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John Alstrin: Director of Bands at Prosper High School
Mr. Alstrin makes his home here in Prosper with his wife Christina and their 3 children: Collin(10), Addison(7) and Harper(3). He moved here after serving at L.D. Bell High School in Hurst, Texas for 5 years, The University of Houston for 3 years and Lake Highlands for 6 years. As the Director of Bands at PHS, he conducts the Wind Ensemble, Jazz Ensemble and team-teaches the Mighty Eagle Marching Band, Woodwind, Brass, Percussion and Color Guard Classes. Mr. Alstrin also travels to assist and teach-team beginner and band classes at Rogers and Reynolds Middle School.
He thoroughly enjoys doing his life's work in a town he loves, with a community that has established its heartbeat through a supportive school district, because of dedicated parents. He always had a passion for music and was inspired by his grandparents…a grandmother who trained at the American Conservatory and a grandfather who was a child psychologist. Alstrin was an impressive mathematician in school, and it wasn't until his later years that he chose the field of music as his life's practice. He realized that he would be most effective as a teacher and band director.
His excitement about traditional fine arts, regardless of what medium, creates an electricity in the air that pulls you in. Whether the topic is band, choir, orchestra, painting or theater, he is an advocate for the payoffs and rewards of self-expression.
He speaks of the very powerful and multi-faceted synergy that goes into a band production. Although each member is an individual, the 350 musicians come together for what is known as one body working in perfect time to create a production. That production evolves week after week, by process of tweaking, perfecting and rebuilding. The team aspect is like a football play that goes well, or a strategy that is perfectly timed.
Band is a combination of the mathematics of music reading, mastering your instrument while displaying physical ability, self-control and coordination. It is an institution that historically works, one that is proven so, as it is military based. Figuratively, band is an instrument and a tool that the state of Texas has implemented and perfected that offers a creative and artistic outlet that combines much needed structure and life lessons that create well rounded individuals that value the importance of comradery and group effort.
Literally, Band creates bonds. It gives like-minded students a place to belong, a place where they fit in and are welcome. Mr. Alstrin speaks of the closeness that is established with those bonds between students. He also says, "Saying goodbye to Seniors at graduation is difficult because they've invested in you and you have invested in them, most of the time for up to 7 years. The pleasure is that we get to watch them grow up."
Mr. Alstrin believes that co-curricular activities become the glue that holds a school and community together. He shares the philosophy of UCLA Basketball Coach John Wooden, never speaking to his team about winning or losing, he speaks on the importance of players doing their very best. In life, Band, or anything that we find important, the measurement is against ourselves. One of his proudest moments was last year when he was recognized by Prosper Alumi and academic Super Stars; Emily Ray, Sydney Nutter and Taylor Hasz as their most influential teacher.
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Sometimes Folks,…being me is just way too much fun. But at my age,…I do enjoy afternoons like this one.
I left smiling. That was awesome news for über-liberal Acton!
I drive across the street to pick some dinner comestibles….and my sign-bedecked vehicle starts to get more attention than usual. GOOD!
By now I'm very used to people taking pictures of the signs, – even taking selfies…and some leave nasty notes. Whether they love it or hate it, – I'm forcing them to think about Benghazi, and about how Obama and Hillary lied,…and lied,…and lied.
A white haired lady – about 80 – was shaking her head in disgust at me when I came out.
I knew,...she's waited all-her-life to vote for a woman president,…and she's now too old to be bothered with facts she doesn't understand – like ISIS and emails.
I drove carefully around to give her a big smile and a long second look at the other side of my vehicle.
Back home I was backing into my driveway – thinking about getting the ice cream into the freezer, when a beautiful young lady appeared beside my vehicle….
I quickly figured her for a teenager,…and was hoping she wanted to mow my lawn.
Some quick questioning revealed that she is 24….
….has never heard of the yearly Chinese dog food festival….
….doesn't know how many abortions are done each year in the US….
….had no clue how many are Black and Hispanic….
….and has never heard of Margaret Sanger…..
…but she did get to meet a long dormant old Soldier – Sergeant Iron Mike – all the way from 1964 – the old school Army.
She'll not likely forget those next 60 seconds.
As for NARAL, – they're clearly sending out campus volunteers – who have no clue what evil they're working for, – and no clue about the history of the Progressives, the Democrats, Mao Tse Tung, – or the history of Margaret Sanger, eugenics, and Planned Parenthood.
They just ~ think ~ they're 'doing something good for women'….
The Democrat Party cannot survive without ignorant young volunteers, – which is precisely why union school teachers aren't teaching History.
All-in-all, it was a good Republican afternoon.
And it all took less than an hour…..
"The GREATEST DANGER to our Republic and our way of life isn't ISIS, Putin, or the Chinese Empire.
Mike; Sadly I must agree with you.
You've always enjoyed twisting the tail of the tiger for as long as I've known you.
Aye Lad, 'tis a wicked evil gene I carry, – and I need to feed the little beast raw meat on a regular basis….
Quite an enjoyable afternoon! Nice work!
Mike, thank you for always standing up for all of us. For America, for what is right for the country and the world.
Thank you, Thank you, keep up your great work for our children and grandchildren.
The second greatest danger is the "closet conservatives" afraid or unwilling to stand up to the INSANITY OF THE LIB-TURDS for fear of being called a racist or a bigot. Standing up for our country and what's right is not bigotry.
Thank you, Mike, for keeping the spirit alive.


Hello, Altenew friends! How times flies when you are having fun! It is my last week here at Altenew ALREADY! It's been a blast to say the least.
The Ori Kami and Hennah Elements CAN be such a lovely combo together. The vines provide a great background for the bird. And never underestimate the smallest stamp from Hennah Elements. See those tiny dots? They sure packed a punch.
Here is a closer look at this set Label Love....it is one of the most versatile sentiment sets- EVER!
By stamping the multiple sentiments in one large masked heart, your message is loud and clear.
I played some more and mixed them up even further! Painted Flowers, Label love, Hennah Elements... Sure, why not!? What I love about Label Love sentiment is that they look EXACTLY like the Dymo Tape. They are not just limited to black!
I got even more creative with Label Love by using the back side of the stamps. The various lengths of stamps in Label Love are perfect for color blocking with Sketchy Cities America. Since it is such a colorful design, embellishments were not needed! I think it makes a great masculine one layer card!
I also like how this feminine one layer turned out! Painted Flowers + Label Love = LOVE!
Are you getting the idea about my "matchmaking"? Isn't it fun to mix them up? I want to conclude my post with a happy card with Painted Flowers.
It truly is a JOY to share my Altenew projects with you. I want to thank Tasnim and Jennifer for inviting me to guest design this month. These two gifted card-makers and now stamp designers have really taken stamp designs to the next level. I am eagerly waiting for the next Altenew release!
I wish you all a happy day. Thanks for stopping by!
