This is a guidebook to 44 great sea kayak trips around the archipelago of the Outer Hebrides, from Berneray to the Butt of Lewis and including St Kilda. As well as describing 44 great kayaking journeys, this book presents all the navigational and tidal information a sea kayaker needs on this magnificent section of coast. This means that it can also be used as a kayaker's 'pilot' for any journey they might wish to undertake in this area. It follows the successful format of other Pesda Press sea kayaking guides, presenting the information in a user-friendly fashion and making lavish use of maps and colour photographs.

The Post Office Railway, when it started running in 1927, was the first fully automated driverless railway in the world, a full forty years before the Victoria Line started service in London in 1967. The railway below London became the main means of moving mail, with Mount Pleasant being the hub of the distribution system. Linking with London's main line stations most of the country's long-distance mail travelled via the Post Office Railway. The fascinating story of how it began, how it was built, and why it closed is told here in an accessible way that tries to cover a highly technical and innovative system in a way that is easy to understand. The railway closed in 2003, but that was not the end of the story. The Postal Museum took over part of the Mount Pleasant sorting office to tell the story of 500 years of postal history and to open Mail Rail again with specially built trains as a visitor attraction and the start of a whole new adventure. If you are a railway enthusiast, postal enthusiast, urban explorer or just interested in finding out more about one of London's best-kept secrets this book is a must read for you.

This succinct book explains how you can apply the practices of Lean software development to dramatically increase productivity and quality. Based on techniques that revolutionized Japanese manufacturing, Lean principles are being applied successfully to product design, engineering, the supply chain, and now software development. With The Art of Lean Software Development, you'll learn how to adopt Lean practices one at a time rather than taking on the entire methodology at once. As you master each practice, you'll see significant, measurable results. With this book, you will: Understand Lean's origins from Japanese industries and how it applies to software development Learn the Lean software development principles and the five most important practices in detail Distinguish between the Lean and Agile methodologies and understand their similarities and differences Determine which Lean principles you should adopt first, and how you can gradually incorporate more of the methodology into your process Review hands-on practices, including descriptions, benefits, trade-offs, and roadblocks Learn how to sell these principles to management

The Art of Lean Software Development is ideal for busy people who want to improve the development process but can't afford the disruption of a sudden and complete transformation. The Lean approach has been yielding dramatic results for decades, and with this book, you can make incremental changes that will produce immediate benefits. "This book presents Lean practices in a clear and concise manner so readers are motivated to make their software more reliable and less costly to maintain. I recommend it to anyone looking for an easy-to-follow guide to transform how the developer views the process of writing good software." -- Bryan Wells, Boeing Intelligence & Security Sytems Mission System "If you're new to Lean software development and you're not quite sure where to start, this book will help get your development process going in the right direction, one step at a time." -- John McClenning, software development lead, Aclara

His eyes locked on the body bags then shifted to the letters found at the accident. What a story they would tell. The effect on Detective Dutch Vandenberg would be life changing. After reading them, Dutch knew he had to find KC Harmon. Why had she not written when he went to Vietnam? What he learned from KC's mother would shook his soul. KC was alone with her young child, abandoned by her meth addicted boyfriend, an old friend named Jack Dolan. Dutch held a small box of letters that Emma Harmon gave him. Letters Dutch had written but that KC had never wanted to read. So afraid he would be killed in Vietnam, KC couldn't bring herself to read them. He found her living in Avila Beach, a small coastal town south of San Luis Obispo, Calif. He found something else. KC showed him letters she had written him but never sent. Her girlfriend's boyfriend had been killed in Vietnam. KC couldn't bear losing Dutch too. Soon their lives began as one and just as soon, tragedy struck. Dutch was assigned to a Task Force aimed at bringing down the "Vato Locos," a Mexican Street gang whose meth operations was flooding the streets and the State Prison System. The operation went as expected but what was unexpected was the late night attack by gang members that nearly killed KC. Dutch loved being a cop but he could no longer keep her safe, teaching would be safer. For twenty years, theirs had been a near idyllic life with a love strengthened by reading those letters never read and never sent. Suddenly the memory of that late night ambush twenty years earlier resurfaced. An aneurism, the result of brain trauma from the assassin's bullet, put KC's life at risk. As always though, the letters strengthened their love that is until a slight trip on an early morning walk. While in his arms, the small clip used to hold the aneurism slipped and suddenly she was gone. News of the shooting death of his old partner brought Dutch to Idaho. What did CJ discover that someone would want him dead? With his son-in-law, FBI Special Agent Joe Eagan, Dutch came face to face with the brutality of the Aryan Nation. The racial killings, fire bombings and brutal assaults sickened Dutch. But meeting the victims changed Dutch's life forever. Kay Morehead lost her husband and son, one because of his activism and the other because of his orientation. He met Kay's niece, Sandy Slaughter and her boyfriend Kemo Malafulu. He lay in a hospital bed beaten nearly to death. Kay was drawn to this stranger. He made her laugh, he made her feel safe. She longed to be loved again. Dutch sensed her pain. He wanted to protect her just like he did KC. It pained him. Dutch with his son Danny, an attorney, and his son-inn-law, would learned how far the tentacles of the Aryan Nation reached into law enforcement and politics in Idaho. The deeper they dug, the more dangerous it got, a thought not lost on Dutch. Protected by a corrupt sheriff and his followers, the Senator had to find a way to protect his dream, a dream of a White America. The arson's fire bomb ignited the evening sky as Dutch and Danny arrived at Kay's house. As he screamed and fell to his knees, his only thought was he had lost her; just as he lost KC. Would God do that to him twice? The wire taps that Judge Steinberg approved gave them all they needed. Could they take them down? Could Dutch see that Kay was not the next love of his life but his last love?

Solar energy is clean, efficient, sustainable-and expensive. Or is it? Many homeowners simply assume that the cost of solar panels is out of their reach, but in reality, the technology is quickly becoming attainable for the middle class. Rather than leasing panels from one of those home solar startups (and letting them reap the financial benefits), why not join the thousands who are doing it themselves? In Solar Rooftop DIY, sustainable energy expert Mike Sullivan offers five design plans-ranging from a few simple panels to a complex, roof-covering array-for building a rooftop PV energy system for any home. Each plan has clear and detailed step-by-step photographs showing the installation process. Many of them require no additional labor-just a few days' commitment for the average weekend warrior. With energy costs only set to increase in the future, now is the time to make the switch to solar and start selling power back to the grid.