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(Catalan)
Cada dia al dematí
canta un gall quiquiriquí
i la gent mig adormida
es desperta de seguida.
canta el gall quiquiriquí.
The Rooster Sings
Every day, in the morning,
The rooster sings Quiquiriqui*,
And people still sleepy,
Wake up at once.
The rooster sings Quiquiriqui*.
* "Quiquiriqui" is the sound roosters make in Catalan, just like in Spanish. French roosters say "cocorico", German roosters say "kikeriki", and English roosters say "cock-a-doodle-doo".
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Nyomi Bankxx: Gay Males in The Industry Weren't Tested For HIV
Discussion in 'Sex and Adult' started by African King, Sep 13, 2015.
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Just got back from the lab practicing anesthesia and I stumbled upon this short video on VLAD TV YouTube Channel where a porn star in the straight world, Nyomi Bankxxx, talks about gay men in the industry not ever being tested for HIV. She talks about a time where she did a straight porn scene with a man she later discovered was bisexual. Watch from the 4:40 mark to see what her reaction was (video is just about 8 minutes in length).
Tell me your thoughts about her opinion about how things may or may not run in the gay porn industry below!
#1 African King, Sep 13, 2015
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I feel that with the porn industry in general people need to protect themselves and to be honest i hate when someone keeps saying the "lifestyle" when the topic of discussion is homosexuality.
#2 BlackOnyx1, Sep 13, 2015
SB3 and Dante dapped this.
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At this point, HIV/AIDS (and the spread of it) affects everyone. And though the CDC statistically states that HIV and AIDS rates are higher amongst men who are sexually and physically attracted to the same gender (gay and bisexual), the stigma that goes along with those numbers has got to stop. It's 2015 and regardless of gender and sexuality, you MUST be mindful of your sexual activities and making sure you are practicing safe sex. As much as you see bareback sex scenes in straight porn (primarily), I would be worried about someone doing porn on the straight side trying to knock me off than gay porn. She caught an STD from one of the guys (apparently straight) doing straight porn and didn't even question him or react to it, but shunned and dismissed the guy who did gay porn and straight porn as well (either being bisexual or straight-"gay for pay") as if it was confirmed that he has HIV/AIDS or another STD...smh. I can guarantee you that even if she wasn't in the industry at that time or even now, she would have reacted and will still do the same thing just because of the fact that of having had sex with someone of the same gender, even if the guy was/would be bisexual. That goes to show you the double standard of a man being gay or bisexual vs. a woman being gay or bisexual and the notion of only being a man (and the definition of it), if you are straight.
I can say that on the gay side, unless it's bareback porn, the obvious transmission is fairly low that someone who did gay porn or is doing gay porn will transmit the disease, because condom usage is in the majority of gay porn done. From the mouths of a handful of former porn performers who did straight and/or gay porn and have come out having been diagnosed with HIV/AIDS, you can't look at the spread of HIV/AIDS in the adult entertainment industry just from one side of the room.
#3 Dante, Oct 12, 2015
BK, NY
BlackOnyx1 said: ↑
I hate that ridiculous correlation man
#4 SB3, Oct 12, 2015


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Eccles, March 10. -- The known death toll in the Crab Orchard Improvement Company mine explosion reached 14 this morning, when three more bodies were located within the workings where 29 men were entombed Monday. Ten were found alive last night and five are still missing, but company officials and rescue workers were hopeful that at least two of the five still lived. They were working in a section of the mine isolated from the blast, it was thought. The ten men brought out alive were in excellent physical condition, and in relating their experiences all agreed they never once gave of hope of rescue. P. J. Davis, night foreman, was the leader of the little band, and to his experience and coolness the men credited their safety.
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Saving Up Sunshine
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Materials and Interfaces
Meir Lahav
Igor Lubomirsky
One of the unsolved technical challenges holding back the global use of such renewable energy resources as solar or wind is that they're not always able to deliver power when and where it's needed. There's plenty of sun and wind – enough to run all the factories, computers and air conditioners in the world; but supplying that energy on demand is still problematic.
If only we had a way to save the sun's energy for a rainy day. Coal, for instance, is a form of stored energy: It can be burned at will to create steam, which, in turn, produces electricity. In contrast, solar panels and windmills convert sunshine and wind directly to electricity – useful for powering our homes, but hard to stockpile. Many solutions have been proposed, but most (oversized batteries, for example, or pumping large quantities of water uphill) remain expensive, unwieldy or impractical in other ways. One promising avenue that scientists have been exploring is that of converting the energy obtained from the sun or wind into a form that can be stored, transported and burned at a later date. In the 1980s and 1990s, Weizmann scientists began pursuing methods for storing solar energy in chemical bonds, using highly concentrated solar energy created in the Institute's solar tower (thermochemical heat pipe).
Now, Prof. Igor Lubomirsky of the Institute's Materials and Interfaces Department in the Faculty of Chemistry has come up with a novel alternative for converting solar energy into fuel. What's more, his method is comparatively inexpensive, produces no environmentally hazardous waste and is very efficient. Rather than coal (which takes millions of years to be created and emits pollutants when burned), the new method produces carbon monoxide (CO) – a non-corrosive gas that can be burned directly in turbines or generators, or converted on-site into liquid fuel. Although it's toxic in high concentrations, CO has been used for over a hundred years as an intermediate chemical product; tens of millions of tons are synthesized each year from coal or wood in one of the most developed of industrial processes.
In Lubomirsky's approach, the CO is generated from CO2 in a relatively straightforward chemical process using a setup that's something like a large, hot battery. Inside a special cell, a chemical compound is heated to around 900°C and an electric current is passed through the compound. When CO2 is continuously fed into the cell, the result is pure CO and oxygen.
"CO could be produced right at the smokestack of a power plant or other CO2 source," says Lubomirsky, "so the greenhouse gases released from the plant would be removed and recycled before they have a chance to hit the atmosphere. The metal used in the process is off-the-shelf titanium, which is many times cheaper and more available than such precious metals as platinum that are often used in similar devices." Other advantages of the method include a thermodynamic efficiency of over 85% (not counting the energy needed to heat the system), which is almost unheard of in the world of energy conversion, and the ease of transporting and burning CO.
Lubomirsky: "In the future, this method might be used to harvest solar or wind energy in places where it's plentiful, convert it to CO and store or convert it into a liquid fuel such as methanol. This research is 100% the fruit of Weizmann Institute scientists and resources, especially the Institute's Alternative Energy Research Initiative (AERI), which supports a number of important research projects in the field."
Yeda, Ltd., the technology transfer arm of the Weizmann Institute, has applied for a patent for the method, and preliminary tests are planned for the near future.
Prof. Igor Lubomirsky's research is supported by the Nancy and Stephen Grand Research Center for Sensors and Security; the Phyllis and Joseph Gurwin Fund for Scientific Advancement; Yossie Hollander, Israel; Martin Kushner Schnur, Mexico; Rowland Schaefer, New York; and the Wolfson Family Charitable Trust.
Freeze and Heat
Can one freeze water by heating it? In research that recently appeared in Science, Lubomirsky, working with then research student David Ehre and Prof. Meir Lahav, demonstrated that water can turn solid at different temperatures, depending on the electric charge of the surface underneath. By creating conditions for the charge to be reversed, they found that ice could even form as the surface heated up.
The experiment was based on a long-standing conjecture that an electric charge could promote freezing by causing the water molecules to align with the charge. When water freezes at 0° Celsius, the ice crystals start to coalesce around dust particles or other impurities. But so-called super-cooled water, such as that in high clouds, can stay liquid well below the freezing point if nothing sets off crystallization. Testing the theory was problematic, however, as materials that hold a charge – mostly metals – also act as nuclei for ice formation.
The team solved the problem by placing the water on a special surface made of pyroelectric crystals; these can carry a charge when heated or cooled, but do not provide a nucleus for ice crystals. To their surprise, they found that whereas on a positively charged surface, the water froze at -7°C and on the uncharged surface at -12.5°C; on the negatively charged material, it only turned to ice at -18°C. When they put liquid water on the negatively charged surface, the water turned to ice when that surface was heated from -11°C to -8°C.