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So excited to read your title and then my hopes were dahsed! Please come out to Vancouver, BC soon! Torontonians can't have all the luck!Have fun!
Virginia, these are fabulous! You really showed us a variety of ways to use those stamps. I love the colorful cityscape!
Wow…beautiful cards…great variety of styles.
Virginia, I have marvelled at your cards for the past few weeks now, and every one of them have been so inspiring! Such amazing talent, such fantastic stamp sets! The perfect combination!
Wow, Virginia! You totally blew me away. These are all amazing! Love (and totally inspired by) your creativity.
Virginia has done an AMAZING job with all the stamps! Her details are just amazing, and her use of color really showcases the beauty and versatility of each one! I'm really inspired now!!!
Beautiful cards! Can't wait until I can get my hands on some of the lovely Altenew stamp sets.
Wow Virginia! All the cards are fabulous, but the first and last ones are my absolute favorites, and the branches in the first one is really eye catching!
WOW Virginia… you have been busy. Totally fabulous cards. I'm so in love with the last one. The silver bow is stunning with the beautiful flowers.


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Music notes: Dua Lipa, Justin Bieber, Taylor Swift and Camila Cabello
Dua Lipa will be the first-ever recipient of the Collection of the Year award at the Shoe Oscars aka the 36th annual Footwear News Achievement Awards on November 30. Billboard said Dua is being recognized for her Puma x Dua Lipa Flutur Drop 2 collection.
Fans had no idea Justin Bieber was hiding inside of a giant bear costume at a Drew House pop-up show in Tokyo, Japan. He shared images from the event, which celebrated his clothing line.
Taylor Swift is a fan of Kim Petras and told the "Unholy" singer just that at the American Music Awards. Pop Base caught the sweet exchange in which Taylor pulled Kim into a hug and told her, "I love your song so much. I've done a lot of butt-popping to that!" It's unknown what song she's exactly referring to, but fans are obviously hoping this means the two will collaborate on a song very soon.
Camila Cabello helped BLACKPINK close out their North American tour by performing a duet with Jisoo. Billboard reports they performed "Liar" together — a song off Camila's Romance album. Camila was decked out in BLACKPINK attire for the show, which went down at the Banc of California Stadium.
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The first challenge a startup comes across – to provide the same level of service that established brands in the market provide to their customers. The challenge isn't to blow the opposition out of the water as soon as you to start, that comes later. A young start-up needs to be able to provide services on par with them to begin with.
So, if you're running a small business and searching for some efficient yet affordable mobile solutions, read on! In this article, we're showing you some awesome software options with amazing mobile versions that can help you improve your business results.
Not only does Invoice 2go help in generating accurate invoices it also lets you keep track of all your expenses, making sure that you don't go over-budget. You can also track invoice status to ensure your invoices were generated and sent to the client in time.
Isn't it hectic to create the same invoice again and again for a client? Invoice 2go makes everything easy! Use this app to automate invoice generation, making the process efficient and less tiresome.
In addition, now the app has the feature to send invoices using any messaging app on your phone, making communication with your clients easy.
When it comes to storing payment receipts, Invoice 2go gives you a single platform to store it all – easily!
In addition, if you experience any type of issues, Invoice 2go lets you reach out to the support in no time. You can get in touch with their agents using email, phone or chat.
Available both in desktop and mobile version, Trello is a valuable organizational asset for any startup. It's highly convenient for small teams and startups not only because it's free but also because of its simplicity. So, what can Trello do for you?
Using Trello cards, you can assign as many tasks as you need to your teams or individual team members, using checklists, standard lists, or cards. Not only can you provide additional information in the card body but you can also schedule deadlines and activate reminders for each card.
In addition, you can reassign tasks in no time, or assign a single task to a larger number of people. And the system is highly intuitive, all you have to do is drag and drop member icons and cards in the relevant sections.
If you are ready to invest in the advanced version of Trello that lets you integrate this platform with other services. This way, you can provide an even better organizational experience. G Suite, Evernote, MailChimp, Dropbox, Salesforce… These are only some of the amazing platforms that you can combine with your Trello dashboard.
While G Suite and Trello make it possible for you to take the internal organization to a higher level, ProProfs chat is an excellent tool that lets you establish better communication with your clients. Using ProProfs live chat for Android, iOS, Mac or Windows, you let your prospects reach out to you whenever they need in the way that suits them best.
Practically, you'll be able to provide support anywhere, anytime with live chat app that is highly customizable. So, what can you expect from ProProfs Chat?
In order to approach your customers proactively and grow leads, you should try to predict when potential customers need your help. And ProProfs live chat software helps you increase sales by up to 2.7 times by letting you monitor your visitor actions in real time. Observing the traffic patterns, you may be able to make conclusions about their behaviour and, therefore, realize what they need and when you should start the conversation.
Another great quality of ProProfs chat is the simplicity of integration with other valuable ProProfs tools as well as other solutions. MS Dynamics, Salesforce, Infusionsoft, Zoho… It's up to you!
For instance, integrating your live chat software with a knowledge base, you reduce the time that agents need to address customers' worries. Instead of creating similar answers over and over again, all they have to do is attach existing relevant content.
Apart from making communication more pleasant and convenient in technical terms, ProProfs chat also lets you make the visual aspect more appealing. Not only can you use some of the readymade chat templates, but you can also brand the live chat window with your logo and preferred colours.
Even if your startup has a limited number of options available due to a reduced budget, there are still some great apps you can rely on. And some of them come with great mobile versions that let you access their essential functions no matter where you are.
As you can see, our top picks when it comes to essential organizational and communication apps are G Suite, Trello and ProProfs Live Chat Software. Considered affordable and highly efficient tools, these apps make a great technical base, facilitate teamwork, and let you focus on providing value that will improve your business position.
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"Wait Until The Moment" – the third track from Lucky Day released!
And then they were three! While we're all(?) awaiting the release of my second solo album Lucky Day, by now there are three "instant grat" tracks available for download for those who pre-order the album, no matter if you order a physical copy on CD or vinyl (and T-shirt?) at Lojinx, or if you've pre-order the album through iTunes. The first one was "Jealous Sun" (which by the way has been added to Swedish Radio P4's playlist!!!), the second one "Room To Grow", and now "Wait Until The Moment". It will be followed by more surprises along the way!
I'm also very proud that it has been added by Spotify themselves to this playlist with current (mainly Swedish) releases.
In the future you will be able to see and hear the full story about how "Wait Until The Moment" came about, but for now all I can say is that I wrote it together with producer Brad Jones who took my stomping uptempo piano based melodic idea and turned it into something that, to me, sounded very beautiful in its laid back, bossa nova-ish vibe. It went from power pop to… well what is it? Is it Yacht Rock? You decide for yourself!
The song features one of my favourite lyric lines on the (coming) album; "Break my heart a little and I'll do the same for you" which was a little "couplet" that Brad had lying around for years that he finally found use for.
