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Spacetrawler, audio version For the blind or visually impaired, November 19, 2020.
https://www.baldwinpage.com/spacetrawler/wp-content/uploads/sites/15/2020/11/2020-11-19-audio-ST.mp3
Sorry to leave you with a cliffhanger! (Kidding, I'm no sorry at all) 🙂
Coyoty
November 19, 2020 at 2:09 am	1 year ago
Its passengers rarely return in one piece. Or at least their original pieces.
Some have even added pieces or at least mass/volume (take your pick).
And I se that Stangor has her values lined up properly: Ship first (after all, out in space you will usually die if you don't have an intact ship…); meat packages are minor, and can always be replaced… especially from the gullible crowds on Earth.
Rikard
With a little morbidly creative semantics, the last sentence can be understood as "Nogg in one piece", hence the ship could fit in a matchbox as long as Nogg is in one piece.
Nogg in One Piece, or >shudder< Nogg in a one-piece is left to the imgination.
Pitgamer
Fan art has to happen – Nogg hanging out with Luffy and the One Piece gang.
Evil. 🙂
alinfamous
Cliffhanger? Are you making us wait until the new season in January?
Christopher Baldwin
@alinfamous, nope! Just until Monday. 🙂
Pete Rogan
November 19, 2020 at 6:21 pm	1 year ago
Science fiction author R. A. Lafferty said that the worst crime in the universe is killing a songbird. A sentiment that comes back to me every December 8th.
But close behind it has to be terrifying a little girl. We are beyond uncool here. We are now in the realm of universal crime. Not to be borne. Certainly deserving punishment.
I disliked the symbiont for its parasitic nature originally. But now it has gone well past one step too far. I'm not sure how one could kill it, but we need to consider what has to be done with it for this crime. Even if Tesfay survived. You don't deal in horror and terror without paying a price. No. You don't. Hear me, symbiont. You just don't.
Roburrito
Yeah. The symbiont went this week from a fun annoyance to needing a dramatic comeuppance.
Okay, I'll bite. What happened on December 8? I can think of a Catholic feast day, but I don't think that's what you have in mind.
Efogoto
Sesame Street puppeteer Caroll Spinney, the animator of Big Bird, died at his home in Connecticut on Dec 8, 2019 – though I'm pretty sure Big Bird isn't classified as a songbird despite several recordings demonstrating an ability to warble.
John Lennon was shot and killed in New York City on that date in 1980. No one can explain why.
November 22, 2020 at 11:13 pm	1 year ago
I remember that day. He seemed so old to me then, when I was 19. He was only 40.
This year Lennon would have been 80. If that doesn't blow your mind, consider that this year is the first in which our time without him exceeds the time he lived with us. And will forevermore. Time leaves such big footprints.
Complex, interesting antagonists are one of the many strong points of this saga. It's a testament to Cristopher's skill and consistency, when a sentient jacket slowly morphs into a convincing villain. Mad props!
meerling
The symbiont is that character in an RPG that is always making things worse for the party because his player got bored with all the non-action bits, like talking.
(Prime MurderHobo material there.)
As a Game Director myself, one rando is tolerable and can provoke or just catapult characters into action. Two just strings people out between them, and can rapidly polarize a group depending on which rando they think is more fun.
Between Stangor and the symbiont is the quicksand of hasty decisions and no escape in any form. The Earthlings may be forced into making just such a choice, and I'm not sure they have to. But I'm not there, and it's not my game, so….
I rely on an old Polish proverb: Nie mój cyrk, nie moje ma?py.
(Trans: Not my circus, not my monkeys.)


