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This story presents how Cycplops(slim) and Jean Grey (red) go to the future and why they had to leave cable, their son in that distant future, the art is really good and the story is really interesting.

The Adventures of Cyclops and Phoenix trade paperback collects the 1994 miniseries that attempted to sort out one of the most bizarre family trees in comics, even by X-Men standards.

In this series, newlyweds Scott Summers and Jean Grey, otherwise known as X-Men Cyclops and um, Jean Grey (the name Marvel Girl must be passé) are snatched from their island honeymoon and sent 2,000 years into the future by their elderly daughter Rachel (who arrived there from yet another future timeline) to watch over Scott's infant son Nathan, who had been sent to that very future in order to survive the techno-organic virus that was killing him in "our" time. Rachel, like her mom, is the sometime host of the powerful Phoenix force, and Nathan would grow up to become the mutant warrior known as Cable. Nathan has a cloned duplicate called Stryfe, who is being raised as the heir to Apocalypse. Oh yes, Nathan's mother was Madeline Pryor, a now deceased (sort of) clone of Jean Grey.

I told you it was complicated!

This series attempts to weave these very different threads into a somewhat cohesive pattern. Scott and Jean end up spending more than a decade in the future, which gives them the opportunity to actually raise young Nathan, who is unaware of exactly who his guardians really are. The "Dayspring Family" eventually joins the underground resistance movement and makes what appears to be a final confrontation with Apocalypse. I say "appears" because Apocalypse is killed about as often as Jean Grey, and with similar long term success.

Scott Lobdell does an admirable job with an obviously difficult group of characters, origins, and events. While the series is not as fun and exciting as other X-Men adventures, it is a necessary story to tell, if for no other reason than to clean up the storylines abandoned by so many other writers.

Gene Ha's artwork is absolutely incredible. Ha is one of the most underrated artists working today, with an attention to detail that has to be seen to be believed. His art totally sets the tone of the series, and makes the otherworldly setting and characters seem that much more believable.

Overall, the Adventures of Cyclops and Phoenix is a key part of X-Men history. It may not be as fascinating as X-Men: The Dark Phoenix Saga or the Age of Apocalypse, but it is an important part of the lives of several key X-Men characters.

...because I was stupid enough to lend the miniseries to a friend. Anyway, I liked it so much I HAD to have it.

This is demi-science-fiction story about future ruled by Apocalypse and childhood of Nate Summers, known as Cable. It is EXTREMELY well written , and art is incredible, just like anything Gene Ha does. Reccomended for Marvel fans in general, other people would have too much trouble understanding who-is-who .

There are simply too many people in the X-universe that carry the name "Summers". Well, at least this book clears some questions about one of them (Now if it wouldn't raise so many more). The story starts just after X-Men 30, with Scott Summers and Jean Grey-Summers (newly wed), are pulled 2000 years into the future by Mother Askani (Who happens to be Rachel Summers, the alternate future daughter of the newlyweds, who is a major time traveler). Their mission. Raise baby Nathan (who is, if you want to get technical, Rachel's older baby brother [did that even make sense?]) So here are Scott (who goes by "Slym") and Jean (Who goes by "Redd") raising one of the most powerful mutants, who has to disguise himself as a human, in a world where it is "survival of the fittest." And in this world, humans are not counted amongst the fittest, and are trated as such (Very much like in modern day comics with mutants). The unfortunate thing is that the series covers a few days in each book, over a period of twelve years. It gives us only a glimps into Cable's life. Oh well, The Askani Son series picked up the pieces there!

This is a great resource to get the kids outside and get them moving! Chapters are rated by activity level, which is pretty helpful. You can decide how much you feel like moving before you start selecting what to play. For each game, the following information is listed: Number of players, Age, Time Allotted, and Playing Field. At a glance, you can determine which games would be appropriate for your particular group.

Instructions are provided on over 130 games. For some of these, our group just needed a refresher course to remember how to play, many others we had never heard of. Several games seem too simplistic to have been included - such as Monkey in the Middle, Tug-of-War, and Follow the Leader. A few require the purchase of equipment that would typically include the necessary instruction - Bocce, Lawn Darts, and Jacks. However, the majority of the games were new to us or seemed as though they would be worthwhile to learn.

