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Gulf Beaches Doorways Scholars - Thank you letters
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Gulf Beaches Rotary
is now meeting at,
The New Treasure Island Tennis & Yacht Club
Noon on Tuesdays
ROTARY SPEAKERS SCHEDULE
August 2009
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Experimental Advanced Airborne Research Lidar (EAARL) Amar Nayegandhi works with Jacobs Technology, contracted with the US Geological Survey Coastal and Marine Geology Program. Amar has been developing software applications for lidar remote sensing since 2000. He is currently managing the Decision Support for Coastal Science and Management project which involves the Tampa Bay Area – us- within the USGS coastal program. He is recognized as one of the leading scientists in airborne research of submerged topography and adjacent coastal land elevations. It’s virtually impossible to do an on-line search on the subject without his name cropping up as a go-to scientist.
The Experimental Advanced Airborne Research Lidar (EAARL) is an airborne lidar system that provides unique capabilities to survey coral reefs, nearshore benthic habitats, coastal vegetation, and sandy beaches. Operating in the blue-green portion of the electromagnetic spectrum, the EAARL is specifically designed to measure submerged topography and adjacent coastal land elevations seamlessly in a single scan of transmitted laser pulses. One of its main differential features is that it uses software as opposed to hardware to implement real-time signal-processing. EAARL uses a very low-power, eye-safe laser pulse, in comparison to a traditional bathymetric lidar system that allows for a much higher pulse-repetition frequency (PRF) and significantly less laser energy per pulse (approximately 1/70th) than do most bathymetric lidars
The EAARL system is also designed to map substrates in shallow water (< 5 m) where traditional hydroacoustic ship-borne instruments cannot operate efficiently, field surveys are time-consuming and cost-prohibitive, and traditional bathymetric lidars are not applicable. These design considerations are also uniquely well suited for the seamless and simultaneous mapping of shallow, clear channel-bed topography in rivers and streams, and for resolving the bare-Earth topography of the surrounding floodplain, such as what we have in the Tampa Bay Area.
Studies have estimated the vertical accuracy of the EAARL system to range from 10 – 14 cm (RMSE) for submerged topography (0.1 – 2.5 m water depth) and 16 – 20 cm for sub-canopy topography under a variety of dense coastal vegetation communities along the margins of Tampa Bay, Florida (Nayegandhi et al. in press).
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Empire Winery and Distillery produces some of the purest and finest wines and spirits in the world. Their wines, meads and vodkas are made through a belief that the most outstanding of all things are a gift from God to His mortal champions. With the first bottle, you will notice that something is present that is rarely found elsewhere; that is nature. They use no chemicals, no sulfites, no additives, no preservatives, no artificial things. All of their products are 100% , same as was done by their ancestors before the time of mass production - industrial products found on our store shelves.
Philosophy and Label. Their label reveals their philosophy. The crown at the top symbolizes their steadfastness to the charge of creating the finest tasting and highest quality pure wine, mead and vodka. The towers serves as a reminder of the past. Unless you are an American Indian, your ancestors came from the other side of the world at some point in the last few hundred years. In Europe, where a great many Americans trace the roots of their families, winemaking has gone on for over two thousand years. (that is, 80 great grandparents ago!). Winemaking is steeped in tradition and as with cheese-making and the many forms of cuisine developed down through the centuries, there is a best way to do it- Every day they elevate winemaking to a real art form. Everything, from the grapes down to the finished product, is supervised by their professional vintners.
Come taste what a Vodka and other – centuries old spirits - should taste like – i.e. 6 times distilled in copper pots Vodka, Mead and wines. |
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Rotary District Governor |
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duPont Registry™ Tampa Bay is the luxury lifestyle guide to the area. A showcase of anything and everything luxurious throughout Tampa Bay and beyond, the magazine contains feature stories, local profiles, restaurant and new product reviews, and articles on travel, wine, home design and furnishings, new businesses, luxury real estate, and health and beauty. A lifestyle of luxury at your fingertips, each issue serves as a guide to fashion, jewelry, automobiles, local happenings and events as well as fine dining, upscale shopping, and exclusive services.
Learn the secret of their sustained growth during a recession.
Ed Barry with Dupont Publishing |
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