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This manual offers a detailed, up-to-date explanation of how to
carry out economic valuation using stated preference techniques. It
is relevant for the application of these techniques to all
non-market goods and services including air and water quality;
provision of public open space; health care that is not sold
through private markets; risk reduction policies and investments
not provided privately; provision of information as with the
recorded heritage, the protection of cultural assets and so on. The
resulting valuations can be used for a number of purposes
including, but not limited to, demonstrating the importance of a
good or service; cost-benefit analysis; setting priorities for
environmental policy; design of economic instruments; green
national/corporate accounting, and natural resource damage
assessment. Compiled by the leading experts in the field, this
manual starts by explaining the concepts. It shows how to choose
the most appropriate technique and how to design the
questionnaires. Detailed advice on econometric analysis is
provided, as well as explanation of the pitfalls that need to be
avoided.
A major new biography of the Black Prince. 'A clear-eyed and
thrilling vision of the man behind the legend' DAN JONES. 'Pacy,
vivid and extremely readable' TLS. In 1346, at the age of sixteen,
he won his spurs at Crecy; nine years later he conducted a brutal
raid across Languedoc; in 1356 he captured the king of France at
Poitiers; as lord of Aquitaine he ruled a vast swathe of
southwestern France. He was Edward of Woodstock, eldest son of
Edward III, but better known to posterity as 'the Black Prince'.
Michael Jones tells the remarkable story of a great warrior-prince
- and paints an unforgettable portrait of warfare and chivalry in
the late Middle Ages.
This manual offers a detailed, up-to-date explanation of how to
carry out economic valuation using stated preference techniques. It
is relevant for the application of these techniques to all
non-market goods and services including air and water quality;
provision of public open space; health care that is not sold
through private markets; risk reduction policies and investments
not provided privately; provision of information as with the
recorded heritage, the protection of cultural assets and so on. The
resulting valuations can be used for a number of purposes
including, but not limited to, demonstrating the importance of a
good or service; cost-benefit analysis; setting priorities for
environmental policy; design of economic instruments; green
national/corporate accounting, and natural resource damage
assessment. Compiled by the leading experts in the field, this
manual starts by explaining the concepts. It shows how to choose
the most appropriate technique and how to design the
questionnaires. Detailed advice on econometric analysis is
provided, as well as explanation of the pitfalls that need to be
avoided.
Miscanthus is a promising non-food crop yielding high quality
lignocellulosic material which can be used in a number of ways,
including energy and fibre production, thatching, and industrial
use. This book encompasses the results and recommendations arising
from extensive trials and experiments carried out by the leading
European research organisations and institutions in the field. Much
of the research was performed under the auspices of the Miscanthus
Productivity Network, established under European Union's
Directorate General for Agriculture (DG VI). This book presents
expert guidance to growth conditions and breeding of Miscanthus,
potential productivity and economics, environmental aspects, and
harvesting, storage and utilisation. A guide to this increasingly
important subject is long overdue and will be welcomed by all those
involved in biomass production and renewable energies, or assessing
the potential of Miscanthus as a non-food crop.
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Age of the Gunslinger (DVD)
Angus MacFadyen, Justin Ament, Marnie Alton, Tonantzin Carmelo, Michael Spears, …
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Low-budget western, starring Angus Macfadyen as the notorious
saloon owner, Will Tunney, who shatters the childhood innocence of
James Conners (Justin Ament) when he murders the boy's father,
played by William Sadler. 15 years on, Conners returns to his
hometown of Legend, New Mexico to avenge his father's death and to
renew his relationship with long-lost love Mary (Marnie Alton). He
soon discovers Tunney to be an even more forceful opponent when
Tunney defeats him and leaves him to die. After rescuing Connors,
two Native Americans, Washakie (Michael Spears) and Miakoda
(Tonantzin Carmelo), encourage him to not seek revenge and instead,
reflect within himself to let go of the past.