Lastly, please feel free to enjoy a live version of the song, from Andreas Dahlbäck's Durango Recording, where I had the incredible opportunity to put both my dear co-producers in the same room, together with brilliant young Theo Stocks on pedal steel, a former student at The School of Music at Luleå University of Technology, where I work, who happened to be in Nashville with his class-mates only a couple of weeks after the album recording in 2016. I got the idea to ask Brad to have him play some pedal steel on a couple of tracks on the record ("Lucky Day" and "The Only Thing I Really Need Is You"). He did a fantastic job both at the recording and in this live clip. Please enjoy!


Which causes cancer more quickly: cigarettes, diet soda or GMOs?
Some people believe that regularly smoking the 7,000 chemicals in commercial cigarettes is the quickest way to get cancer in the world. Other folks believe that artificial sweeteners, because they taste so sweet, trick the body into ingesting them and are the "Trojan horses" of the food industry, causing breast cancer and prostate cancer faster than any other food, drink or consumable chemical-laced product on the market. But then again, there's GMOs. Genetically modified organisms contain pesticides that can kill nearly any living thing that consumes them, including insects, rats and, yes, humans. Pesticide is the umbrella name for herbicides, insecticides, fungicides, algaecides and even fertilizers meant to kill "pests" — hence the name.
There is really no measurement right now for how many GMOs are in foods, drinks and even cigarettes. Scientists who modify organism through gene insertion are apt to promote the corresponding pesticides, no matter whether humans are dying from them or not. Cigarettes, diet soda and GMOs — are you guilty of "consuming" all three daily? Then your clock is ticking!
Most foods labeled "diet," "light" or "zero" are toxic to humans. They are carcinogenic and cause free radicals to warp your good cells, strangulating mitochondria and multiplying uncontrollably. Eventually, cancerous cells find damaged tissue or an organ to suffocate. This is when most doctors and oncologists in America first "discover" cancer, after it is fully manifested, and for many, it's too late. More than 50 percent of people who get cancer die from it, and one-third of all Americans get cancer at some point in life. Who gets it first and who gets it the worst — the diet soda drinkers, the pesticide-laden GMO food eaters or the smokers?
Smoking commercial cigarettes – a "compound" problem!
The "Tobacco Master Settlement Agreement" or "MSA" was entered in November of 1998 between the four largest US tobacco companies, which include Philip Morris Inc., Brown & Williamson, R.J. Reynolds and Lorillard. Tobacco-related healthcare costs (detriment) were settled (covered), and Big Tobacco agreed to "curtail" marketing practices (were told not to market to kids so much). Plus, they were adding ammonia to the manufacturing process and got busted red-handed by a whistleblower in court.
This is how "crack" nicotine was discovered by the general public, via a settlement made for marketing restrictions. So what's really in a commercial cigarette? Can you mix ammonia, bleach and pesticide? Doesn't that create a form of mustard gas? How can this be a legal form of "recreation"?
Do you have IBS, general anxiety, muscle pain for "no reason," arthritis "flare ups," ringing in the ears, daily fatigue or, even worse, fibromyalgia? Cut out all artificial sweeteners for ONE WEEK and see how you feel. Guess what caused most of the "Gulf War Syndrome" — artificial sweeteners.
Did you know that aspartame alone accounts for 75 percent of all complaints to the FDA about side effects from food toxins? Also watch out for acesulfame potassium (more FDA-approved "cancer" sweetener) found in many protein shake mixes and sugar-free gums. It's just a cousin of the evil aspartame!
Cancer's HOV lane: eating GMO!
Shocking new research reveals that a GM corn approved in Europe for use in food and (animal) feed, and Roundup (weed killer) used with it, can cause increased tumors, premature death and organ damage at levels previously claimed by EU regulatory authorities to be perfectly safe. This information was not made public. Want to get in the high occupancy lane for cancer and drive really fast? It's dangerous. Don't mess with your health. Don't flirt with disaster.
Conclusion: Don't eat cancer. Don't drink it and don't smoke it! The carcinogens can only win the battle if you feed them their necessary fuel — more carcinogens. Try to NEVER drink soda or diet soda or eat GMOs.
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MARY KOM
five-time World Amateur Boxing champion, and the only woman boxer to have won a medal in each one of the six world championships.
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Mary Kom, is an Indian boxer belonging to Kom tribal community of north-eastern state of Manipur. She is a five-time World Boxing champion, and the only woman boxer to have won a medal in each one of the six world championships. She is the only Indian woman boxer to have qualified for the 2012 Summer Olympics, competing in the flyweight (51 kg) category and winning the bronze medal. She has also been ranked as No. 4 AIBA World Women's Ranking Flyweight category.
Mary Kom's career started in 2000 after her victory in the Manipur state women's boxing championship and the regional championship in West Bengal. In 2001, she started competing at international level. She was only 18 years old when she made her international debut at the first AIBA Women's World Boxing Championship in United States, winning a silver medal in the 48 kg weight category. In 2002, she won a gold medal in the 45 kg weight class at the second AIBA Women's World Boxing Championship in Turkey. She also won a gold medal in the 45 kg weight category at the Witch Cup in Hungary in the same year.
In 2003, Mary Kom won a gold medal in the 46 kg weight class at the Asian Women's Boxing Championship in India and in 2004 she won a gold medal at the Women's Boxing World Cup in Norway. In 2005, she again won a gold medal at the Asian Women's Boxing Championship in Taiwan and the AIBA Women's World Boxing Championship in Russia both in the 46 kg weight class. In 2006, she won a gold medal at the Venus Women's Box Cup in Denmark and won gold again at the AIBA Women's World Boxing Championship in India.
The 2012 London Olympics brought her more respect and honor as she became the first Indian women boxer to qualify and win a bronze medal at the Olympics. She took part in the 51 kg weight category and also became the third Indian woman to win an individual medal at the Olympics. In 2010, Mary Kom won a gold medal at the Asian Women's Boxing Championship in Kazakhstan and her fifth consecutive gold medal in the AIBA Women's World Boxing Championship in Barbados. She competed in the 48 kg weight class because AIBA had discontinued using the 46 kg class. She also participated in the 51 kg weight class at the Asian Games and won a bronze medal.
In the 2010 Commonwealth Games held in Delhi, India. She had the honor of holding the Queen's Baton along with Vijender Singh for the opening ceremony run in the stadium. However, she did not compete as women's boxing event was not included in the Games. In 2011, she won a gold medal in the 48 kg weight class at the Asian Women's Cup in China. In 2012, she won a gold medal in the 51 kg weight class at the Asian Women's Boxing Championship in Mongolia.
She won her first Gold Medal in the Asian Games in 2014 in Incheon, South Korea.
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Pay no attention to the man behind the algorithm
by Heather Zeiger Sep 23, 2016 May 1, 2020 / 6 mins /
If Facebook is all about crafting an image, the company may need to take few lessons from its users. This past summer Facebook's Trending feature came under fire from Gizmodo for allegedly stifling conservative news media outlets. Additionally, the Trending team inserted some news items that did not hit the threshold for a Trending topic.
