These hounds are ready to howl for love. Hekate’s hounds have a new mission to protect a human. Not the most exciting task until they meet her face to face—and get a bite of her sandwich. Adeline’s charm gets their hearts and back paws thumping, but there is a problem: Why are zombies attracted to her, and only her? Good thing Ambrose and Orion are experts at sniffing out secrets. Adeline is living the quiet life with her cats when she meets two men determined to save her from the monsters that keep showing up on her doorstep. She’s never been special. Never had any luck either, unless the bad kind counts. But that’s about to change. Turns out there’s a grim plot afoot that is targeting cryptids and it somehow involves Adeline. When mysterious soldiers try to kidnap her, it’s up to Hekate’s hounds to keep her safe. Will they be able to save their mate from the evil that is hunting her? A paranormal romance featuring magic, gods, and a love triangle.

The world might not be ready for Mother Earth’s slightly murderous champion. Too bad because she’s about to fertilize gardens the old-fashioned way, with the blood of her enemies. A long-ago curse left Daphne trapped inside a tree for centuries. When she’s finally freed, she’s eager to resume her duty as Earth’s paladin, the Mother’s champion, a stave against all who commit evil. There are those who have trespassed against nature, and it’s up to Daphne to ensure their rot won’t spread. Usually she fights alone, but in this new world she requires a guide. Even an unwilling werewolf with a god complex. Baptiste committed an inexcusable act and the werewolf is adamant he doesn’t deserve kindness or forgiveness. Daphne doesn’t grant him either. The abrasive dryad won’t let him wallow and insists he accompany her as she goes on a quest. A dangerous one. Maybe he’ll get the punishment he so rightly deserves so he can resist the intriguing Daphne. He’d rather lick his own balls than admit he cares for her. When peril strikes, the wolfman will do anything to save her, even if it means his life. A paranormal romance chock full of dark humor featuring a werewolf and a dryad on a quest of revenge and redemption.

This thesis deals with Rare Earth Elements (REE), especially with neodymium used in permanent magnets, from a very scientific basis by providing basic research data. Despite the fact that REE are newsworthy and very important elements for a considerable bandwidth of todays’ technologies, accompanied by the monopolistic supply-situation and Chinese politics, there are inexplicable data discrepancies about REE which have been recognized frequently but usually have not been addressed accordingly. So this analysis started with the hypothesis that the four application areas, namely computer hard disk drives (HDD), mobile phones, wind turbines and e-mobility (automotive traction), account for about 80% of the global annual neodymium-demand. The research methodology was a laboratory analysis of the composition of used magnets for HDDs and mobile phones and a literature and official report analysis of wind turbine and automotive neodymium use. The result was amazing and the hypothesis had to be withdrawn as these four areas only account for about 20% of neodymium use. This result raises some questions concerning actual use and thus potential recycling options.

The sensational trial over which Tad O'Kelly presided as Senchus is now over. Mara Meathe tackles a multitude of foreign assignments, battling pirates, gun runners, kidnappers, and a host of plots against the realm. Elbon, the Builder of Meta, returns from a meeting of the elders to Tirdia and the orphanage at Berea, unaware his daughter Eider has followed him. She encounters Lucas and the two have a narrow brush with gangster Al Marcotti's thugs. In the aftermath, Lucas eavesdrops on Eider's conversation with her father and hears of their relationship and of the other earths. His loyalties now torn, Lucas leaves that afternoon's creation debate to strike out on his own. But Eider follows, and the two are caught up in both a world-dividing nexus and a Marcotti kidnapping. Royal Army officer Maeve Derry sends one of her Centralia cadets out on a training mission only to have to pull his body from the bottom of a river several hours later. What she then learns necessitates the reappointment of Tad as Senchus. Another sensational hearing at Tara ensues and is punctuated by a shocking and cowardly attack. After Maeve's return to Centralia, she finds herself lured to the St. Charles Islands, where she disappears. Clan MacCarthy forces mount an all-out attack only to come under pressure themselves from the Friends at other locations.

Connect with Spiritual Energy in the Natural World Deepen your connection to the world around you, expand your consciousness, and grow spiritually by actively engaging with the earth's energy. This groundbreaking book presents the various forms of earth frequency and how working with this energy leads to amazing improvements in your happiness, self-confidence, and spirituality. Melissa Alvarez becomes your personal tour guide to 250 power places and sacred sites all over the world, from Antelope Canyon in Arizona to Mount Olympus in Greece. Earth Frequency lets you explore many unique and interesting locations that are overflowing with the positivity of the planet's energy. You'll also discover visualizations and exercises designed to increase your intuition and open you to the dynamic power of a place. Featuring nine maps and location keys for major geographical areas as well as detailed information on the earth's chakra system, this book will broaden your horizons and transform your nature-based practice.

This book presents the multifaceted aspects of rare earth elements (REEs), focusing on both their potential benefits and adverse health effects. The adverse impacts of REEs on human and environmental health raise a growing concern not only in the scientific community but also among a number of stakeholders, potentially including students, media workers, and decision makers. The recognized and potential benefits arising from REE-related technological applications may envisage their further advantages. A limited number of books have been devoted so far to REEs, and they mainly focus on REE-related chemistry, mineralogy, economy, and developing technologies for these elements. This book presents recent research achievements in REE-associated health effects, which have been mostly confined to journal reports on individual laboratory studies so far. It is an updated and balanced approach to REE research and technology. It provides novel yet established information as stated in the title "At the Crossroads between Toxicity and Safety," with particular emphasis on the hormesis phenomenon.

The contributors argue that rare earths are essential to the information technology revolution on which humans have come to depend for communication, commerce, and, increasingly, engage in conflict. They demonstrate that rare earths are a strategic commodity over which political actors will and do struggle for control.