Stevenson and her collaborators have opened new vistas for the
historian of the heralds, pointing the way forward to an
internationally focused approach to the significance of the part
which heralds played in noble society and in the courtly politics
of the late medieval age, and one which promises to enlarge our
perception of its aristocratic culture. - ENGLISH HISTORICAL REVIEW
First full-length assessment of the role of the herald in medieval
Europe. The officers of arms [kings of arms, heralds and
pursuivants] have often been overlooked by scholars of late
medieval elite society. Yet as officers of the crown, ducal courts
or noble families, they played important parts in a number of
areas. They were crucial to foreign and domestic relations, and
chivalric culture; and, of course, they were to become the
powerbrokers of heraldic symbols and genealogy. However, despite
the high levels at which they operated, their roles in these areas
remain largely unexplored, with scholarship tending to focus on the
science of heraldry rather than the heralds themselves. This
collection aims to remedy that neglect. The contributions cover a
range of European regions [particularly Florence, Scandinavia,
Poland, the German Empire, the Burgundian Low Countries, Brittany,
Scotland and England] and discuss the diverse roles and experiences
of heralds in the late Middle Ages. Contributors: JACKSON W.
ARMSTRONG, ADRIAN AILES, KATIE STEVENSON, MICHAEL JONES, FRANCK
VILTART, HENRI SIMMONEAU, WIM VAN ANROOIJ, BOGDAN WOJCIECH
BRZUSTOWICZ, ALEXIA GROSJEAN, LAURA CIRRI
#1 "New York Times" bestselling author Philippa Gregory joins two
eminent historians to explore the extraordinary true stories of
three women largely forgotten by history: Jacquetta, Duchess of
Bedford; Elizabeth Woodville, queen of England; and Margaret
Beaufort, the founder of the Tudor dynasty.
In her essay on Jacquetta, Philippa Gregory uses original
documents, archaeology, and histories of myth and witchcraft to
create the first-ever biography of the young duchess who survived
two reigns and two wars to become the first lady at two rival
courts. David Baldwin, established authority on the Wars of the
Roses, tells the story of Elizabeth Woodville, the first commoner
to marry a king of England for love. And Michael Jones, fellow of
the Royal Historical Society, writes of Margaret Beaufort, the
almost-unknown matriarch of the House of Tudor.
Beautifully illustrated throughout with rare portraits and source
materials, "The Women of the Cousins' War" offers fascinating
insights into the inspirations behind Philippa Gregory's fiction
and will appeal to all with an interest in this epic period.
Teachers Leading Educational Reform explores the ways in which
teachers across the world are currently working together in
professional learning communities (PLCs) to generate meaningful
change and innovation in order to transform pedagogy and practice.
By discussing how teachers can work collectively and
collaboratively on the issues of learning and teaching that matter
to them, it argues that through collective action and collaborative
agency, teachers are leading educational reform. By offering
contemporary examples and perspectives on the practice, impact and
sustainability of PLCs, this book takes a global, comparative view
showing categorically that those educational systems that are
performing well, and seek to perform well, are using PLCs as the
infrastructure to support teacher-led improvement. Split into three
sections that look at the macro, meso and micro aspects of how far
professional collaboration is building the capacity and capability
for school and system improvement, this text asks the questions: Is
the PLC work authentic? Is the PLC work being implemented at a
superficial or deep level? Is there evidence of a positive impact
on students/teachers at the school/district/system level? Is
provision in place for sustaining the PLC work? Teachers Leading
Educational Reform illustrates how focused and purposeful
professional collaboration is contributing to change and reform
across the globe. It reinforces why teachers must be at the heart
of the school reform processes as the drivers and architects of
school transformation and change.
Where does the violence at the heart of modern masculinity come
from? From action movies to video games to sports culture, why is
so much about being a man connected to violent competition? The
story of the marketing of masculinity - whether as a lone hero or
as a devoted husband--is the story of the Byronic Hero's journey
through the nineteenth century. The Byronic hero's history is
traced through authors as different as Lord Byron and Jane Austen,
George Eliot and Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, Rudyard Kipling and Oscar
Wilde. Much more than a literary genealogy, the history of the
Byronic hero and its heir, romance masculinity, outlines the
radical changes nineteenth and early twentieth-century masculinity
undergoes during the rise of the middle-class, the upheavals of
industrialization, the demands of global competition, and finally
the price of empire. From political and sexual revolutionary in the
Regency, to ideal Victorian husband, to a weaponized servant of the
state in the years running up to World War I, the Byronic hero and
its afterlife as a romance masculinity are still with us in more
ways than just action heroes like Sherlock Holmes and James Bond.