Trending is a news aggregator that is visible on the right side of the screen when you view Facebook on a non-mobile device. As Gizmodo reports, the news is sifted by a group of news curators, comprised of mostly young, Ivy-league educated journalists.
The fact that Facebook was curating news was not the biggest problem. Traditional media outlets have been doing this for years. Where Facebook fell afoul of its audience is in claiming to be objective and appearing to be data-driven rather than human-driven.
When Facebook announced Trending in 2014, Zukerberg said that it was a "new product that's designed to surface interesting and relevant conversations in order to help you discover the best content from all across Facebook."
Mark Zukerberg and Facebook did their due diligence to address the accusation of bias by meeting with several well-known conservatives and firing the Trending team. The journalists were replaced with engineers who would oversee the algorithm that the journalists were apparently teaching.
The new system did not work as well as was hoped. The first day of its launch Trending posted an inappropriate YouTube video. While launch-day glitches can be forgiven, even if they cannot be un-seen, the algorithm continued to prove it was not up-to-task by posting a fake news story about a Fox News reporter who was fired for supporting Hilary Clinton.
Given that this whole thing started with allegations of partisan bias, this was a particularly unfortunate mistake on the algorithm's part. Then, on September 11th, Trending posted a story on a 9/11 conspiracy, or a so-called "truther" story. Finally, Trending's news story about the Apple iPhone 7 was from a satirical website that says on its home page not to confuse its content with real news.
The backlash over this episode was particularly harsh, and some people felt betrayed by Facebook for its lack of transparency.
News statistics
The Pew Research Center has conducted several surveys on news consumption and social media. According to a 2013 poll, 43% of Facebook users get their news from Facebook, but only 4% of Facebook news consumers consider it the most important way to get their news.
Even though Facebook is not people's primary news outlet, it has the attention of millions. About 30% of the population overall has received some portion of their news from Facebook, making Facebook the largest influence on news coverage and public opinion.
However, a recent poll that Pew Research conducted after the Trending story came out showed only about 7% of adults who get their news from social media trust the information they get from the site.
Customer expectations and Company obligations
There is a saying in the tech industry that if you are not paying for it, then you are the product, not the customer. Facebook, whose motto is "free and always will be," has a trove of data that you have agreed to provide it. Every time you upload a picture of your child's first day of school, or your meal with your spouse at a swanky restaurant, or the sunset from your hotel window, you have just given Facebook, and its advertisers, information for targeted marketing.
What do you get out of sharing this personal information with Facebook, aside from targeted advertising? You get the Facebook experience. And, with that experience, comes certain expectations whether the company explicitly states those services or implies them by way of mission statements.
Consider Disney World as an example. Like Facebook, Disney World does not have an equivalent competitor. There may be other theme parks, but you cannot get "the Disney World experience" going anywhere else. You pay the ticket price with certain expectations beyond the "terms of service" in mind. Is Disney obligated to meet our expectations? No, they technically are not, but it's good for business that they do.
Facebook's stated mission is to "give people the power to share and make the world more open and connected." In an interview about whether Trending news was suppressing conservative views, Mark Zukerberg says "Facebook stands for giving everyone a voice." When Facebook announced Trending, it painted a picture of the user experience:
To the right of your News Feed, you'll see a list of topics that have recently spiked in popularity. The list is personalized, including topics based on things you're interested in and what is trending across Facebook overall. Each topic is accompanied by a headline that briefly explains why it is trending. You can click on any headline to see the most interesting posts from your friends or Pages that are talking about that particular topic.
It is implied that Trending, as part of the Facebook experience, will be personalized and based on aggregate data. Does that mean Facebook is obligated to reveal who news is curated by and provide bi-partisan news? No, but it's good for business if they do.
Zukerberg says that Facebook is a technology company, not a media company, "We build tools; we do not produce any content." In this statement he abdicates responsibility for content by pointing out that they are just the messenger, so to speak.
But when you have the eyes of over a billion people (as of June 2016, Facebook reports 1.03 billion mobile daily active users, on average), there is some responsibility for what content becomes Trending news.
Media ethicist Kelly McBride says that Facebook has an obligation to be transparent about how it curates its stories: "As the No. 1 driver of audience to news sites, Facebook has become the biggest force in the marketplace of ideas. With that influence comes a significant responsibility."
Beyond the Algorithm
I update a news aggregator website on technology, medicine, and ethics. My job is to sift through my alerts, which serve as an unsophisticated algorithm, and run them through a metric to determine which stories make the cut and which ones do not. One thing that I have noticed over the years of updating the news is that human oversight is absolutely necessary.
For example, if "cyborg" is one of my tags, I will get pings for everything from DC Comics to MMA (mixed martial arts) fighting. I could teach the algorithm to ignore these, but that does not stop the occasional article calling some politician a cyborg (Mitt Romney and Hilary Clinton have both been dubbed cyborgs).
Additionally, part of my job is figure out what constitutes a news item as opposed to satire, speculation, or sponsored content something that is difficult to teach even the most sophisticated algorithms.
As hard as I may try to be objective, I am still biased because I am human. However, even if I had the most sophisticated algorithm available to me, it too would have biases because it was made by humans. This is the point of a Wired article entitled "Repeat after me: Humans run the Internet, not algorithms".
The Wired article had to spell this out because the prevailing worldview surrounding technology, and the Internet in particular, is built on some false assumptions and it is these false assumptions that lead to the backlash over Facebook's Trending feature.
In Evgeny Morozov's book To Save Everything, Click Here, he critiques Internet-centrism and Silicon Valley's attitude toward so-called gatekeepers. Facebook and various others in Silicon Valley perpetuate the myth that the Internet is a truly democratic entity devoid of human manipulation and the more information that is available for people to access, the better.
To their way of thinking, gatekeepers are the enemy, which is ironic given that they often serve as gatekeepers for news and information themselves. This may be why people were so upset about Facebook's Trending team. It seemed hypocritical to the Silicon Valley ideal. As Wired pointed out, human intervention is the norm for the Internet and
Facebook is responsible for the misconceptions that persist. But so is Google—especially Google. And so is the tech press. They've spent years feeding the notion that the Internet is entirely automated. Though it doesn't operate that way, people want it to.
On a deeper level, the backlash seems to stem from people's disappointment that behind the curtain of the great and powerful Facebook is a bunch of under-appreciated journalists writing headlines to news stories that they have deemed newsworthy based on a loosely guided metric.
People desire some way to know Truth, apart from human bias or manipulation. But, in a culture devoid of any notions of objective truth, all we have left are subjects, each looking at reality through their own biased lens. It is telling that, yet again, people are turning to technology, this time in the form of algorithms, for answers to existential questions.