The set-up is very thorough for each game, detailing equipment, object, and how to play. The instructions are well written and nicely detailed, including comments on how to vary the games for more fun. We had no trouble understanding games we had no prior experience with.

Overall, this would be a terrific tool for kids of any age group. This book obviously encourages outdoor play, but also promotes creative thinking and plain old exercise!

I bought this for my sister, and she's been teaching these games to her kids. They love it! It's amazing how many different types of games are in this book.

This is a really good idea - getting kids away from endless preoccupation with media and back outside into the fresh air and moving their whole bodies rather than just twitching their fingers. The suggestions are fun and and have helped generations of kids grow and learn to play with each other.

I bought this book for my little cousins (ages 5, 9, and 12) and my aunt said they LOVE it. They have been gathering all the kids in the neighborhood and don't want to come back inside all day! She said the instructions are clear, the cost is minimal to none, and now the kids can get some excercise! I can't wait to buy this for all my friends and relatives with kids! It's a GREAT IDEA for a present!

I first heard of this book in a review in Sports Car International magazine. As a dedicated Alfisti, I had to check it out. I was debating between the ($) printed version, or the ($) CD version. Needless to say, the CD version won. I was a little apprehensive about a "book on computer", but the authors did an amazing job. Basically, the navigation is through Powerpoint, so it's really easy to learn, once you figure out where exactly to click. Besides that, the sound and video clips make the CD worth it 10 times over. I couldn't believe some of the video, the blueprints, and such that were on the multimedia presentation. I would highly recommend this to anyone with an interest in pre-war GP racing, or pre-war Italian autos.

I first heard of this book in a review in Sports Car International magazine. As a dedicated Alfisti, I had to check it out. I was debating between the $ printed version, or the $ CD version. Needless to say, the CD version won. I was a little apprehensive about a "book on computer", but the authors did an amazing job. Basically, the navigation is through Powerpoint, so it's really easy to learn, once you figure out where exactly to click. Besides that, the sound and video clips make the CD worth it 10 times over. I couldn't believe some of the video, the blueprints, and such that were on the multimedia presentation. I would highly recommend this to anyone with an interest in pre-war GP racing, or pre-war Italian autos.

I first heard of this book in a review in Sports Car International magazine. As a dedicated Alfisti, I had to check it out. I was debating between the $395.00 printed version, or the $49.95 CD version. Needless to say, the CD version won. I was a little apprehensive about a "book on computer", but the authors did an amazing job. Basically, the navigation is through Powerpoint, so it's really easy to learn, once you figure out where exactly to click. Besides that, the sound and video clips make the CD worth it 10 times over. I couldn't believe some of the video, the blueprints, and such that were on the multimedia presentation. I would highly recommend this to anyone with an interest in pre-war GP racing, or pre-war Italian autos.

I first heard of this book in a review in Sports Car International magazine. As a dedicated Alfisti, I had to check it out. I was debating between the ($) printed version, or the ($) CD version. Needless to say, the CD version won. I was a little apprehensive about a "book on computer", but the authors did an amazing job. Basically, the navigation is through Powerpoint, so it's really easy to learn, once you figure out where exactly to click. Besides that, the sound and video clips make the CD worth it 10 times over. I couldn't believe some of the video, the blueprints, and such that were on the multimedia presentation. I would highly recommend this to anyone with an interest in pre-war GP racing, or pre-war Italian autos.

Scott and Shannon Peck are sincere in sharing their love tips in this informative 6 tape set. Although some of the info is commom knowledge, they are so sincere in trying to communicate the info, that I enjoyed hearing it. However, the important tips were new and novel and that is what I needed to move me to a new place in my ability to both give and receive love.