... as well as anchor stores such as Lord and Taylors, Target and Macy's.
... the mall is one story it still had amazing selections of top brand items.
Nice Mall for shopping. Has 4 large anchor stores and 2 levels of small specialty stores.The food court is good with quite a few food choices. Parking is ample.
This is a fairly large mall located in Trumbull. There are so many stores here with so many different items. There is also a food court where you can get a variety of food to eat.
We both ordered the 3 piece Spicy chicken fingers which were not bad at all considering mass produced fast food. Cole Slaw was good, but the rice and beans are to be avoided. They had no taste at all. Biscuits were a success.
We enjoy going to the mall. Easy parking and like the store selection and food. They always have good sales.
This mall is a great place for shopping experience for all ages. Great selection of stores and food court.
Get quick answers from Westfield Trumbull Mall staff and past visitors.


The CO-oximeter in Radiometer's blood gas analyzers is widely regarded for its ability to measure, among other parameters, total hemoglobin with consistently high accuracy.
When it comes to total hemoglobin, measuring accuracy may mean the difference between transfusing a patient or not, dramatically impacting patient care and health care costs. Choosing the right technology with measured, rather than calculated hemoglobin and an improved preanalytical phase can ensure the same clinical accuracy in the point of care as in the central lab.
Radiometer's 128-wavelength spectrophotometer measures a full range of CO-oximetry parameters. 128 wavelengths ensure that all the details of the measured spectrum are revealed, providing a highly precise spectral blueprint. The advantage of having this vital information is that our CO-oximeter is able to detect and subsequently suppress interferences from commonly seen substances.
The spectra of the common interferences are stored in the analyzer software. The analyzer compares the model spectrum with the measured spectrum. Any deviations caused by interferences (such as lipids, HbF, SHb, pH, Cardio Green, Evans Blue, betacarotene, Patent Blue V, methylene blue, HiCN) are detected and suppressed, ensuring measuring accuracy.
Radiometer's CO-oximeter is equipped with a neon lamp which generates constant spectral lines. The function of the spectral lines is to serve as references to ensure that there is no drift in the 128 wavelengths used in the spectrophotometer. The neon lamp controls that any deviations are automatically detected and corrected, also contributing to constantly high measuring quality.
The net result of the design of Radiometer's CO-oximeter is measurement accuracy and precision.
The CO-oximeter on the ABL800 FLEX is able to measure ctHb with a repeatability of less than 0.15 g/dL on ctHb levels between 7.0 g/dL and 25.0 g/dL.
For a typical transfusion threshold of 7.0 g/dL, Radiometer's CO-oximeter performs just as accurately when compared to lab methods.
The superior precision shown by the ABL90 FLEX analyzer means that measured hemoglobin results from the analyzer provide a more solid foundation for clinicians when deciding whether or not to transfuse, dramatically impacting patient care and health care costs.
The Radiometer CO-oximeter hemolyzes blood samples with ultrasound waves inside the measuring cuvette itself. With the blood being hemolyzed inside the measuring cuvette, the blood sample does not have to be moved after hemolyzation. This eliminates the possibility of the measured sample being mixed with non-hemolyzed blood, and thereby ensures accuracy (Fig. 1).
CO-oximeter clots are a frequent and serious problem. Radiometer's CO-oximeter is equipped with intra-cuvette hemolyzation. The measuring cuvette destroys potential clots ultrasonically during the hemolyzation process, helping to ensure sample integrity (Fig. 2).
The design of the Radiometer CO-oximeter prevents the formation of air bubbles by carrying out the intracuvette ultrasound hemolyzation under overpressure. An overpressure of one atmosphere is maintained not only during the hemolyzing process but until the measurement has been completed. Such maintenance improves the precision of the measurement (Fig. 3).
After each measurement, Radiometer's CO-oximeter ultrasonically cleans the cuvette's glass walls, knocking loose deposits before they build up. This eliminates the need to replace the glass on the CO-oximeter – a costly and time-consuming procedure with other analyzers – and keeps the CO-oximeter maintenance-free (Fig. 4).
Your choice of CO-oximeter impacts patient care. For more information, listen to the on-demand webinar Blood Conservation at the POC: The right technology can make a difference presented by Dr. Nam K. Tran, PhD, MS, FACB of the University of California, Davis.
1. Tran, Nam K et al. Clinical Significance of Accurate Total Hemoglobin Measurements. AACC Poster 2016.
Learn more about increasing sample integrity with the new ABL90 FLEX PLUS.


