if successful, they planned to use the same techniques closer to Election Day. This second part of the plan was never implemented, the commune decided to boycott the election when it became clear that those brought in through the Share-a-Home program would not be allowed to vote. Two visiting Wasco County commissioners were poisoned with glasses of water containing salmonella bacteria during a visit to Rajneeshpuram on August 29,1984, both men fell ill and one was hospitalized
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Bale Out
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Bale Out, RevoLucians Christian Bale Remix. is a satirical dance remix by American composer Lucian Piane, also known as RevoLucian, released on February 2,2009, to YouTube and Myspace. The piece parodies Christian Bale by utilizing audio from a July 2008 rant made by the actor on the set of Terminator Salvation. The day after its release, the YouTube page for the song had been viewed over 200,000 times, the Associated Press called it a hypnotic dance track, and United Press International noted it was catchy, characterizing it as a YouTube sensation. Gil Kaufman of MTV. com described the piece as a techno-ripping, time magazines website called the track hilarious, and Nine News characterized it as a raging online success. The director of Terminator Salvation McG liked the remix and put a copy of it on his iPod, in July 2008, Christian Bale was filming a scene in New Mexico for the film Terminator Salvation with actress Bryce Dallas Howard. The films director of photography, Shane Hurlbut, walked into Bales line of sight, Bale said he would quit the film if Hurlbut repeated the error and was not subsequently fired. Hurlbut responded calmly and apologized several times to Bale, and continued shooting for seven hours after the incident, the website TMZ. com reported the occurrence soon after it happened, and posted an audio recording on February 2,2009. The event did not become widely publicized until after TMZ. com had posted the audio of Bales outburst, TMZ. com reported that film executives for Terminator Salvation sent a copy of the audio recording to the films insurance company, in case Bale refused to continue filming. Four days after the recording was posted to the Internet, Bale appeared as a guest on Los Angeles radio station KROQ-FM. He said he acted like a punk, and that he and Hurlbut talked after the conflict and resolved this completely. Bale acknowledged the two worked together for hours after the episode, and at least a month after that. Senator John Kerry at the University of Florida, the Associated Press reported that Piane was drawn to the musicality of Bales rage-filled voice. Piane spent three hours working on the remix, when I heard Christian Bale flip out I had to remix the track. Its good to hear that clubs have started playing it as it is very funny. In an interview with LA Weekly, Piane commented that he wants his remix remembered, instead of Bales outburst, so I figured, remembering that one time Christian Bale went crazy on set, maybe people will remember the remix. The Bale Out mashup incorporates audio clips of Bale lashing out, the chorus includes a clip of Bale saying its fucking distracting, and What dont you fuckin understand. The sound collage includes clips of Barbra Streisand from a 2006 exchange with a supporter of former-President George W. Bush, Piane told the Associated Press, I dont know if Christian Bale is enjoying it, but I hope he does. I think Ive taken something that made him look really bad
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Battlefield Earth (film)
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Battlefield Earth is a 2000 American science fiction action film based upon the first half of L. Ron Hubbards 1982 novel of the same name. Travolta, a long-time Scientologist, had sought for years to make a film of the novel by Hubbard. He was unable to obtain funding from any major studio due to concerns about the script, prospects. The project was taken on in 1998 by an independent production company, Franchise Pictures. Franchise Pictures was later sued by its investors and was bankrupted in 2004 after it emerged that it had overstated the films budget by $31 million. Battlefield Earth was released on May 12,2000, the film was a critical and commercial failure, and has been called one of the worst films of all time. Audiences were reported to have ridiculed early screenings and stayed away from the film after its opening weekend, which led to Battlefield Earth failing to recoup its costs. The film went on to receive a total of eight Golden Raspberry Awards and it has since become a cult film in the so bad, its good vein. Travolta originally envisioned Battlefield Earth as the first of two films to be adapted from the book, as the only covered the first half of the novel. However, the poor performance at the box office, as well as the collapse of Franchise Pictures. In the year 3000, Earth has been ruled for 1,000 years by the Psychlos, the remnants of humanity are either enslaved by the Psychlos and used for manual labor or survive in primitive tribes living in remote areas outside Psychlo control. Jonnie Goodboy Tyler, a member of one tribe, leaves his home in the Rocky Mountains on a journey of exploration. Terl, the Psychlo security chief on Earth, has been condemned by his superiors to remain indefinitely at his post on Earth as punishment for an incident involving the Senators daughter. Aided by his deputy, Ker, Terl devises a plan to buy his way off the planet by making a fortune using human slaves to mine gold in radioactive areas. Psychlos are unable to visit such areas due to the interaction of the gas they breathe with radionuclide particles. Terl selects Jonnie as his foreman for the project and gives him a Psychlo education using a rapid-learning machine, Terl gives Jonnie a party of slaves and a Psychlo flying shuttle and orders him to go out and find gold. After learning the Psychlos language, history, and myriad other things from the learning machine. He obtains gold from Fort Knox to satisfy Terls demands, Jonnie and his followers find an abandoned underground U. S. military base with working aircraft, weapons, fuel, and nuclear weapons
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Freedom for the Thought That We Hate