Stop! Don't date without listening to these tapes! A friend once told me that the potentially singlemost important decision you could make in your lifetime is who you decide to marry. I am single, never been married and I am so glad I was fortunate enough to be able to be exposed to "All the Love You Could Ever Want" prior to embarking on my marriage journey. Listening to them has literally reshaped my experience in how I approach dating as a result. I used to be so disillusioned about relationships, having been disappointed time after time. The deeply sincere and uplifting content of the Peck's tapes has rescued me from harmful patterns and quite possibly years of repeat history. They lay down their experience with such openly original and fresh inspiration it can melt the most cynical and wounded of hearts. What both an incredible ally and invaluable resource companion "All the Love You Could Ever Want" will become for you.

No really, I am not a needy, self-help junkie. I am a successful, dynamic, and strong professional who really benefited from the kind and true words spoken here. There is real value in what the authors are saying here. There is genuine focus and strength in developing your mission statement in relation to love, career, and life. I would highly recommend reading "Liberating Your Magnifigance", and "The Love You Deserve" to get the most out of this experience with the Pecks. Listening to the tapes is like listening to very close friends. The Pecks talk about relationships; transcending gender, spirituality, and common roles that we are all forced into, and much more! These two speakers are honest and bold. They address issues in clear, concise language (and not too much fru-fru) that are not always spoken about in self-help books, and really demonstrate a path to helping others realize their highest sense of purpose and love for themselves and others. It's no wonder that these books and tapes have done so well. I myself have loaned out the tapes to various friends who swap them around amongst themselves. As for the books, I have given copies to friends who are skeptical at first, but afterwards tell me how enriching and wonderful it was to them. I keep my copies on my bookshelf for myself, and occasionally read my favorite chapters when I feel that I need it in my personal as well as professional life. So why do I give the tapes a "four"? Because, as wonderful as each book and tape set is, only altogether, do they synergize to a "five"!

For weeks, every time I got in my car, All the Love You Could Ever Want! spoke to me from my stereo. Love went with me everywhere. To see how powerful Love can be in facing any life challenge was revealing and healing. I'm grateful to the Pecks for sharing their gift -- the understanding and application of living love!

As other reviewers have commented, this is indeed the definitive book on Allensworth and we are lucky to have so accessible. I would just add that it is engagingly written as well as beautifully photographed and laid out. Rare to have such a great "coffee-table book" also be so incisive.

I felt honored to have attended the recent 100th anniversary celebration of the town of Allensworth, founded in 1908 by Lt. Col. Allensworth and others. Allen Allensworth was a Buffalo Soldier and a chaplain for the 24th Infantry, who, when he retired, was the highest-ranking African American in the military. He was a role model who promoted self-determination, hard work, civility and dignity.

Alice Royal is a descendant of one of Allensworth's founding families and together with two journalists has created the definitive work on the town, founded during the dark years of Jim Crow. My wife's great aunt and uncle were also one of the founding families of Allensworth, and Royal makes you feel like you were part of the scene.

Allensworth: The Freedom Colony is not only well-documented, but it contains both original photos and re-enactments of docents wearing period clothing. It is a pleasure to read and necessary for anyone who wants a better understanding of the time period, as well as background information on African Americans in California during the early 20th century.

THE UNTOLD STORY OF CALIFORNIA'S ONLY AFRICAN AMERICAN TOWN.

Some three hundred families relocated to California's Central Valley between 1908 and 1918 to establish Allensworth -- A town African Americans could call their own.. Challenged by a variety of circumstances and doomed when a water company failed
to come through on its promises ,the town disintegrated . Nonetheless it now still stands as Colonel Allensworth State Historic Park. More than twenty buildings in the downtown area have been restored to resemble the town as it was from the beginning.

The book tells the story of the town from its beginnings - from Colonel
Allensworth's vision, to the financing of the land purchase, to the establishment of the community, to the inspired creation of the park, and currant concerns about the future.. Alice C. Royal, the author, is a descendant of the town's first settlers. She narrates the story using contemporary and archival photographs plus material drawn from her own memories. She also used materials provided by volunteers and the park's collection of
oral histories.

I loved reading this book. it was informative and entertaining. I felt that I had an inside look at a fascinating aspect of history. it was a great combination of personal stories and outside narrative. the photos were excellent and really added to the story. if you're interested in African-American history, California history, or just people in general, read this!

