While many people outside India find the images, sounds, and practices of Indian performing arts compelling and endeavor to incorporate them into the "global" repertoire, few are aware of the central role of religious belief and practice in Indian aesthetics. Completing the trilogy that includes Darsan: Seeing the Divine and Mantra: Hearing the Divine in India and America, this volume focuses on how rasa has been applied in a range of Indian performance traditions."Rasa" is taste, essence, flavor. How is it possible that a word used to describe a delicious masala can also be used to critique a Bharata Natyam performance? Rasa expresses the primary goals of performing arts in India in all the major literary, philosophical, and aesthetic texts, and it provides the cornerstone of the oral traditions of transmission. It is also essential to the study and production of sculpture, architecture, and painting. Yet its primary referent is cuisine. This book articulates the religious sensibility underlying the traditional performing arts as well as other applications of rasa and examines the relationships between the arts and religion in India today.

Cardiac Muscle: The Regulation of Excitation and Contraction is a 12-chapter text that covers the research studies on characterizing the ionic and molecular mechanisms that regulate excitation and contraction of cardiac muscle. This book describes first the ionic currents underlying diastolic depolarization and pacing of the heart. The discussions then shift to the mechanisms of action of calcium-channel antagonists; the regulation of calcium influx by indigenous factors, such as voltage- or calcium-mediated inactivation; the identification of fixed negative charges on the surface of the sarcolemma; and the regulation of gating and permeability of ion channels by these charges. These topics are followed by examining the molecular and ionic mechanisms that underlie the electrophysiologic actions of adrenergic and cholinergic neurotransmitters and peptide hormones. This text further explores the theoretical and experimental studies of the sodium-calcium exchange process, its stoichiometry, and how the exchanger might contribute to current flow during or after the action potential. Other chapters consider the mechanism of twitch and tonic tension regulation by cardiac glycosides and intracellular sodium and how toxic concentrations induce cardiac arrhythmias. A chapter highlights the identification of sarcolemmal binding sites for calcium, the likelihood that such binding or the release of calcium from the sarcoplasmic reticulum plays a role in the regulation of contraction and the release of calcium from the sarcoplasmic reticulum. The remaining chapters deal with the structural similarities among calcium-binding proteins of the contractile apparatus and the calcium channel, and the regulation of contraction by calcium-binding proteins. Physiologists, pathophysiologists, clinicians, researchers, and students who are interested in heart''s function will find this book invaluable.

Playhouse of the Damned is an anthology of short horror plays, hosted by Gus the Ghoul. As Gus says, Welcome to the Playhouse of the Damned. This is the playhouse. Guess what part you play. Heres a hint. In just a few minutes, youll find yourself agreeing with hundreds of theatergoers who have attended our playhouse and said, I''ll be damned if I''m going to sit through any more of this!

Loren and Eve Montcrest are new Christians in a fierce battle they don''t yet understand--a battle every Christian faces. The warfare is intense. The worldly powers are aligned against Christ and His followers. Our sinful natures are deceitful and rebellious, and the devil and his demons hate us. It''s a world a lot like ours today.What can you do when darkness comes in like a flood? Let our Guide help you.This in-depth, chapter-by-chapter guide to Darkness Comes in Like a Flood, the second novel in the Omega Point Series, explores our characters'' struggles with key issues raised in the story from a biblical point of view. Numerous links to helpful information make this a rich and lively resource. Designed for individual or group study.A few key issues the guide explores:•Understanding your faith •Christian vs. pagan •The Holy Spirit and miracles•Defending your faith•Standing against persecution •Discerning New Age and occult influences•Drugs and deception•Demonic doorways•Sanctification and fantasy•The battle for the Bible Three appendices focus on timely key areas: •The Foundations of Our Faith•Understanding the Spiritual Battle•The Armor of God (Ephesians 6:10-18)

