Ricin immunogenic in mice, rabbits, and humans. It has completed two successful clinical trials. Ricin has been involved in a number of incidents. In 1978, the Bulgarian dissident Georgi Markov was assassinated by Bulgarian secret police who surreptitiously shot him on a London street with a modified umbrella using compressed gas to fire a tiny pellet contaminated with ricin into his leg. He died in a hospital a few days later and his body was passed to a special poison branch of the British Ministry of Defence (MOD) that discovered the pellet during an autopsy. The prime suspects were the Bulgarian
The Blue Umbrella (2013 film) for Pixar’s "Monsters University". "National Post" gave the film 3.5/4 stars, writing "Directed by Saschka Unseld, who worked on "Toy Story 3" and "Brave", "The Blue Umbrella" is six minutes of rain-beaten beauty", and describing it as "sure-to-be-Oscar-nominated". The Blue Umbrella (2013 film) The Blue Umbrella is a 2013 computer-animated short film produced by Pixar Animation Studios that was released alongside "Monsters University". The short is directed by Saschka Unseld of Pixar's technical department. The short features techniques such as photorealistic lighting, shading, and compositing. A city scene is brought to life by a rainstorm. Many objects along the street