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In Theaters: March 3, 2000
R | Action, Adventure, Comedy, Drama | 1h 55m
When his Italian mob boss puts a hit out on him, a mysterious assassin (Forest Whitaker) who lives by the code of the Samurai, proceeds to wreak his vengeance by striking back at the mob.
Cast: Forest Whitaker, Harry Shearer
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'Destiny 2' will not carry over your character progress from 'Destiny'
All those hours of farming...
By Kellen Beck on March 3, 2017
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Say goodbye to all the gear and currency you've spent hours and hours (and hours) farming for in Destiny, because the sequel won't let you transfer any of it over.
In a blog post(Opens in a new window) today, Bungie announced that in order to make the second Destiny game feel like a true sequel, Destiny 1 players will not be able to bring any of their earned items or abilities over to the new game.
Sequels represent the start of a new adventure for every player, with new worlds to explore, new stories to tell, new powers to acquire, new loot to earn, and much more. This led us to a decision that would enable us to serve both the game and the player's best interests: Destiny 1 power, possessions, and Eververse-related items and currency will not carry forward. They will, however, remain accessible to you in Destiny 1.
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This was previously rumored by Kotaku(Opens in a new window), whose sources also noted that Destiny's sequel will be coming to PC as well as Xbox One and PS4.
The team won't completely forget about players who've spent hundreds or even thousands of hours with their Guardians, though. If you've reached level 20 on a Guardian and finished the Black Garden story mission, you'll be able to carry over that Guardian's class, race, gender, face, hair and marking selections. Additionally, you will receive "honors that reflect your Destiny 1 accomplishments."
We believe this is the best path forward. It allows us to introduce the major advancements and improvements that all of us expect from a sequel, ensuring it will be the best game we can create, unencumbered by the past. We're looking forward to sharing more details with you later this year for how we will honor your legacy in the future.
The Destiny sequel has yet to be officially announced but is expected to release in late 2017.
In the meantime, Destiny will be receiving one final event called Age of Triumph, which will be revealed March 8.
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Zeynep Dizdar (* 14. Juli 1976 in İstanbul) ist eine türkische Popmusikerin.

Karriere
Dizdar wurde 1997 mit der Single Vazgeç Gönül in der Türkei bekannt. Im selben Jahr erschien ihr erstes Album Yolun Açık Ola, mit dem sie ihren musikalischen Durchbruch feierte. Acht Jahre später erschien ihr Comeback-Album İlle de Sen. Nach ihrem dritten Album Sana Güvenmiyorum veröffentlichte sie drei weitere Alben.

Sie machte sich neben ihrer erfolgreichen Debüt-Single auch mit weiteren Hits wie Zehir Gibi, İlle de Sen, Sana Güvenmiyorum oder Son Bir Rica auf sich aufmerksam.

Diskografie

Alben
 1997: Yolun Açık Ola
 2005: İlle de Sen
 2008: Sana Güvenmiyorum
 2010: Hayat Benim Elimde
 2011: Viraj
 2015: Gönül Oyunu

EPs
 2011: 2012
 2014: Party (mit Murat Uyar)

Singles

Quelle:

Gastauftritte
 2008: Gitme Sana Muhtacım (von Gökhan Kan – Hintergrundstimme)
 2011: Adalet Yerinde (von Faruk K. – Hintergrundstimme)