Heather Zeiger is a freelance science writer with advanced degrees in chemistry and bioethics. She writes on the intersection of science, culture, and technology.
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Anyway. Phantom of the Opera is one of those musicals that EVERYONE has heard of. So it absolutely HAD to be featured on our site! This Andrew Lloyd Webber classic musical first opened on the West End in 1986, and Broadway in 1988. It is currently the longest running show on Broadway, and second longest running musical on the West End (the first being Les Misérables). A movie of the musical was released in 2004, starring Gerard Butler as the title role.
So Opera/Okra – it just had to happen. Many people stay away from okra because of the slimy texture – but in this recipe the okra are almost crispy! I'm a fan of this vegetable anyway, and I particularly like how it pairs well with Indian spices and flavors. If you try it, let me know what you think!
If you're using fresh okra, slice then pat dry with kitchen paper to remove any excess moisture. If you're using frozen okra (which is fine but won't be quite as good), defrost it first then try and get it as dry as possible by draining it on kitchen paper.
In a pan, heat some vegetable oil then add garam masala, ground cumin, and ground turmeric. The spices will smell amazing as they start to sizzle! Add garlic and chopped onion, and cook on a low-medium heat until the onions have softened. You can also add some crushed red pepper flakes if you want a spicy version. And I usually do!
Add the okra and raise the temperature to medium-high. Cook until the okra are cooked to your liking and season with salt as required.
Serve garnished with extra chili flakes. Beware the Phantom of the Okra!!!
Pat the okra dry with paper towels and set aside.
Heat the oil in a large saute pan and add the garam masala, cumin, and turmeric. Cook for a few minutes.
Add the onion, garlic and red pepper flakes (if using) and cook over a low-medium heat for 10 minutes or until the onion has softened.
Turn up the heat to medium-high, add the okra, and cook until desired texture is reached. Season with salt as required.


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After looking at BuildOnline (UK) Ltd's 2007 performance recently (see BuildOnline's UK downward drift), I have been researching the recent performance of the whole Sword CTSpace group (in effect, the combined BuildOnline/Citadon operation acquired by Sword group in December 2007).
Poring through the 2008 Annual and Financial Report (pdf) of the Sword Group, I found various details of the acquisition of CTSpace. It also gives details of the contribution of the CTSpace operation to the group's performance. For example:
CTSpace was acquired at a cost of $11.77m [about £5.8m or €8m], with acquisition costs of $1.33m [about £0.66m or €0.9m] (p.107) – ie: pretty much the figure of $13m or £6.5m I suggested last March (post).
There are also some pretty substantial figures (p.109) for liabilities ($20.55m) and Goodwill ($26.5m)
CTSpace was said to generate sales of approximately €11m per annum (p.109)
Total international sales revenue for CTSpace in 2007 was given as $15.971m [£10.9m at average 2007 exchange rates, or €11.67m] with a net loss of $6.277m [£4.29m or €4.59m] (p.111)- this mainly covers the period before CTSpace was acquired, of course.
Sales and earnings for the various CTSpace companies during the following year (to 31 December 2008) are given as follows (p.172; sterling figures shown are at average 2008 exchange rates):
Company Sales
€000 £000 Earnings €000 £000
Buildonline UK 2,807 2,231 -36 -29
Buildonline Germany 3,085 2,452 925 735
Buildonline France 2,263 1,799 864 687
Buildonline India 3 2 -42 -33
Buildonline USA 373 296 66 52
Buildonline Ireland 12 10 10 8
Buildonline Global Ltd (UK) 0 0 81 64
Infotechno (Austria) 1,493 1,187 168 134
CTSpace (USA) 4,382 3,483 560 445
CTSpace Group Inc (USA) 0 0 0 0
Total €14,418 £11,459 €2,596 £2,063
These figures suggest that the first full year of Sword CTSpace's operation saw something of a turnaround for the merged group. There was an increase in revenue over 2007's figure, and the negative earnings were turned into a much more positive result. In the light of these figures (and those of Aconex's UK operation – see post), I have updated my UK turnover graph:
Direct comparisons for 2009 will be more difficult, of course, as Sword CTSpace now includes offerings previously delivered by 2008 Sword acquisition ViaNovus (see post) and Sword subsidiary Cimage, which was merged with the CTSpace grouping earlier this year.
Depending on how the group accounts for its users, it will also be difficult to assess the value of the statistics given on the website homepage regarding the number of users, etc. We are told "145,000 users on 13,000 projects in 56 countries" – but these are likely to include more than one solution (BuildOnline, Citadon CW, ProjectNet, and possibly Fusion, Paragon, CadTop….). And given the propensity of many vendor companies simply to include all users dating back to day one, I am very sceptical of the value of such figures anyway (a subject that I have posted on several times: here, for example).
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Richard on 8 September 2009 at 8:02 am
Do you have a chart showing corresponding profits over this period? That would be interesting for your viewers to see?
Recession hits Aconex order book, it sheds staff, but still grows | Extranet Evolution on 23 May 2011 at 10:46 am
[…] recent results (see Good numbers from 4Projects) and the apparent turnaround in Sword CTSpace (see post) appeared to buck the trend, but I wonder if they were boosted by a good first half of the year […]
The conject interview | Extranet Evolution on 14 February 2013 at 1:46 pm
[…] In terms of its turnover, conject is larger than all but one of the UK-based construction collaboration vendors. The much merged business that is today Sword CTSpace (while the parent Sword group is a France-listed company, shortly to relocate to Luxembourg, the CTSpace business is headquartered in west London) had a 2008 turnover of €14.4m [£11.5m], of which around €4.4m came from the former Citadon operations in the USA, and roughly the same amount from Germany and Austria (see post). […]
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Baev: Does the Kremlin have the "guns" and "guts" to keep pursuing neo-imperial ambitions?
(National Review – "Western Policy, Post-Crimea") By all accounts, Vladimir Putin appears to be winning. Over the past month, Russia's wily president has managed to orchestrate the asymmetric invasion of a neighboring state (Ukraine) and annex a new territory into the Russian Federation (Crimea). In the process, he has presented the first serious challenge to the post–Cold War political order in Europe since the collapse of the Soviet Union more than two decades ago. The real question now, say defense analysts such as Pavel Baev of the Peace Research Institute in Oslo, is whether the Kremlin has the "guns" and the "guts" to keep pursuing his neo-imperial ambitions.
On the first score, the answer is unclear. Moscow has already forward deployed considerable forces along its common border with Ukraine — perhaps as many as 100,000 troops, if Ukrainian estimates are to be believed. Even so, Ukraine is far larger in size than is Crimea, and a Russian incursion into the latter could prove difficult because of topography, as well as the shortcomings of the Russian military itself. That may be why Russian officials have begun calling for a "federalization" of Ukraine as a way to forestall further military action. If accepted, such a proposal would give the Kremlin what it wants — a lasting erosion of Ukrainian sovereignty — without further shots being fired. […]
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Under the NBA's Covid regulations, LeBron James is suspended indefinitely.