It tells us something about what makes men - men.
Sardinian Syntax presents the first comprehensive synchronic
description of Sardinian syntax available in English. Michael Jones
combines a detailed coverage of the language with a theoretical
approach that draws on contemporary linguistic theory. The book
provides an extensive reference grammar and an invaluable source of
information for all linguists whose interests extend beyond the
world's major languages.
Previously published as The King's Grave. NOW A MAJOR MOTION
PICTURE STARRING SALLY HAWKINS AND STEVE COOGAN. The official
inside story of the discovery of history's most controversial
monarch. On 22 August 1485, Richard III was killed at Bosworth
Field, the last king of England to die in battle. His victorious
opponent, Henry Tudor, went on to found one of our most famous
ruling dynasties. Fifty years later, the king's grave was lost and
Richard III's reputation buried under a mound of Tudor propaganda.
Philippa Langley and Michael Jones trace the remarkable story of
the search for the lost king, leading to the incredible moment when
the 500-year-old mystery was solved by Philippa Langley as his
remains were uncovered beneath a car park in Leicester. The Lost
King is the astonishing true story of a woman who refused to be
ignored and who took on the country's most eminent historians,
forcing them to think again about one of the most controversial
king's in England's history.
In this important book, a distinguished group of historians,
political scientists, and legal experts explore three related
issues: the Immigration and Naturalization Service's historic
review of its citizenship evaluation, recent proposals to alter the
oath of allegiance and the laws governing dual citizenship, and the
changing rights and responsibilities of citizens and resident
aliens in the United States. How Americans address these issues,
the contributors argue, will shape broader debates about
multiculturalism, civic virtue and national identity. The response
will also determine how many immigrants become citizens and under
what conditions, what these new citizens learn_and teach_about the
meaning of American citizenship, and whether Americans regard
newcomers as intruders or as fellow citizens with whom they share a
common fate.
Until now, very little published work exists on the syntax of
Sardinian, and what does exist is of a fairly informal type. In
this book, Michael Jones has written a general description of the
language which is comprehensive enough to use as a grammar.
There are many phenomena in Sardinian syntax which are directly
relevant to current theoretical debates which have been pursued in
terms of other Romance languages (particularly within the
Government-Binding framework) although generally not known.
"Sardinian Syntax" discusses these phenomena--not documented in
existing account--presenting descriptions within a broad,
much-simplified version of Government-Binding theory, in order to
provide a coherent and explicit framework. Jones also highlights
aspects of the language which are particularly interesting from a
theoretical point of view. The book is intended primarily as a
description of Sardinian, and while it discusses theoretical issues
no familiarity with the framework is needed. As such, it will
become invaluable to students of syntax and Romance languages.
Explores the revival and impact of evangelicalism within the Church
of Scotland after the Disruption of 1843 Locates the chronological
development of established evangelicalism within the broader
context of British imperialism, German biblical criticism, European
Romanticism and Victorian print culture Based on a diverse range of
primary sources, including newspapers, magazines, published
sermons, personal correspondence, family papers, and General
Assembly reports Follows the life, work, and theological
development of ministers William Muir, Norman MacLeod, and A.H.
Charteris The Revival of Evangelicalism presents a critical
analysis of the evangelical movement in the national Church. It
emphasises the manner in which the movement both continued along
certain pre-Disruption lines and evolved to represent a broader
spectrum of Reformed Presbyterian doctrine and piety during the
long reign of Queen Victoria. The author interweaves biographical
case studies of influential figures who played key roles in the
process of revival and recovery, including William Muir, Norman
MacLeod and A. H. Charteris. Based on a diverse range of primary
sources, the book places the chronological development of
established evangelicalism within the broader context of British
imperialism, German biblical criticism, European Romanticism and
Victorian print culture.
