Ancient prophets spoke of us. Our names have been spoken in whispers for thousands of years. Many speculated who we would be and what we would do. Now the time is upon us. We are being called and trained. Our mission: protect the Chosen People, prepare for the Coming King, and crown Him King of the entire earth when He comes. We are … The 144,000.
It happened without warning. Millions were torn from their peaceful sleep as the Song of Morning cut off in mid-sentence. The voice of Logos, the Talking Sword, was forever silenced as the Curse came upon the Lands of the Adoni. The Sword would still sing, but the ears of all those in the Lands of the Adoni would be forever deaf to the songs of worship and praise. Asseem left the Council of Ancients, came to live among the gnomes, and eventually found the lost Garden of Tangar in his efforts to lift the Curse. Through it all, the Adoni continued to work behind the scenes preparing the world for the coming Battle of Es-Soh-en that would resolve forever the issue of who owned the Lands of the Adoni. This is the story of one man ? Singer ? as he serves the Adoni to prepare the Chosen Kingdom for the coming battle. It is a story that will cover many lifetimes, and he will be able to live them all since he has eaten of the Tree of Unending Life.
It had been spoken of in whispers for centuries. It was the hope of the Lands of the Adoni. The very mention of it caused hearts to pound faster and eyes to fill with tears. David James and Tanya, Knights of Es-soh-en, were drawn into the Lands of the Adoni for their second visit, only to discover that two hundred years have passed since they last walked the green fields of Dula. Now at the two hundredth anniversary of the return of Logos, the Talking Sword, a figure appears. He claims to be the rightful King spoken of in Dulan prophecies. He presents himself to Queen Dianna to test his claim to the throne. Further, He claims that now is the time for the Battle of Es-soh-en.
Every world has a forerunner ...Not just a "voice crying in the wilderness." But one who serves as a picture of what is to come. Such was Pentra for the Lands of the Adoni. Pentra dreamed of the Knights of Es-Soh-En. He knew that he could never be all that they were. His weak eyes and weak arms disqualified him from military service. And so he dreamed. He wrote. And he collected the stories of his heroes. But then one day ...
It began when Tanya dove into the ocean and disappeared. When David dives in to rescue her, he discovers that the water has transformed into the Golden Mist that forms the doorway into the Lands of the Adoni. Unlike his previous visit, David finds himself hovering in empty space rather than entering the Lands. Suddenly, a single note, so pure and powerful, erupts in the darkness and the Song of Creation has begun. As David hangs in space, he watches the Lands of the Adoni being sung into existence. This is the third visit to the Lands of the Adoni for David and Tanya. This time when they arrive, it is at the Creation of the Lands of the Adoni, and they are present at the Creation of the First Father and First Mother. What begins as an overwhelming experience of joy, transforms into a terrifying nightmare. Betrayed by the inhabitants who were their subjects, now the First Father and Mother must trust the Children of Earth and the unicorns to save them and their unborn child, as the Dark Lord seeks to steal everything, including their lives.
Gold Hill is a product of the frontier days, when bold men sought golden riches despite ongoing hardships. The 1860 discovery of the famous Gold Hill Pocket, overlooking the present townsite, brought about its name with a gold rush that continued for decades and spilled into the nearby creeks and valleys, including mines with names like the Millionaire, Lucky Bart, and Roaring Gimlet. In 1884, the railroad bypassed neighboring settlements, which made Gold Hill a center depot and created ghost towns along the way. While the cry of Gold! Gold! Gold! filled the air, women and families drove in roots that tamed the town. When the areas mining and lumbering industries phased out, Gold Hill was then rediscovered in the late 20th century by folks searching for a small-town life, exquisite surroundings, and proximity to the legendary Rogue River. Wine tasting and vineyards replaced areas where stagecoaches once stopped and orchards grew.
Seinfeld Ultimate Episode Guide is written by an authoritative expert who penned the most comprehensive reference book ever written about the show—Seinfeld Reference: The Complete Encyclopedia. The latest effort, Seinfeld Episode Guide, is the best source for little-known facts, details and information about the sitcom voted The #1 Greatest TV Series of All-Time by TV Guide. This type of episodic thoroughness cannot be found anywhere else in the entire Seinfeld Universe. Each episode is summarized in detail with supporting credits, such as writer, director, guest actors, bit players, extras, and uncredited actors. The best part is insider information about each episode, as well as little-known facts and unique trivia. There is even a section detailing some of the best known acting credits of every character who appeared in a Seinfeld episode. Everything you need to know about each episode and actor is in this book. Seinfeld Episode Guide provides insight into how some of the plots and subplots originated. The writer prove how art imitates life. Discover cast changes that occurred over the years, staff and crew members that made onscreen appearances, and so much more. There is even a section devoted to awards won by the series, creators, actors and other noteworthy individuals. Diehard fans will love the section devoted to technical credits for each season of the show. It has all the names, titles, and details of every significant crew member who worked behind the scene to make this the best show on TV. Find out which crew members made secret episode appearances as characters or extras. Seinfeld Episode Guide is an essential book for every fan of the show. If there is a question about an episode, actor, or character, this book will provably provide the answer. Photos included, 367 pages paperback and digital.