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import time,os,base64,ocr,sc_gs

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        new_filename=str(unix_time)+'.'+ext  # 修改了上传的文件名
        path=os.path.join(file_dir,new_filename)
        f.save(path)  #保存文件到upload目录
        ocr.myocr(path)               #识别发票
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If weather conditions become such as to make it inadvisable to run school buses or conduct school, Racine radio stations (WRJN – 1400 AM; WOKY – 920 AM; and WEZY – 92.1 FM) will carry the announcement by 6:30 AM. WTMJ – Channel 4, WISN – Channel 12, and FOX – Channel 6 will also carry the announcement. When Racine Unified is closed, St. John's is closed.
Please note that when Racine Unified plans to operate on a one or two hour delay due to weather conditions, St. John's will do the same and there will be no before school care or preschool. When Racine Unified conducts an early release due to weather conditions, St. John's will do the same and all after school activities and child care will be cancelled.


When evaluating the performance of one of your teachers, it is good to have a standard rating system in place. Here are ratings and standards for use when it is time to do performance appraisal.
Staff should be rated on based on the requirements of their job description and not compared to other staff performance to make the appraisal more objective.
Rate staff as a 1, 2, or 3 in all categories. Most staff are Core performers and that's ok. That means they are doing their job. Top performers always give that extra effort.
Add all ratings to determine the staff rating for the evaluation period.
Managers of these employees should be meeting with the employee on a frequent basis.


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Barrlössen är små och vaxbeklädda, saknar sifoner och har korta antenner. Alla arterna lever på barrträd, och stammödrarna orsaker kott- eller annanaslika gallbildningar på årsskotten, i vilka den andra bladlusgeneraltionen utvecklas.

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Q: 80's/90's classic cartoon about kids kidnapped and turned into mute slinky skinny lizard-like humanoids Classic cartoon about kids kidnapped and turned into mute slinky skinny lizard like humanoids. They had faces kinda like the Momo faces.
This was like 80's 90's, made into a TV special. I think the boys ran away or were kidnapped in a carnival but were later turned into this slinky creepy-looking humanoid lizards who couldn't talk, so no one would know they were actual kids. They kind of wobbled funnily when they walked.
Their face looked like this:

A: OP found their answer in a comment; it was The Care Bears in the Land Without Feelings, a television special of the titular Care Bears released in 1983.
From Wikipedia:

Kevin, a boy on Earth, is upset because he has to move away from his younger friend Donna. Declaring that he doesn't care, he decides to run away and ends up in The Land Without Feelings, which is ruled by a misanthropic and winter-centric mad scientist named Professor Coldheart. He turns Kevin into a green amphibian-like goblin via a soda-like potion and declares him a slave. The Care Bears, along with Donna, go into the Land Without Feelings to save Kevin along with the other children who were turned into Coldheart's goblin slaves. Tenderheart Bear makes an attempt to climb up to Coldheart's castle, but is caught in a trap by Coldheart himself on the way up. Wish Bear makes an immediately granted wish to be teleported to Coldheart's castle with Grumpy Bear and Donna (and all the other Care Bears too, including Tenderheart), after several times being interrupted when attempting to make a wish and seeing if it would actually come true. The Care Bears use their magic 'Care Bear Stare' to change Kevin and the other children back to human, and Coldheart makes a break for it.

The episode is available on YouTube, here timestamped to the boy's transformation into the lizard:

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Luke Stewart is a composer-improviser, bassist, multi-instrumentalist, and organizer known for his work as a soloist; leader of his Exposure Quintet, with Edward Wilkerson, Jr., Ken Vandermark, Jim Baker, and Avreeayl Ra; and member of groups including Blacks' Myths, Heart of the Ghost, Six Six, Irreversible Entanglements, and Heroes Are Gang Leaders, a literary free jazz ensemble that was awarded the 2018 American Book Award for Oral Literature.