I found this book very helpful after our 3 year old was diagnosed with a life threatening illness, PH+ALL. We were able to identify with many of the same experiences as Amanda's family, from middle of the night fevers, failed IV attempts, neglected siblings, friends and coworkers offers of help, and many bills. This book taught us to never turn down help when it is offered. Family, friends, and coworkers want to help and need to. We know that we would feel the same. "Amanda's Gift" reminded us to take care of our marriage and our other children. So we kept date night, and made time to relax, or go out for ice cream with our other children.
The author talks about his personal relationship with God, how he was able to put his trust for his daughters future in God's hands.

This book has truly helped me, go through the illness and death of my 4 1/2 yr old special needs son. What is so neat is that while this family lived in IL, Amanda and her sister attended the preschool and school where I worked. I met Amanda in person , and watched her in the "green room" many times. I always remember holding her and "Bunnylove" little did I know that when I became a mother I would go down the long road of having a sick child who now lives with the angel's. I hope and pray Amanda is alive and well, but if she too has gone home with the Angel's I know she and my little boy are together

This author has provided the public at large with several real gifts. The first is the gift of his beautiful daughter, Amanda. The second was his unflinchingly honest assessment of Amanda's illness and the tragic impact it had on her family. The third gift was making his (and Amanda's) story public. This man has done an invaluable service and one can't help but hope for peace in their lives. This book is very inspirational.

This book, to be quite honest, at times is hard to read. Not because it doesn't flow or make sense, but because it is so easy to relate to what Scott has written. There were many times when I found myself thinking how I have expressed many of the same emotions and frustrations that Scott wrote about. It brought tears on more than one occassion. However, I am very glad I read the book. It is very helpful. Both with practical advice and in dealing with your emotions as you battle serious childhood illness. Thank you Scott, your book has been a gift to countless families.

Mr. O'Connor has a witty, offbeat take on life and relationships. His first novel is a freewheelin' ride down the fine line that separates childhood obsession from disturbing reality. This is a heartwrenching story of the struggle to find oneself and one's place in the world. Not since The Outsiders have I read such a gripping coming-of-age tale. Kudos!

This book never ceases to amaze me. I have read it countless times, always trying to find new meanings. It has really made me think about my life and the people in it and how much I should appreciate having them in my life.

This book was like some kind of addicting habit, like chocolate, I could not put it down. It was just amazing and funny!

I recommend it to everyone who enjoys reading absolutely great books!

I could not put this book down! The author has a great story line & writing style..this paired with his sense of humor that shines through makes me eager for his next book.

This writer has the ability to write down on paper what I've always thought. A great short story that had me from the first page and that's not easy to do.

When this book came out in 1994 there was a great need to look differently at clinical data on subjects. Typically such data would have repeated measurements over time for many subjects but for only a few time points (say three to five). Standard analysis of variance methods do not properly account for within patient correlation between measurements. Time series analysis generally is good for treating long series (but usually only one or a few). In the clinical setting we often are considering hundreds of patients over short time intervals. This book is clearly written for intermediate level statistics students.

The field is important and rapidly developing. Though slightly dated the book is still an excellent introduction to the subject and a very good reference. However, a second edition is in the works and should be out in about one year. I recently took a short course from the authors and I know that the second edition will have some nice features including the latest advances for dealing with missing data and ways to combined the information from time to event data with the repeated measures data. It may be that if longitudinal data analysis is important to you, read the first edition at your favorite university library and save your money for the second edition.

The book includes some nice treatment of the important but often neglected topic of sample size determination.

The second edition is much like the first and is at least a year behind the original schedule. See my review of the first edition to understand why this is a classical. The promised advances in missing data are included and a new author Haegerty has been added. The missing data chapter is three times longer than in the first edition. They cover what they promised. They also mention some of the econometrics literature including the work of Nobel Laureate James Heckman but admit in the preface that they do not know that literature very well and hence do not cover it in depth.

In the past two years Verbeke and Molenberghs have produced a highly competitive book that deals in detail with pattern mixture models and other missing data methodology but curiously Diggle et al. do not reference it even though they do cite some of Molenberghs work.