"I am the Alpha and the Omega,the first and the last,the beginning and the end."Revelation 22:13 This final thriller in the Omega Point Series concludes amidst massive upheavals and approaching judgment as Seattle''s Arcane Institute and the global Harmony Keepers close in on Loren, the now-pregnant Eve, and their hidden Christian community in the San Juan Islands. Still new Christians, Loren and Eve Montcrest are learning in the midst of continuing fiery trials about the power and faithfulness of their Lord despite the evils of their global society called Harmony. Living in the light doesn''t happen automatically— it''s a daily choice and battle with Christ as the head.Though they long for comfort and protection, the couple soon learns their island refuge is part of a dangerous volcanic chain that is awakening, forcing them to face the reality that there is no absolute safety on Earth. Even worse, they soon learn that old friends and their mentor, Alexander Renkin, are brutally enslaved in the heart of darkness. Will they sacrifice their new comfort and security to help them? How can they even penetrate such strongholds?Jasmine Crenford, head of Seattle''s Arcane Institute, and her lackey Florian are determined to eradicate the secret Christian underground in the Pacific Northwest even as they struggle between themselves for power. But Jasmine''s terrible secrets plunge her new protege and Eve''s best friend into madness. Meanwhile, the witch Sonia, who tried to kill Loren and Eve, is terrified for her own life but finds surprising refuge in a most unlikely place.Can Eve and Loren penetrate the dark world of Harmony to rescue their friends? Can they survive their dark global society? Can God really protect the persecuted? Each novel is a fast-paced spiritual thriller with contemporary flair and a solid biblical foundation that plays on today''s fascination with paganism, fantasy, and witchcraft to plumb their deceptive nature in the Light of Jesus Christ. The overall message is one of hope in the power and love of the Lord in the midst of a darkening world.Our readers enjoy the backdrop of a one-world government set in the near future, though there''s no prophetic timetable. The series best fits the Christy Awards category of "futuristic." Their ages range from young adult to mature.And will He turn the great tide of deception from a glittering web into a shining net that gathers up His people?As the shaking begins, who will stand?ABOUT THE OMEGA POINT SERIES: Each novel is a fast-paced spiritual thriller with contemporary flair and a solid biblical foundation that plays on today''s fascination with paganism, fantasy, and witchcraft to plumb their deceptive nature in the Light of Jesus Christ. The overall message is one of hope in the power and love of the Lord in the midst of a darkening world.Our readers enjoy the backdrop of a one-world government set in the near future, though there''s no prophetic timetable. The series best fits the Christy Awards category of "futuristic." Our readers'' ages range from young adult to mature.

While many people outside India find the images, sounds, and practices of Indian performing arts compelling and endeavor to incorporate them into the "global" repertoire, few are aware of the central role of religious belief and practice in Indian aesthetics. Completing the trilogy that includes Darsan: Seeing the Divine and Mantra: Hearing the Divine in India and America, this volume focuses on how rasa has been applied in a range of Indian performance traditions."Rasa" is taste, essence, flavor. How is it possible that a word used to describe a delicious masala can also be used to critique a Bharata Natyam performance? Rasa expresses the primary goals of performing arts in India in all the major literary, philosophical, and aesthetic texts, and it provides the cornerstone of the oral traditions of transmission. It is also essential to the study and production of sculpture, architecture, and painting. Yet its primary referent is cuisine. This book articulates the religious sensibility underlying the traditional performing arts as well as other applications of rasa and examines the relationships between the arts and religion in India today.

Cardiac Muscle: The Regulation of Excitation and Contraction is a 12-chapter text that covers the research studies on characterizing the ionic and molecular mechanisms that regulate excitation and contraction of cardiac muscle. This book describes first the ionic currents underlying diastolic depolarization and pacing of the heart. The discussions then shift to the mechanisms of action of calcium-channel antagonists; the regulation of calcium influx by indigenous factors, such as voltage- or calcium-mediated inactivation; the identification of fixed negative charges on the surface of the sarcolemma; and the regulation of gating and permeability of ion channels by these charges. These topics are followed by examining the molecular and ionic mechanisms that underlie the electrophysiologic actions of adrenergic and cholinergic neurotransmitters and peptide hormones. This text further explores the theoretical and experimental studies of the sodium-calcium exchange process, its stoichiometry, and how the exchanger might contribute to current flow during or after the action potential. Other chapters consider the mechanism of twitch and tonic tension regulation by cardiac glycosides and intracellular sodium and how toxic concentrations induce cardiac arrhythmias. A chapter highlights the identification of sarcolemmal binding sites for calcium, the likelihood that such binding or the release of calcium from the sarcoplasmic reticulum plays a role in the regulation of contraction and the release of calcium from the sarcoplasmic reticulum. The remaining chapters deal with the structural similarities among calcium-binding proteins of the contractile apparatus and the calcium channel, and the regulation of contraction by calcium-binding proteins. Physiologists, pathophysiologists, clinicians, researchers, and students who are interested in heart''s function will find this book invaluable.