Stewart has co-run DC jazz advocacy nonprofit CapitalBop since 2010, curating the organization's longstanding "Loft Jazz" concert series and writing music criticism for its website. In 2020, he was included among DownBeat's "25 for the Future" as an artist who "shapes the artistic landscape".

He has performed or recorded with artists including Camae Ayewa, Keir Neuringer, Aquiles Navarro, Tcheser Holmes, Archie Shepp, Warren "Trae" Crudup, III, Miriam Parker, Daniel Carter, Fay Victor, Hamiet Bluiett, Wadada Leo Smith, Jarrett Gilgore, Ian McColm, Anthony Pirog, Jaimie Branch, Thurston Moore, Leila Bordreuil, and Priests.

Early life and career

Stewart grew up in Ocean Springs, Mississippi, where he studied saxophone, violin, and guitar before he began playing electric bass in high school. Stewart began his undergraduate degree as an international studies major at the University of Mississippi. In 2005, as he prepared to begin an internship at the National Coalition to Abolish the Death Penalty in Washington, D.C., Hurricane Katrina hit the Mississippi Gulf Coast. Stewart decided to stay in D.C. and transferred to American University, where his studies expanded to include audio engineering. In addition to his bachelor's from American, Stewart completed a master's in Arts Management and Entrepreneurship at The New School in 2019.

After moving to D.C., Stewart began frequently attending and performing at avant-garde jazz and rock gigs. He also interned at "Jazz and Justice" radio station WPFW, eventually hosting his own weekly jazz radio show and working as a production coordinator.

In 2010, Stewart met Giovanni Russonello, who had recently founded jazz advocacy organization and website CapitalBop. Stewart began writing for and then co-running the organization, which was awarded a $100,000 grant from the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation in 2019.

Stewart met Camae Ayewa (also known as Moor Mother) while playing with Laughing Man, an art-punk band that shared bills with Ayewa's group the Mighty Paradocs. One year after the 2014 "People Issue" of the Washington City Paper called Stewart a "jazz revolutionary", he joined Ayewa, Keir Neuringer, Aquiles Navarro, and Tcheser Holmes in forming the "liberation-oriented free-jazz collective" Irreversible Entanglements. The group performed in the inaugural season of the Kennedy Center's "Direct Current" contemporary culture showcase, and their releases have been included in best-of lists in Magnet, NPR Music, The Quietus, and Stereogum's "20 Best Jazz Albums Of The 2010s".

Stewart has said he wants his collaborative work to "highlight the non-hierarchical nature of free improvisational music" and to challenge "the concept of the capital-C composer and how it affects our perceptions of music".

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PLSA IC 19: Pension funds must pressure companies to improve ethical behaviour
By Theo Andrew
Pension funds should focus on changing the ethical behaviour of companies from within before choosing to divest, it has been suggested.
Speaking at the annual Pensions and Lifetime Savings Association (PLSA) Investment Conference today, 7 March, Robeco head of active ownership, Carola van Lamoen, said that it is important to make the distinction between the product the company offers and the behaviour of the company, adding that the latter can be changed through engagement.
Pressure has been growing on pension funds to divest industries such as fossil fuels, arms and tobacco, however, Lamoen believes that there is an important distinction to be made between unethical sectors and companies that may be required to make changes to their business models.
"We see that several companies have committed to ambitions, so there are some good hopes, but our engagement is not finished, we are working on other improvements. When talking about divesting or not, it is very important to make a distinction between product and behaviour," Lamoen said.
"If you look at companies with products that you cannot engage with, for example, weapons or tobacco, on those topics you cannot have a useful conversation, so divesting might make sense.
"But, if you are talking about behaviour where improvement is needed, then it makes sense to have a discussion to improve the companies behaviour, which is a very important difference."
FAIRR Initiative director, Maria Lettini, added that it is important to recognise that companies' systems and strategies take time to change, but that it is important to continue engagement.
Furthermore, she said that it is important to ask companies to set their ethical objectives and to report on their progress.
"It is important that everybody is on the same page … its about educating the company as an investor. It's a partnership and tying down targets is crucial, as well as timing and scope is hugely important," Lettini said.
FAIRR, an initiative which aims to build a global network of investors engaged with material risks posed by intensive livestock production, recently persuaded McDonalds to implement systemic changes to the way it sources its global supply of chicken.