This new edition features a portion of the 2004 USPAP document and explains the changes in clear, understandable language. The text includes 30 case studies and a list of appraisal related Web sites to help students further explore key topics.
Two once successful crime writing playwrights are writing a block bluster to pay off their mounting debts, or are they fulfilling their full potential by plotting the perfect murder? The nagging wife is the ideal victim, especially as she is heavily insured. It all seems plausible until their secretary is mistakenly killed and a stagestruck detective appears on the scene.
A guidebook to 43 walks in the south and west of the Yorkshire Dales, covering Wharfedale, Littondale, Malham, Dentdale and Ribblesdale. Most routes are easy or moderate, although there are a handful of more demanding outings crossing rugged upland terrain. The walks, all easily accessible from Kirkby Lonsdale, Settle, Skipton and Grassington, range from 6 to 21km (4–13 miles) and can be enjoyed in 2–5 hours. Also included is the Yorkshire Three Peaks: a 37km (23 mile) challenge route visiting Pen-y-ghent, Whernside and Ingleborough. 1:50,000 OS maps included for each walk Sized to easily fit in a jacket pocket Notes on refreshments and parking Information on the region’s rich geology, history, plantlife and wildlife Part of a 2-volume set – an accompanying Cicerone guidebook Walking in the Yorkshire Dales: North and East is also available
Baseball historian, Dennis Purdy, performs the feat of marrying statistics, scholarship, biography, trivia, and anecdote to create a massively pleasurable work.
A Comprehensive Guide to Physical Layer Test and Measurement of Digital Communication Links Today's new data communication and computer interconnection systems run at unprecedented speeds, presenting new challenges not only in the design, but also in troubleshooting, test, and measurement. This book assembles contributions from practitioners at top test and measurement companies, component manufacturers,and universities. It brings together information that has never been broadly accessible before—information that was previously buried in application notes, seminar and conference presentations, short courses, and unpublished works. Readers will gain a thorough understanding of the inner workings of digital high-speed systems, and learn how the different aspects of such systems can be tested. The editors and contributors cover key areas in test and measurement of transmitters (digital waveform and jitter analysis and bit error ratio), receivers (sensitivity, jitter tolerance, and PLL/CDR characterization), and high-speed channel characterization (in time and frequency domain). Extensive illustrations are provided throughout. Coverage includes Signal integrity from a measurement point of view Digital waveform analysis using high bandwidth real-time and sampling (equivalent time) oscilloscopes Bit error ratio measurements for both electrical and optical links Extensive coverage on the topic of jitter in high-speed networks State-of-the-art optical sampling techniques for analysis of 100 Gbit/s + signals Receiver characterization: clock recovery, phase locked loops, jitter tolerance and transfer functions, sensitivity testing, and stressed-waveform receiver testing Channel and system characterization: TDR/T and frequency domain-based alternatives Testing and measuring PC architecture communication links: PCIexpress, SATA, and FB DIMM
Clair Bee (1896-1983) was a hugely successful basketball coach at Rider College and Long Island University with a 412 and 87 record before his career was derailed in 1951 by a point-shaving scandal. In the trial that sent his star player, Sherman White, to prison, the judge excoriated Bee for creating a morally lax culture that contributed to his players' involvement with gambling. To a certain extent, Bee agreed with the judge's scolding, concluding that coaches, himself included, had become so driven to succeed on the court that they had lost sight of the educational role sports should play. His coaching career effectively over, Bee launched an effort to reform the ills he saw in college sports, and he did so in the pages of the Chip Hilton novels for young readers. He began the series in 1948, but it was the post-scandal books that he used as teaching tools. The books mirrored some of the events of the gambling scandal and were Bee's attempt to reform the problems plaguing college sports. He used his fiction to posit a better sports world that he hoped his young readers would construct and inhabit. The Chip Hilton books were extremely popular and have become a classic series, with over two million copies sold to date. Hoop Crazy is the fascinating story of Clair Bee and his star character Chip Hilton and the ways in which their lives, real and fictional, were intertwined.
In the early 1900s, in a small Midwestern village, local townsfolk were terrorized by uncontrolled violence. Those responsible for law enforcement either turned in their badges or disappeared. A set of unusual circumstances brought Charlie Witwer and his three brothers to the village to make the streets safe. The Witwer Files is a story inspired by actual events and tells how the lives of those involved were forever changed by the events that took place in two short years. It takes the reader through the struggles of the Witwer family to make a new life in a community divided against itself by an even that almost destroyed the lives of three generations--a trial for murder!