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The book starts by quoting the First Amendment, which prohibits the U. S. Congress from creating legislation which limits free speech or freedom of the press. Lewis traces the evolution of civil liberties in the U. S. through key historical events, the title of the book is drawn from the dissenting opinion by Supreme Court Associate Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr. in United States v. Schwimmer. Lewis warns the reader against the potential for government to advantage of periods of fear and upheaval in a post-9/11 society to suppress freedom of speech. Jeremy Waldron commented on the work for The New York Review of Books, Waldron elaborated on this criticism in his book The Harm in Hate Speech, in which he devoted a chapter to Lewis book. This prompted a critical analysis of works in The New York Review of Books in June 2012 by former Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens. The book starts by quoting the First Amendment, which prohibits the U. S. Congress from creating legislation that limits free speech or freedom of the press. Lewis warns that, in a state in which controversial views are not allowed to be spoken, citizens and he recounts key historic events in which fear led to overreaching acts by the government, particularly from the executive branch. The author gives background on the process by which the U. S. judicial system began defending publishers and writers from attempts at suppression of speech by the government. The Alien and Sedition Acts were used for political impact against members of the Republican Party in order to them for criticizing the government. Thomas Jefferson was elected the president in 1800, Lewis cites this as an example of the American publics dissatisfaction with Adams actions against freedom of speech. After taking office in 1801, Jefferson issued pardons to those convicted under the Alien and Sedition Acts. During World War I, with increased fear among the American public and attempts at suppression of criticism by the government, Lewis writes that Associate Justices Louis Brandeis and Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr. began to interpret broader support for freedom of speech imparted by the First Amendment. The author reflects on his view of speech in the face of imminent danger in an age of terrorism, constitution permits suppression of speech in situations of impending violence, and cautions use of the law to suppress expressive acts including burning a flag or using offensive slang terms. Lewis asserts that punitive measures can be taken against speech which incites terrorism to a group of willing to commit such acts. The book recounts an opinion written by Brandeis and joined by Holmes in the 1927 case of Whitney v. California which further developed the notion of the power of the people to speak out. Brandeis and Holmes emphasized the value of liberty, and identified the most dangerous factor to freedom as an apathetic society averse to voicing their opinions in public, in the 1964 Supreme Court case of New York Times Co. v. He cites the New York Times Co. v. Sullivan decision as an example of Madisonian philosophy towards freedom of speech espoused by James Madison, the author questions the actions of the media with respect to privacy. He observes that public expectations regarding morality and what constitutes a violation of the right to privacy has changed over time
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From The Doctor to my son Thomas
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Capaldi filmed the 42-second video in character as the 12th incarnation of The Doctor in the BBC science-fiction series Doctor Who. Capaldis message had an effect on Thomas, his father said that the boy smiled for the first time since learning of his grandmothers death. Thomas father Ross Goodall posted the video to YouTube on 6 November 2014 and he later explained to media that he wanted to make the video available to his family and had no idea it would become popular online. CNN reported that after its appearance on YouTube, the video was viewed over 200,000 times in its first 48 hours online and this more than doubled the next day, and less than a week later it had over 900,000 total views. BBC News observed that Capaldis message had become a viral video, the Guardian and The Daily Telegraph called the recording by Capaldi a touching video to a young child suffering from grief. CNN and MTV characterised the video similarly, as did Spanish, the Independent wrote that Capaldi displayed a kinder face of his personality by sending the message. BT commented it was Capaldis best contribution as the character of the Doctor to date, the video had a positive impact on those with mental health problems. Autism Daily Newscast reported favourably on the Doctors actions, the Hollywood Reporter observed that as his character the Doctor, Capaldi was using his role to support mental health. Hollywood Life said their reporters were moved to tears after watching Capaldis video, Peter Harness, writer of the episode Kill the Moon, said that Capaldis video was his favourite highlight from ten years of Doctor Who. The Scottish actor and film director Peter Capaldi was cast in 2013 as the 12th incarnation of the Doctor and his casting was announced on 4 August 2013 in a special BBC programme hosted by Zoë Ball. Capaldi first appeared as the Doctor in a cameo in the 50th anniversary special The Day of the Doctor, before appearing in the 2013 Christmas special The Time of the Doctor. A lifelong fan of the series, Capaldi had played Lobus Caecilius in the 2008 episode The Fires of Pompeii, before taking the role, Capaldi said that he had to seriously consider the increased visibility that would come with the part. The Goodall family were all fans of Doctor Who, describing themselves as Whovians, Thomas decorated his home with objects related to the television series. Capaldi wrote back to Thomas thanking him, and sent a note to the childs father saying that he intended to send a video message, Capaldi enclosed guidance to Ross Goodall on how to organise a tour of the production studios for Doctor Who. Ross Goodall subsequently communicated with Capaldi through the agent, to inform him that Thomass grandmother had died. He told Capaldi that his son was not dealing well with the grief from his grandmothers death, the family received the subsequent video message to Thomas from Capaldi three weeks after the death of the childs grandmother. Capaldi appears in character as the Doctor and addresses Thomas directly and he expresses his gratitude at receiving the childs letter, saying that it had pleased him. He then speaks to Thomas about grief, mentioning the Doctors adventures with travelling companion Clara Oswald and he tells Thomas that negative events impact Clara and himself in their journeys through the universe and time travel, and that occasionally they feel depressed too
