British and Irish Moths is the most comprehensive collection of photographs of British moths ever published. It covers both macro and micro species, and almost all the images are all of living insects, taken in natural conditions. Concise text descriptions cover wingspan, status and distribution, flight period, habitat and larval foodplants, while thumbnail maps provide a quick overview of geographical distributions. This third edition has been significantly expanded so that it includes all species on the British list, approximately 2,500 in total, representing a magnificent achievement by the author, Chris Manley. It also includes updates to the text, improvements to the photographic selection, and extra identification hints. For the leaf-mining micros, photographs are included to demonstrate the all-important feeding signs that can often be a more reliable identification method than seeing the adult. This revised and now comprehensive edition is an essential part of the library of any moth enthusiast.
Packed with the stunning photography, this photographic guide is the perfect single-volume guide to Britain's moths. Its coverage is broad, including 871 macro-moths and 1276 species of micros. The concise text provides important information on identification, size and larval food plant for each species and, for the first time, maps are included. Introductory sections cover habitats, life cycles, conservation, and trapping and photographic techniques. The new edition is far more comprehensive than the original edition, and the main changes are as follows: Covers 800 additional species Many of the photographs have been replaced and the total number of images is now over 3200. The photos are presented in a uniform alignment for ease of comparison between species. Size bars are added below each image showing average forewing length. Taxonomy and nomenclature conform to the latest checklist (but old Bradley numbers are still included) Maps included for every species for the first time. Covers all of the British Isles (Great Britain, Ireland and the Isle of Man) plus the Channel Islands. Excludes butterflies and caterpillars to make room for much greater coverage of true moths. With many people now setting up their own backyard moth traps, and many others who are simply curious to know which species are fluttering around their light bulbs, this book provides a superb introduction to this fascinating insect group.
Rhonda and Morgan Early visit Spanish Wells in the Bahamas with their fourteen month-old blonde, blue-eyed son Warren. He disappears. After two frantic days they are informed the boy fell in the harbor and drowned. Sharks attacked the body. They wouldnt want to remember their son that way. With no embalming facilities and strict U.S. drug laws, the grieving couple is presented with a tightly sealed casket and ushered off the island. After Warren is buried in Florida, Rhondas torments begin. The boy calls to her in the dark. She is not dreaming. The image is overwhelmingly powerful. She knows her son is alive and she can prove it. Morgan reluctantly agrees to dig up his sons grave. The idea is abhorrent and completely illegal, but it may bring closure to Rhondas grief The casket is empty. Thus begins Rhonda and Morgans desperate quest to find their stolen son and the murderous reaction of the evil culprit.
How do you teach a multi-faceted subject like Sport and Leisure? Drawing on years of teaching and lecturing experience, Huggett and Manley explain the growing importance of Sport and Leisure within society - from the government's policies to combat obesity to the London Olympics - then look at the various qualifications that are available to those who want to follow a career in the industry. The authors address different aspects of sport and leisure including areas such as competitive sports, community sports development, the health and fitness industry and adventurous outdoor activity. They consider the skills, knowledge and understanding learners need to develop, taking into account the life experiences and aspirations of different groups of learners. They also look at the organizations that provide education and training, and the government initiatives that support their activities. This text supports trainee and experienced teachers involved in developing exciting and engaging Sport and Leisure programmes for learners 14+ whether in schools, colleges, higher education or in-service training. It brings together the theory and practice of learning for Sport and Leisure as a vocational pathway, offering the educational practitioner a pedagogical framework for the delivery of their subject. About the Teaching 14+ series Written to support the unique challenges of teaching vocational subjects, the Teaching 14+ series provides the pedagogical skills required to become a successful teacher. Alongside coverage of issues and debates, the series includes interactive exercises, case studies and activities that can be used to develop a variety of teaching and learning strategies to improve the delivery of these subjects.
Bahama Snow is a fast paced action/adventure story about a corrupt DEA District Commander Dwight McFarland seeking to extort protection money from the Bahama drug runners rather than arrest them. McFarland frames charter boat captain Morgan Early and forces him to hunt the Bahamas for the smugglers headquarters. He coerces the beautiful Rhonda Marcus to spy on Early to ensure the reluctant captains information is accurate. Morgan and Rhonda travel the Bahamas, eventually fall in love, and discover the Bahamians base of operations. With this information, McFarland launches his unauthorized visit after snatching Rhonda to lead him to the remote location when Morgan is out of town. The effort goes horribly wrong. McFarland is captured and chained to a dock, Rhonda is held captive and another DEA agent killed. Morgan returns, discovers Rhondas plight, and - being a former Marine officer - immediately sets off to the Bahamas. The action is exciting and realistic. And when Morgan ultimately realizes McFarlands plan was profit, not prosecution, the conclusion is a classic showdown between avowed enemies.