After testing positive or inconclusive for Covid- 19, LeBron James missed Tuesday's Los Angeles Lakers game and will be out indefinitely, according to NBA health and safety protocols, indicating the vaccinated NBA star has tested positive or inconclusive for the breakthrough infection , making James the most prominent athlete with a breakthrough infection.
Lebron James news update today
In comments that suggested he had tested positive, James' teammate Anthony Davis stated he was asymptomatic and that "Covid is dangerous," according to TMZ. The Covid test results have been made public by NBA teams, and the Lakers have not elaborated on James' issue.
According to The Los Angeles Times, the league forces immunized players like James to enter the protocols after a positive or inconclusive test result. Vaccinated players can return to the basketball court if they test negative for the virus in two separate tests separated by 24 hours or if they have been symptom-free for 10 days.
LeBron James tests positive for COVID-19, expected to miss several games
The Los Angeles Lakers have announced that LeBron James will miss Tuesday night's game against the Sacramento Kings at Golden 1 Center and has entered the NBA's health and safety protocols.
On Tuesday morning, the Lakers released an injury report that did not include LeBron.
It's unclear what motivated James to join protocols at this time, or if he tested positive for COVID-19 or came into direct contact with someone who did. Various reports, however, claim that LeBron will be out for at least 10 days or until he posts two negative COVID tests in a 24-hour period, implying that he tested positive. According to ESPN, he is anticipated to miss multiple games.
According to The Washington Post, Lakers coach Frank Vogel noted that James entering the protocols was "a tremendous loss" before Tuesday night's game against the Sacramento Kings.
Vogel went on to say, "It's disappointing." "Right now, all we want for him is the best." That's where our minds are at the moment. We have a mentality of 'next guy up.
The Lakers won 117-92 over Sacramento, avenging a setback to the Kings earlier in the season. The Lakers will play six times in the next two weeks, including a game against their cross-town rivals, the Los Angeles Clippers, on Friday.
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By Charles Kennedy - Mar 22, 2014, 7:00 PM CDT
The landmark energy reform passed last year as part of Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto's agenda opened up Mexico's oil sector for the first time in 76 years. The state had held a monopoly over oil exploration and development, but the recent liberalization will allow private companies to begin to invest. Bloomberg News reported on the wave of companies lining up to profit off of the move. They are raising cash as fast as they can in hopes of beating out their competitors. "It seems like an opportune moment," Fox said at the Bloomberg Economic Summit in Mexico City on March 20. "Many people are already moving based on the real expectations for the secondary laws and what comes next."
For example, Alfa SAB, one of Mexico's largest petrochemicals producers, raised $1 billion in bond sales on March 20 with the goal of funding its energy business. A state-owned utility, Comision federal de Electricidad, hopes to reform its business operations in order to sell natural gas, a move that is now viable for the company under the energy form legislation. And former Mexican President Vincente Fox is raising $500 million for a fund to invest in Mexico's oil sector.
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It is not just Mexican firms lining up. International oil companies like ExxonMobil and Chevron Corporation have shown great interest as well. Bank of America has projected that the energy reform could boost foreign direct investment by $20 billion per year. Citigroup estimates that oil production could double to 5 million barrels per day, although it will take years to lift production from new fields. The energy reform has lifted the economic prospects for Mexico, with the long-term growth rate projected to climb by 1%. Moody's Investors Service also raised Mexico's credit rating to A3 as a result.
Bakken Drillers Going Green to Make Green


Lay free to every keel.
Where they worked the death-ships in.
That slid from swell to swell.
For these are those that have no grave where any heart may mourn.
Or the bulrush by the flood.
And the trees were riven through.
And darkened 'neath the blood.
An hundred thousand men that died whose graves shall no man know.
Where high and low are one.
That ever called him King.
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And mocked the gains it won.


As Mr NZ stated, it is hard to understand what is going on with just images!
Also where are the rest of the RF stages and how are you terminating the oscillator??
The lock/unlock LEDs should not effect the PLL? But will cause the OLPD section to malfunction!
However IC3 is also responsible for the PLL loop voltage which corrects the varicap!
There is a simple way of checking that your PLL is tracking the tuning! A voltage can be measured on the base of TR1 which should rise up or down whilst very carefully adjusting VC1?
I am as stupid as I look!
Thanks sinus i have changed all the ic same result .the lock green led always on .bc558 and 548 are genuine not the fake chinese .i have doubt with the 1n4148 orientation or any capacitor leak .i can test the frequency till the prescalet fleep floo 74als74.and tge crystal oscillator 6.25khz.but i have remarked that if i out my hand on the xtal around tge 4060 the green led flactuate and i can hear on the receiver that the pll is trying to lock.one signal then is missing as a conclusion.
I don't believe you components are fake or fitted incorrectly!
What range is your frequency counter? From the BF245s (TR4 TR5) you should be getting half frequency?
Depending on your DIP settings? IC3 will output a DC voltage to your varicap (VCD1) and will change if you adjust VC1! If this is the case? then you know the PLL is working and the problem lies in the LED lock section!
If the varicap voltage does not respond to your adjustment of VC1 then theres a problem!
my frequency counter is up to 1ghz.
from the bf245b i have the half frequency ,lets say i am on 100 mhz ,i measure there at the out that is going to 74als74 50 mhz.
for the other next i will try to see if the voltage varie on the 1310 varicap i also tried bb204 that i have 1 piece.but i dont think that the voltage varie from the 74ls86 ever if i slowly turn the trimmer of the vco to near frequency like on the vero... board , i need to get clarified about the bc transistor used with orientations and the diode zener and 1n4148.
thanks for all the help to guet it work out.
where is the schematic ?
I looked at your photos, the diodes / transistors look to be fitted the right way round, your parts placement looks ok, this is the silk screen layout, parts list & schematic, you need to check every part against the list and layout, it should fire up if all parts are ok.
Can you make a picture of the SIL resistors next to the 4059?
thanks you for every one and every help .
My bad it was a shorten 1n4148 and a very critical resistor instead of 18k i have putted 15k strange for that .
Now later i will do the coils and fit the power transistor and lets you know.
Oh very clean audio ,i Love its audio quality .
forget to say i have further to drift pitch the xtal a bit i will add a little trimmer because i always have a 98.15 98.35 always 0.5 a 50khz step PLUS.
When both LEDs are off, the voltage at the input (emitter of Tr1 on the PLL Pro III board) is 3.2V +/- 0.75V. You set the switches for the frequency you want, then rotate the VCO trimmer capacitor slowly until both tuning LEDs are off.
I was using it as an aid to find center lock in vero.... board .it seems to be a simple comparator .but tuning is very sharp.thanks for the brillant idea .this board abose is the design of you albert.


