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Chasing the Surge
(Hardcover)
Grover Nicodemus Street, Sandra de Abreu Guidry-Street, Ja-Ne De Abreu
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In a world of viral ideas and emotion, who gets to control the
narrative, who gets to be heard, and what does power really cost?
This is the story of the showdown between Elon Musk and Twitter and how
the richest man on earth suddenly came to control one of the most
powerful media platforms in the world. In Character Limit,
award-winning reporters Kate Conger and Ryan Mac draw on exclusive
interviews, unreported documents and internal Twitter recordings to
provide a revelatory, three-dimensional, and definitive account of what
really happened when Musk showed up to takeover Twitter, spoiling for a
brawl and intent on revolution, with his merciless, sycophantic cadre
of lawyers, investors, and bankers.
In part, this is the story of Twitter's founder, Jack Dorsey, who
idealistically dreamed of building a 'digital town square' but detested
Wall Street and never built a profitable business, and Musk, one of the
site's most influential users with over 70 million followers. To Musk,
Twitter—once known for its almost absolute commitment to free
speech—had utterly lost its way. Blaming it for the proliferation of
what he called the “woke mind virus”, he claimed that the survival of
humanity itself depended on the future of the site.
In January 2022, Musk began secretly accumulating Twitter stock. By
April, he was its largest shareholder, and, soon after, he made an
unsolicited offer to purchase the company for the unimaginable sum of
$44 billion. Backed into a corner, Twitter’s board accepted his
offer—only for Musk to change his mind, forcing Twitter to sue him.
Drawing on unparalleled sources, this is the defining story of our time
told in vivid, cinematic detail.
Sandra and Ray Hocking have worked hard their whole lives; in
their sixties, they were simply looking forward to retirement. In
an instant, however, their lives changed forever when Ray suffered
a freak accident that caused him to be paralyzed. He needed
around-the-clock care and couldn't even live in his own home.
Ray struggled to make progress at a rehabilitation facility
before moving to a convalescent home, which became his permanent
home. Although he had lost the ability to move like he once did, he
continued to inspire everyone he met.
A constant advocate for her husband, Sandra did everything she
couldto help him recover a life worth living. She liquidated
assets, organized fundraisers for an accessible van, and researched
grants. She determined what assistance her husband qualified for
and what he didn't--and through it all, Ray kept a positive
attitude.
Sandra spent some time being angry, but she sees every day with
her husband and their family is a gift. She has already found out
that it can all change in a "Split Second."
This is not a story about death.
It is a story about one couple's journey of acceptance, love,
and internal awakenings. Kelly and Joe met by chance, but were
bound by fate. One morning in the summer of 2010, Kelly
Boedigheimer, a thirty-nine year old man in good health, discovered
what he thought was yet another ingrown hair on his chin. That was
the first step on the life-changing journey he would share with Joe
Peterson, his life partner since 1998.
Months later - following three surgical procedures, where each
was more aggressive than the last - Kelly and Joe faced the
inconceivable: Kelly was diagnosed with melanoma.
In early 2011, Kelly met with a team of specialists at the Mayo
Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota. Another surgery, this one more
wide-ranging than the others, removed a section of skin from his
chin and a portion of his cheek. A graft from his arm provided new
skin for those areas. Highly concerned about this aggressive
melanoma, doctor's proceeded quickly to save and protect Kelly.
Here, Joe lovingly and painfully recreates Kelly's final nine
months through journal entries, e-mails, blog posts, texts, and
more. Their relationship was tested as too many are; in this visit
back to those days, Joe unfolds an inspiring telling of the power
of love, optimism, and hope.
This is not a story about death. This is a story about love.
On a cloudless spring day nearly three years after Cal and
Michele met, they stood before a preacher and Cal promised to love
Michele and to give her everything. Soon after, they began an
almost fairy-tale existence of wedded bliss, complete with a white
picket fence, two cats in the yard, and a perfect family-including
the baby girl Michele always wanted.
They had carefully planned and prepared for the arrival of their
daughter, Lourdess, whose name means "miracles of healing."
Although she entered the world perfect, the standard hearing test
mandated by the state produced spirit-crushing results. To their
shock and disbelief, their wonderful little angel had profound
hearing loss.
"Daddy, Did You Hear That Bird?: The Miracles of Hearing,"
Family, and Love shares the touching story of how they got through
the trials of having a deaf child, including the natural grieving
process they experienced upon learning the news. Even though they
wondered about her future, their strong personal relationship
helped them overcome the stress that destroys some marriages
burdened with caring for a special-needs child. The toughest tasks
involved working with service systems and professionals who were
guiding them through the process. Through it all, they had each
other and the knowledge that God was there for them, always.
"Daddy, Did You Hear That Bird?" reminds us that love always
trusts, hopes and perseveres but it never fails. As Cal and Michele
yearned for a miracle, a striking and poignant series of events
would reveal a miracle no one saw coming.
Programmed by Deception Eye of the Remote Series II is a sequel to
Ms. BlueRaven's pubished book of 2008 called Eye of the Remote
Black Operations in Areas Beyond 52. 'Programmed by Deception, Eye
of the Remote Series II' takes a hard look at covert technology and
the false matrix motherboard of planet Earth the masses are exposed
to. Ms. BlueRaven will disclose a more detailed approach to covert
technology and the bigger picture which encompasses the universal
whole. This series is the beginning of restoring off world
technology and fusing this design with consciousness of the greater
whole. Look for the Documentary DVD Eye of the Remote, Disclosure
soon to be released.
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