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  Mayan Astronomy: The History of...

  Charles River Editors

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  Many ancient civilizations have influenced and inspired people in the 21st century, and the Greeks and Romans continue to fascinate the West today, but of all the world’s civilizations, none have intrigued people more than the Mayans, whose culture, astronomy, language, and mysterious disappearance all continue to captivate people. In the past decade especially, there has been a renewed focus on the Mayans, whose advanced calendar led many to speculate the world would end on the same date the Mayan calendar ended in 2012.  
  	For the Maya, astronomy was not a purely scientific pursuit but intimately linked to religious, mythological, and ideological elements that were of the highest importance. The celestial realm held a sacred nature, as did the many gods and goddesses that dwelt there, so for all Mesoamerican cultures, astronomy was a fundamental part of their everyday lives. Thus, astronomy was present in their calendars, religion, and even agriculture, and in close relation to astronomy, the concept of time was also an essential part of their worldview. The Maya recorded time on almost every surface they could, including lintels, cornices, panels, stelae, friezes, ceramics, and paper. This insistence on capturing dates has led many scholars to suggest the Maya were obsessed with time. 
  The Maya had some of the most advanced astronomical measurements in the world, and their work built upon thousands of years, spanning from around 2500 BCE until the the arrival of the Spanish in 1519. Thanks to their hieroglyphic writing, archaeologists have been able to learn a wealth of information about the way they lived and their complex system of beliefs.

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  Half Broke - A Memoir

  Ginger Gaffney

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  At the start of this remarkable story of recovery, healing, and redemption, Ginger Gaffney answers a call to help retrain the troubled horses at an alternative prison ranch in New Mexico, a facility run entirely by the prisoners. The horses are scavenging through the dumpsters, kicking and running down the residents when they bring the trash out after meals. One horse is severely injured. 
  The horses and residents arrive at the ranch broken in one way or many: the horses are defensive and terrified, while the residents, some battling drug and alcohol addictions, are emotionally and physically shattered. With deep insight into how animals and humans communicate through posture, body language, and honesty of spirit, Gaffney walks us through her struggle to train the untrainable. 
  Gaffney peels away the layers of her own story—a solitary childhood, painful introversion, and a transformative connection with her first horse, a filly named Belle—and she, too, learns to trust people as much as she trusts horses. As her year-long odyssey builds toward a dramatic conclusion, the group experiences triumphs and failures, brave recoveries and relapses, as well as betrayals and moving stories of trust and belonging.

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  Relaxing Sound of Ocean Waves -...

  Greg Cetus

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  Recorded on locations around Mediterranean sea this audio production includes 3 self contained 9 min audio tracks with 12 waves per minute making a total count of 108 beats in each track. It aids in creating harmonious ambiance for preparation, meditation, relaxation and yoga practice.

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  Riding Ocean Waves - For Epic...

  Greg Cetus

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  Gods seem to be around during the best waves of your life.  And this could not be more true whether you are surfing or simply listening in on the magical ocean wave music.This recording will bring you to this world of long lush waves where it is too easy to forget your daily problems whilst listening to rolling and whispering sounds of  long tall waves each with its own unique character.

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  Video Marketing Blueprint

  Starrie Donovan

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  Video Marketing Blueprint: The Comprehensive Guide to Video Marketing, Discover Useful Video Marketing Techniques, and Strategies That Can Boost Your Products and ServicesThe simplest way to get started with video marketing is to start adding a video to each of your blog posts. This could be a video of you reading your blog post. Or you might want to include additional tips and info in the video. Why not start asking your readers to leave a video comment? This way you can both benefit. Your site will gain popularity in the search engines and they will get more traffic back to their site. Remember Google loves video!Video marketing is a great platform to use for your business. If you appear in the video it will help your audience identify with you. As you know it is important to build that know, like, and trust relationship with people. Video is the perfect vessel for this. When your customers or readers see you in person they can instantly connect with you.There are so many things that you can do with video these days. One area not to overlook is creating your marketing, sales or lead generation funnels. You can use video in all of these areas. Let’s take a quick look at a product launch video series.Creating a series of videos for your product launch gives you more opportunity to capture the attention of potential buyers. When they view your Channel, they can see that you have a series of videos and will be more likely to watch more than one, especially if they like what they see.When creating videos you have to be aware of how you are going to capture your audience. If you have watched any YouTube videos lately, they usually have a 5-second ad. Your first step is getting your viewer to wait for these 5 seconds to pass, then continue watching the videoIf you want to learn more about the video marketing blueprint, scroll up and click “add to cart” now.

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  Caring for Creation - The...

  Paula Douglas, Mitch Hescox

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  Faith-Based Solutions to Caring for the EarthClimate change is a confusing and polarizing issue. It may also prove to be the most daunting challenge of this century because children, the elderly, and the poor will be the first to feel its effects. The issue is all over the news, but what is seldom heard is a conservative, evangelical perspective.Connecting the dots between science and faith, this book explores the climate debate and how Christians can take the lead in caring for God's creation. The authors answer top questions such as "What's really happening?" and "Who can we trust?" and discuss stewarding the earth in light of evangelical values. "Acting on climate change is not about political agendas," they say. "It's about our kids. It's about being a disciple of Jesus Christ." Capping off this empowering book are practical, simple ideas for improving our environment and helping our families and those around us.

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