In the world of competitive archery, small details are important. These details may range from getting your arrow's dynamic spine perfect for optimal flight to printing out an accurate sight tape. What can we use to assist us in this quest? Well, the old "get it in the ballpark" technology of arrow charts has been outdated for sometime so instead, today's serious archer relies on archery software. Which archery software is the best? There are a couple available and they all have their strong points, but in today's review we are going to take a look at one that is fully functional both on a desktop computer as well as your smartphone. Let's take a close look at Archers Advantage.
Archers Advantage offers a wide variety of features that cover about every need of a competitive archer.
Shaft Selector – The shaft selector will allow you to enter your equipment's specs and see what arrow delivers the best dynamic spine. This takes the guesswork out of arrow building and should get you very close to the perfect arrow for your rig.
Sight Tapes – Enter your sight type specs, the distance from your peep to your sight, and the peep height from your arrow. Next you are going to enter actual tape data from 2 shots. For a field archer, you can enter the distance between a 20 yard mark and an 80 yard shot mark on your sight tape. This information will help the software populate a super accurate printable sight tape for all distances.
Ballistic data – On the "Preview Marks" tab, you'll be able to see data such as initial speed, terminal speed, total drop, and more at any distance you want to enter.
Scaled Targets – Want to simulate how a 20 yard vegas face target would look at 15 feet? No problem. Just enter your desired data and you'll be able to print out an accurate replication of how that target would look at the shorter distance. This is extremely handy when you are limited on space but want to hone in your aim and shot execution.
Uphill/Downhill data – This calculator will allow you to see exactly how far off the mark your arrow will impact when shooting at uphill and downhill angles. It will also give you the actual adjusted range or horizontal distance to the target.
Trajectory – Archers Advantage will show you how far you can be off with yardage while still hitting your targeted area. Simply choose from a variety of targets ranging from paper face targets to all the major 3D animals available. Next, select the targeted part of the target: X ring, 12 spot, etc. The program will show you the yardage range that still will allow you to hit your mark. For example, for an African Blesbok at 40 yards, the program is telling us that if we shoot it for 36.8 – 42.7 yards, we will still be in the 10 ring.
The Archers Advantage program is actually pretty simple to use. Simply log in to https://www.archersadvantageonline.com and begin customizing your setup. You can create as many setups as you'd like. I have setups for indoor spots (23/64 and 27/64 arrows), 3D, field archery, and hunting.
Once you create a setup and make a change, the program will autosave on the fly. This is extremely useful because regardless if you're on your phone or your desktop, the setup you choose will always be the latest, updated version that you have created.
My favorite feature of this program is the shaft selector. When buying arrows, you definitely want to select the right shaft. By adjusting arrow components in the program, you'll be able to dial in the perfect dynamic spine. It's nice knowing exactly what length shaft, tip weight and spine will result in the dynamic spine your equipment calls for. From our experiences, the program has been pretty accurate with its suggestions.
Have a look as we finalize choose an arrow for our setup and go over some other nice features of Archers Advantage.
Another great feature from Archers Advantage is the ability to print a sight tape. Simply input your sight data including real time measurements at full draw and then complete a couple of registration shots. After you take the two shots and measure the sight tape gap between the marks, Archers Advantage will generate a very accurate sight tape for your sight. For a look at other features, please watch the video above.
Archers Advantage is a nice program to have. The fact that you can use it on your mobile device is probably one of its best selling points. The available equipment database is plentiful and allows for easy creation of setups. Even though it normally performs extremely well, we did find some glitches that we hope get fixed. With the trajectory feature, we were confused by contradictory information with some targets. Click here to view a screenshot. Also, we noticed that for some reason, the IBO speed of our bow, which should be a fixed number, has changed during certain setups.
Aside of those couple small glitches, we think that Archers Advantage is a program worth having. As long as you have your smartphone with you, you'll be able to use the program. Archers Advantage is extremely accurate and is trusted by some of the world's top archers. For more information on Archers Advantage, visit their website at https://www.archersadvantageonline.com/.
Archers Advantage is a great program that can be used at home on a desktop or at the range on your mobile device. If you're in the market for an archery program, we suggest giving it a try.


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Testimony – Healing of Infertility & Placenta Previa!
Nikki Shares her testimony of how she experienced healing of secondary infertility caused by non-ovulatory cycles. She also shares healing from Placenta Previa where her placenta was relocated from being implanted in her cervix to the TOP of her uterus!
If you are struggling to have children or know of others who are struggling I want to direct you to the testimony pages of two of my web sites. You will find testimonies of victories of many different complications preventing conception or the full duration of the pregnancy.
If you would like to add your own testimony to encourage others email me!
I have created a New Page on this blog to list some Powerful Fertility Related Resources to help you in your journey. They have been created to help you to cross the line and walk in victory over barrenness – in every area of your life!
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My Testimony – Husband Healed from Sterility!
Here are my 4 miracle children.
To Shaun (my husband) and I, this Scripture is not simply words on a page but living truth. Faith in that promise has meant that our children Kaitlin, Aidan, Aaron and Jesse could be born into the world. It is the power of God's Word of truth that brought about what man declared an impossibility.
In January 1994, after several medical tests and examinations Shaun was diagnosed as being sterile. The tests concluded that he had a nonexistent sperm count and he was told that it was medically impossible for him to father a child. The only option offered to us was to have a child using sperm donation. But Shaun made a decision to reject the diagnosis because he knew it was God's will for us to have our own biological children.
When Shaun came home and shared the diagnosis with me, at first I was devastated. All my hopes and dreams of becoming a mother were shattered. All I could hear in my mind were the words of the doctor that it was 'medically impossible for us to have a child of our own.' Shaun's body needed physical healing and my mindset and faith in God needed healing. I had often prayed in the past for healing from colds and sore throats and I would be healed. That seemed easy for me. But at first I couldn't fathom the miracle that Shaun needed. In order for me to believe for our child I had to renew my mind with the Word of God.
Back then I had no idea that God had provided answers for me in this area in His Word until I came across the scripture in Exodus 23, which said that I would not miscarry or be barren. If I had not discovered this promise, I may have never known God's will for my life. This scripture went straight to my heart and impacted me in a powerful way. I knew beyond doubt that it was the nature, character and will of God for me to have my own biological children! Through this scripture God showed me that our situation was not impossible. It revealed that an impossible situation for us was simply an opportunity for Him! I soon learnt to put my trust in what God said about me in His Word and not the words of the prognosis.
God's Word had been planted like a seed of faith in both Shaun's and my heart. From that time on it was up to us to water, feed and nurture the seed so it could grow. By faith we believed together that Jesus would bring life to what our circumstances said were dead.