Weblinks
 Dizdars Website

Einzelnachweise

Popsänger
Türke
Geboren 1976
Frau


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Warner Music, Maverick Suits Headed for L.A.
by MT2004 · May 17, 2004
Delaware Chancery Court judge has ruled that Los Angeles should be the venue for the hearing of the bitter legal clash between Warner Music Group and top Warner act Madonna's Maverick Records.
WMG filed its preemptive action against Maverick in Delaware on March 24, seeking a declaratory judgment. Maverick filed its own suit the following day in California Superior Court in L.A., claiming that WMG had breached its 12-year-old joint-venture pact with the label, which is gearing up for the May 18 release of Alanis Morissette's new album.
The suits are believed to be tied to ongoing disputes between WMG and Maverick about the value of the 60% of Maverick held by partners Madonna and Guy Oseary. WMG has an option to buy that share when its agreement with Maverick ends Dec. 31.
Chancery Court Vice Chancellor Leo E. Strine ruled May 7 that since most of the witnesses in the suits are probably based in L.A., a trial should proceed there.
Strine stayed WMG's action and gave the parties in the suit until May 18 to secure an L.A. trial date for early November at the latest. If no date can be obtained, the case would return to the Delaware court.
A statement from WMG said in part, "We are pleased that the Delaware court has affirmed the importance of expediting this matter, regardless of where the trial ultimately is held. We are confident the court will agree that Maverick's claims against the company are baseless, and that Warner Music Group has met all of its financial and legal obligtions to the joint venture."
Bertram Fields, Maverick's attorney, did not respond to a call seeking comment.
Source: Reuters/Billboard
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With more work, goalie Jonathan Bernier…
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With more work, goalie Jonathan Bernier providing a net gain for Ducks
Washington Capitals right wing T.J. Oshie, center, has his shot go wide of the goal with Anaheim Ducks goalie Jonathan Bernier (1) and defenseman Cam Fowler (4) defending during the third period of an NHL hockey game in Anaheim, Calif., Sunday, March 12, 2017. The Ducks won 5-2. (AP Photo/Alex Gallardo)
Anaheim Ducks goalie Jonathan Bernier, right, deflects a shot as Washington Capitals right wing Justin Williams (14) looks for the rebound during the third period of an NHL hockey game in Anaheim, Calif., Sunday, March 12, 2017. The Ducks won 5-2. (AP Photo/Alex Gallardo)
ANAHEIM – Right before he was set to answer a question following a healthy workout Tuesday, Jonathan Bernier heard it from one Ducks player, then another and another until the chant spread throughout the dressing room.
"Second star," his teammates erupted.
In his typical low-key manner, Bernier smiled and brushed off the reference to being named one of the NHL's "Three Stars" that represent the league's weekly player honors. But that is how things are going for the veteran goalie.
As John Gibson continues to deal with lower-body issues, Bernier has the net and will keep it for now. The Ducks didn't bring him in to be their No. 1 goalie, but he's doing a fair impression of one while Gibson is out.
Bernier, 29, has posted a 2.13 goals-against average and .933 save percentage in the seven games that Gibson has been unavailable because of injury. The Ducks have won five of those seven, including all three of Bernier's starts over the week that ended with Sunday's 5-2 win over Washington.
And that's what Bernier has been focused on. Winning.
"If you look at the situation from the beginning of the season, I knew Gibby was going to play most of the games," said Bernier, obtained from Toronto in July. "But I think that's why they brought me in, in case of injury or just stepping in and having a guy that can win games for the team.
"I got to give a lot of credit to the guys. They play really well when I'm in net. It obviously makes my job a lot easier."
The Ducks paid a healthy price to get Bernier as a new tandem with Gibson after sending Frederik Andersen to Toronto because they had Gibson on an affordable contract extension and it was clear Andersen was going to get paid like a No. 1 goalie.
Eschewing cheaper options in the free-agent market, the Ducks took on Bernier's $4.15 million contract for this season and are paying the balance in actual salary after Toronto paid his $2 million bonus on July 1. A draft pick that could possibly be a second-round selection in June was also included.
But Ducks coach Randy Carlyle knows what Bernier can do. Before his time with the Maple Leafs went south, Carlyle saw Bernier backstop them into playoff contention in 2013-14 before groin problems occurred during the Leafs' late-season swoon.
"He's always been a battler," Carlyle said. "He's always been a guy that's represented the team the right way and understood what was expected of him. And he goes out and he does it. You got to remember he's been around a long time too. I think his first year in the league was in (2007-08). I can remember us (starting the season) in London and he was the goaltender for the Kings as an 18-year-old.
"Again, there's been a lot of water under the bridge and a lot of pucks directed at him. And he's stopped a lot of pucks since then. I think the experience that he brings, the subtleness and calmness that he brings to the net is another asset."
Bernier is thriving with the additional work. He credits Ducks goalie coach Sudarshan Maharaj with keeping him prepared for duty when the starts weren't coming nearly as often. Now that he is playing more often, he's confident and to the point where "you just see a play before it happens."
And the recent run has given Bernier a 13-7-2 overall record, giving him more wins than he had in 38 games with Toronto last season. But a disastrous three-goal, six-shot start Feb. 20 at Arizona sparked speculation the Ducks needed an upgrade behind Gibson, specifically Vancouver's Ryan Miller.
Bernier said he wasn't aware of that and tuned out any talk around the March 1 trade deadline.
"That's not something you really focus on," Bernier said. "I learned in Toronto, it's something that you got to block and make sure that you keep doing your job. I always knew I was capable of doing what I'm doing now. And most important is the team.
"When the teams feels confidence in both goalies, that's the most important thing."
Meanwhile, the Ducks are monitoring Gibson daily after seeing him not respond well following his start Friday in St. Louis. It was his first action since having to replace Bernier in that Arizona game.
"I don't think Gibby's that far away from a standpoint that as soon as he gets on the ice and gets comfortable, then it's a short window for him to get back into the net," Carlyle said. "But the way Bernie's played – and Bernie's earned that opportunity – he's given us real solid goaltending here over the last while.
"Right now, why would you look at any other direction?"