Intercepted e-mails alert Homeland Security to the possibility of a terrorist attack on South Florida staged from a Bahamian island. Rhonda and Morgan Early are again recruited by the Drug Enforcement Administration to monitor suspicious activity on Bimini, located just fifty miles from Miami. Ahmed Atta needs money to implement his plan to kill sixty-five thousand Americans. He busts convicted cartel leader Victor Torres from jail for one million dollars. When Rhonda and Morgan learn of suspicious activity on Bimini, they rush to the island to thwart any potential danger. Torres inadvertently assists the terrorists by attempting to avenge his earlier capture by Morgan and Rhonda. He snatches their son and lures them to his trafficking headquarters on Plana Cay with the intent to brutally murder them. Meanwhile, Ahmed Atta's brilliant plan to kill an unfathomable number of Americans proceeds unabated.
Drawing from her 25 years of experience in evangelism, Rebecca Manley Pippert shows you how you can overcome your fears and speak confidently to others about the love of Christ. She'll help you find a witnessing style that is comfortable and effective. A Saltshaker Resource.
A B2 Bomber, piloted by the son of one of the top Mormon leaders, accidentally crashes into the Salt Lake Temple of the Mormon Church killing all but two of the key leaders of that church. The youngest and the newest of the top leaders is not present at the time of the disaster, and is left to put the church back together. Related sub-plots and topics include: the problem of evil, how top Mormon leaders are selected, attempts by apostate groups to take over the church, the killing of the wife of the surviving Apostle, the role of his mother-in-law in helping him in his struggle and subtly guiding his remarriage.
Rhonda and Morgan Early visit Spanish Wells in the Bahamas with their fourteen month-old blonde, blue-eyed son Warren. He disappears. After two frantic days they are informed the boy fell in the harbor and drowned. Sharks attacked the body. They wouldnt want to remember their son that way. With no embalming facilities and strict U.S. drug laws, the grieving couple is presented with a tightly sealed casket and ushered off the island. After Warren is buried in Florida, Rhondas torments begin. The boy calls to her in the dark. She is not dreaming. The image is overwhelmingly powerful. She knows her son is alive and she can prove it. Morgan reluctantly agrees to dig up his sons grave. The idea is abhorrent and completely illegal, but it may bring closure to Rhondas grief The casket is empty. Thus begins Rhonda and Morgans desperate quest to find their stolen son and the murderous reaction of the evil culprit.
In the first of theBahamasseries,Bahama Snow, Defense Force Commodore Jerome MacArthurs sons are shot to death on Sandy Cay. The drug operation he masterminds is terminated. InBahama Payback, MacArthur discovers thatFloridacharter boat captain and former Marine, Morgan Early, is responsible. He swears revenge. Columbian drug lord Victor Torres sends MacArthur a bloody, stomach-churning message that he must immediately re-activate their smuggling operation. Drug Enforcement Agency District Commander Larry Reid is under orders fromWashingtonto eliminate the corrupt MacArthur. When efforts to recruit Morgan Early for the task fail, he enters into a Faustian bargain with the Commodore. Earlys beautiful fiance, Rhonda Marcus, is kidnapped to draw Early to theBahamas.
Intercepted e-mails alert Homeland Security to the possibility of a terrorist attack on South Florida staged from a Bahamian island. Rhonda and Morgan Early are again recruited by the Drug Enforcement Administration to monitor suspicious activity on Bimini, located just fifty miles from Miami. Ahmed Atta needs money to implement his plan to kill sixty-five thousand Americans. He busts convicted cartel leader Victor Torres from jail for one million dollars. When Rhonda and Morgan learn of suspicious activity on Bimini, they rush to the island to thwart any potential danger. Torres inadvertently assists the terrorists by attempting to avenge his earlier capture by Morgan and Rhonda. He snatches their son and lures them to his trafficking headquarters on Plana Cay with the intent to brutally murder them. Meanwhile, Ahmed Atta's brilliant plan to kill an unfathomable number of Americans proceeds unabated.
Ruthless Colombian drug lord Victor Torres swears to his dying father that he will avenge the destruction of their Bahamas trafficking operation which concluded Hank Manley's last book, Bahama Payback. He discovers that Florida charter boat captain and former Marine Morgan Early is responsible. Torres sets in motion a devious chain of events to draw Morgan and his new wife to the islands. Their capture at a festive party on Paradise Island has bloody and unexpected results. Morgan and Rhonda finally conceive a risky plan to eliminate the continuing threat posed by Torres. Rhonda must gather all her strength and cleverness as she volunteers to infiltrate Torres' armed camp on the night he sets for their demise. Morgan must land on a hostile island, outnumbered and outgunned, to bring his beloved Rhonda home safely.
Bahama Snow is a fast paced action/adventure story about a corrupt DEA District Commander Dwight McFarland seeking to extort protection money from the Bahama drug runners rather than arrest them. McFarland frames charter boat captain Morgan Early and forces him to hunt the Bahamas for the smugglers headquarters. He coerces the beautiful Rhonda Marcus to spy on Early to ensure the reluctant captains information is accurate. Morgan and Rhonda travel the Bahamas, eventually fall in love, and discover the Bahamians base of operations. With this information, McFarland launches his unauthorized visit after snatching Rhonda to lead him to the remote location when Morgan is out of town. The effort goes horribly wrong. McFarland is captured and chained to a dock, Rhonda is held captive and another DEA agent killed. Morgan returns, discovers Rhondas plight, and - being a former Marine officer - immediately sets off to the Bahamas. The action is exciting and realistic. And when Morgan ultimately realizes McFarlands plan was profit, not prosecution, the conclusion is a classic showdown between avowed enemies.
