Sunday, June 17, 2007
From the "Why is our media buying such PR rubbish?"
July 17, 2003
Fun, friends his tonic
SEVEN weeks in Australia was just what the doctor ordered for Russian boy Sasha Korney.
Eleven-year-old Sasha spent the time with Bayswater family Jacqueline Kalab, Keith Bloomfield and Joshua Kalab.
He and Joshua got along so well they were almost too tired to take this picture, having been up all night talking.
Sasha is from the Russian town of Bratsk, which has the second-biggest aluminium plant in the world and still suffers from the effects of the 1986 Chernobyl nuclear plant disaster.
Sasha's cells and body tissue are affected and he suffers frequent nose bleeds.
Ms Kaleb decided to host Sasha after the Church of Scientology made an appeal for families to help by hosting children from Russia.
Organising group Victims of Chernobyl says the seven weeks here extends the children's life expectancy by up to 18 months.
The youngster said he liked Australia and would like to stay longer.
"This country has good air and good water. The people are friendly and there are many nice fruits. My favourite thing here is Gameboy. My host family helped me earn pocket money to buy one as Russia has nothing like this," Sasha said.
To host a Russian child next year contact Pauline Priest at the Church of Scientology on 96548970.
[Corrected Editorial Note: I've been informed this number is actually the Melbourne org, and that Pauline is the DSA for Melbourne.]
# posted by Damian @ Friday, July 25, 2003
War of word's over Cruises "dyslexia cure"
War of word's over Cruises "dyslexia cure" (Irish Abroad)
Tom Cruise has upset members of the dyslexia community by claiming in an interview that Scientology had cured his dyslexia.
Cruise, who is a founder of the Scientology-based Hollywood Education and Literacy Project, told People magazine that after he read The Basic Study Manual by L Ron Hubbard, his dyslexia disappeared.
"There is not a lot of science to support the claims that the teachings of Scientology founder L Ron Hubbard are appropriate to overcoming dyslexia," said J Thomas Viall, executive director of the International Dyslexia Association.
"When an individual of the prominence of Tom Cruise makes statements that are difficult to replicate in terms of what science tells us, the issue becomes what other individuals who are dyslexic do in response to such a "success story"."
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