The first edition of this book was a major success as for the first time advanced methods for the use of longitudinal data were introduced. Longitudinal data (sometimes also referred to as repeated measures data) is very important in the analysis of clinical trial data. This is because many important trial endpoints are collected for each patient at several visits over the course of the trial and the study sponsor (usually the manufacturer of a drug or a device)will want to see how the measures change over time with usually the baseline measurement and the last measurement being the most important. Often they want to see in a randomized trial whether the treatment over inerest tends to perform better for the subjects taking the test treatment versus those who take the active control and/or placebo. An issue is the presence of correlation between measurements from one time point to another.

So this type of analysis is similar to time series analysis. The difference is that time series are usually studied in the situation where a single series is observed for a long time and the analyst wants to determine future behavior based on an model constructed to fit this one observed series very well. The model is intended in the time series setting to describe a stochastic process (usually a stationary process or one transformed to stationarity by removal of trends). On the other hand in longitudinal analysis each patients profile over time is usually a very short series and the collection of these series over several patients in a particular treatment group are view to come from the same stochastic process. So the data represent several short partial realizations of the stochastic process while a time series is a long, single partial realization.

Since the data differ the methods of analyses differ also. For time seies analysis the autoregressive integrated moving average models of Box and Jenkins are often employed while for longitudinal data the mixed effect linear models are often the class of models chosen. The common theme is the structure of the covariance matrix for the observations in time series and the model noise terms in the case of the linear mixed models.

Zeger and Liang were among the leaders in developing successful modelling for these data. In a series of articles they develop a restricted maximum likelihood approach to the problem of estimating the model parameters and introduce a method called GEE an acronym for generalized estimating equations. The first edition of this book was very popular in the statistical community, particularly for statisticians working in the pharmaceutical industry. Along with Peter Diggle these three authors presented in the first edition this research organized into a single book for the first time. Now there is a plethora of books some prinarily theoretical and others primarily applied. The issue of missing data is very common to this type of data particularly when the data come from a clinical trial. The research of Molenberghs and Verbeke, covered by them in some repeated measures books, has shown these models to be among the most useful for handling missing data in realistic ways.

This second edition of this book has even greater coverage of topics and includes a fourth author Patrick Heagerty. Each of the four authors are skill research statisticians who specialize in biostatistics and particularly longitudinal data. While today there are many books to choose, this text continues ot be among the best.

This book was written by three very prestigious authors, two of which work at The Johns Hopkins University(Dr. Liang and Dr. Zeger), and Dr. Diggle, who is working in England. These three are very well known and respected characters in their field of work, and this book is an excellent reflection upon the research and work they have done over the years. Watch out! the key word is: GEE

The definitely guide to Derby. This offers much more explanation and information than the online documentation provided by Apache. But what do you expect... it comes from the minds at IBM themselves.

However, unlike most of IBM's publications and documentation, this is actually readable and informative. You don't have to wade through a series of unknowns and missing pieces of the puzzle in order to figure out what IBM was trying to actually get at.

This will not only help you define and work with Apache Derby, but also make your applications lighter, faster and easier to deploy.

Apache Derby is the only open source, pure Java RDBMS database and APACHE DERBY-OFF TO THE RACES comes from IBM's own database experts and tells how to make the most of Derby and its commercial counterpart IBM Cloudscape. Learn how to support development efforts, install Derby on both Windows and Linux systems, how to understand how programming languages interact with them, and build sample applications step-by-step: everything is here to learn the fundamentals and troubleshoot virtually any problem.

If you've ever been curious about using or integrating Apache Derby (or IBM Cloudscape) into your project, here's the book you'll need... Apache Derby - Off to the Races by Paul C. Zikopoulos, Dan Scott, and George Baklarz. Very well done...