Fully updated to reflect the 2010 BTEC National Sport specification, Performance and Excellence pathway, this new edition of the bestselling textbook provides students with all the knowledge, understanding and skills to put them on the path to success with their BTEC National Sport qualification. Written by expert senior verifiers who have been involved with the new qualification's development. BTEC LEVEL 3 NATIONAL SPORT: PERFORMANCE AND EXCELLENCE SECOND EDITION provides complete coverage of every level of the qualification and includes: --clear learning goals and key learning points --clear layout with student-friendly accessible text --expert assessment tips --even more colour photos to provide even greater context for students --clear mapping of knowledge and activities to the relevant Pass, Merit and Distinction criteria --practical case studies linked to assessment
Fully updated to reflect the 2010 First Sport specification, this new edition of the bestselling BTEC Sport textbook provides students with all the knowledge, understanding and skills to put them on the path to success with their BTEC First Sport specification. Written by expert senior verifiers who have been involved with the new qualification's development. BTEC LEVEL 2 FIRST SPORT SECOND EDITION provides complete coverage of every level of the qualification and includes: --clear learning goals and key learning points --student-friendly accessible text --expert assessment tips --even more colour photos to provide even greater context for students --clear mapping of knowledge and activities to the relevant Pass, Merit and Distinction criteria --practical case studies linked to assessment
This is the era of Big Data and computational social science. It is an era that requires tools which can do more than visualise data but also model the complex relation between data and human action, and interaction. Agent-Based Models (ABM) - computational models which simulate human action and interaction – do just that. This textbook explains how to design and build ABM and how to link the models to Geographical Information Systems. It guides you from the basics through to constructing more complex models which work with data and human behaviour in a spatial context. All of the fundamental concepts are explained and related to practical examples to facilitate learning (with models developed in NetLogo with all code examples available on the accompanying website). You will be able to use these models to develop your own applications and link, where appropriate, to Geographical Information Systems. All of the key ideas and methods are explained in detail: geographical modelling; an introduction to ABM; the fundamentals of Geographical Information Science; why ABM and GIS; using QGIS; designing and building an ABM; calibration and validation; modelling human behavior. An applied primer, that provides fundamental knowledge and practical skills, it will provide you with the skills to build and run your own models, and to begin your own research projects.
In the first of theBahamasseries,Bahama Snow, Defense Force Commodore Jerome MacArthurs sons are shot to death on Sandy Cay. The drug operation he masterminds is terminated. InBahama Payback, MacArthur discovers thatFloridacharter boat captain and former Marine, Morgan Early, is responsible. He swears revenge. Columbian drug lord Victor Torres sends MacArthur a bloody, stomach-churning message that he must immediately re-activate their smuggling operation. Drug Enforcement Agency District Commander Larry Reid is under orders fromWashingtonto eliminate the corrupt MacArthur. When efforts to recruit Morgan Early for the task fail, he enters into a Faustian bargain with the Commodore. Earlys beautiful fiance, Rhonda Marcus, is kidnapped to draw Early to theBahamas.
A B2 Bomber, piloted by the son of one of the top Mormon leaders, accidentally crashes into the Salt Lake Temple of the Mormon Church killing all but two of the key leaders of that church. The youngest and the newest of the top leaders is not present at the time of the disaster, and is left to put the church back together. Related sub-plots and topics include: the problem of evil, how top Mormon leaders are selected, attempts by apostate groups to take over the church, the killing of the wife of the surviving Apostle, the role of his mother-in-law in helping him in his struggle and subtly guiding his remarriage.
My book is my autobiography: it is told in a short story form; all about the highs and the many lows I experienced, and the decisions I made, that propelled me to both my successes, and my many failures that I reached out seeking to find! (I always hoped for the best; I expected I might find the very worst; and usually it would fall somewhere in between: that way, I was seldom if ever, disappointed!) I always tried to treat people I met, with the same respect, as I wanted them to show to me in return. I know I could have done better than I did most times, but I truly never took "LOVE" lightly, nor did I tell women I met, that I loved them, just because it was convenient to do so! I often tried to express my feelings, the best way I could with most of the poetry I wrote, with honestly, and a sincere amount - of humility, and inspiration! If I could change only one thing in my life: I would try to have been a better roll model to my kids, and to have been - a better father, and grand pa! My book covers a one of a kind story of my meeting, and beating "Evel Kneivel at his own game twice; and my struggle with alcohol; my Serious Gambling addiction, and my Deadly fight with Cancer!
The Student Book includes all mandatory units to support completion of the Diploma and Extended Diploma sizes of the qualification. The Student Book is accompanied by an ActiveBook (a digital version of the Student Book) - an easy way for learners to personalise their learning as they progress through the course, and perfect for revision and reinforcement of key skills. The ActiveBook (eBook) is available to buy separately and a range of institutional site licences are also available providing teachers with a flexible resourcing option. A Kindle edition of the Student Book is also available, p.
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