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Gloria Allred speaks to reporters with alleged Epstien victims - her clients - standing behind her. Photo Dianne Lipson.
At Epstein Indictment Dismissal Hearing, Woman Line up to Describe How Epstein Sexually Assaulted, Coerced and Raped Them
[Our correspondent Dianne Lipson attended the indictment dismissal hearing for Jeffrey Epstein today and gives an impressive report on the events.]
By Dianne Lipson
Because of Jeffrey Epstein's untimely death, US District Judge Richard Berman held a hearing today to dismiss the indictment.
In a twist, the judge allowed the alleged victims to make statements at the hearing. Instead of being held, as previously scheduled, at the Daniel Patrick Moynihan Courthouse, the hearing was held in a larger room at the older, venerable, Thurgood Marshall United States Courthouse.
Waiting to enter the courtroom, I saw a tall woman wheeling a baby in a stroller. She turned out to be an Epstein victim, represented by Gloria Allred.
Judge Berman began by thanking everyone for their hard work. He said the news on August 10th that Epstein was found dead in his cell was shocking. The anticipated next step would have been the defense motions, followed by a jury trial in which the accusers and the accused would meet face to face, and everyone would get their day in court.
The judge called Epstein's death a stunning turn of events.
Judge Berman made reference to an article critical of him, in a New York Law Journal titled, "The Judge in Epstein's Case Should Not Turn the Dismissal Into a Drama for the Victims," which said of his decision, "This is an odd moment for transparency in a criminal case."
Judge Berman disagreed with the article and gave examples to bolster his decision, adding that there has not been much minimization of the drama in this case. It's better to involve the victims before rather than after.
He also mentioned that one of the authors is counsel in one of the Epstein related cases.
Maurene R. Comey, a prosecutor, assured the judge that the government would still pursue others who may have aided Epstein, saying those investigations "have been ongoing, remain ongoing and will continue."
Prosecutors also said a grand jury was investigating Epstein's death.
Reid Weingarten, one of Epstein's lawyers, asked Judge Berman to conduct an independent investigation into Epstein's death.
Weingarten said Judge Berman could hold hearings or assign an independent lawyer.
A lawyer for Epstein also brought up the serious improprieties in the jail. There are allegations that people falsified documentation. Epstein was never to be left alone.
The defense was also assured from medical and scientific professionals that Epstein's injuries were more consistent with assault than suicide.
Regarding Epstein's death, he said defense lawyers did not see a despondent or suicidal person. Moreover, "We have heard that the [surveillance] tapes were either corrupted or not functioning."
The defense heard that the tape system was broken for six months. But what if the tapes were only inoperative or corrupted on the day he died? The defense stated that these are incredibly important questions, that there are conspiracy theories galore, and the court has the authority to find out what happened. This is important for the public to have confidence in the system.
Conditions in US Federal Prison Are Like Third World
Conditions at the jail were dreadful, both for Epstein and other inmates. Vermin, abuse, it's a disgrace, his lawyers said.
He cited reports that conditions at Guantanamo Bay are better.
A second defense lawyer said that the government should keep its defendants safe.
He also spoke of conditions at the jail, citing vermin, wet floors from leaking plumbing, no sunlight, limited exercise. No defendant should be subjected to this.
The government [judiciary] should see what kind of conditions exist 50 or 100 yards from the court.
He reiterated the assertion that no new evidence surfaced of any Epstein crimes taking place after 2005.
He said the defense had an attendant doctor at the autopsy, who found the broken bones in Epstein's neck more consistent with external pressure; Homicide, rather than suicide. The time of death was at least 45 minutes before he was found but may have occurred hours before.
He was moved after he was found, which makes the scene more difficult to reconstruct.
Like the other defense lawyer, he also asked when the dysfunction of the video was known to MDC.
"We ask your honor to find out what happened to our client," he said.
The prosecution responded that the circumstances of Epstein's death were the subject of ongoing and active investigations, and that it was not relevant to today's hearing.
Alleged Victims Began to Line up
The many alleged Epstein victims began to line up in the aisle of the gallery, and subsequently found seats.
The prosecution stated that some witnesses did not come out of fear of public exposure. Some used their names, and some did not.
The government attorney took issue with the law journal article, which she said seems to say that transparency is not important. She said that assertion is tough to swallow.
Alleged victim Courtney Wild's attorney, Brad Edwards, said she came to him in asking for the government to talk to her, not to sue him for money.
A few months later, they learned of the secret plea deal. The victims were treated as though they did not matter.
Edwards thanked Judge Berman for making things very different now. The victims are not 'one size fits all."
He said this hearing means a lot to the victims. If they were accorded their rights, would any of us be here now?
Wild said she was 14 years old and wearing braces when she was recruited outside a high school to give Epstein massages.
"Jeffrey Epstein robbed myself and all the other victims our day in court to confront him one by one—and for that, he is a coward," she said. "I am angry and sad that justice has never been served in this case."
Wild broke into tears.
Jane Doe 1, who had a hesitant speaking manner, cried when she said she read other victim stories that were similar to her own. A lot of girls were raped, and change needs to happen.
Jane Doe 2 said the experience was really hard to explain to people who have not gone through it. Things happened slowly over time. We are not bad people. We were vulnerable and sometimes in extreme poverty.
Jane Doe 3 came from a small town to New York City to be a model. She met a female who told her about an amazing man who was able to help her. At Epstein's home, she was sexually assaulted. She was ashamed, embarrassed. This was not how she was brought up. Her world spiraled. She stopped modeling, became depressed, and left New York. She buried what happened deep within her.
Jane Doe 4 said Epstein took away the future she had envisioned for herself, and she will never fully heal.
Jane Doe 5 seemed to be speaking of her assault and trauma. She was in tears throughout, her voice choked with emotion.
Next came Chauntae Davies, an aspiring masseuse. She said Epstein flew her to his private island in the Caribbean, where his associate instructed her to give him a massage.
She said the encounter became violent when Epstein grabbed her wrist and pulled her body "onto his already naked body," she said.
She begged him to stop but "that just seemed to excite him more" and he raped her. The abuse continued for three years. She had been conditioned to accept it.
She spoke of every [subsequent] relationship that she had to end. In a strong and confident tone, she said, "I found my voice now. I needed him to hear the pain he caused." She added that Epstein's death gave her no satisfaction.
Another alleged victim said it's tragic when someone dies, but she is truly relieved that Epstein will not be in a position to hurt any more children.
