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- Pro: Gorgeous adults-only sun deck ensures an oasis for those 18 and older
- Con: Fantasy is the last ship to be updated, lagging behind its fleetmates
- Bottom Line: Strong options for adults, teens, kids and babies make it a winning choice for multigen families
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For the most part, dining options mirror those on Disney Dream, with one wondrous exception (more on that in a bit). The rotational dining routine unique to Disney remains on Fantasy, with diners moving from one eatery to the next each night, their regular servers in tow. The three main themed-dining restaurants -- Animator's Palate, Enchanted Garden and the Royal Court -- have each received a bit of an upgrade on the newer ship; for instance, a painted wall in Dream's Royal Palace is now an elaborate mosaic in Fantasy's Royal Court.
One thing: While you move from one restaurant to another each night, there are still prescribed times to dine, a bother if you'd prefer to chow down on your own terms.
Animator's Palate -- a colorful pastiche of giant paintbrushes, cartoon art and big-screen TVs -- is home to that aforementioned exception, the startlingly brilliant "Animation Magic" show. After you draw a character on your placemat (basically scrawl whatever you want in a template that looks like a person), they're scooped up by waiters. Then, about two-thirds into the meal, everyone's masterpieces come to life -- dancing, skipping, singing -- on the screens around the room. The effect is breathtaking. (Be careful with those drawings: Racy ones are censored backstage and won't make the cut.)
The show runs in repertory with "Undersea Magic," which features an animated Crush the Turtle from "Finding Nemo." He interacts in real time with diners, which can be both thrilling and a little off-putting if he starts chatting you up when you have food in your mouth.
The French countryside-inspired Enchanted Garden transforms from day into night depending on what meal you're at -- daytime for breakfast and lunch, nighttime for dinner (complete with starry sky). Meanwhile, the waiters at the Royal Court -- a richly appointed affair with a huge chandelier, plush furniture and myriad Cinderella references -- literally treat you like a king; they're lined up when you arrive and garbed in imperial costumes.
Overall, the quality of the food is good, with the surf-and-turf at Animator's Palate a standout (regular entrees include beef tenderloin and mushroom risotto). The Royal Court menu has a French accent, so expect such offerings as Dijon-roasted rack of lamb and a wine list that harks back to the Continent. Enchanted Garden is the sole member of the trio that offers three meals daily -- buffets at breakfast and lunch and a seasonal menu in the evening (think prime rib, sea bass and wild boar, with desserts like creme brulee).
The children's menus throughout the ship are predictable at best, but we have a confession: We spent a lot of time noshing at Flo's Café, with its side-by-side fast-food stations on Deck 11 in the pool area. The pizza, burgers, chicken fingers and wraps are terrific, and none too healthy.
Other dining spots include Cabanas, also on Deck 11, a mammoth, twisty buffet with a beach theme. Seating is indoors or out, and there's ample space to tuck into the decent variety of chow, including fresh-carved meat (turkey and, on our voyage, some huge hunk of beef called "steamship"), pasta, a salad bar and the like. The Cove Cafe, adjacent to the adults-only Quiet Cove Pool, doles out gratis snacks and for-fee specialty coffee drinks ($2 and up) and cocktails.
Room service is free and includes a limited menu of soups, salads, sandwiches and desserts.
Last but certainly not least are Fantasy's two alternative dining spots, both adults only: Remy, the French blockbuster introduced on Disney Dream, and DCL stalwart Palo, an Italian holdover from the line's other ships.
At $95 a pop, Remy remains the most expensive restaurant at sea, and if you add in the $105-a-head fee for the wine-pairing option, you may be talking about one of the most expensive meals you've had on land as well. Is it worth it? Up to you, but we were wowed by the exquisite service, languorous pace of the meal (three-plus hours) and, of course, the food -- seven courses of ultra-rich Gallic grub that we're still dreaming about.
Passengers are invited to meet with the sommelier pre-dinner to plan the wines for the evening (nice touch), and we were surprised to find a box of Remy chocolates on our bed when we returned from our gastronomical expedition. Yes, we ate them.
Palo offers al-fresco dining as well as seating in a warm Italianate space showcasing floor-to-ceiling windows with amazing views. This Northern Italian eatery serves dinner nightly, as well as a Champagne brunch on sea days. The cover is $60 per person; $90 if you're including the Champagne. Carb-cravers may refuse to share the awesome bread basket, but don't fill up on those empty calories: Our lobster ravioli rocked, though we also coveted our tablemate's osso bucco. Brunch includes a cold buffet (meats and cheese, shrimp, salads, desserts) and a selection of hot made-to-order items (omelets, fish).
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The United Nations telecommunications agency has deployed 50 satellite terminals in remote areas of southern Peru as part of its efforts to restore vital emergency communication links to the region in the wake of last month's deadly earthquake.
The 50 "plug and play" terminals, which are portable devices the size of a small suitcase, allow users to make calls to telephones, access the Internet and provide other voice, data and video services, such as telemedicine.
The Geneva-based International Telecommunication Union (ITU) said in a statement released today that the terminals are being deployed to areas where telecommunications were severed because of the damage caused by the quake. Rescue operations in Peru have been hampered by the often mountainous terrain.
"We take very seriously the role of telecommunications in mitigating disasters," Sami Al Basheer Al Morshid, Director of ITU's Telecommunication Development Bureau.
"Whenever a country is affected by a disaster, we quickly mobilize and dispatch transportable telecommunications resources that can be used for general communications by government authorities and to provide e-services such as telemedicine that are crucial for saving human lives," he added, voicing hope that the contribution would help Peru cope with the recent massive earthquake.
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RABAT, Oct 24 (Reuters) - A Moroccan appeal court on Monday upheld a newspaper editor's one-year jail sentence for criticising the security service's counter-terrorism campaign and what he said were unfair trials of Islamists.
Rachid Nini, who partly owns the Almassae newspaper, was sentenced in June for crimes that included "discrediting a court, trying to influence the judiciary and publishing information about untrue criminal offences".
