National Ballot Measures 2024 - Living Democracy is my gift to the country that I love dearly and have always wanted to see it survive, thrive and improve. Whenever I am forced to listen to a speech made by any of our Congressmen or women, I will often count the number of times they will refer to America as a 'Democracy'. They use that word an average of 15 to 20 times per speech. They'll say things like - "Democracy is not pretty." Or they'll say,...

Let your subconscious mind do the work for you. It's as easy as turning the track on and falling asleep! The Swiss National Science Foundation claims that listening to a newly-learned foreign language while sleeping can help solidify the memory of the reviewed content. The stimulus we hear in our sleep helps us consolidate memories. ★★ Some of the topics of the phrases include ★★ Greetings Restaurants/ordering Airports/stations Statements/descriptions BONUS...

Star Wars: The High Republic, the New York Times best-selling series, continues. . . . For light and life! One year after the fall of Starlight Beacon, the galaxy is in chaos. An anarchistic group known as the Nihil has taken over a section of space now known as the Occlusion Zone. Jedi Knight Vernestra Rwoh and scientist Avon Starros team up in an attempt to find a way through the Nihil Stormwall to save those on the other side. But what are the

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The Power of Sound: How Music Connects Us to Our Inner Selves Have you ever wondered how music has the power to shape and influence your emotions? Are you seeking a deeper understanding of the profound impact that melodies can have on your mood and well-being? Do you yearn to unlock the secrets of the emotional connection between music and the human experience? Have you asked yourself: Why does certain music evoke strong emotions and memories...

An enthralling and complex tale about passion and the arts. After graduating from an elite New York ballet school, 18-year-old Anna Forester moves across the country to begin her dance career in Los Angeles. Soon, she is drawn into the circle of her charismatic artistic director and the thrilling aura of company life. Her professional trajectory alienates Anna from her college-age peers, but the ballet community is an intoxicating place where she...

Meg has never known loss. Until her heart-horse drops dead underneath her in the show ring. Jared has been living with loss ever since his father died in a tragic farming accident. Meg escapes her grief by changing everything about her life; moving away to spend the summer on an island in the St. Lawrence River. New place. New job. No horses. Once there, she meets Jared; working hard to keep anything else in his life from changing. When Jared...

Enslaved by circumstance. Doomed by fate. Three girls were raised by the same monster. One of them will take her down. Zaina was stolen. Aika was chosen. But Melodi was born to this fate. With both of her sisters gone, the only thing to break Mel's endless silence is the song of the sea that is slowly driving her insane. The song, and the gorgeous Mayiman man who haunts her dreams. Ariihau has a mission, and no part of it involves a connection...

Ein Mädchen auf einer Mission, ein Junge ohne Plan, eine Galaxie voller Möglichkeiten... In einem klapprigen Raumschiff, weit entfernt von ihrer Heimat, durchbricht die 18-jährige Sola die Grenzkontrolle des Planeten Kreon. Sie muss dort bloß einen winzigen Diebstahl begehen, um mit ihrer Mission weitermachen zu können. Denn Sola ist auf der Suche nach einer absoluten Nichtigkeit, die ihr die Welt bedeutet. Aber dann kommt ihr Lucas von der...

In the heart of New Orleans, Scarlett's once-ordinary life takes a thrilling twist with the arrival of Tristan, a powerful and enigmatic vampire who's as ancient as he is irresistible. Suddenly, her world isn't just quiet-it's electrifyingly supernatural. Tristan insists Scarlett is his eternal soulmate and destined bride. Sounds romantic, right? Not for Scarlett. She's not buying into the whole dark and mysterious vampire thing. She's determined...

Branded as a pirate, collared like a dog, chained to a wall at night, and isolated as a prisoner on a journey to another planet, could the situation get any worse for thirteen-year-old Megan Willis? Much worse. Megan's parents have been sentenced to death, and now she is speeding away through a space-fabric wormhole, unable to try to save them. Also, her ship's captain frequently interrogates her about a mysterious gem called a dragon's eye, and...