Blown for Good - Marc Morgan Headley [175]
The Lake – At the Int Base, the lake was a huge man-made lake just east of Building 36. It even had fish in it. It was very nasty though, and had dead animals and pretty much several feet of sludgy muck beneath the few feet of water. There was a small island at one end of it that had a stone veneer bridge that allowed access to the island which had a huge cottonwood tree on it.
Learning Book – This was a children’s book that covered study technology as laid out by L. Ron Hubbard in an easy to understand format for young children, including extensive illustrations. It was published by Heron Books.
Lecture Mix – This is where all LRH’s lectures are restored, mixed and made ready for high speed duplication using Clearsound technology.
LRH – L. Ron Hubbard. Science-fiction writer and founder of Scientology. Commodore of the Sea Organization. Original Executive Director International of Scientology Worldwide.
LRH PPRO – L. Ron Hubbard Personal Public Relations Officer.
LRH Biographer – Danny Sherman. This is the individual who has been writing LRH’s biography for nearly 15 years.
LOC – Life Orientation Course. A Scientology course where one finds out what his hat (profession) in life is. The course was found to be faulty in that most people discover that their hat in life is whatever hat they are doing at the time. The course has known faults that have needed to be corrected since shortly after its release over 15 years ago.
Lower Lodges – This is where Pre Production areas of the Cine Division were housed. Logistics, Art Dept, Research & Assembly, Scriptwriting, Casting, and Pre Prod Director offices were all located here before they were moved to the Cine Castle.
Lower RAV – This is the mixing studio that RAV uses to mix special edition products.
MAA – Master at Arms. This is a post in Scientology organizations that is supposed to remove any type of “distractions” from the organization. This person is usually the person that does one on one Scientology based ethics or justice handlings with members or staff of the organization. This person is usually called on to be the “Scientology police officer” – inspect periodically throughout the day to make sure staff haven’t blown and are doing what they are supposed to be doing. If a staff member on the Int Base wants to talk to a family member or anyone not at the Int Base, they are required to get approval from the MAA, and this person then listens to the phone call as it is happening on a phone with two headsets, set up specifically for that purpose.
Mad Hatter Studios – A studio originally owned and operated by jazz musician Chick Corea. In 2003, Dave Miscavige instructed that the studio be purchased by the Golden Era Productions and turned into an extension studio that could be used by Golden Era Productions in Los Angeles.
MCI – Massacre Canyon Inn or MCI is the dining facility for the entire Int Base. Originally the inn located in Gilman Hot Springs was where dances and local banquets were held. It has both crew and officer dining halls that service all of the Int Base orgs. It also houses the offices for all of Gold’s Domestic Services Division staff.
Medical (Liaison) Officer (also MLO or MO) – This is the Qualifications division staff member that is responsible for giving medical treatment to the crew and bringing them to a hospital if needed.
MEST - Matter, Energy, Space and Time; the physical universe. Any time hard labor is done, it is usually called MEST work. Apparently because one has to confront all of the components of MEST.
MEST work – See MEST above.
MFG – Manufacturing. A division of Golden Era Productions responsible for the mass production of Cassette tapes, CDs, DVDs, films, and audio visual presentation systems for Scientology organizations around the world as well as Scientology broad public promotion and sales items.
MFG SEC – Manufacturing Secretary. The division head over the Manufacturing division of Golden Era Productions