The court repeatedly denied him bail after his arrest on April 28.
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Nini, 40, has become a household name in a country where newspaper sales are among the lowest in the region by writing about alleged widespread corruption in government circles.
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Just picked up this m28. It is in the right range for a Ski Trooper and has the double sling slot stock. 1897 tang date. It is an old u-fix-um the guy never got around to fixing. I'm a sucker for an old war horse. The heal of the stock is broken off. Been looking around for a walnut or even a dark colored stock to graft on to it. And last a pic with my other recent Finn pick up an m24.
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And what I felt was a very good price too! Regards and congrats on a nice M28. John
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Pretty uncommon replacement Finn made bolthead - I have a rifle with a VKT bolthead....not seen all that often.
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I was a bidder on this and ended up buying a different ufixem m28 from him that happened to end during the Super Bowl so I probably got it cheaper than I would have otherwise. It doesn't have a broken heel like yours but it has equal or greater issues (broken handguard, missing barrel band and nosecap screws, small crack in front of mag) Congrats on your purchase. I look forward to mine arriving soon.
The real prize here is that M24's very, very old stock. No sling slots or crossbolt. Good find!
What is this ufixem you guys are talking about?
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2...Posts on other threads (Don't worry Evil Twin we jump on em real quick) about green lasers to blind pilots eyes.
3...Race hatred. Now I have plenty to say about blacks, Satanists and so on. But at the end of the day,I would like to think that if I saw someone drowning, that I would throw them a lifeline and worry about skin color or whatever afterwards.
Now my particular fault is PUI (Posting Under the Influence) and I have had a couple of threads deleted. And upon sober reflection it was probably for the best.
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What is your list of 2014's most important OSU football games? For this post, the list only includes scheduled games, not the B1G championship game or playoff/bowl game(s), which would obviously be important games.
Yes, it does depend on how you define "important." That could be part of the discussion. And one could also say, as the cliche goes, that the next game is always the most important game. Always true.
Here is my list for 2014:
#1 - November 8: @ Michigan State. Must make a strong statement that Ohio State is the dominant team in the B1G, in front of MSU fans and all the media attending this key 2014 B1G matchup.
#2 - October 25: @ Penn State. A critical road game in the schedule, where a win helps further solidify Ohio State's dominance in the B1G.
#3 - November 29: MICHIGAN. No more needs be said.
#4 - August 30: Navy at Baltimore. First look at 2014's team on the field. How has the defense adjusted to 2013 problems, especially given Navy's unique offensive approach? What does the offense look like? Special teams/kicking?
#5 - September 20: VIRGINIA TECH. Nationally known, non-conference opponent.
#6 - September 27: CINCINNATI. An in-state rival that will provide a early test from a football program that will "bring it" to Columbus.


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It's time for the Fourth Annual Action Kivu Fundraiser! Each year Alissa from Handmade by Alissa organizes a fundraiser for Action Kivu, an organization that helps women and children who are victims of the conflict in Eastern Congo. The conflict in Congo has taken the lives of millions of people since 1998. Rape is used as a weapon of war, with estimates putting the number of rapes in the hundreds of thousands. The Action Kivu Fundraiser gives us all a way to support women and children in concrete, meaningful and lasting ways.
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Alissa got involved in Action Kivu because her sister works with the organization. Action Kivu runs a sewing workshop to teach women to sew so they can support their families. The organization also pays for children to attend school (there are no free educational options in Congo). Alissa's sister visited Congo last year to see the program in action. Alissa notes, "When my sister went to Congo she saw with her own eyes the good this fundraiser has done. She met women who are graduates of the sewing workshop and who are supporting their families while working on sewing machines that this fundraiser bought them; we've done real good for some women and children."
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Mr Micawber and Australian economic policy: dealing with economists 'carefully'
The driving force behind Australia's current macroeconomic policy is a fictional Charles Dicken's character, Mr Micawber. His famous quote:
Annual income twenty pounds, annual expenditure nineteen nineteen six, result happiness. Annual income twenty pounds, annual expenditure twenty pounds ought and six, result misery.
seems to be at the heart of government policy. A surplus will bring happiness and a deficit will bring misery.
This has no foundation in economics (at least on a year-by-year basis). But the government appears driven to pursue a budget surplus regardless of advice from the OECD, its advisers and its own supporters. So the only conclusion is that it is political, not economic, happiness and misery that Mr Micawber is advising the Prime Minister about. If the government does not deliver a surplus it will be hammered mercilessly by the opposition. Indeed, the AFR believes that this fear (together with the unfortunate fact that a budget surplus is unlikely) will drive the timing of the next election:
While financial markets have long speculated the government will go to an election before the budget rather than admit it cannot meet its surplus goal, …
Unfortunately, this has led to economic policy driven by politics rather than – well – economics. I have commented on this before. But perhaps this approach is understandable. As the Prime Minister noted on ABC radio today:
SABRA LANE: You speak to economists?
JULIA GILLARD: I deal with them carefully.
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You have spelt "Micawber" incorrectly
Reagan had his strategic budget deficits in the 1980s to tie the hands of a future incumbent with different political goals.
Left-wing governments use strategic budget surpluses to free their hands at future elections. They can buy their way back into office without promoting uncertainty about future taxes.
OECD governments who are running large budget deficits are experiencing slow GDP growth
See Fiscal Sentiment and the Weak Recovery from the Great Recession: A Quantitative Exploration by Finn E. Kydland and Carlos E. J. M. Zarazaga
• The U.S. economy isn't recovering from the Great Recession with the anticipated strength.
• A widespread conjecture is that this weakness can be traced to perceptions of an imminent switch to a higher taxes regime.
• Their main finding is that the fiscal sentiment hypothesis can account for a significant fraction of the decline in investment and labor input in the aftermath of the Great Recession.
• The perceived higher taxes must fall almost exclusively on capital income. People suspect that the tax structure that will be implemented to address large fiscal imbalances will be far from optimal
Australian tax increases to close the deficit are likely to be increases in capital income taxes. A swift return to surplus avoids this fiscal sentiment that would weaken the recovery.
