Ethereal's Call


Book Description

Kyra Vale Aiwler is an unpopular witch on an assignment for her coven. Her task is clear, and her goal is set. Then she gets derailed when she crosses paths with a Fae bartender, Micah Rao. She has no interest in anything he has to offer, but he will not take no for an answer. Ensnared by his proposal, she finds herself at the mercy of a secret destiny and a past she knew nothing about. She crosses over to a world that is foreign to her and one she may not be ready to embrace. She goes on an epic journey and learns about her true self and the heritage that she was being denied. She has untapped potential and power that she will need to overcome the obstacles of her past. She is the hope that is threatened by a lingering darkness that will not be easily overcome. With the aid of her new relationships, will she be able to conquer the threats of this foreign land?




What Is Energy? a Call to the Spiritual Core of Man


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This work addresses the primary form of energy which runs through, holds together, furthers and maintains creation or the universe. It alerts the reader or listener to the unique nature of man, which equips him with the ability to direct the flow and intensity of this energy in his material surroundings, as well as makes him responsible for whatever happens in them. In this time, when all happenings and developments are coming together at increasingly quickening rates, he must come to thoroughly understand the true nature of his abilities, so as to be able to make that final decision which must lead him quickly upwards to where he can consciously and infinitely partake in upbuilding activities in creation, or, if he decides differently, have him quickly sink to regions the activities of which must lead to his being forever unable to do so.




PacketCable Implementation


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PacketCable Implementation is the first complete primer on PacketCable network design, provisioning, configuration, management, and security. Drawing on consulting experience with every leading cable operator, Jeff Riddel presents real-world case studies, sample network designs, configurations, and practical tips for all facets of PacketCable planning and deployment. This book's end-to-end coverage has been designed for cable engineers and networking professionals with widely diverse backgrounds and experience. Topics covered include PacketCable specifications and functional components, multimedia terminal adapters (MTA) provisioning, call signaling, media streaming, quality of service (QoS), event messaging, security, and much more. Every chapter contains tables and charts that serve as quick, easy references to key points. Each chapter closes with a summary and chapter review questions designed to help you assess and deepen your understanding. PacketCable Implementation brings together everything you need to know about cable networking to service delivery. Discover the PacketCable "big picture," including key application opportunities Learn about the latest generation of PacketCable standards and specifications, including PacketCable 2.0 and DOCSIS 3.0 Understand the functional components of a PacketCable network and how they fit together Walk step-by-step through provisioning, including protocols, flows, and MTA configuration Gain an in-depth understanding of call signaling: message formats, Network-based Call Signaling (NCS), PSTN interconnects, Call Management Server Signaling (CMSS), and more Implement efficient, high-performance media streaming Deploy, analyze, manage, and troubleshoot a state-of-the-art QoS framework Manage crucial network considerations, including lawful intercept This book is part of the Networking Technology Series from Cisco Press®, which offers networking professionals valuable information for constructing efficient networks, understanding new technologies, and building successful careers. Category: Cisco Press–Networking Covers: Broadband Multimedia




Play it Again: Cover Songs in Popular Music


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Covering—the musical practice of one artist recording or performing another composer's song—has always been an attribute of popular music. In 2009, the internet database Second Hand Songs estimated that there are 40,000 songs with at least one cover version. Some of the more common variations of this "appropriationist" method of musical quotation include traditional forms such as patriotic anthems, religious hymns such as Amazing Grace, Muzak's instrumental interpretations, Christmas classics, and children's songs. Novelty and comedy collections from parodists such as Weird Al Yankovic also align in the cover category, as does the "larcenous art" of sampling, and technological variations in dance remixes and mash-ups. Film and television soundtracks and advertisers increasingly rely on versions of familiar pop tunes to assist in marketing their narratives and products. The cover phenomenon in popular culture may be viewed as a postmodern manifestation in music as artists revisit, reinterpret and re-examine a significant cross section of musical styles, periods, genres, individual records, and other artists and their catalogues of works.The cover complex, with its multiple variations, issues, contexts, and re-contextualizations comprises an important and rich popular culture text. These re-recordings represent artifacts which embody artistic, social, cultural, historical, commercial, biographical, and novel meanings. Through homage, allusion, apprenticeship, and parody, among other modes, these diverse musical quotations express, preserve, and distribute popular culture, popular music and their intersecting historical narratives. Play it Again represents the first collection of critical perspectives on the many facets of cover songs in popular music.
















Ethereal Malignance


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Step into the shadows with Ethereal Malignance, the debut supernatural thriller from Australian author D.P. Vaughan. Meet John Wedgewood, a misunderstood loner, who's always been on the fringes of society. His life takes an unexpected turn when his only friend reveals a chilling secret: their city is overrun by 'ethereal beings'—terrifying entities that possess bodies to blend in unnoticed. Faced with a life-altering choice, John can either continue his life of quiet desperation or risk everything to save a stranger from the clutches of these ethereal beings. His decision propels him into a relentless chase through the city's hostile streets under the cover of darkness. In a city that transforms into a hunting ground at sundown, John, who has nothing—no car, no resources, no fighting skills—must rely solely on his wits and courage. With the ethereal beings always just a few steps behind. Ethereal Malignance is a gripping tale of resilience, self-discovery, and the power of the human spirit in the face of otherworldly terror. If you're a fan of gritty, grounded thrillers set in an urban night-time environment, where ordinary people confront extraordinary horrors, this book is for you.




The Parallel World


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The Parallel World consists of three parts: Gravitation; Life; Evolution. This a hypothesis based on the rejected by the science ethereal substance that fills everything everywhere in the Universe in all directions. The Hypothesis is dedicated to ethereal Media and the physical fields which would not be able to exist without it. It gives a rational explanation of physical phenomena such as the gravitation field and forces, electromagnetic fields including the particle which translates light. The Hypothesis considers live as being created by Intelligent Design and all material living organisms as consisting of two integrated parts, a physical field and a biological body. It concerns genesis, development and aging of the organisms and their operation as biological bodies. The evolution process is reviewed in the same context as being precisely designed one with definite goals. The Hypothesis regards areas were the possibility of exploration is strongly restricted or generally unavailable by material facilities. For that reason the only way the claims to be expressed as convincing is the use of abstract considering and building of logical chains. The Hypothesis closes its area of analysis within a framework where the claims to be logical and argued and out of which the things seem uncertain. The claim life is carefully designed and created by the Supreme Reason corresponds to the concept about the living God and this is the basic idea of the book. This idea is being developed basically on physical regulations and laws and far from mystique and foggy considering. Putting that object in front of the whole material is not occasional.