A letter from alleged victim Michelle Acosta was read in court. She was told that Epstein would be held accountable, but then there was the secret plea deal, making her feel she was treated as if she did not matter. She said this time it was completely different. Her attorney was able to tell her what happened at every stage. Now, she feels that she and the other victims matter.
A legal speaker, Paul Cassell, a former judge, said transparency is the overriding objective. Victims need to be treated with fairness and respect. He said the one positive thing that came of this was to allow the victims to come forward. Judge Cassell encouraged Judge Berman to publish his decision.
Judge Berman had not been aware that Cassell was going to speak, and he was pleased that Cassell had traveled to New York in order to do so.
Another lawyer who represented five alleged victims said that Epstein could not have done what he did on such a scale without co-conspirators.
His first client who spoke said 17 years ago she came from California to New York. What happened was a dark corner in her life. She felt shame and anger for normalizing it. Now it's time to bring light to replace the darkness. It was a phase in her life that she is no longer covering up. Jeffrey Epstein is no longer here, but the women who helped him are. She mentioned the name of Ghislaine Maxwell.
Virginia Roberts Giuffre spoke next. Like many others, she thanked the judge for allowing her to address the court. She thought she was being given her big break, but her hopes were quickly dashed, and her dreams stolen. But the reckoning and accountability have begun.
Annie Farmer spoke. She also appreciated the opportunity to speak, and was sorry others did not have the opportunity to do so. She was disappointed by Epstein's death but encouraged to hear of the continuing investigation.
Epstein did not act alone, and others must be held accountable. Ms. Farmer's story is here, along with a link to a podcast. https://www.nytimes.com/2019/08/26/us/epstein-farmer-sisters-maxwell.html
The Sisters Who First Tried to Take Down Jeffrey Epstein – The New York Times
Ms. Farmer moved to New York in 1993, eager to pursue her passion for art, and enrolled at the New York Academy of Art. She already had a specialty, exploring figures of nudes and adolescents, and …
The next woman was a model who agreed to meet Epstein at his house.
Attorney Lerner from Lerner & Lerner described a client's experience. She was 14 years old. What he could not buy, he forcibly took.
He surrounded himself with facilitators. She asked that all enablers and co-conspirators be brought to justice, Epstein no longer has power over her. Then a client described, in tears, how Epstein stole her chances for love by making her too scared to trust anybody. She was ashamed and embarrassed until she found out there were other victims.
"The fact I will never have a chance to face my predator in court eats away at my soul," said Jennifer Araoz, who accused Epstein of raping her when she was a 15-year-old student at a performing arts high school in New York. "They let this man kill himself and kill the chance of justice for so many others in the process, taking away our ability to speak."
Next came victims represented by attorney Lisa Bloom. Jane Doe 7 said she used to be carefree, hopeful, and excited about life. Her life became dark. Epstein and his recruiter "ruined me." In the immediate aftermath, she was unable to function. Her parents brought her home and she became a recluse for years. She thought she did this to herself and that she had allowed it to happen, and she felt she didn't deserve to be happy. She spoke of a reckoning, and thanked Judge Berman.
Jane Doe 8 feels she is still a victim. There is no closure because Epstein took his own life. She and others will never have an answer why or an apology. In choosing death, Epstein denied everyone justice. She still wants closure.
As if to save the most dramatic for the end, Gloria Allred's clients were the last to speak. Some had sent statements, read by Ms. Allred.
She thanked the Judge, and said many victims never even told their own families what happened to them. Allred said it would increase confidence to have the court oversee the investigation into Epstein's death because the court is a neutral party.
She asked if there was a way to keep the record open for victims who were not present, or had not yet spoken to an attorney. She said this is about power, and the fear that rich and powerful men have power to silence the victims.
Jane Doe 9, in tears, also said she is still a victim of Jeffrey Epstein. She is fearful for her daughter and for everyone's daughter in a world where there are predators and cowards. She was 17 years old and she thought she found someone who cared about her. Epstein took advantage of that poor girl who will never be the same. 'He thought he was untouchable and so did I.'
Jane Doe 10 related that when she was 15 she was on a plane to the ranch. Paraphrase: 'When I was molested, he explained to me how beneficial this experience was to me and how he was helping me to grow. After he had finished, he told me to describe how good my first sexual experience had felt.'
Allred read a statement of another victim. She was from a small Texas town, her mother died when she was 11, and the family was poor. At 15, a lady approached her and told her she worked for a rich man. She could arrange transportation and the girl would be there and back before anybody knew about it. Over four visits, things progressed to oral copulation. She stopped going. She took a gun to kill herself, but remembering her mother's voice stopped her. She said Epstein took the easy way out.
Another victim statement read by Allred, paraphrased: I was a 16-year-old virgin when Jeffrey Epstein first raped me. I was impressed by him – he called celebrities in my presence, as well as award-winning actresses and supermodels. They always took his calls. My mother wanted us to go to college. My life was turbulent. He promised me a letter of recommendation to Harvard, saying he was donating money to them. A massage turned sexual almost immediately. Even if I resisted, I was no match for him. I wanted to vomit. The progression was constant and unending. I had never even kissed a boy. Epstein never kissed me. He said, 'If you're not a virgin I will kill you." Then I wasn't a virgin. I protested. He forced my face into the bed. If I missed an appointment, he said, "I'll bury you. I own this f'ing town." Then the appointment was rescheduled. He was the master of the universe, the world bent to his will. I felt less human. One day I walked out and saw another girl. I had an epiphany. I realized I was one of many. I went into a deep depression and locked myself away from everything. I could never go back to my old life. How easy it is to manipulate a 16-year-old virgin. I went into therapy and took antidepressants. They say you never forget your first time. I'm trying to do just that. Years later I married. When Epstein was arrested I thought, I'll show him I am worthwhile. His ghost is laughing at us.
Allred read a final victim statement. She was a model from another country. A booker said she should meet Epstein in order to be a Victoria's Secret model. She went to the mansion. A woman told her to be nice to Epstein. He met her wearing a robe. He took the robe off. The door was locked. He touched her genitals. She refused. A girl outside said to be careful if I didn't do what Epstein wanted.
The hearing ended and Judge Berman thanked everyone for their participation. The Epstein victim who came with her baby appeared outside with Gloria Allred and another victim. Allred said Judge Berman was paying attention and listened carefully to all the victim's statements, and she thanks him for that.