It may be attributing too much good sense to Swan and his advisors, but there have been occasional signs that the government well knows it is well in structural deficit at a time when it should be in structural surplus. That is, to adapt the analogy, they fear our current income is eighteen pounds, not twenty.
The 2008-09 spending was done to prevent a dip into recession, and may have worked, but whether it worked or not, one known corollary was that if a crude Keynesian analysis was correct, we would have to settle for slower growth thereafter as we repaid the debt. At least some figures in the government understood things this way at the time.
All that seems to me a reasonable way of explaining the government's fiscal behaviour since that time.
It also seems to me that Swan and his colleagues have done a pretty good job of sticking to fiscal discipline, even when given excuses to desert it. If the reasoning set out above is in fact their reasoning, they have not sold it well to the political elite – but selling a narrative to the political elite has never been this government's strong point.
An alternative theory is that the government does not want to be jeered at by the Opposition for failing to deliver a surplus. This seems possible, but not entirely likely: truly cynical analysts would surely argue that if there were votes in it, the government would happily endure a bit of jeering.
Jim, I'm not sure why you believe that "Australian tax increases to close the deficit are likely to be increases in capital income taxes", especially since the government has invested some effort in cutting corporate tax rates. and since the current tax discussion seems to include much talk of raising the GST rate and broadening the base. But tell me where I'm wrong.
thanks, I have a lot of time for the economics of expressive voting.
The expressive voter is now a fiscal conservative. Voters booing fiscal deficits really started at the end of the 1990s.
There may have self-interest in there. Self-interest is a safe bet because it is always trying in any race.
With an ageing population, voters do not want large debt servicing bills from fiscal follies of decades gone by limiting health and pension funding to the elderly when they become the elderly.
We have had below trend growth in nominal GDP for some time now so to assert we should have a substantial structural surplus is incorrect.
The budget should be in a moderate deficit as it is.
The large deficits in Europe are the result of cutting their structural deficits far too quickly in a slowdown. This of course produced a recession.
I agree with Ross Gittins there is nothing magical about aupl;us or a deficit


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I'm very excited to be part of the release day blitz for Not Until Tonight by one of my besties, Jessica Sankiewicz. This novella, the first in the 'This Night' series, is a cute, sweet read, perfect for when you're looking for something quick, fun, and romantic.
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Every day after work, Haley goes to the bar across the street from her apartment to get a drink. It's the only time she gets to see Skylar, her bartender and crush. She would like to get to know him as more than a friend but she's afraid he won't be interested and she'll have to go elsewhere for her after work drink.
When Skylar asks Haley to pretend to be his girlfriend for a night, she is more than happy to oblige. She finally has the chance to make something happen without risking anything. But pretending proves to be more difficult than she thought. She's not sure she can resist the pull any longer with her feelings growing stronger, and it seems like Skylar is feeling the same way.
At the end of the night, will they be willing to turn a fake relationship into a real one?
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"It would be kind of hard for your friends to believe we're dating if we didn't kiss."
He stares off at nothing, obviously deep in thought. "That's very true." He turns to me quickly, a serious look on his face. "It would appear very awkward if we kiss for the first time tomorrow."
My eyes widen. Is he saying what I think he's saying? My heart thumps wildly. "What are you suggesting?"
"If we were to kiss tomorrow without kissing before, it would be obvious we never have."
"And they would get suspicious."
"Exactly." His gaze is unwavering on mine.
I shift closer to him, tilting my head. Whispering, I ask, "Are you asking for permission to kiss me now?"
He whispers back, "Yes."
Jessica Sankiewicz is the author of the New Adult novella series, This Night. You can often find her either reading or marathon watching TV on DVD, her favorites being Castle and Veronica Mars. She frequently mismatches her clothes and giggles uncontrollably. She knows almost every Billy Joel song by heart. She collects books and toys, and she has an intense love of cats and lemurs. Jessica decided when she turned 27 that she would remain 27 forever. Currently in the midst of her quarter-life-crisis, she is still takin' names and getting very close to reaching an epiphany.
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Making sure the belt is not in the way of accessing the firearm make the draw about as easy as possible while seated, and eliminates the need to disarm while driving, and having to reholster everytime you get out.
If you must remove it from the holster while driving make sure it's in a secure spot, a firearm laying around in a vehicle can become a hard heavy projectile if you are involved in a crash.


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Fans of the original 1992 film version of The Bodyguard know it is a romantic thriller about a vulnerable pop icon who places her life in the hands of a meticulous hired gun – a man diametrically opposed to the star in every way, yet nonetheless destined to become more than her mere "protector."So goes the story from the film in which so many of us are familiar – the film which spawned the best-selling movie soundtrack of all time and introduced Whitney Houston to a different kind of stage: the silver screen. But, Frank Thompson, the Associate Director of Paper Mill Playhouse's most recent offering, The Bodyguard, want's you to know that this US premiere of the stage piece is not just another "jukebox musical." At a recent gathering of press and industry notables at The New 42nd Street Studios in Manhattan, I had the auspicious opportunity to sit down with Mr. Thompson and other members of the cast and creative team – including the legendary performer, and current production star, Deborah Cox -- to discuss how this show is an opportunity to see a known quantity in a new way.
"To quote Cameron Mackintosh,"
said Mr. Thompson,
"'Great shows aren't written…they're rewritten. This isn't a cookie cutter version of the show. Every time we recast, (the new cast) has absolute ownership of the show. And it is an absolute pleasure bringing The Bodyguard to the American market because we in the UK have been working on this American story. To bring it here – to its American home – with possibly the most talented Company I've ever had the pleasure of working with is a real thrill."