Football fans who think they know everything about the gridiron better watch out! These 600 fact-filled quizzes will separate the devoted diehard from the casual Super Bowl partier, and reveal who’s got the brains for a winning trivia touchdown...and who just drops the ball. Nineteen entertaining categories cover such topics as college football, the NFL by the decade, notable quotables, amazing NFL performances, awards, and that big, season-ending February game. Can you name the witty coach who said: "They gave me a standing observation”? Do you remember what year the New York Giants moved into Giants Stadium--or which player is the only two-time winner of the Heisman trophy? Everyone is bound to learn something cool!
In the mischievous style of his previous books, Thinking About Everything and Miles of Thoughts, humorist and man of letters Dennis Ford takes to the road and— ~ reveals why heaven is the saddest place ~ invents the practice of kid swapping ~ explains how reasonable people will cause the end of democracy ~ narrates a public radio interview with Jesus ~ describes how to pretend to be mute to avoid confrontations ~ divulges Mayberry Sheriff Andy Taylor’s fatal habit ~ provides a sure-fire method to get God to answer prayers ~ advises against conversing with demon-possessed drain pipes ~ discovers to his delight that there’s beer in the afterlife Amid a generous helping of excellent groaners, Ford demonstrates how to practice mindfulness while cooking Ramen noodles, bestows the Insult to Humanity prize on deserving movies, discloses why the people life dumps on dump on themselves, asks whether we need to chlorinate the gene pool and tells why, if you don’t like fun, you’ll like New Jersey.
A guidebook to 43 walks in the north and east of the Yorkshire Dales, covering the Howgills, Mallerstang, Swaledale, Wensleydale and Nidderdale. Most routes are easy or moderate, although there are a handful of more demanding outings crossing rugged upland terrain. The walks, all easily accessible from Kirkby Stephen, Sedburgh, Pateley Bridge and Aysgarth, range from 5 to 19km (3–12 miles) and can be enjoyed in 2–5 hours. Several walks can be combined with another to create a longer route. 1:50,000 OS maps included for each walk Sized to easily fit in a jacket pocket Notes on refreshments and parking Information on the region’s rich geology, history, plantlife and wildlife Part of a 2-volume set – an accompanying Cicerone guidebook Walking in the Yorkshire Dales: South and West is also available
Based on meticulous archival research, Dennis M. Read's study offers the most accurate and thorough account to date of the engraver, editor, and arts enthusiast R. H. Cromek. Though he is best known today as William Blake's nemesis, Cromek made significant contributions to the vitality of the arts in nineteenth-century Britain. Read traces Cromek's early years as an accomplished engraver, his collaborations and falling out with Blake, and his editing and publishing ventures, showing him to be a pioneer who recognized the opportunities of the emerging market economy. Read's descriptions of Cromek's disastrous associations with the Chalcographic Society, his publication of Robert Burns's unpublished works, and his duping by the perpetrator of a literary hoax make for fascinating reading and tell us much about the commercial art and publishing scenes in England and Scotland. Perhaps most important, Read salvages Cromek's reputation as an unscrupulous exploiter of Blake and others. A fuller and more balanced portrait emerges that shows Cromek's efforts to bring the arts to emerging cities of the midlands and beyond, describes his friendships and associations with luminaries of the fine arts and literature such as Leigh Hunt and Benjamin West, and challenges more biased reports of his successes and failures as an entrepreneur.
This guidebook offers a wide range of walks from the source of the river Lune in the Howgill Fells to Glasson Dock, just below Lancaster. The 40 day walks range between 3 and 11 miles in length and are all illustrated with extracts of 1:50,000 OS mapping. The walks start in the north of the region and follow the River Lune southwards to the sea, with bases including Orton, Sedbergh, Kirkby Lonsdale and Lancaster. They explore the infinitely varied landscape as the river Lune flows between the Lake District and Yorkshire Dales national parks and the Forest of Bowland and Arnside and Silverdale Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty. Also included is an outline of a 60-mile, 6-day route walking the River Lune from end to end, with lots of background information about the area's history, geology and also all the local facilities to help you plan your trip. There are magnificent views from the empty hilltops, delightful natural woodlands full of wildlife, stunning secluded side valleys and open moorland vistas to be explored in Yorkshire, Cumbria and Lancashire.