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AnonyMaker says:
A survey of the latest coverage suggests that this is hardly over, and that a push is on to dig deeper and hold others to account – perhaps due in part to all the damning victim statements:
How a Ring of Women Allegedly Recruited Girls for Jeffrey Epstein
After Mr. Epstein's suicide, his inner circle of girlfriends, employees and other associates is now under scrutiny by prosecutors.
Jeffrey Epstein's criminal case formally closed, other investigations continue
A federal judge formally closed the criminal case against Jeffrey Epstein on Thursday. Prosecutors previously asked Judge Richard Berman to …
Jeffrey Epstein Allegedly Relied on a 'Ring' of Women to Recruit Victims
On the heels of Epstein survivors urging authorities to continue investigating those who aided him in alleged sex trafficking and the sexual …
Jeffrey Epstein sex trafficking case dismissed due to jailhouse death, lawyers still want judicial probe
A federal judge on Thursday dismissed the pending criminal child sex trafficking case against wealthy financier Jeffrey Epstein, who authorities …
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Johno says:
It's over. Will be swept under rug.
Heidi Hutchinson says:
Best comprehensive coverage of the hearing I've read yet. Thanks, Dianne.
Pyriel says:
Prince Andrew's lawyers claim a photo was doctored.
https://mol.im/a/7402593
Thanks for that bit of news.
It looks to me like another case of people trying to read too much into a poor quality digital image – though I agree that the original ought to be examined to settle things. Prince Andrew may have chubby fingers now, but in there is no obvious difference between the fingers of his two hands in the photo; and given how he and the girl are snuggled up, if his left hand wasn't around her waist then it probably would have been on her behind. His lawyers must be upper-class twits, I think they're making a mistake bringing more attention to a photo that is inherently damning and is inevitably going to be embarrassing – or else, as is said to be the case with Scientology's leader Miscavige, they're following the demands of someone who doesn't really understand public relations and crisis management when dealing with the real world rather than inner circles.
There are some relatively high-resolution versions (4180×2158) of the image circulating, such as at: https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/9709185/jeffrey-epstein-ghislaine-maxwell-dad-robert/
and https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/NINTCHDBPICT000141368077.jpg
(in the latter link, I've stripped some trailing commands that cause the image server to deliver it at lower resolution on the web page)
The article also reveals that "Prince Andrew was photographed at Jeffrey Epstein's New York mansion in 2010 waving off a lady who was seen coming and going through the front door"
Just saying says:
This is all bullshit. These girls just want money. Ass, cash or grass. They were looking for a free ride and a good time. I haven't read anywhere, where these girls were forced into Maxwells car or forced on a plane. Here's some advice, don't get in cars or planes with strangers. As for the children who were raped by these wealthy perverts, it's horrible. No child should be sexually exploited and your parents should be slapped for not protecting you better. If and when your rape settlements come in you best bet Glorias check will be cashed first.
NoisyMouse says:
So many of Epstein's victims stories sound exactly like the lies and bullshit VanStinky would say to his victims. Also other similarities
Having female enablers
Locking women up that didn't cooperate
Abusing women
Saying the rape was for the victims' benefit
Predators of a Feather, Belong in Jail Together
SwedeWorld says:
So creepy Clinton skates on yet another salacious sex scandal – along with Harvard legal heavy artillery Alan Dershowitz — along with that randy royal rascal Prince Andrew & the royal family — plus pimp Ghislaine Maxwell and a who's who of international finance and power brokers. Wow, what luck for them, eh wot[?] Bubba Clinton was on 12 flights on Epstein's Lolita Express with underage sex slaves aboard – and one victim testified she saw him at Jeffey's Orgy Island.
https://www.vox.com/identities/2019/7/30/20746983/alan-dershowitz-jeffrey-epstein-sarah-ransome-giuffre
Seriously – does anyone with the brains God gave a fence post believe Epstein valiantly sacrificed his hedonistic pathetic life to protect the faux honor of his equally perverted friends?? Not so long ago, Boston mob boss Whitey Bulger (25 years on FBI's most wanted) lasted all of 5 minutes in a NY lockup — bludgeoned to death with socks filled with padlocks. Yet like Epstein — guards were not where they were supposed to be, and CCTV cameras somehow missed the whole thing? Right.
If your BS meter isn't pegged – the things busted. Just sayin' What really reeks is this whole repugnant rat's nest was well known 8 years ago! All. Of. It. Yet the media ignored it while Hillary was running for POTUS.
Clinton and the little Prince and Dershowitz are just as guilty as Epstein and should be brought up on charges and liable for damages.
Don't hold your breath.
Scott Johnson says:
It takes evidence to go after others, not just conjecture. If the government takes them to trial without enough evidence and loses, they don't get another chance to convict him. Bulger probably wanted to die, he asked to be put in general population and refused medical attention: https://www.nbcnews.com/news/crime-courts/whitey-bulger-s-prison-warden-i-think-he-wanted-die-n999091
Thank you so much for this Dianne, it is very moving to hear the testimony of those brave young women.
Ghislaine Maxwell needs to swing for this, swing, fry, breathe gas, be shocked out her shoes, or however it is the US capital punish on behalf of the state. Not for the first time is my intention to be a good liberal challenged, by child-abuse – i just cannot control my old testament response to it.
At the very least, Maxwell needs to be sentenced, incarcerated and dealt with, hopefully by members of the general prison population, y'know? those 'little' people who are 'nothing' just 'trash'. I sincerely hope she suffers at the hands of folk she has set herself above – I think there is a very high possibility that girls have died – with her karma, she should never set foot in a helicopter again. On second thoughts, I hope she does and that anything that could go wrong in a helicopter – does –
Thanks for this excellent briefing, Dianne.
CommunistFascistWhoCares says:
The Donald thd Bill and the devils in Roger Stone's book.
Well, well, well, we have now come full circle
"The swimming pool was filled with beautiful young girls," Trump said, according to Roger Stone's book, The Clintons' War on Women. Stone also claimed that Trump made light of the encounter.
"'How nice," Trump allegedly joked. "He let the neighborhood kids use his pool."
Now, Donald Trump in addition to Bill Clinton has been caught kinda lying.
Forget Liberals vs Conservatives it's just window dressing. It's always been and always will be the powerful vs the weak no matter where or when you live or lived.
Politics is for the powerful and fools.
I wonder if this will be posted?
Ball's in your court Frank
"We are ruled by the least amongst us."
– Terence McKenna
You got that right…Clintons, Obamas, Bushes. Thankfully things have changed for 8 years.
This is exactly how most people react who are financially raped by MLM scams. They clam up, which guarantees others will be financially raped, or put out a weak complaint instead of working together to bring more attention to the problem. No wonder the Epsteins, Ranieres, Weinsteins, Amways, Herbalifes, etc., of the world continue for decades. Never before has such power to work together through the internet been available, yet most people use it to b!tch and moan instead of leveraging it properly.