Significant praise and enthusiasm from a trusted source: Mr. Thompson has been with Bodyguard since its original production on London's West End, taking over directorial responsibility from the show's original director, Thea Sharrock, and fostering it through several incarnations internationally. This production, premiering exclusively at Paper Mill Playhouse before touring the US in 2017, comes with much anticipation; and the energy in the rehearsal space that evening two weeks ago only confirmed that sense.At the opening of the event, the cast sat around the perimeter of the bare stage before us as Mr. Thompson introduced several sneak peek selections from the show. As cast introductions were made, the enthusiasm with which each cast member recognized one another was inspiring. And then, the performances began – one stirring ballad ("Run to You") and a Company dance number that had the entire press corps breathless at its conclusion ("Queen of the Night").Both songs managed to highlight every individual performer in some way, but the obvious thread by which all of the excitement was tied together was the vocal prowess of the show's resident star: Ms. Cox. And even before the performances began, the inimitable talent exhibited her star quality upon entering the room. Taking her grand entrance on Mr. Thompson's cue, Ms. Cox alighted into our space with that rare grace which hushes rooms and the gravitas that attracts the eye. Wearing a simple black tank top and leggings accentuated with gold shoes and scarf, anyone in attendance would agree: the woman entered the room on a cloud of allure. And then Heavens opened up. First, reclining in a simple easy chair, Ms. Cox – assuming her role as main character, Rachel Marron – seduced costar Judson Mills (playing bodyguard, Frank Farmer) with "Run to You." Beautifully accompanied by costar Jasmin Richardson (Nicki Marron) near the end of the number, Ms. Cox captured the R&B sound soulful tune effortlessly. Further demonstrating her prowess in the genre, Ms. Cox followed up this number with an edgy, physical number, "Queen of the Night," which showcased not only her wide vocal range, but her abilities as a dancer, as well. Sexy and edgy, the number captured what choreographer Karen Bruce shared with me as,
"We wanted 'music video, MTV, Grammys'…we wanted to tap into that energy."
But what struck me was this: upon the conclusion of the latter number – a big Company piece – the dance ensemble, which proved itself to be a high-energy, exciting force in its own right, applauded their star. And in return, Ms. Cox approached each member of her fellow performers and thanked them individually. It was a gesture of mutual support from all parties; and it justified the warm and welcoming atmosphere of this room and its participants – even if this was a showcase about a relentless stalker and his prey. Mr. Thompson told me,
"Deborah is not only one of the most talented women I've ever worked with in my life, but one of the nicest ladies I've ever come across in the business of theater."
Fellow actor Alex Corrado (Tony Scibelli) agreed,
"Deborah has been great from Day 1. She has been very hospitable and giving. Frankly, the whole cast has been giving. But she's the real deal. "
However, the truest measure of Ms. Cox's kindness was perhaps exhibited in providing this modest blogger with some time. In sitting down with me, Ms. Cox could not have been more gracious with her candor and insight. Echoing the sentiments of those around her, she said,
"The synergy with this cast has been amazing. We are all just rooting for each other as we go through this process because we know we're all trying to find these characters. You have an idea and a sense of your own character when you read the script, but when you get in rehearsal, it can change. We all help one another."
Asked about her favorite moment in the play, Ms. Cox thought for a moment and then said definitively,
"My favorite moment in the show is when I sing 'All the Man I Need.' It's where you see Rachel at her truest self -- just authentic and a girl in love."
"All the Man I Need" is the number which Rachel sings at the top of Act II; in the silence of her bedroom, she romances about the man she once loathed but now loves. Her protector...her lover…her savior:I used to cry myself to sleep at nightBut that was all before he cameI thought love had to hurt to turn out rightBut now he's hereIt's not the same, it's not the sameHe fills me upHe gives me loveMore love than I've ever seenHe's all I've gotHe's all I've got in this worldBut he's all the man that I needAnd in the morning when I kiss his eyesHe takes me down and rocks me slowAnd in the evening when the moon is highHe holds me close and won't let goHe won't let goAnd what I know is this: Deborah Cox is all audiences need this holiday season to experience a truly entertaining evening. Don't miss out on this opportunity to see a living pop legend lend her talents to what Frank Thompson calls,
"…a production like no other thriller-type musical since Phantom of the Opera."
The Bodyguard runs now through January 1. Tickets may be purchased by calling 973.376.4343 or by clicking here.Pictures c/o author's private collection / taken at The New 42nd Street Studios, Manhattan, NY
All photos c/o Rich Mcnanna
Having originally hailed from Newark and a graduate of Seton Hall University, Rich McNanna grew up a stone's throw from Paper Mill Playhouse in Springfield, NJ. Now a teacher in and resident of Westfield, he and his wife and son experience theater, music, and art with the same vigor as they do baseball. Paper Mill Playhouse is one of their favorite destinations.