Elizabeth Woodville, The White Queen(2009), Margaret Beaufort, The
Red Queen(2010), and Jacquetta, Lady Rivers, The Lady of the Rivers
(2011) are the subjects of the first three novels in Philippa
Gregory's Cousins' War series, and of the three biographical essays
in this book. Philippa Gregory and two historians, leading experts
in their field who helped Philippa to research the novels, tell the
extraordinary 'true' stories of the life of these women who until
now have been largely forgotten by history, their background and
times, highlighting questions which are raised in the fiction and
illuminating the novels. With a foreword by Philippa Gregory - in
which Philippa writes revealingly about the differences between
history and fiction and examines the gaps in the historical record
- and beautifully illustrated with rare portraits, The Women of the
Cousins' Waris an exciting addition to the Philippa Gregory oeuvre.
Advances in network connectivity, power consumption, and physical
size create new possibilities for using interactive computing
outdoors. However, moving computing outdoors can drastically change
the human outdoor experience. This impact is felt in many kinds of
outdoor activities such as citizen science, personal recreation,
search and rescue, informal education, and others. It is also felt
across outdoor settings that range from remote wilderness to
crowded cities. Understanding these effects can lead to ideas,
designs and systems that improve, rather than diminish, outdoor
experiences. This book represents the current results emerging from
recent workshops focused on HCI outdoors and held in conjunction
with CHI, GROUP, UbiComp, and MobileHCI conferences. Based on
feedback at those workshops, and outreach to other leaders in the
field, the chapters collected were crafted to highlight methods and
approaches for understanding how technologies such as handhelds,
wearables, and installed standalone devices impact individuals,
groups, and even communities. These findings frame new ways of
thinking about HCI outdoors, explore logistical issues associated
with moving computing outdoors, and probe new experiences created
by involving computing in outdoor pursuits. Also important are the
ways that social media has influenced preparation, experience, and
reflection related to outdoor experiences. HCI Outdoors: Theory,
Design, Methods and Applications is of interest to HCI researchers,
HCI practitioners, and outdoor enthusiasts who want to shape future
understanding and current practice related to technology in every
kind of outdoor experience.
Now with a new chapter. The official inside story of the life,
death and remarkable discovery of history's most controversial
monarch. On 22 August 1485 Richard III was killed at Bosworth
Field, the last king of England to die in battle. His victorious
opponent, Henry Tudor (the future Henry VII), went on to found one
of our most famous ruling dynasties. Richard's body was displayed
in undignified fashion for two days in nearby Leicester and then
hurriedly buried in the church of the Greyfriars. Fifty years
later, at the time of the dissolution of the monasteries, the
king's grave was lost - its contents believed to be emptied into
the river Soar and Richard III's reputation buried under a mound of
Tudor propaganda. Its culmination was Shakespeare's compelling
portrayal of a deformed and murderous villain, written over a
hundred years after Richard's death. Now - in an incredible find -
Richard III's remains have been uncovered beneath a car park in
Leicester. The King's Grave traces this remarkable journey. In
alternate chapters, Philippa Langley, whose years of research and
belief that she would find Richard in this exact spot inspired the
project, reveals the inside story of the search for the king's
grave, and historian Michael Jones tells of Richard's
fifteenth-century life and death. The result is a compelling
portrayal of one of our greatest archaeological discoveries,
allowing a complete re-evaluation of our most controversial monarch
- one that discards the distortions of later Tudor histories and
puts the man firmly back into the context of his times.
This book explores the ongoing transformation processes in various
education systems, including those in Asia. Drawing on research,
policy and practice in a diverse range of contexts to illuminate
the process of system transformation and improvement, it provides a
rich comparative basis for considering large-scale reform and
offers contemporary reflections and insights into the process of
school and system improvement. The book features informed critique,
as well as descriptions, analyses and assessments of system reform
in all its facets. Accordingly, it offers unique perspectives on
the change processes, and reveals how numerous countries in Asia
and elsewhere are tackling the challenge of transforming their
schools and education systems.