The lawyers are upset they won't get as many billable hours. Period.
Unless you believe that he was moved and his death was faked, think of Epstein being dead as a death penalty. He plead guilty and the plea deal was the death sentence and it has already been carried out. Who wouldn't want to sentence him to death for what he did (except for us who are against the death penalty)? Justice has been served, except that it was served cold. Whether he committed suicide or was murdered is immaterial from the perspective that he will never be able to take advantage of anybody ever again.
This hearing was a joke. The government should be so involved in going after those connected to Epstein that they would want the victims to remain silent until the trials are held against Epstein's helpers. Now the Epstein helpers' lawyers can use these statements to defend themselves. The judge took the original blunders and multiplied them. Sure, some of the women got the satisfaction of venting, and their spoiled lawyers were able to grandstand for more public attention and future clients, but at what cost?
BNL news reporting Camera footage outside Epstein's cell unusable. Pay no attention to certain phonies on here who dispute the facts and label it conspiracy nonsense. It is starting to trickle out and and a few years ago these same a-holes would call you a conspiracy kook for claiming all of this was going on with Epstein and his elitist evil pals.
You apparently missed this in Diane's piece:
"The defense heard that the tape system was broken for six months."
More evidence of systemic neglect, such as chronic understaffing, overseen by the political appointees of the current administration. The real scandal isn't one death, but that deaths are becoming more commonplace, and conditions are being neglected to the point where it's hard to track the cause of any particular death.
What's it gonna be, Skippy. A couple of weeks ago you said the camera malfunction was debunked. The narrative keeps changing and you're spinning like a fucking top. You come in here and run your mouth nearly every post, particularly about Epstein which clearly you know nothing about. Also your boy Wexner is up to his fucking pedo ears in this. Can't wait to see what kind of pedo shit was done in your chapter of Brooklyn NXIVM.
Emerging stories like this, require critical discernment and close attention to ongoing developments. Humans have a cognitive bias towards accepting the first information they encounter, and not looking for or overlooking further information – and disinformation actors know how to exploit that. As a military phrase goes, intended to keep people mindful to engage in ongoing empirical analysis and not get lulled into accepting false impressions: first reports are always wrong.
Indeed, it turned out that the first claim of a camera not working, was just a fabrication posted to social media by one anonymous account. Was that just the sort of pointless trolling that seems to amuse some twisted people with nothing better to do, or intentional disinformation?
So now we know that one of several cameras wasn't producing usable recordings – though others in the area were – but that it's apparently a problem going back at least 6 months, not something mysteriously related to Epstein. Given the increasing systemic problems that have been revealed regarding staffing, it's likely that the camera problems will turn out to be part of a more widespread and longstanding problem, but that requires patience to wait for the truth to come out, not jumping to assumptions that could be mistaken.
And I've actually been saying all along, let's not get distracted by speculation, and instead pay attention to undisputed but still largely unexplained connections, like Wexner.
If you actually know something more about Epstein, please enlighten us.
Diane, thanks for this reporting.
I think it's particularly important to hear the details from these women, about how as young, and as the saying goes, "impressionable" girls, they were unduly influenced – lured, love bombed, manipulated, threatened, and so on, much like what occurs in a high control group or cult. They may not have had guns held to their heads, but a psychopathic exploiter like Epstein can accomplish essentially the same level of coercion given vulnerable victims, time to work on them and the the opportunity to isolate them – not to mention the help of enablers.
shadowstate195 says:
This is a travesty of justice.
After waiting over ten years for the government to defend them and vindicate their rights these women must now appear in court and fight like tigers because government incompetence and corruption prevented them from getting a proper hearing in court.
And I will set the record straight on Mr. Epstein and the source of his wealth.
While Epstein might have received money from blackmailing businessmen and politicians involved in pedophilia it appears that most of his wealth came from operating Ponzi schemes.
Epstein was just another, sexually sleazier version of Bernie Madoff.
Epstein's ties to Ponzi scammer Steven Jude Hoffenberg:
Jeffrey Epstein worked at financial firm that engaged in massive Ponzi scheme in 1980s and 1990s
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/jeffrey-epstein-worked-at-towers-financial-with-stephen-hoffenberg-who-committed-ponzi-scheme-crimes/
Epstein's ties to Florida Ponzi scammer Scott Rothstein.
Sex offender Jeffrey Epstein and Ponzi king Scott Rothstein square off in court
https://www.sun-sentinel.com/local/palm-beach/fl-ne-jeffrey-epstein-scott-rothstein-lawsuit-20190719-ditkup4m3jb6pnipceycmysdde-story.html
If the Israeli Mossad hired Epstein and Maxwell as intelligence agents, then the Mossad is dumber than the Bronfman sisters.
Epstein's early money may have come from that Ponzi scheme – but he had a close brush, when his partner ended jailed for it. After that he seems to have found ways to leach money off of Wexner and perhaps others, under the less risky guise of some sort of financier or money manager; the details of that have yet to be revealed, though Wexner has said that it was "vast sums," and cited more than $46 million.
Also, Epstein was reportedly a genius at tax avoidance schemes, so he may done things like set up Caribbean shelters, and then charged clients – maybe again, mostly Wexner – a handsome share of the taxes saved.
niceguy says:
Thank you for taking the time to write such a detailed article regarding the victims of Jeffrey Epstein and the suffering they endured. The victims deserve to be heard!
I hope the DOJ at leasts prosecutes Ghislaine Maxwell.
You know who started all this Woman standing up for themselves? It was Trump! He was recorded talking with a TV person about how he could just grab pussy when ever he wanted it. Remember that? Everything turned on that day. women have stood up ever since and won seats in congress and everywhere else. Sexual attacks from Men are no longer sweap under the rug. The " Me Too" movement started. Webstein, Keith, Epstein and that Rap guy. It's only beginning. I can tell you this. Men taking advantage of women- it's over.
No, it wasn't Trump: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Me_Too_movement Men are taking advantage of women and women are taking advantage of men, and men are taking advantage of men and women are taking advantage of women, and always will.
LOL. I don't think I've seen "to mansplain" so deftly illustrated
Peaches says:
Me 2 movement is a joke.
Epstein 'Victim' Maria Farmer Is Being Treated as If She Were a Child Who Was Violated — She Was 25!
Ghislaine Maxwell Is/Was a Master Spy; Allison Mack, Just a Fool


