Those fortunate enough to live on Roanoke Island have always depended on boats. In exploration-era sketches, Native American Algonquins were depicted in their dugout canoes. English settlers took the native concept a step further, developing kunners and, later, periaugers. Sloops and schooners made it possible to trade with far-off lands. Shad boats allowed fishermen to catch enough fresh product to ship to northern markets. Shrimp boats, crab boats, and trawlers brought about a new level ...

This title was first published in 2002. How expensive is environmental regulation and how does it affect the economy? A proper understanding of the costs imposed by environmental regulation is important for policy-makers and others concerned with regulatory design. This book focuses on empirical studies of the impact of environmental regulation on the economy, exposing the reader to a variety of estimation methodologies and datasets that have been used in this area. Three basic sources pro...

If you have a calling to write, but you're struggling with writer's block, these guided meditations are for you. Your words will effortlessly flow on the page in no time with these soothing meditations from Hay House authors and spiritual teachers like Kyle Gray and Dr. Wayne W. Dyer. Learn how to remove your fears and doubts around writing, open to your flow state, unblock stagnant energy, and relax your body and mind. Add these meditations to your writing practice today to help your crea...

Fishing on the Outer Banks for subsistence began over 1,000 years ago with the Algonquin Indians, who made their summer camps on the islands. They came for the seafood and learned how to fish for various species during each season. Some of their fishing methods are still used by local watermen. The early settlers to the area were also fishers for sustenance. It was not until the Civil War, however, when they became commercial fishermen. Historic shad runs combined with the building of infr...

The remoteness and isolation of North Carolina's northern Outer Banks has shaped both early settlers and relative newcomers into tough and independent souls. Sir Walter Raleigh's colonists may have mysteriously disappeared from Roanoke Island, but the enterprising homesteaders who followed managed to eke out a living on the windswept and battered banks. Entrepreneur E.R. Daniels ran a line of mail and freight boats that helped connect the Outer Banks to the outside world. Former slave and ...

Manteo embraces the northern part of Roanoke Island, the historic island inset from North Carolina's Outer Banks. It is best known as the site of Sir Walter Raleigh's first settlement in the New World. In the early 1800s, the town was a small, unnamed fishing village on Shallowbag Bay. Roughly 300 years after the colonists mysteriously disappeared, the town was named Manteo after the Native American who befriended the settlers and was baptized by them. The peaceful life enjoyed by islander...

There has been a recent explosion of research incorporating a spatial dimension in environmental and natural resource economics, where the spatial aspects of human behaviour or the natural environment make a crucial difference in the analysis and policy response to the problem. Much of this research has been driven by the growing availability of spatially explicit social science data and the development of tools and methodological advances to use these data. Collected in this volume are 24...

Meet Gary W. Gray, a young Private First Class thrust into the tumultuous heart of the Vietnam War. Through gripping and deeply personal recollections, Gray transports readers to the frontlines, where survival, sacrifice, and the fragility of humanity intersect. Amidst the relentless chaos, he finds an unexpected source of hope: love. The Vietnamization of Private Gray goes beyond the battlefield, exploring the psychological and emotional impact of war, the unbreakable bonds of br...

Author C. Wayne Gray gives us the opportunity to find clarity amid the burning questions of faith which are too often ignored. He confronts those questions head-on and combines in-depth research along with stories from his involvement with churches to uncover the genuine reasons for skepticism. Christians who thought they had all the answers may find there is much more to explore.In "Liar, Lunatic or Lore", Gray examines the numerous, troubling messages of religions. The book inclu...

The field of cognitive modeling has progressed beyond modeling cognition in the context of simple laboratory tasks and begun to attack the problem of modeling it in more complex, realistic environments, such as those studied by researchers in the field of human factors. The problems that the cognitive modeling community is tackling focus on modeling certain problems of communication and control that arise when integrating with the external environment factors such as implicit and explicit ...

Virtually any random process developing chronologically can be viewed as a time series. In economics closing prices of stocks, the cost of money, the jobless rate, and retail sales are just a few examples of many. Developed from course notes and extensively classroom-tested, Applied Time Series Analysis with R, Second Edition includes examples across a variety of fields, develops theory, and provides an R-based software package to aid in addressing time series problems in ...

This highly interactive and motivational book offers clear insight for making Matthew 22:3739 into a lifes path. Dr. Wayne Scott presents the content through an innovative method of learning called biblical journaling. This helps you to interact with Gods Word.Included are seven chapters on Gods love that have been rewritten into a more contemporary style from Orison Swett Mardens book Loves Way (1891). Marden was the most widely read author of self-development books in the ninetee...