Citation: Siegel, Naomi. "Despite an Arduous Start, '1776' Educates and Entertains." The New York Times. N.p.,23 Apr.2009.Web.9 Oct.2016. CITE: NYT
Paper Mill Playhouse · 22 Brookside Drive · Millburn, NJ 07041 · 973.376.4343


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Location: Hydrology and Remote Sensing LaboratoryTitle: Agricultural greenhouse gas flux determination via remote sensing and modeling Author
|Serbin, G
|Hunt, Earle - Ray
|Brown, D
|Izaurralde, R
|Paustain, K
|West, T
|Shumaker, B
|Rice, C
|Green, R
Submitted to: Meeting Abstract
Publication Type: Abstract Only
Publication Acceptance Date: 8/31/2011
Publication Date: 8/25/2011
Citation: Serbin, G., Hunt Jr, E.R., Brown, D.J., Izaurralde, R.C., Paustain, K.H., West, T.O., Shumaker, B.L., Rice, C.W., Green, R.O. 2011. Agricultural greenhouse gas flux determination via remote sensing and modeling [abstract]. ASA Annual Meetings. http://hypspiri.jpl.nasa.gov/downloads/2011_workshop/day3/. Interpretive Summary:
Technical Abstract: Serious concerns have been raised about increasing levels of atmospheric greenhouse gases (GHGs) and associated climate change. For every degree in global temperature increase, grain production yields are expected to decrease 10%, while the global human population continues to increase by roughly 80 million per year. These increasing temperatures and GHGs, coupled with increasing food demand, present significant environmental, economic, and political challenges in the years to come. Of these GHGs, carbon (C) is of the most concern as it is released through the combustion of fossil fuels and released from agricultural soils by conventional agricultural management practices. Soils represent the largest C stock globally and also hold the potential to sequester large quantities of atmospheric C through use of modern tillage techniques that preserve large quantities of crop residue cover on top of the soil. As these unharvested former living tissues of crops decompose, they add organic C to the soil, minimize the need for fuel in farming operations, and protect the soil from erosion. In North America, increased adoption of these methods could help recover large quantities of soil C that have been lost since conversion to agriculture about 150 years ago (30 – 50% have been lost from former prairie soils). Ground-based methods for monitoring tillage are impractical for regional-sized areas, but remote sensing is an attractive efficient alternative. While numerous studies have been performed using multispectral remote sensors such as Landsat, they have not been as accurate as those that utilize narrow hyperspectral bands capable of acquiring a spectral feature associated with cellulose (from crop residue) at 2100 nm. The acquisition of tillage data after harvest and just after planting, in conjunction with remotely-sensed crop condition information such as vegetation cover, leaf area index, chlorophyll content, water stress, and evapotranspiration can be used as inputs into soil C models, such as the Environmental Policy Integrated Climate (EPIC) and Century models, that estimate agricultural soil C fluxes. The proposed HyspIRI mission will contain all of the necessary spectral bands to measure all of these parameters, and as such, is an excellent platform to test methodologies for worldwide agricultural GHG monitoring and facilitate the development of future advanced multispectral sensors for orbital spacecraft missions.


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Dr Carolina Matos
- Dr Carolina Matos
- +44 (0)20 7040 4172
- firstname.lastname@example.com
Postal Address
Northampton Square
United Kingdom
Dr Carolina Matos is a journalist, lecturer and researcher with 23 years of professional experience; 10 years as a full-time journalist in Brazil and over 12 years working in universities throughout the UK. Dr Matos obtained her PhD in Media and Communications from Goldsmiths College, University of London, in 2007 with no corrections, with a thesis that was transformed into a book and translated and adopted at universities throughout the world.
Before joining the Sociology department at City University London, Dr Matos was a part-time lecturer in the Government department at the University of Essex, and previously an LSE Fellow in Political Communications, taking over from senior lecturer Maggie Scammell. Dr Matos was a LSE Expert and Visiting Fellow at the Media and Communications department at the London School of Economics and Political Science, as well as a visiting lecturer at Goldsmiths College, University of East London (UEL) and St. Mary's University College, Twickenham. Her research is multidisciplinary, drawing from Media and Communications, Politics, Sociology, Globalisation and Latin American and Brazilian Studies.
During the last 13 years, Dr Matos has been teaching in the areas of media and democracy, political communications, international relations and the media, political economy of the media and globalisation and, the mass media. Her research is situated in the areas of comparative political communications, media and democracy, globalization and development, international communications and journalism. She published the books Media and politics in Latin America: globalization, democracy and identity (I.B. Tauris, 2012) and Journalism and political democracy in Brazil (Lexington Books, 2008) as well as many other articles and chapters as well as journalistic work and is currently working on a third book project, Globalization, gender politics and the media. The book received in 2012 an honorable mention for the Cecil B. Currey Books Awards on the best book on the Third World by the Association of Third World Studies (ATWS) and was translated and published in Portuguese by Editora Civilizacao Brasileira of Record, one of the biggest commercial publishers in Latin America. She is part of City's Gender Forum network. Her research students include Matina Zestanaki, whose work is on social movements and politics in Greece.
Dr Matos obtained the Postgraduate Certificate in teaching in UK HE from the LSE in June 2011, having also taught at the LSE Executive as well as having done consultancy work for the LSE Enterprise. Over the last couple of years, Dr Matos has presented at the 2011 Waltham Literature and Arts Festival in Leytonstone-East End, at the Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism at the University of Oxford in 2012, at the International Journalism Week at Sheffield University in 2012 and has taken part in the University of Cambridge's department of History and Philosophy's ESRC funded project, Economics in Europe in a Comparative Perspective entitled "Interrogating Economics in the Public Sphere", in April 2013. Dr Matos was a Visiting Lecturer at the University of Helsinki, Finland and has given many university talks throughout Brazil, such as UFF, UFRJ and UERJ. She has also attended many conferences and given talks throughout the world, and is a member of professional organizations such as the ICA (International Communication Association), the International Sociological Association (ISA) and the Latin American Studies Association (LASA).
Dr Matos has given interviews to the press, including to television networks, such as Al Jazeera English, the newspaper De Standard, BBC Mundo and to the Brazilian media. She is also a contributor to the blog The Conversation and part of the editorial advisory board of the International Journal of Digital Television. As a journalist, she has worked for various newspapers in the areas of politics, culture and international news as well as for Folha de Sao Paulo, Globo Organisations, Reuters and UNESCO.
LSE Postgraduate Certificate in UK HE - June 2011
PhD in Media and Communications, Goldsmiths College, January 2007, with no corrections
MA in Film and Television Studies, University of Warwick, 1998-1999, ORS grant
The Department of Government, University of Essex (2012-2013)
Department of Media and Communications, LSE (2008 - 2011)
School of Cultural Studies and Social Science, University of East London (UEL)
Department of Media Arts, St. Mary's Twickenham
Deartment of Media and Communications, Goldsmiths College
Freelance journalism, translation and teaching in the UK
Administrative roles
- Research day organiser and dissertation workshop supervisor (2013-14)
- Examinations Officer (2013-14), taking over from Dr. Carolyn Vogler
- Teaching observation coordinator
- Academic misconduct panel
- Extenuating Circumstances
- Media work/appearances
Winner of the 2014 Premio Jabuti prize in the communication category, for the book Media and politics in Latin America: globalization, democracy and identity (I.B. Tauris and Editora Civilizacao Brasileira)
ATWS (Association of Third World Studies) - Cecil B. Currey ATWS Book-Length Publications Award
Honorary mention - "Media and Politics in Latin America";
Professional Activities
Professional Certificate in Strategic Gender Planning - International Centre for Parliamentary Studies UK - http://genderequity.parlicentre.org/trainersDetails.php?name=carolina-matos
Dr Matos is currently working on chapters for edited books and is conducting research on gender, communications and development. She is interested in building comparisons with the experiences of development and democratization of other BRIC countries, including looking at gender inequality in Latin America in comparative perspective with the experiences of more advanced democracies, examining gender representations in the media and popular culture.
