New Releases by Emma Thompson

Flowers, the sole natural source of pollen and nectar for bees, present many similar features, in colour, shape, size and scent, which facilitate pollinator attraction. This similarity among stimuli requires perception of commonality but also a capacity for differentiation between similar but different stimuli. While many flowers of a similar type will elicit approach and foraging, failure to access resources on any individual flower in an array (e.g. due to depletion) will not necessarily generalize and deter further foraging. Such conditions demand that bees respond to both the similarity and differences among stimuli which may share many common features but differ individually in available resources. Two questions are raised by this challenge and will herein be addressed: how do bees perceive and respond to ''similar but different'' stimuli? And, how do bees use such cues to find rewarding flowers? Picture-object correspondence has not been previously specifically studied in invertebrates. The correspondence between picture-cue and object stimuli may offer a unique opportunity to trigger memory for corresponding targets while still retaining an important distinction between unrewarding cue and rewarding targets. Perception of pictures is not always perceived by animals as either the same as or equivalent to the intended subject. According to Fagot et al. (2000) the perceived relationship may result in confusion, independence or equivalence and is dependent upon experience. The objectives of this thesis are twofold: first, determine how bumblebees (Bombus impatiens) perceive the relationship between objects and corresponding pictures and secondly, to determine whether or not bees may be able to attend to and use pictures as cues while foraging. The correspondence of picture and object by bees was evaluated with four experiments of preference: (1) learned differentiation; spontaneous association to (2) colour, and (3) achromatic, impoverished images; and (4) learned picture cue use. Firstly, results show that bees do not confuse an object with a corresponding picture but nevertheless do perceive a relationship between them if colour cues are retained. Altered, achromatic images were not consistently treated as corresponding to coloured objects. Secondly, bees can learn to use a picture cue in a delayed matching foraging task. Results further suggest a role of three contributing factors in bumblebee picture cue use: (i) conditions of high inconsistency as to which target will be rewarding; (ii) stable target locations; and (iii) individual foraging experience. It appears that bumblebees can learn to use cues, in a delayed matching task, when the location of the corresponding target is known and stable, the individual bee has acquired some experience in successful foraging, and reward is otherwise unpredictable without the use of the cue. Bees may disregard secondary cues as noise under conditions of high target predictability whereby floral constancy or target perseveration may be most efficient, but attend to and learn such cues as signals if target reward is highly unpredictable. The conditions for this sensitivity may coincide with naturally occurring floral cycles.

Maintaining acceptable drinking water quality is a challenge in Canadian First Nations communities, and many residents experience frequent drinking water advisories (DWAs). In this research, detailed information about drinking water systems on reserves was combined with historical advisory data to investigate the relationships between system attributes and DWAs using data mining. Decision trees were developed to identify key factors linked to the occurrence, frequency, duration and causes of advisories. The results showed that trends varied considerably by province, despite being federally managed. Operator treatment certification was found to be associated with the duration of advisories, where systems with fully trained operators were less likely to have long-lasting DWAs. The findings from data mining can be useful for informing future regulatory and funding decisions. This study also emphasized the need for maintaining an up-to-date record of First Nations system information to close existing data gaps.

A journey around the world, looking at animals to color and poetry to amuse.

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Er is kermis in het dorp! Mevrouw Konijn vindt het veel te gevaarlijk. Maar Pieter en Benjamin gaan toch en beleven een heel spannend avontuur. Misschien had mevrouw Konijn wel gelijk... Prentenboek met sfeervolle, zachtgekleurde aquarellen. Vanaf ca. 4 jaar.

It was high summer and a travelling fun-fair had come to the village... Peter Rabbit and Benjamin were forbidden to attend. But even the best-behaved rabbit can''t keep away from a fun-fair; and Peter is far from being the best-behaved rabbit. With Benjamin at his side, Peter sneaks into the fair where a roller-coaster ride of an adventure begins... When Peter finds himself scooped up by a rather grumpy little girl and separated from his cousin he is helpless and very afraid. It takes the determined bravery of Benjamin to rescue Peter from the frightening hurly-burly of shouting stallholders and whirling rides.

The final book by Thompson documenting the murals commissioned for Illinois post offices by the United States Treasury Department, Section of Painting and Sculpture (later Section of Fine Arts) during the Great Depression in the 1930s and early 1940s.

"In her second Further Tale of Peter Rabbit, Emma Thompson returns Peter to his home in the Lake District. Peter and his silly cousin Benjamin are helping their friend William, a turkey, who is in danger of becoming Mr and Mrs McGregor''s Christmas dinner"--summary from record for original English edition.