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Tag: Dogs That Know When Their Owners Are Coming Home
Sixth sense? Of course, say dogs!
Science is catching up with dogs!
Those of you who have come across Rupert Sheldrake and, in particular his book Dogs That Know When Their Owners Are Coming Home will really not be surprised at what is coming, in terms of the rest of this Post. Because most dog owners know, from countless observations, that dogs have an uncanny ability to see the world around them in a more deeper and intuitive manner than we can explain.
I wrote of Sheldrake's book on the 1st June including touching on a report of Mason, a small terrier mix …
On April 27th, Mason was hiding in his garage in North Smithfield when the storm picked him up and blew him away. His owners couldn't find him and had about given up when they came back Monday to sift through the debris, and found Mason waiting for them on the porch.
A few evenings ago, we watched a documentary from the website Top Documentary Films from the series Through The Wormhole. This particular documentary was entitled Is There a Sixth Sense? Here's how that film was introduced,
Sight, hearing, smell, taste and touch are the tools most of us depend on to perceive the world. But some people say they also can perceive things that are outside the range of the conventional senses, through some other channel for which there is no anatomical or neurological explanation. Scientific researchers who study such abilities call them extrasensory perception (ESP), but lay people often refer to them as the sixth sense.
Either term really is a catch-all for a variety of different purported abilities that vary from person to person. Some people claim the power of telepathy – that is, the ability to perceive others' thoughts, without having them communicated verbally or in writing. Others claim to have the power of clairvoyance, which is the ability to perceive events and objects that are hidden from view because of barriers or distance. Still others claim to be gifted with precognition, which enables them to look into the future and glimpse what hasn't yet occurred.
The belief in ESP or the sixth sense dates back thousands of years. The Greek historian Herodotus wrote that Croesus, who ruled a kingdom in what is now Turkey in the sixth century B.C., consulted oracles – that is, groups of priests claimed to be able to predict the future — before he went to war. In ancient India, Hindu holy men were believed to possess the power to see and hear at a distance, and to communicate through telepathy.
In the late 1700s, the Viennese physician Franz Mesmer claimed that he could give people ESP powers by hypnotizing them. Just before his assassination in 1865, President Abraham Lincoln told friends that he'd dreamed of his own body lying in state in the White House. In the 20th century, Edgar Cayce and Jean Dixon attracted wide followings by claiming that they could foresee future events. During the Cold War, U.S. military and intelligence agencies, spurred by reports that the Soviets had psychics at their disposal, even tried to utilize clairvoyants who claimed remote-viewing powers for espionage purposes.
As well as watching it directly from the Top Documentary Films website, it is also available from YouTube. Here are the four links. It is a most fascinating review of the scientific findings in this area. If you have a dog with you when you watch the videos, don't be surprised if he or she fall asleep! Nothing new for dogs in all this!
Dogs That Know When Their Owners Are Coming Home
Jean Dixon
Present perfect!
Probably the best lesson dogs offer their human companions.
Having surfaced recently from being completely immersed in the writings of Dr. Rupert Sheldrake's book, Dogs That Know When Their Owners Are Coming Home (start here and work backwards if you missed my musings on Sheldrake) I used the recent flight across to London to start into the book by Jeffrey Moussaieff Masson Dogs Never Lie About Love.
Masson's book
While I might disagree with some minor aspects of the way that dogs relate to humans, the essential premise of the book is very powerful.
Indeed, the very last sentence of Chapter 2, Why We Cherish Dogs reads as follows:
Questers of the truth, that's who dogs are; seekers after the invisible scent of another's authentic core.
For me, any attempt to seek our own 'authentic core' can only come from understanding the power of remaining in the present. Dogs do this so naturally and instinctively. As Masson writes a little earlier in the above chapter,
A dog does not tremble at the thought of his own mortality; I doubt if a dog ever thinks about a time when he will no longer be alive. So when we are with a dog, we, too, enter a kind of timeless realm, where the future becomes irrelevant.
One could almost imagine this being the ancient wisdom of the teachings of Buddha!
Anyway, in a rather serendipitous manner, just before starting this essay, I read my weekly News and Notes from Terry Hershey. This is what he wrote about being in the present.
Did you see Mr. Holland's Opus? About Glenn Holland's lifetime of teaching music to a high school band. In one scene he is giving a private lesson to Gertrude. She is playing clarinet, making noises that can only be described as other-worldly. He is clearly frustrated. As is she. Finally Mr. Holland says, "Let me ask you a question. When you look in the mirror what do you like best about yourself?"
"My hair," says Gertrude.
"Well, my father always says that it reminds him of the sunset."
After a pause, Mr. Holland says, "Okay. Close your eyes this time. And play the sunset."
And from her clarinet? Music. Sweet music.
Sometime today, I invite you to set aside the manual, or the list, or the prescription.
Take a Sabbath moment. . . close your eyes and play the sunset.
Mary Oliver describes such a moment this way, ". . .a seizure of happiness. Time seemed to vanish. Urgency vanished."
Because, in such a moment, we are in, quite literally, a State of Grace. In other words, what we experience here is not as a means to anything else.
If I am to focused on evaluating, I cannot bask in the moment.
If I am measuring and weighing, I cannot marvel at little miracles.
If I am anticipating a payoff, I cannot give thanks for simple pleasures.
If I am feeling guilty about not hearing or living the music, I cannot luxuriate in the wonders of the day.
Living in the present is not specifically mentioned but how else could one interpret these beautiful concepts.
Jun 8, 2011 Jun 7, 2011
Rev Terry Hershey
What an amazing book this is.
I have written about Dr Rupert Sheldrake a few times on Learning from Dogs for pretty obvious reasons! You can do a search on the Blog under 'sheldrake' but here are a couple of links. Serious Learning from Dogs on January 10th, 2011 and Time for a rethink on the 14th April, 2011.
Anyway, I am now well towards the end of Sheldrake's revised book, Dogs That Know When Their Owners Are Coming Home and it is more than fascinating. Bit short of time just now so please forgive me if I do no more than show this video which sets out some of the background to the book. Sheldrake's website is here, by the way.