Research interests
- Comparative Political Communications, including the role of public service broadcasting in the digital era, the public sphere and the relationship between media and democratisation
- International Communications and Development, especially the role of the media for national and international development
- Political journalism and democracy, such as the debate on journalism cultures, professionalism and objectivity and online journalism and new media
- Gender, globalization and communications, especially issues of global and local inequality, empowerment of disadvantaged groups and social inclusion.
PhD supervision
Dr Matos welcomes inquiries for PhD supervision in the areas of international journalism, media and democracy and development.
Research Students
- Name
- Helton Vilar de Andrade
- Thesis Title
- The media's coverage of inequality and poverty in Latin America
- Name
- Matina Zestanaki
- Thesis Title
- Greek politics and social movements
- Matos, C. (2013). Midia e politica na America Latina: democracia, globalizacao e identidade. Editora Civilizacao Brasileira.
- Matos, C. (2012). Media and politics in Latin America: globalization, democracy and identity. London: I.B.Tauris. ISBN 978-1-84885-612-7.
- Matos, C. (2009). Journalism and Political Democracy in Brazil. Lanham, MD: Lexington Books. ISBN 978-0-7391-2351-5.
- Matos, C. (2009). Comparing Media Systems: the role of the public media in the digital age. The Global Studies Journal, 2(3) .
Books (5)
- Matos, C. (2016). Globalization, gender politics and the media. Maryland, USA: Rowman and Littlefield/Lexington Books. ISBN 978-1-4985-1244-2.
- Matos, C. (2013). Midia e politica na America Latina: democracia, globalizacao e identidade. Editora Civilizacao Brasileira.
- Matos, C. (2012). Media and politics in Latin America: globalization, democracy and identity. London: I.B.Tauris. ISBN 978-1-84885-612-7.
- Matos, C. (2009). Journalism and Political Democracy in Brazil. Lanham, MD: Lexington Books. ISBN 978-0-7391-2351-5.
- Matos, C. (2008). Jornalismo e política democrática no Brasil. Sao Paulo: Publifolha. ISBN 978-85-7402-928-3.
Chapters (7)
- Matos, C. (2017). Democracy, pluralism and the media in Latin America: from public communications to women's use of new technologies. The Routledge Handbook to South American governance
- Matos, C. (2015). Media reform in Latin America revisited: where do we go from here? In Steemers, J. and Flew, T. (Eds.), Media Policy (pp. 156–172).
- Matos, C. (2014). Public service broadcasting and media reform in Brazil in comparative perspective. In Guerrero, M.A. and Márquez-Ramírez, M. (Eds.), Media Systems and Communication Policies in Latin America ISBN 978-1-137-40904-1.
- Matos, C. (2014). The Internet for the Public Interest: Overcoming the digital divide in Brazil. In Martens, C., McChesney, R. and Vivaveres, E. (Eds.), Regional responses to media regulation: the International Political Economy of Media in South America London: algrave Macmillan.
- Matos, C. (2013). Media and globalization in Brazil. In Nederveen Pieterse, J. and Cardoso, A. (Eds.), Brazil Emerging: Inequality and Emancipation New York: Routledge. ISBN 978-0-415-83704-0.
- Matos, C. (2012). Globalization and the mass media. Encyclopedia of Globalization Oxford: Wiley-Blackwell.
- Matos, C. (2001). Isaac Julien. In Allon, Y. (Ed.), Contemporary British and Irish Film Directors New York: Wallflower Press. ISBN 978-1-903364-21-5.
Conference Papers and Proceedings (6)
- Matos, C. (2013). Public service broadcasting and media reform in Brazil in comparative perspective. 2013 IAMCR Conference Dublin.
- Matos, C. (2013). Gender politics, blogging and the 2010 Brazilian elections. Political Studies Association (PSA) Conference Cardiff.
- Matos, C. (2013). Television, entertainment and the public interest. ICA London Conference London.
- Matos, C. (2013). Inequality and emancipation: Brazil's changing role in the world. Pre-ICA London Conference London.
- Matos, C. (2008). Partisanship and professionalism: the role of the journalist in the democratization process. US-Brazil (BRASA IX) conference Tulane University, New Orleans USA.
- Matos, C. (2008). Between crisis and cultural emancipation: re-evaluating the role of the public media in the digital age. 5th year anniversary of the Media and Communications Department LSE, London.
Internet Publication
Journal Articles (9)
- Matos, C. (2017). New Brazilian feminisms and online networks: Cyberfeminism, protest and the female 'Arab Spring'. International Sociology, 32(3), pp. 417–434. doi:10.1177/0268580917694971.
- Matos, C. (2016). Harbinger of modernity. Marcos Aguinis and the democratization of Argentina. Journal of Modern Jewish Studies, 15(3), pp. 528–529. doi:10.1080/14725886.2016.1186377.
- Matos, C. (2015). The Brazillian Road Movie: Journeys of (Self) Discovery. BULLETIN OF LATIN AMERICAN RESEARCH, 34(3), pp. 394–U203. doi:10.1111/blar.12336.
- Matos, C. (2014). Brazil: the struggle for press freedom. Dialogue .
- Matos, C. (2014). Brazilian society and politics post-world cup 2014: Global and local media narratives for democratization. International Journal of Digital Television, 5(3), pp. 255–259. doi:10.1386/jdtv.5.3.255_7.
