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Portland Idle Org Starts With A Lie

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Thank you James for sending this.

Gizmodo.com:

Scientology Is as Bad at Photoshop as It Is at Not Brainwashing People

The Church of Scientology held an event for the opening of a new facility in Portland over the weekend. The crowd was around 450-750 people. But the church claims it was more like 2,500, and it Photoshopped in the proof.

Except the proof is about as convincing as your thetan’s origin story. In reality, there were no people in the right-hand side of the photo. There was actually a line of rented trees set up to block the view of people not so friendly to Scientology (see the photo below), as well as police blocking off a four-block radius for the event. And it’s not just that the picture was doctored, it’s that it was done quite poorly. They added people right on top of the trees in the altered section. So it very obviously wasn’t the buzzing crowd of L. Ron Hubbard supporters the church would lead you to believe. But when you’re in the business of convincing people to buy into a faith created by a sci-fi writer, you need all the spin you can get. [Mike Rinder, Tony Ortega via BoingBoing]

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Buffalo Idle Org owes money of course…

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Just got an email from Dan who says:

“I had a friend in Buffalo spot the attached mechanic’s lien filed against the Buffalo Org. It was settled on the same day. You can almost see the expression on the local Scientologist’s faces when they got the lien… “Oh shit! This is bad PR.”

Enjoy,
Dan”

Mechanic’s lien

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A mechanic’s lien is a security interest in the title to property for the benefit of those who have supplied labor or materials that improve the property. The lien exists for both real property and personal property. In the realm of real property, it is called by various names, including, generically, construction lien. It is also called a materialman’s lien or supplier’s lien when referring to those supplying materials, a laborer’s lien when referring to those supplying labor, and a design professional’s lien when referring to architects or designers who contribute to a work of improvement. In the realm of personal property, it is also called an artisan’s lien. The term “lien” comes from a French root, with a meaning similar to link; it is related to “liaison.” Mechanic’s liens on property in the United States date from the 18th century.

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Birmingham in the news

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Mystery over ‘empty’ Scientology HQ in Birmingham

The former Pitmaston building which has been bought by the Church of Scientology

THE controversial Church of Scientology is at the centre of a deepening Birmingham mystery – with a £4.25 million Grade II listed mansion allegedly left empty for years.

The American Church, whose followers include Tom Cruise and John Travolta, has been urged to reveal its intentions for the former Pitmaston building in Moor Green Lane, Moseley.

The secretive Church bought the Moseley mansion and estate for a reported £4.25 million in September 2007 for its new Midland headquarters.

But it is understood the Scientologists have never moved into the imposing mansion and extensive grounds – and local residents are unhappy that the estate is being left to neglect.

Now the Church is being urged to come clean over its plans for the building, designed by well-known Birmingham architect Holland Hobbis and home of the Ideal Benefit insurance society for decades.

Fiona Adams, secretary of the Moseley Society, said: “It has all gone extremely quiet. None of us have heard anything.

“The Moseley Society is neutral about the Scientologists but the grounds are looking neglected and people are upset that they are not going to be looked after.

“We have been expecting another planning application, but nothing has materialised. Everybody is keen to know what is going on.”

Martin Mullaney, former Birmingham City Councillor for Moseley and Kings Heath, said: “This is a major, prime site in Moseley and it is a concern to see it being neglected. They bought the whole estate and it is just sitting empty.

“The Church of Scientology has a bad reputation, correctly or incorrectly. If this was the Catholic Church or the Church of England, at least it would be upfront and we would know what was going on. The grass is growing long at the front and it looks neglected.”

Graeme Wilson, the Church of Scientology’s UK-based public affairs director, failed to respond to a number of emails requesting a comment.

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Boston – news

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In an article today, Friday, August 10, 2012, the Boston Business Journal writes about the soon to start renovation of the Boston Idle Org.

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Renovation of the blighted former Alexandra Hotel in Boston could finally get underway by spring,  
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Church of Scientology renews pledge to restore Alexandra Hotel

Boston Business Journal by Thomas Grillo, Real Estate Editor

Date: Friday, August 10, 2012, 9:22am EDT
Real Estate Editor- Boston Business Journal

Restoration of the blighted former Alexandra Hotel at the edge of Boston’s Roxbury and South End neighborhoods could finally get underway by spring.

Four years after the Church of Scientology bought the dilapidated five-story red and buff-colored sandstone building at Washington Street and Massachusetts Avenue with the dream of restoring it, the church says the delay to transform the 137-year-old landmark into its headquarters is nearly over.

“We are much closer to getting this project off the ground than ever before,” said Kevin Hall, a church spokesman.

In 2008, the church paid $4.5 million for the property. But the cost to restore the landmark was estimated at $17 million. To come up with the cash, the church listed its 27,765-square-foot headquarters on Beacon Street in the Back Bay for sale at $12.5 million in 2010. But the Richardsonian Romanesque-style mansion brought offers that were far short of the asking price, Hall said. Today, he said, the real estate market is hot and the church has several interested buyers.

For more, read “Rehab on Alexandra Hotel ahead” (premium content).

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