In the whimsical tradition he is known for, humorist Dennis Ford once again embarks on an amusing exploration into the captivating worlds of science, literature, history, and popular culture-all without ever leaving the comfy air-conditioned interior of his Saturn Ion. In the style of his previous work, Thinking About Everything, Ford shares a medley of new musings on the worries of the world and the unique friendliness of San Antonio as he plays peek-a-boo with a spider, attempts to climb a rainbow, and captures a leprechaun. Ever the helpful humorist, Ford continues on a journey of thoughtful adventures through the mundane and esoteric as he explains how the postal service can mail itself into a profitable future, why fantastical lies can make elections more interesting, and a way through which one can acquire a window seat on the ferry to the Great Beyond. Included are "Excellent Groaners," a compilation of puns, and "Professor Fawcett's Notorious Lecture on Test-Irrelevant Thoughts," a learned presentation on the psychological perils of test anxiety told partly in acronyms. Miles of Thoughts offers an amusing glimpse into one man's upside-down world as he commutes through the beautiful scenery of the New Jersey Pine Barrens and contemplates life.
We all deal with what ifs. This series of books is a collection of what if questions: What if God made an alternative universe? What if that world fell into sin? What steps would God take to redeem that world? David James and his sister Tanya find themselves in another world filled with mythical creatures. They rescue Queen Dianna and join her and her followers on a quest to find Logos the Talking Sword to prove her right to rule. But they must return to Dula before the forces of Magar can overrun and destroy her city. Join them as they fly Suma the Star Ship throughout the Lands of the Adoni and risk death to find the missing blade. The Search for Logos: The Dulan Archives – Book One is the first of a six-book series.
Young readers are invited to set out on an inspiring journey of discovery ... introducing "From Sea to Shining Sea" -- a series of state books from Children's Press specifically prepared for students in grades 3 to 5 (reading level: grade 4).
Each of us is faced with an impossible problem. Each of us has broken some portion of God’s Law. (That’s called sin.) Unfortunately, this means we are destined to stand before God at the Great White Throne Judgment at the end of time. God’s Law is pure law. It is cold, logical, unemotional, and perfect. It is just. It is righteous. But, as such, it does not offer grace, compassion, forgiveness, or hope. Therefore, each of us will be found guilty and sentenced to the Lake of Fire. That is our eternal fate under God’s Law. God does not want to do this, but His Law forces Him to find us guilty and sentence us to suffer for all eternity. How can God avoid the demands of the Law, fulfill the letter of the Law, keep the Law intact, and still deal with us in love, grace, and compassion? God is able to use a little-known clause in His Law to offer a solution to this problem. It is a plea bargain agreement to satisfy the Law and still save us. To this end, He wrote the Bible, a legally binding contract, to offer an escape.
“Beware the time the golden mist seeks you; For one of you shall taste of death and you shall not return.” This was the warning of the Great Hobber to the Children of Earth many years ago. The warning came with David and Tanya’s first visit to the Lands of the Adoni. Now young adults, the mist seeks them out on this visit. But when they arrive in Dula, they find Queen Dianna missing. The Children of Earth are called into the Lands of the Adoni just as the Last Trumpet sounds upon the earth and the Rapture takes place. David and Tanya must assume the throne and prepare the kingdom for all-out war with their long-time enemy, Magar, and the Dark Lord himself, to prepare the way for The Return of the Adoni. As they assume their final roles as the Steward/Stewardess of the throne of Dula, they discover as many enemies within the walls of the palace as without. Assuming the throne was easy, but holding the throne may cost them their lives. Can they hold it until the Adoni return? This is the final book of the Dulan Archives series.
Every world has a forerunner ...Not just a "voice crying in the wilderness." But one who serves as a picture of what is to come. Such was Pentra for the Lands of the Adoni. Pentra dreamed of the Knights of Es-Soh-En. He knew that he could never be all that they were. His weak eyes and weak arms disqualified him from military service. And so he dreamed. He wrote. And he collected the stories of his heroes. But then one day ...
Jesus gave His believers a very clear warning: “Take heed and let no man deceive you.” The problem with deception is that those who are deceived do not know that they are deceived. Deception is the tool of Satan to try and lead people away from the salvation that God has promised through His Word, the Bible. This manuscript explores the history, doctrines, and teachings of two major cults, analyzing them to see if they comply with the promises God makes in His Word, or are they deceptions designed to lead people astray and into outer darkness. Damned Deceptions also follows the logic of the teachings of these cults to see what they are actually claiming and offering their followers. Do people truly realize what they are saying when they teach their doctrines? These are beliefs that you cannot get wrong, because if you have been deceived and are wrong, God’s Word tells us that you will be damned. If what you believe about God, the Bible, and Jesus is wrong, wouldn’t you like to know the truth? This book offers just that: the truth based upon what God says in His Word. This book looks at the Bible as a legally binding contract between God and man. It reviews and analyzes the teachings of Jehovah’s Witnesses and the Latter-day Saints in light of contract law, to see if their teachings and doctrine would hold up in a court of law, or are they nothing more than deceptions that will lead believers to be lost for eternity.
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