- Matos, C. (2012). Media democratization in Brazil and future challenges. Journal of Critical Sociology, 38(6) .
- Matos, C. (2011). Media and democracy. Westminster Papers in Communication and Culture .
- Matos, C. (2009). Comparing Media Systems: the role of the public media in the digital age. The Global Studies Journal, 2(3) .
- Matos, C. (2004). Lula is pop!: an analysis of a celebrity politician. Journal of Culture and Communications of the Federal University of Bahia .
- SG2051 News and society
- SG1005 Media history and Politics
- Sociology 3rd year project
- SGM004 Political communication
- SGM223 Communication, culture and development
- SGM111 Sociology Dissertation
Other Activities
Editorial Activities (3)
- Book review for BLAR (Bulletin of Latin American Research), Brandellero, Sara (ed) (2013) The Brazillian Road Movie: Journeys of (Self) Discovery,
University of Wales Press (Cardiff), xix+288 pp. £90.00 hbk.
- Editorial Advisory Board, International Journal of Digital Television:
- Review of articles for a series of top journals, including the American Political Science Review, Global Media and BLAR (Bulletin of Latin American Research)..
Events/Conferences (4)
- King's College: Where now for Brazil? http://www.kcl.ac.uk/aboutkings/worldwide/newsevents/newsrecords/Whats-Next-for-Brazil-From-the-turmoil-to-the-near-future.aspx (2016).
- Globalization, gender politics and the media. Gender & Sexualities Research Forum, City (2014).
Description: http://www.city.ac.uk/events/2014/jun/gender-and-sexualities-research-forum
- Pre-BSA (British Sociological Association) conference. Birmingham
Description: https://bsapgforum.wordpress.com/2015/12/08/sociological-explorations/
- LSE/Oxford - Brazil Forum UK. http://brazilforum.co.uk/index.php/speakers/
Keynote Lectures/Speeches (7)
- Reuter's Institute University of Oxford. http://podcasts.ox.ac.uk/challenges-media-democratization-brazil-and-latin-america
- International Journalism Week, 2012 - University of Sheffield. http://www.sheffield.ac.uk/journalism/events/ijw2012/programme
- Interrogating the Economics in the Public Sphere -. http://www.econpublic.hps.cam.ac.uk/events/workshop-interrogating/
- Delivered the lectures "Gender and social development" and "Gender equity and citizenship". Institute for Parliamentary Studies (2015). Delivered lectures as part of the course Professional Certificate in Gender Planning
- Women Festival - University of Southampton. Southampton https://portal.solent.ac.uk/events/events-articles/2016/january/women-festival.aspx?ContensisTextOnly=true
- Universidade Metodista. Sao Paulo http://portal.metodista.br/cienciameto/noticias/midia-e-democracia-e-experiencia-da-emissora-britanica-bbc-e-tema-de-debate
- Media and Governance in Latin America. University of Leeds http://mgla.leeds.ac.uk/about-the-conference/
Media Appearances (8)
- Is David Cameron really commited to promote more women? http://www.city.ac.uk/news/2014/jul/city-university-london-academics-comment-ahead-of-rumoured-cabinet-re-shuffle
- The World Weekly. http://www.theworldweekly.com/reader/view/magazine/2016-04-21/after-rousseff/7618
- Financial Times. http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/d15a8694-f621-11e5-9afe-dd2472ea263d.html#axzz4Gw2F9AEk
- CCTV America - The Heat is on. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JGf-KaByG1w
- Al Jazeera Listening Post. http://www.aljazeera.com/programmes/listeningpost/2016/03/dilma-rousseff-caught-media-firestorm-160319130043686.html
- City's Ma in International Communication and Development. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tzXcSX-Giag
- Al Jazeera Listening Post. http://www.aljazeera.com/programmes/listeningpost/2014/07/an-alternative-angle-world-cup-201475134952225371.html
- Faculti Media. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Haoj6ktcDCI
Online Articles (4)
- Gender politics, blogging and the 2010 Brazilian elections. The Political Studies Associationhttp://www.psa.ac.uk/sites/default/files/975_496.pdf
- The colourful reality of Brazilian society is more than football and samba. The Conversationhttps://theconversation.com/the-colourful-reality-of-brazilian-society-its-more-than-football-and-samba-28161
- How Brazil's media is hounding. The Conversation
- Unesco World press freedom 2016 Finland. World celebrates 250 years of freedom of information
Production Activity
- Working on a new book, Globalization, gender politics and the media (Rowman and Littlefield/Lexington Books, forthcoming)
Television Programme
- Al Jazeera Listening Post. http://www.aljazeera.com/programmes/listeningpost/2014/07/an-alternative-angle-world-cup-201475134952225371.html
Other (5)
- International Centre for Parliamentary Studies - Professional Trainer on the Certificate in Gender Planning
- Unesco - http://en.unesco.org/world-press-freedom-day-2016/carolina-matos
- Academia - https://city.academia.edu/CarolinaMatos
- Research Gate - https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Carolina_Matos2
- City magazine 2015 - https://issuu.com/cityuniversitylondon/docs/7158_cityuni_citymagazine_sp_web


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We all know you can just never have enough flashlights - a recent 12 hour power outage here at home taught me that!
Besides, I'm willing to bet that the flashlights you have at home just don't compare (Please, PLEASE tell me you're not suffering along with one that uses an old-fashioned bulb - are you?!?!)
Seriously, you know how it goes - just when you need a solid, reliable flashlight there are none to be had!
PLUS - this super-bright flashlight is SOOOOOO well made and so nice to handle you'll be looking for excuses to use it!
Also - the LEDs are fantastically bright and are really easy on batteries.
You can go HOURS and HOURS on a single set - way better than the bad old days, that's for sure!
Oh - and the LEDs - yeah, they don't burn out! So, chances are this flashlight will still be blazing a path through the dark long after you and I are gone!
