This Special Issue gathers papers reporting recent advances in the remote sensing of cold regions. It includes contributions presenting improvements in modeling microwave emissions from snow, assessment of satellite-based sea ice concentration products, satellite monitoring of ice jam and glacier lake outburst floods, satellite mapping of snow depth and soil freeze/thaw states, near-nadir interferometric imaging of surface water bodies, and remote sensing-based assessment of high arctic lake environment and vegetation recovery from wildfire disturbances in Alaska. A comprehensive review is presented to summarize the achievements, challenges, and opportunities of cold land remote sensing.
When twenty-seven year old Real Estate broker, Ashley Walsh, learns that her husband's business trips aren't strictly for business she uproots her life and buys a one-way ticket to Hawaii. And what better place to start over than a sleepy little surf town on Maui's North Shore? Life in Paia moves at a different pace and surrounded by nothing but blue skies and crystal clear water Ashley receives a warm Aloha welcome from all of the locals.At least from all but one of them.One kama'aina in particular who seems to have no interest in bringing Ashley into the fold is her bossy and brooding landlord, Kane Keo. At six-foot-five inches of solid muscle, Kane has a temper almost as dangerous as the rumors that swirl around him. He won't let Ashley close but he won't let her out of his sight either and she quickly learns that the board short clad, barefoot brute is the polar opposite of her cufflink-wearing ex-husband.When Ashley realizes that Kane is the one who holds the key to turning her passion into a viable career she swallows her pride and plays nice with the domineering alpha to get what she wants, and for the first time since trading in her designer heels for flip flops she forges a new path that feeds her soul.But all too soon past and present collide, threatening to take away the very peace that she's been searching for and leaving Ashley to wonder if she's destined for the life she once knew or if she's finally found the perfect paradise to call home.
Stevie Tyler is a bartender-slash-waitress working at a high end hotel in the world-class ski village of Whistler. Granger Ellis is a hard-partying Scottish rock star enjoying some downtime following the end of a hectic world tour.Stevie meets Granger when he emerges from the hotel pool with nothing clinging to him but wet hair and shamelessness. He's immediately intrigued, but she hates modern rock almost as much as she hates self-indulgent celebrities. This girl is a motorcycle riding member of Mensa with a passion for eighties' hair bands, knitting, and her pet iguana, Toto.She has her Master's degree in molecular biology and is brilliant--literally. Granger wants her in a bad way, muffin top and all, but his bandmates have other ideas, and he's got a few vices of his own that just might threaten everything. Can they make coming from two shockingly different worlds work, or will the sabotage and meddling prove too much for them to take?Standalone novel with HEA recommended 18+ for language/substance use.
Race riots. Labor strikes. Women's battle for the vote. The aftermath of the Great War. The transformative events and harsh realities of the year 1919 still reverberate a century later. Nineteen Nineteen, published to accompany a centennial exhibition of the Huntington Library, Art Collections, and Botanical Gardens in San Marino, California, explores the institution and its founding through the lens of this single, tumultuous year. The fully illustrated catalog features works from The Huntington's vast collections of books, manuscripts, photographs, ephemera, and art, many of them never exhibited or published before.
Wicca is an ancient tradition, deeply connected to nature and steeped in magic.This book will introduce you to Wiccan practices and allow you to apply them in a modern way, adapted to your everyday life. Contents: The origins of Wicca: Its history, the different movements, the Wiccan philosophy and its beliefs. The knowledge necessary to practice: The symbolism of colors, the 4 elements, stones and crystals, the lunar phases... Necessary materials: The various tools, where to find them and how to make them, as well as some basic components. The realization of the rituals: Why do rituals? How to proceed? Discover step by step methods that are easy to do. The Wheel of the Year: Wiccan seasons, Sabbats and Esbats and their meanings. WICCA FOR BEGINNERS - The essential guide to witchcraft, for the modern wiccans and witches
Make a Fairy wish for a happy and joyful Christmas - all your Fairyland friends will show you how. Ages 2-5 years. With a sprinkle of fairy dust and a wave of a fairy wand, every little girl can make a fairy wish for a happy, sparkly Christmas. this gorgeous Christmas Fairies book includes fairy spells for a Merry Christmas and encourages children to enjoy the season with love and joy. there are plenty of tips on how to be a helpful fairy at Christmas time, plus loads of Christmas activities, carols to sing, treats to make, and a Christmas story to read. CHRIStMAS WISHES is the perfect gift for all Fairies fans! Ages 2-5 years.
It's storytime in Fairyland! 2-5 years. Let's have lots of fairy tale fun! Join Harmony and Rhapsody and all their friends as they bring two fairy tale favourites to life. Goldilocks loves to explore, but sometimes it gets her into trouble! When she comes across a pretty little cottage in the fields near her house, will her curious nature get her into more trouble than ever before? When a beautiful princess is cursed by a wicked witch's spell, her fairy godmothers do their very best to protect her. But the curse is the princess's destiny and only true love can wake this sleeping beauty ... 2-5 years.
From the middle of the nineteenth century, as Euro-Americans moved westward, they carried with them long-held prejudices against people of color. By the time they reached the West Coast, their new settlements included African Americans and recent Asian immigrants, as well as the indigenous inhabitants and descendants of earlier Spanish and Mexican settlers. The Coveted Westside deals with the settlement and development of Los Angeles in the context of its multiracial, multiethnic population, especially African Americans. Mandel exposes the enduring struggle between Whites determined to establish their hegemony and create residential heterogeneity in the growing city, and people of color equally determined to obtain full access to the city and the opportunities, including residential, that it offered. Not only does this book document the Black homeowners’ fight against housing discrimination, it shares personal accounts of Blacks’ efforts to settle in the highly desirable Westside of Los Angeles. Mandel explores the White-derived social and legal mechanisms that created this segregated city and the African American-led movement that challenged efforts to block access to fair housing.
Fairy One, Fairy Two Two pretty fairies waving hello from their bedroom, called The Snuggery. In this gorgeous board book, Harmony and Rhapsody and all their Fairyland friends teach young Fairies fans how to count from one to ten. Full of beautiful photographs and special rhymes on each page.
this gorgeous keepsake book is the perfect way for young Fairies fans to store information about their friends: birthdays, likes, dislikes, special days and more. Also includes the 5 rules for being a fan-fairy-tastic fairy friend!
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