Contents: On Your Marks... Get Set... Go!!! - An Introduction to the Apache Derby and IBM Cloudscape Community; Deployment Options for Apache Derby Databases; Apache Derby Databases; Installing Apache Derby and IBM Cloudscape on Windows; Installing Apache Derby and IBM Cloudscape on Linux; Managing an Apache Derby Database; Security; SQL; Developing Apache Derby Applications with JDBC; Developing Apache Derby Applications with Perl, PHP, Python, and ODBC; "Your Momma Loves Drama" in JDBC; "Your Momma Loves Drama" in Windows; "Your Momma Loves Drama" in PHP; "Your Momma Loves Drama" in Perl; "Your Momma Loves Drama" In Python; Web Site Contents; Apache Derby and IBM Cloudscape Resources; Troubleshooting Hints and Tips; Index

Derby is one of those technologies that has remained "under the radar" for awhile. The Cloudscape database from IBM was released to the open source community under the name Derby, and basically those two packages are the same core code. Cloudscape has a few more add-ons and support from IBM, but if you learn one you learn them both. The authors do a very good job here in helping the reader to understand the architecture and benefits of having a small-footprint embedded relational database system in your application. The start of the book lays the groundwork very well, and establishes the "why" of Derby. But rather than remaining a high-level overview, they dive into the core of the software, showing how to install it, work with it, and how to secure your data. The real value comes when they take a sample ticket application ("Your Momma Loves Drama") and shows how Derby can be integrated the application in a number of different languages. Even if you don't necessarily know Perl, PHP, or Python, you should be able to follow along enough to extrapolate how the concepts can be applied to your platform of choice. After reviewing this book, I've got some ideas on how I'd like to play around with this...

A very solid addition to your programming bookshelf. Between this book and the online resources, you should have everything you need to master the Derby/Cloudscape software.

Apache Derby is a very promising package that is being freely offered, as both source code and binaries. This book is an aggressive promotion of its virtues. The authors stress many things about Derby, or its IBM sidekick, Cloudscape.

Derby addresses a persistent need amongst many Java programmers for an easy to use SQL database. Often, a Java programmer has only cursory expertise in coding for a full database like IBM's DB2 or Oracle. Best usage of these often requires you to be a DBA.

By contrast, Derby comes as a Java JAR file, and can be plonked into your programming environment just as any other JAR file. The book explains in depth how to then interact with Derby, at the level of your Java source code. You can see that you get a pretty powerful engine. Including features like stored procedures and user defined functions, that let you optimise for speed.

Speaking of speed, that is perhaps the biggest possible drawback of Derby. It is run as Java bytecode in a jvm, which is not quite as fast as a package compiled into native binaries. The book seems to deprecate this aspect, but you should be aware of it.

You might find Derby useful enough that you don't have to migrate to a full database like DB2. The book stresses that the code you write to interface with Derby will also do for DB2. There is a potential problem here for IBM, if it loses DB2 business to Derby. But maybe it feels that if it never promoted Derby, then sooner or later, an equivalent product would come along.

Obviously, to use Derby, you still need to know basic SQL statements. And some understanding of how to develop related tables to hold your data. The text is not meant to teach you these skills.

The first chapter also makes various cogent points about the advantages of using Derby. With sometimes unintentional hilarity. A passage says the intent is not to besmirch Microsoft. But despite this pious protestation, it proceeds immediately to do just that. By opining that Microsoft's SQL Server has a 5 year lag between upgrades - Server 2000 and Server 2005. While Derby has source code available, and a much faster cycle for introducing new capabilities.

My mother had bought all nine volumns of The Saga for a person we knew who was struggling with peer pressure and drugs. She used these Christian comics as a tool to reach him and save him. The day she brought them home I sat down to read volumn 1. After that I couldn't stop until I read them all. I spend the entire evening reading them to my daughter as well. Soon I was at the book store buying all nine volumns for myself to keep as a collection. Some of the pictures are graphic and scary but the reality is that it's TRUE, not only are we at war in the Middle East but there is a closer war right here among us all. It's a spiritual WarFare. These comics explain in scripture and how we have a choice not to be victimized by evil. These comics are an excellent tool to express how much you care about someone by sharing this colorful illustrations and true to life story line with them. Highly recommended.

really enjoyed these comic books. Would love to see more!!!! Great for teenagers and adults alike. Hurry with the next issues!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I think archangels is great. It show the lives of many teenagers who have difficult times in their lives and they usually turn away from everything even God! Then angels come in from god to help them. I recommend this book to teenagers.

These comic books have good Messages and morals for teenagers,and adults alike.A great comic series!