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A codex (Latin caudex for "trunk of a tree" or block of wood, book; plural codices) is a book made up of a number of sheets of paper, vellum, or similar, with hand-written content, usually stacked and bound by fixing one edge and with covers thicker than the sheets, but sometimes continuous and folded concertina-style. The alternative to paged codex format for a long document is the continuous scroll. Examples of folded codices are the Maya codices. Sometimes the term is used for a book-style format, including modern printed books but excluding folded books.
Developed by the Romans from wooden writing tablets, its gradual replacement of the scroll, the dominant form of book in the ancient world, has been termed the most important advance in the history of the book prior to the invention of printing. The spread of the codex is often associated with the rise of Christianity, which adopted the format for the Bible early on. First described by the 1st-century AD Roman poet Martial, who praised its convenient use, the codex achieved numerical parity with the scroll around AD 300, and had completely replaced it throughout the now Christianised Greco-Roman world by the 6th century.
Phil Valentine is an American conservative talk radio show host in Nashville, Tennessee. He broadcasts daily on flagship station WWTN, a Cumulus Media station, from 4:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. Central Time and is syndicated through Dial Global on over 110 radio stations. He is probably best known in Tennessee for leading protests against a state income tax.
Valentine is the son of former six-term Democratic U.S. Representative Tim Valentine of North Carolina, but is nonetheless a self-described conservative. His mother is the late Betsy Valentine who was killed in an auto accident one month shy of Valentine's 22nd birthday. He grew up in Nashville, North Carolina, and graduated from Northern Nash High School. After attending East Carolina University, he decided on a career in radio. ECU did not offer a broadcast major so Valentine left the university and enrolled in Carolina School of Broadcasting in Charlotte, North Carolina.
Valentine is the author of three books, The Conservative's Handbook, Right from the Heart: The ABC's of Reality in America, and Tax Revolt. Mr. Valentine was very active as a community organizer for the people of Tennessee to stop the passage of this bill against their wishes as citizens of that state. The Conservative's Handbook is a revision of Right from the Heart with new chapters and updated information. The foreword for both books was written by Sean Hannity.
What can I do to reach you, when you won't open your
eyes
What can I do to help you, when you hide behind your
lies
You keep asking for forgiveness, if there's something I
can give
You keep asking me to heal you, but it won't work the
way you live
No one else can see your demons
No one else can hear the screams
No one else can fight your battle
And make them go away
Raise your hands, tell the son I love you
Don't you lose this chance
Are you ready to go?
Raise your hands, tell the one that loves you
Leave this dark realm
Follow your heart
How can I ever show you, when you only see the bad
How can I ever hold you, when you think that I'm just
mad
You keep asking me to save you, even though without
your trust
You keep asking me to listen, about the life that you
have lost
No one else can see your demons
No one else can hear the screams
No one else can fight your battle
And make them go away
Raise your hands, tell the son I love you
Don't you lose this chance
Are you ready to go?
Raise your hands, tell the one that loves you
Leave this dark realm
Follow your heart
Follow your heart
No one else can see your demons
No one else can hear the screams
No one else can fight your battle
And make them go away
Raise your hands, tell the son I love you
Don't you lose this chance
Are you ready to go?
Raise your hands, tell the one that loves you
Leave this dark realm
Follow your heart
Raise your hands
Follow your heart
Lose this chance
Are you ready to go
Raise your hands
Tell the one that loves you
Raise your hands
Follow your heart
Raise your hands
Raise your hands