Playhouse of the Damned is an anthology of short horror plays, hosted by Gus the Ghoul. As Gus says, Welcome to the Playhouse of the Damned. This is the playhouse. Guess what part you play. Heres a hint. In just a few minutes, youll find yourself agreeing with hundreds of theatergoers who have attended our playhouse and said, I''ll be damned if I''m going to sit through any more of this!

Loren and Eve Montcrest are new Christians in a fierce battle they don''t yet understand--a battle every Christian faces. The warfare is intense. The worldly powers are aligned against Christ and His followers. Our sinful natures are deceitful and rebellious, and the devil and his demons hate us. It''s a world a lot like ours today.What can you do when darkness comes in like a flood? Let our Guide help you.This in-depth, chapter-by-chapter guide to Darkness Comes in Like a Flood, the second novel in the Omega Point Series, explores our characters'' struggles with key issues raised in the story from a biblical point of view. Numerous links to helpful information make this a rich and lively resource. Designed for individual or group study.A few key issues the guide explores:•Understanding your faith •Christian vs. pagan •The Holy Spirit and miracles•Defending your faith•Standing against persecution •Discerning New Age and occult influences•Drugs and deception•Demonic doorways•Sanctification and fantasy•The battle for the Bible Three appendices focus on timely key areas: •The Foundations of Our Faith•Understanding the Spiritual Battle•The Armor of God (Ephesians 6:10-18)

"I am the Alpha and the Omega,the first and the last,the beginning and the end."Revelation 22:13 This final thriller in the Omega Point Series concludes amidst massive upheavals and approaching judgment as Seattle''s Arcane Institute and the global Harmony Keepers close in on Loren, the now-pregnant Eve, and their hidden Christian community in the San Juan Islands. Still new Christians, Loren and Eve Montcrest are learning in the midst of continuing fiery trials about the power and faithfulness of their Lord despite the evils of their global society called Harmony. Living in the light doesn''t happen automatically— it''s a daily choice and battle with Christ as the head.Though they long for comfort and protection, the couple soon learns their island refuge is part of a dangerous volcanic chain that is awakening, forcing them to face the reality that there is no absolute safety on Earth. Even worse, they soon learn that old friends and their mentor, Alexander Renkin, are brutally enslaved in the heart of darkness. Will they sacrifice their new comfort and security to help them? How can they even penetrate such strongholds?Jasmine Crenford, head of Seattle''s Arcane Institute, and her lackey Florian are determined to eradicate the secret Christian underground in the Pacific Northwest even as they struggle between themselves for power. But Jasmine''s terrible secrets plunge her new protege and Eve''s best friend into madness. Meanwhile, the witch Sonia, who tried to kill Loren and Eve, is terrified for her own life but finds surprising refuge in a most unlikely place.Can Eve and Loren penetrate the dark world of Harmony to rescue their friends? Can they survive their dark global society? Can God really protect the persecuted? Each novel is a fast-paced spiritual thriller with contemporary flair and a solid biblical foundation that plays on today''s fascination with paganism, fantasy, and witchcraft to plumb their deceptive nature in the Light of Jesus Christ. The overall message is one of hope in the power and love of the Lord in the midst of a darkening world.Our readers enjoy the backdrop of a one-world government set in the near future, though there''s no prophetic timetable. The series best fits the Christy Awards category of "futuristic." Their ages range from young adult to mature.And will He turn the great tide of deception from a glittering web into a shining net that gathers up His people?As the shaking begins, who will stand?ABOUT THE OMEGA POINT SERIES: Each novel is a fast-paced spiritual thriller with contemporary flair and a solid biblical foundation that plays on today''s fascination with paganism, fantasy, and witchcraft to plumb their deceptive nature in the Light of Jesus Christ. The overall message is one of hope in the power and love of the Lord in the midst of a darkening world.Our readers enjoy the backdrop of a one-world government set in the near future, though there''s no prophetic timetable. The series best fits the Christy Awards category of "futuristic." Our readers'' ages range from young adult to mature.