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Fuck (film)
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Fuck is a 2005 American documentary film by director Steve Anderson about the word fuck. The film argues that the word is an part of societal discussions about freedom of speech. It examines the term from perspectives which include art, linguistics, society and comedy, scholars and celebrities analyze perceptions of the word from differing perspectives. Journalist Sam Donaldson talks about the versatility of the word, musician Alanis Morissette comments that the word contains power because of its taboo nature. The film features the last recorded interview of author Hunter S. Thompson before his suicide, scholars, including linguist Reinhold Aman, journalism analyst David Shaw and Oxford English Dictionary editor Jesse Sheidlower, explain the history and evolution of the word. Language professor Geoffrey Nunberg observes that the treatment by society reflects changes in our culture during the 20th century. Anderson was exposed to public conceptions surrounding the word fuck by comedian George Carlins monologue Seven Words You Can Never Say on Television and he named the film Fuck despite anticipating problems with marketing. Animator Bill Plympton provided sequences illustrating key concepts in the film, the documentary was first shown at the AFI Film Festival on November 7,2005, at ArcLight Hollywood in Hollywood. Film critic A. O. Scott called the documentary a battle between advocates of morality and supporters of freedom of expression. The Washington Post and the New York Daily News criticized its length, in his 2009 book Fuck, Word Taboo and Protecting Our First Amendment Liberties, law professor Christopher M. Fairman called the movie the most important film using fuck. The American Film Institute said, Ultimately, Fuck is a movie about free speech, freedom of expression must extend to words that offend. Love it or hate it, fuck is here to stay, Fuck begins with a segment from the 1965 propaganda film Perversion for Profit, followed by a clip from SpongeBob SquarePants which states that the word can be used as a sentence enhancer. The word fuck is used 857 times during the film, scholarly analysis is provided by Maledicta publisher Reinhold Aman, journalism analyst David Shaw and Oxford English Dictionary editor Jesse Sheidlower. Language professor Geoffrey Nunberg says, You could think of that as standing in for most of the changes that happened in the 20th century, the film next features author Hunter S. Thompson in his final documented interview. Fuck later includes archival footage of comedians Lenny Bruce and George Carlin, Carlins 1972 monologue Seven Words You Can Never Say on Television is excerpted in the film. Journalist Sam Donaldson comments on the versatility of fuck, Its one of those all-purpose words, Bill Maher comments, Its the ultimate bad word, observing that thanks to Lenny Bruce, comedy clubs have become the freest free-speech zone in the United States. Connolly states that fuck sounds exactly like what it is, noting that the impact of saying fuck off cannot be translated. He says that if you are in Lhasa airport and someone is fiddling with your luggage, yelling fuck off will effectively communicate that they should stop, Morissette says, The f-word is special
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Getting It: The Psychology of est
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Getting It, The Psychology of est is a non-fiction book by American psychologist Sheridan Fenwick, first published in 1976, analyzing Werner Erhards Erhard Seminars Training or est. It is based on Fenwicks own experience of attending a session of the est training. Large groups of up to 250 people took the est training at one time, in the first section of Fenwicks book, she recounts the est training process and the methods used during the course. The second section is analytic, Fenwick analyzes the used by the est trainers, evaluates the courses potential effects. Writing in Library Journal, psychiatrist James Charney describes the book as the only useful critical look at the training, zane Berzins of The New York Times Book Review characterizes the book as a calm and professionally informed view. Hearings held in 1979 before the United States House of Representatives on a juvenile delinquents program depicted in Scared Straight, Werner Erhard, was originally from Pennsylvania and migrated to California. A former salesman, training manager and executive in the encyclopedia business, est was a form of Large Group Awareness Training, and was part of the Human Potential Movement. Est was a four-day, 60-hour self-help program given to groups of 250 people at a time, the program was very intensive, each day would contain 15–20 hours of instruction. During the training, est personnel utilized jargon to convey key concepts, participants were taught that they were responsible for their life outcomes. It had its critics and proponents, a year after Getting It was published, over 100,000 people completed the est training, including public figures and mental health professionals. In 1985, Werner Erhard and Associates repackaged the course as The Forum, by 1988, approximately one million people had taken some form of the trainings. In the early 1990s Erhard faced family problems, as well as tax problems that were resolved in his favor. A group of his associates formed the company Landmark Education in 1991 and her Ph. D. dissertation was published in 1975. When she met with graduates of the est training and heard their testimonials and observed their level of self-confidence, after some preliminary research, Fenwick decided to take the training as a participant rather than as a professional observer. She paid the $250.00 course fee and enrolled in a four-day est program to examine its methods and its appeal. She reports that the training was an experience, but that she had serious concerns about the implications of the est phenomenon. The book was first published September 16,1976, by J. B, a second edition was published by Penguin Books in 1977. The book is divided two sections
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