OK, this is going to sound funny, but really, I think best thing about this flashlight is the way it feels in your hand. Seriously!
Sure, it's fantastically bright, built like a tank (I think you can pound nails with the thing!), it seems like a set of will last forever, and we all know the LEDs won't burn out - but they way this handles is really what sets it apart!
It's very well balanced, the finish is really great to grip and the contours of the flashlight feel like they were custom molded just for you!
Plus, it's textured surface is super grippable - wet or dry!
Add to the list that it's water resistant and you have a flashlight that's ready for anything!
We've sold a lot of flashlights, but this has RAPIDLY become my personal favorite! I'm planning on one for home, one for camping, and one in the jeep!
Ready to fall in love with a flashlight? Then head to the store before they're all gone!
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Product Description
The Water Resistant Aluminum Super Bright 14 LED Flashlight is an energy efficient flashlight that uses the brighter, longer-laster light of LED bulbs. The low energy consumption of this flashlight means your batteries will last even longer, keeping the flashlight working when you need an emergency light. Keep a Water Resistant Aluminum Super Bright 14 LED Flashlight in your home, garage, car, or anywhere to be prepared in an emergency.
Key Features
- Features water-resistant aluminum construction
- Low energy consumption for longer battery life
- Light is powered by 14 white LED bulbs
System Requirements
- 3 AAA batteries (not included)


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Saturday October 6, 2012
BedBug Central's Boot Camps head to Pennsylvania, Washington State and Florida in 2013.
LAWRENCEVILLE, N.J. – BedBug Central takes to the road in 2013 for three scheduled Boot Camp Road Shows. Kicking the New Year off in Pennsylvania on Jan. 10 – 11, the BedBug Central team will then head to Washington State Feb. 14 – 15, and then make two stops in Florida, March 11 – 12 in Orlando and March 14 – 15 in Fort Lauderdale.
BedBug University: Boot Camp Road Shows travel to different parts of the United States to offer a two-day, intensive education program on all aspects of dealing with bedbugs. The program will focus on the knowledge needed to run or manage a successful bed bug program and include much of the four-day program in an accelerated format.
Learn about BedBug Central's unique LIMITED PREP protocol which guarantees elimination and NO BUGS, NO BITES for five months!
Sessions include:
• Bed Bugs 101 - Basics of bed bug biology, behavior, history, etc.
• Bed Bugs 102 - Protocol Overview- technical aspects of treating bed bugs
• Bed Bugs 201 - Tools of the Trade- live demonstrations of the tools and how to use them
• Bed Bugs 301 - The business of bed bugs
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Located in Brechin, Ontario - the Ramara Industrial Park holds many opportunities for all types of industrial businesses. Affordable, fully serviced lots and ease of access to major highways provides ample opportunity for companies just starting out or looking to expand.
Highlights- 45 acres of Industrial Land available- Affordable Fully Serviced Lots - Easy access to Highway 12- CN Railway Line- 3-Phase Hydro available- Fibre-optic Cable available- High Speed Internet available- Prices starting at $41K/acre
NOTE: Natural Gas not available at this time
Price Per Acre
Class A
Land with Highway 12 Exposure
Class B
Land with County Road 47 Frontage
Class C
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product to cover stair risers
I bought my first house, the only carpet in the house was on the stairwell. It was covering oak stair treads and plywood(?) risers. The risers have tons of cosmetic damage to them (50-100 staple/nail holes per riser and Two different colors of paint).
What is the best product that I can use to cover the risers? I would like something paintable or at least a veneer product that offers a choice of colors. I do not want to try to match the existing wood treads with a similar material riser.
Looking for a simple affordable solution.
maybe a 3/8" AC plywood will work, you do not want the riser to be to thick because of the tread overhang...
they make an adhesive backed veneer
Wood epoxy paste sanded smooth? Woodepox from Abatron is pretty easy to work with. You can tint it or paint it with no problems. Just trowel or drywall knife it on, let it set and sand. Must do some surface prep of course so you get adhesion but this is true of anything you pick.
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Sales fell by £550m to £14.8bn, a dip of more than a quarter since peaking at nearly £20bn in 1999.
Electronics exports are now at hardly half their peak 1999 level.
But factory exports rose by £0.2m to £8.6m, according to the Scottish Council for Development and Industry (SCDI).
Head of the SCDI Alan Wilson said: "The engineering sector was strong and signs are that whisky is recovering well from specific difficulties in a couple of markets."
He said, however, that ministers and Scottish Enterprise should back medium-sized exporters who faced a "pressing need" to improve workforce skills.
They should also invest more in research and development and improve transport links.
The SCDI's figures for 2004 were published after quarterly Scottish Executive statistics two weeks ago suggested manufactured exports were still in decline, mainly because of the slump in the electronics market.
The latest totals confirmed the decline of the sector:
Mr Wilson warned: "Overall, this was another tough year for Scottish manufacturing.
"In particular our export performance was dragged down by the continuing decline in the electronics sector and the sluggishness of our main European markets."
He added: "It is a major concern that exports have fallen by a quarter since 1999 at a time of increased global trade."
The executive admitted the latest figures were "disappointing".
A spokesman said the figures coincided with a period of weak demand in the key export market of the Euro-zone.
But he went on: "We fully acknowledge there has been an extremely difficult period for manufacturing."
The EU was still Scotland's biggest regional export market followed by North America and Asia-Pacific, excluding Japan.
The United States - where the first minister is on a trade mission - was Scotland's top national export market, with Germany in second place and France third.
The Conservatives said Scottish manufacturing was facing a full scale crisis.
Pro-enterprise agenda
Tory enterprise spokesman Murdo Fraser said: "The sector has slumped over the past five years under the executive's disastrous stewardship of the economy, in spite of Jack McConnell's rhetoric about making growth a priority.
"What we need now is a radical pro-enterprise agenda to boost our struggling companies."
He said a "bloated" public service and a "woeful" road network was preventing private firms from being able to compete and he called on the executive to cut business rates to English levels by next April, rather than 2007.


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