Suddenly finding yourself in another dimension can really alter your perspective-on the world, on love, and even on your chances of survival. Searching for a missing diver, Rick swims through a recreational dive tube and emerges in a different world.He learns the missing diver was killed on the other side and that one inhabitant of the other dimension has been visiting Star Lake. The visitor is hungry for the technology on Rick's side of the portal and will stop at nothing to get it.On the other side, Rick meets and falls in love with Amanda. With the help of her brother, the local sheriff, they try to stop the thief. Their efforts may have opened the portal wider allowing the entrance of gigantic creatures. If Rick survives, he may be forced to choose forever between the world where he belongs and his new love.

How many more shootings and other acts of violence will it take before real change is made? We need better prevention of tragedies and incidents of violence of all sorts, and research reveals better prevention is possible, but most organizations and communities do not have a program to complement their first responders. Leaders in schools, higher education, organizations, and communities are beginning to look for prevention solutions, and understanding how to implement a program is key to leading the way. By educating, empowering, and equipping first preventers to collect, assess, and connect the dots and take the right actions to disrupt at-risk individuals on the pathway to violence, more violent incidents and tragedies can be prevented, and fewer first responders will have to put their lives on the line. This is where The First Preventers Playbook comes in. The First Preventers Playbook presents proven research-based approaches to show all community members how to take action when faced with different potential risks. It also provides a play-by-play for executive management team members who are responsible for establishing effective prevention and who are concerned with improving safety for schools, organizations, and communities. With this guide, more incidents and tragedies can be prevented before the need to call first responders even arises.

They came in peace...or so they said. Here are 18 examples of how they lied. This is an exciting collection of First Contact science fiction stories, all completely different! Take a risk - venture into the unknown with us. Who is out there? What will they want from us? Come join is in our adventure to find out how 1st Contact pans out. It will be a great adventure!"Every story in this book has something to appeal to fans of the science fiction genre, especially those who like speculations into space travel and the future tinged with horror. Lovers of Alien and The Twilight Zone will find themselves at home here, and so will anyone who enjoys science fiction for what it promises: the expansion of the mind into unknown and sometimes intimidating places." Virge B., Red Adept Editing, Proofreader

In the authoring two series of books, one political fiction series and one detective series of" ricksawbooks: I realized that all along I had a supporter, co-writer, and editor "My Cat Annie". She would sit either on my hand or right next to me. This book is all about her dedication to me and my work.

The destruction of Europa's icy shell has brought two extraordinary revelations. First, we are not alone; simple bacterial life exists within the frozen Jovian moon. Second, due to man's hubris, that pathogen is now in our atmosphere and may have triggered the extinction of mankind.Amid the pervasive stench of death and rot, Dave Sharp fights for the survival of what remains of his family. The high school history teacher with a past becomes the protector of a small band of survivors.Genesis Renewed is their struggle to survive. Within the unknowns of this pathogen, and the discovery that evil has survived as well.How do they find a path forward? What do they retain of the old world's norms? Where are the lines between the rule of law and survival?Genesis Renewed is Book 1 in the Genesis Renewed Saga

The fourth book in a set of four readers supporting 'Yes We Can Read', a one-to-one reading scheme for learners aged from eight to eighty.

A comprehensive review of the existing scientific research and data and a national perspective on the safety and use of Conducted Energy Devices CEDs in Canada. Focuses on three areas: the medical safety of CEDs, the policy considerations for police CED operations and the analysis of the medical condition excited delirium. Only the TASER M26 and X 26 were reviewed for this report.

Newspapers rely on content-based documentary photography to visually communicate current news events. As circulations declined in the mid-1980s, media owners persuaded editors into mixing traditional hard news on their front pages with reader-friendly soft news features. Content-based visual journalism was challenged by the encroachment of visual fluff, altering the character projected to readers. Today, newspapers struggle to evolve into online "news organizations" and visual journalism competes with entertainment, advertising, and marketing to attract viewers. The central question for the future is, will the marketing pressure continue to dilute visual journalism and overload viewers with visual distractions? And, how will design and organization influence the viewers' perception of credibility? Through a series of elicitation interviews, this research examined how the visual choices that online newspapers make - their "visual character"--Influence audience perceptions of news credibility. The responses showed that readers' perceptions of credibility are influenced by the visual content on a newspaper Web site. The study participants gauged credibility based on factors like photography use, competing advertising, and design organization. The study also found that linking visual branding to the newspaper print version could add to credibility.