When our doctor recommended more tests to find the cause of Shaun's sterility, we decided to trust our judgment (we had prayed for wisdom) and chose not to follow through with the tests, but to trust solely in God's Word. We continued to claim healing for Shaun's body and thanked God for our child. During this time of growing in faith, our circumstances didn't seem to change. However we supported each other in prayer, standing in agreement on God's Word and speaking words of faith, not words of defeat. We chose to believe that what God said He would do He would actually do. And within six months, I became pregnant with our first child! When Shaun told our doctor the news, he wouldn't believe it. He called Shaun into his office and after showing him again the results of the tests he said, 'this is not your baby. It is impossible for you to father a child!' Well, he was wrong! Nothing is impossible with God!
My testimony didn't end there. I also faced adverse circumstances such as threatened miscarriages, an ectopic pregnancy and the threat of Downs' syndrome but by placing my trust in God and His Word, I had four healthy children within four and a half years! I also took the Word (like medicine) into my pregnancies, births and postnatal period and was able to rise above these and other complications and experience healthy pregnancies, childbirth without trauma, complications or excruciating pain and enjoy the blessing of bringing forth a new life as well as the whole childbearing experience.
Hosea 4:6 says, 'my people perish because of lack of knowledge.' The main way we gain Godly knowledge for our life and also knowledge of God's will for our life is through His Word. God is the creator of everything; He is also not a respecter of persons which means He doesn't show favouritism (Romans 2:11). So anyone who believes can receive from God's Word. Jesus said when you know the truth it will set you free (John 8:32). Through the work He did on the cross, you can overcome any problem of barrenness, fertility challenge or any other complication throughout your pregnancy and birth and, like me, learn to walk in a spirit of victory.
Shaun and I use Scripture every time we pray now, because we have learned how powerful it is. My prayer is that as you develop your trust in God your relationship and understanding of Him will deepen. I also pray that you will receive revelation and knowledge from His Word regarding His plan for your children. However, do not simply read Scriptures but apply them to your life. Study, meditate and speak them over your circumstances to renew your mind because when you meditate on the promises of God, He will reveal his 'good, pleasing and perfect will' in your life (Romans 12:2).
Gillian Shares her testimony how she overcame grief and sorrow after losing twins in the 2nd stage of pregnancy (after 7 years of infertility). Gillian not only overcame grief and sorrow but then overcame years of infertility and multiple losses. Gillian shares how she gained strength and revelation from God's Word and how she applied it to her life to walk in victory over infertility and loss once and for all!
Gillian shares her 10 year infertility journey and how she conceived her first child through IVF. Gillian only had one working ovary with no fallopian tube to that ovary. Gillian then shares how she conceived her second miracle baby supernaturally – in spite of these impossible circumstances. She also shares how she overcame miscarriage and premature labour.


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Oliver Stone Roundtable Interview for Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps
On how and why he came to direct Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps.
In 2006 I said yes lets try something, Stephen Shiff wrote a good script but it was celebrating the hedge fund culture, you know there was Russian hedge funders in Monaco and there was a scene with a guy who had a submarine in the harbour of New York. It was James Bond stuff and it was just rich people, no point.
2008 gave it definition, a sense of karma, that there had been some reckoning in this system. Crime and punishment. After that Allan Loeb had a script although I wasn't involved. in 2009 I read it, I liked it. It had a hook, it had a good idea but it was still based on hedge funders and we changed it to bankers. We changed a lot of the plot over the course of our research. The movie is about banks, it's an amazing story compared to the '87 story because it really is about the failure of banks in the United States to maintain the system. They were no longer the institutional foundation and they had to be bailed out. It's an enormous story really, historically important. If we ever have a history left.
Getting Michael Douglas back as Gekko
He wanted me to do it. It was a lifetime marker for him and he actually wanted to make the movie so he approached me in 2006 with Ed Pressman, the associate producer, and it fits him, it's like an old shoe. I loved him in the role. It's natural to him, I'm not saying he's Gordon Gekko though. He's certainly much more devoted to family than Gordon Gekko. He's certainly had those issues though between money and time, you feel like Michael on a certain level, in the eighties, he was much that style and he changed over time.
How Gekko was perhaps misunderstood as a heroic figure in the first Wall Street film.
Didn't Godard say every popular film is a result of a misunderstanding between the filmmaker and the public.
In the original I think Gekko was a one note villain, he was pure villain to me because he was a an aggressive, shallow, money seeking person. I think people liked him, they found him exciting. The people who actually went to work on the Street went with the idea of being legitimate not going to jail. Put it this way, money was sexy and to make money was acceptable in the Reagan world. That's changed. People are idealistic now. Shia LaBeouf plays a young trader who basically is trying to capitalise in an alternate energy company, that's important. There's going to be a new bubble soon with alternate energy. I hope so, I'd love that, that would be a good bubble. Something good might come out of that bubble as opposed to the real estate market.
How the financial story works in the film.
It's a background only to me though. We made it about six people in the foreground. These are a mother and her son, a father and his daughter, three financial predators (Josh Brolin and Frank Langella included) trying to trap Shia LaBeouf in their shenanigans. To me that's what the story is about, people. I'm a dramatist and those people who want outrage from the movie, Oliver Stone the David throwing rocks at the financial institution may not find that. It's about humanity.
The movie to me is about trust. At a macro level it is the banks and society and the concept of a civilisation going on with a foundation and you cannot put money in a bank in America. The concept of banking has lost its meaning. On a micro level these six people do betray each other at various points in the movie. It's very important, there's love and there's trust but there's also greed and betrayal. Everybody fucks everybody.
The banking story is great but it's a documentary. There's much more coverage of the financial story than there ever was. The investigation was quick. We heard about the Goldman scam before it was in the press because we talked to Eliot Spitzer who was Governor of New York and had investigated Wall Street and made many enemies. He had investigated AIG and Goldman and he told me, you know Goldman is hedging this whole market, they played the securities both ways, long and short. That struck me as a great idea for a movie because that would be the concept of the bookie playing both sides. We pushed that point in the movie.
Excess, the world of privilege and what excess he has seen in his life.
I've seen so much excess, it's unbelievable. I'd say marketing campaigns on movies. I saw something at Cannes that is unbelievable, the red carpet is endless, the food is endless. The New York premiere was excessive but of course you can always say that is the movie business going back to the thirties. When you see it at every party you go to, groaning with food. I do think the world's richness, the concentration of wealth in the nineties and two-thousands jumped. China is the biggest story of economic prosperity in the history of the world, India, Russia. The whole middle class system, the concept of reality television, that everyone is a princess, that you can have a home for free without earning any money is so Robin Hood distorted that it's really fucked up. It's crazy that you buy a house for nothing and not have anything, no collateral, that's true excess. Where does it end.
The subject matter of Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps and its audience.
It's not easy to make these kind of movies. Its a tough subject, arcane, not enough violence, people don'thurt each other in that way. It's a throwback in a way to a more adult drama and you have limitations. Some young people will not see a movie with a young man in a suit, they just don't understand it, why is he not in a baseball cap with a fucking basketball t-shirt on. Can't get through, there's a visual wall. I think so. The movie always tracked older, we noticed that from day one.
This interview was originally posted at HeyUGuys.
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