Advances in network connectivity, power consumption, and physical
size create new possibilities for using interactive computing
outdoors. However, moving computing outdoors can drastically change
the human outdoor experience. This impact is felt in many kinds of
outdoor activities such as citizen science, personal recreation,
search and rescue, informal education, and others. It is also felt
across outdoor settings that range from remote wilderness to
crowded cities. Understanding these effects can lead to ideas,
designs and systems that improve, rather than diminish, outdoor
experiences. This book represents the current results emerging from
recent workshops focused on HCI outdoors and held in conjunction
with CHI, GROUP, UbiComp, and MobileHCI conferences. Based on
feedback at those workshops, and outreach to other leaders in the
field, the chapters collected were crafted to highlight methods and
approaches for understanding how technologies such as handhelds,
wearables, and installed standalone devices impact individuals,
groups, and even communities. These findings frame new ways of
thinking about HCI outdoors, explore logistical issues associated
with moving computing outdoors, and probe new experiences created
by involving computing in outdoor pursuits. Also important are the
ways that social media has influenced preparation, experience, and
reflection related to outdoor experiences. HCI Outdoors: Theory,
Design, Methods and Applications is of interest to HCI researchers,
HCI practitioners, and outdoor enthusiasts who want to shape future
understanding and current practice related to technology in every
kind of outdoor experience.
This book presents a flavour of activities focussed on the need for
sustainably produced biomass to support European strategic
objectives for the developing bioeconomy. The chapters cover five
broad topic areas relating to the use of perennial biomass crops in
Europe. These are: 'Bioenergy Resources from Perennial Crops in
Europe', 'European Regional Examples for the Use of Perennial Crops
for Bioenergy', 'Genotypic Selection of Perennial Biomass Crops for
Crop Improvement', 'Ecophysiology of Perennial Biomass Crops' and
'Examples of End-Use of Perennial Biomass Crops'. Two major issues
relating to the future use of biomass energy are the identification
of the most suitable second generation biomass crops and the need
to utilise land not under intensive agricultural production,
broadly referred to as 'marginal land'. The two main categories of
plants that fit these needs are perennial rhizomatous grasses and
trees that can be coppiced. The overarching questions that are
addressed in the book relate to the suitability of perennial crops
for providing feedstocks for a European bioeconomy and the need to
exploit environments for biomass crops which do not compete with
food crops. Bioenergy is the subject of a wide range of national
and European policy measures. New developments covered are, for
example, the use of perennial grasses to produce protein for animal
feed and concepts to use perennial biomass crops to mitigate carbon
emissions through soil carbon sequestration. Several chapters also
show how prudent selection of suitable genotypes and breeding are
essential to develop high yielding and sustainable second
generation biomass crops which are adapted to a wide range of
unfavourable conditions like chilling and freezing, drought,
flooding and salinity. The final chapters also emphasise the need
to be kept an eye out for potential new end-uses of perennial
biomass crops that will contribute further to the developing
bioeconomy.
This book presents a flavour of activities focussed on the need for
sustainably produced biomass to support European strategic
objectives for the developing bioeconomy. The chapters cover five
broad topic areas relating to the use of perennial biomass crops in
Europe. These are: 'Bioenergy Resources from Perennial Crops in
Europe', 'European Regional Examples for the Use of Perennial Crops
for Bioenergy', 'Genotypic Selection of Perennial Biomass Crops for
Crop Improvement', 'Ecophysiology of Perennial Biomass Crops' and
'Examples of End-Use of Perennial Biomass Crops'. Two major issues
relating to the future use of biomass energy are the identification
of the most suitable second generation biomass crops and the need
to utilise land not under intensive agricultural production,
broadly referred to as 'marginal land'. The two main categories of
plants that fit these needs are perennial rhizomatous grasses and
trees that can be coppiced. The overarching questions that are
addressed in the book relate to the suitability of perennial crops
for providing feedstocks for a European bioeconomy and the need to
exploit environments for biomass crops which do not compete with
food crops. Bioenergy is the subject of a wide range of national
and European policy measures. New developments covered are, for
example, the use of perennial grasses to produce protein for animal
feed and concepts to use perennial biomass crops to mitigate carbon
emissions through soil carbon sequestration. Several chapters also
show how prudent selection of suitable genotypes and breeding are
essential to develop high yielding and sustainable second
generation biomass crops which are adapted to a wide range of
unfavourable conditions like chilling and freezing, drought,
flooding and salinity. The final chapters also emphasise the need
to be kept an eye out for potential new end-uses of perennial
biomass crops that will contribute further to the developing
bioeconomy.
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