"Presents a new adventure for the intrepid Peter Rabbit, who journeys beyond the boundaries of Mr. McGregor''s garden to Scotland, where he finds a giant radish and competes in a throwing contest"--record for original English edition.

The Christmas Tale of Peter Rabbit is a brand new tale from Emma Thompson. In her second Further Tale of Peter Rabbit, Emma Thompson returns Peter to his home in the Lake District. Peter and his silly cousin Benjamin are helping their friend William - a turkey - who is in danger of becoming Mr and Mrs McGregor''s Christmas dinner. Will Peter and Benjamin be able to save him? This eBook edition features wonderful audio including a reading by Emma Thompson. Emma Thompson is an Oscar-winning screenwriter and actress who lives in London and Argyll. Emma''s Further Tale of Peter Rabbit was published in 2012. Emma said, "I''ve always loved Beatrix Potter, as a child and then as a mother and all the years in-between as well. When Mr Rabbit invited me to write a further tale, I was more honoured than I can say. I hope I don''t let him or his extraordinary creator down." Don''t miss The Further Tale of Peter Rabbit by Emma Thompson

Noël approche et Pierre Lapin est très agité. Quand elle voit qu''il a encore renversé un bol de fruits secs, Mme Lapin envoie Pierre faire une course. Il tombe alors sur son cousin Jeannot Lapin et un ami emplumé qui leur raconte une histoire très inquiétante. L''ingéniosité des deux lapins parviendra-t-elle à sauver ce nouvel ami ?

The purpose of this report is to compile and analyze 2010 weather data relevant to SECN parks in order to: * Determine status, trends, and variability of precipitation, temperature and relative humidity over time * Determine the status, trends, and variability of derived weather data (such as frost days and number of days temperature more than 90 F) for SECN park units. In addition, data in this report may be used to help put other monitoring data into context. For example, droughts influence water quality and late hard freezes could affect amphibian community data, etc. Finally, this report summarizes 2010 weather data within a regional context and also puts that data into perspective against the long-term climatic record.

A quest to find the bottom of the ocean.

Emma Thompson celebrates 110 years of Peter Rabbit by giving us a brand-new tale! Celebrate 110 years of Peter Rabbit with a new, original tale written by Oscar-winning actress and screenwriter Emma Thompson and based on the original tales by Beatrix Potter. In this story, Peter''s adventures take him beyond the boundaries of Mr. McGregor''s garden and all the way to Scotland! With 72 pages of beautiful text and illustrations, this hardcover picture book, which includes an audio CD of the story narrated by the author, is sure to become a classic--and a collector''s item!

''Sgeulachd Eile Mu Pheader Rabaid'' is the Scottish Gaelic translation of ''The Further Tale of Peter Rabbit'', a tale written by Emma Thompson.

Pieter Konijn belandt onverwacht in Schotland. Daar ontmoet hij de familie MacDoedel. Vader Donald doet mee aan de Hooglander Spelen. Pieter doet mee aan het onderdeel radijswerpen. Prentenboek met kleine en grote illustraties in zachte kleuren. Vanaf ca. 4 jaar.

"Je n''ai pas rencontré beaucoup de lapins tristes mais, quand ils le sont, cela se voit tout de suite : leurs oreilles tombent". Pierre Lapin est démoralisé, il lui faut un changement de décor. Il se glisse alors dans le jardin de M McGregor pour voler une laitue. Ce qui lui arrive ensuite va combler son désir de nouveauté. La découverte d''un panier de pique-nique le conduit bientôt jusqu''en Ecosse. C''est là que commence la nouvelle aventure de Pierre Lapin... Dans une histoire merveilleusement écrite par Emma Thompson, accompagnée de charmantes illustrations d''Eleanor Taylor, Pierre Lapin revient, toujours aussi malicieux, attachant et espiègle.

In wartime England, the two very spoiled Gray children are being sent to stay in the country with their very numerous and ill-behaved cousins, the Greens. Enter Nanny McPhee, who discovers that Mrs. Green and the children are fighting another war altogether-against scheming relatives intent on taking their farm while Mr. Green is off fighting in the war. Nanny McPhee must use her magic to teach her mischievous charges five new lessons, or losing the farm will be the least of their problems... Look for the first exciting book in this series: Nanny McPhee!

Nanny McPhee embarks on a brand new adventure in this brilliant, funny and captivating novel based on the new Nanny McPhee film. The Green family is trying to survive the war in their house in the country, but unfortunately they are not out of harm''s way. A wicked uncle is intent on getting his hands on the family fortune and the children miss their father who is away fighting who knows where, and then their horrible cousins arrive! Life is not easy in the Green household . . . Thank heavens for Nanny McPhee!