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The Kradal conflicts, sometimes known collectively as the Kradal conflict, were a series of bloody Forerunner civil wars that took place in the galactic center at some point before the human-Forerunner war. Bitterness-of-the-Vanquished commanded Warrior-Servant forces during these conflicts, which saw the loss of countless warriors. The Z-130 Suppressor was first used during the Kradal conflicts. A stone monument was later erected in the memory of the conflicts.
A stone monument built to pay homage to the conflict.


The Will Smith–directed, Jay Z–scored Annie remake has been without an actress to play its titular character ever since Willow Smith gave up the role so she could enjoy being a 12-year-old girl. Luckily for everyone, Beasts of the Southern Wild star Quvenzhané Wallis is only nine years old, and is therefore not yet worried about spending her youth on set. On Sunday, Sony Pictures and Overbrook Entertainment announced that the littlest Oscar nominee will replace Smith, as had been rumored. We can't say that we're not excited.


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Updated South and East China Seas Debate Map
The "Disputes in the South and East China Seas" debate map has been updated to reflect recent events, including the Philipppines-China UNCLOS Arbitration Award. Read the debate map now for the latest legal arguments and discussions on the topic.
On the Debate Map Series
International lawyers are fortunate to be well-served by a number of very well informed and thoughtful blogs, which are making a lasting contribution to scholarship. This increase in scholarly commentary, although a huge benefit to lawyers and scholars, can become rather difficult and time consuming to keep track of. With this in mind, the editors of Oxford Public International Law have begun a series of debate maps indexing discussions by scholars on the public international law aspects of these major debates.
View the debate map archive.


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Roman's Lab 84: The Italian Game and 3.Bb5 Sicilian - Chess Opening Video DVD
Brand: Chess on DVD
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Rybka's Quest to Replace the Ruy Lopez
On this important DVD Roman introduces new ideas in the Giuoco Piano, plus a new way to play with the 3.Bb5 Sicilian.
Roman and Rybka completely overturn a well established move in the Giuoco Piano, a variation over 100 year old.
This is truly one of the most revolutionary discoveries in modern chess theory.
As a bonus Roman also introduces a relatively new way to play with the 3.Bb5 Sicilian.
White mixes the Rossolimo and Grand Prix variations with powerful suggestions from Rybka.
On this important DVD Roman introduces new ideas in the Giuoco Piano, plus a new way to play with the 3.Bb5 Sicilian. Watch Roman and Rybka completely overturn a well established move in the Giuoco Piano, a variation over 100 year old and one never before questioned. In fact, we now have a new line in which White claims a sizable advantage. It's truly amazing to see how a harmless move that 4 different GM's (including Karpov) would not take seriously, but after 20 or 30 minutes they all gave up for Black's position completely, admitting White's superiority. This is truly one of the most revolutionary discoveries in modern chess theory. As a bonus Roman also introduces a relatively new way to play with the 3.Bb5 Sicilian. White mixes the Rossolimo and Grand Prix variations with powerful suggestions from Rybka. Catch Black napping with this improved sideline. Video Running Time: 100 min.
Learn Chess from Grandmaster Roman Dzindzichashvili:
Former two time U.S. Champion & Russian Champion
World Open Winner, Writer & Teacher
Former Chess Coach & Trainer for World Champions Gary Kasparov & Anatoly Karpov
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Jeannie Epper, Zoë Bell, Lynda Carter et al.
Two of the biggest Hollywood directors are featured in the film 'Double Dare', a double-barreled, action-packed documentary about two Hollywood stuntwomen. Jeannie Epper, who refuses to retire at sixty-two, doubled for 'Wonder Woman 2' in the 70s, and Zoe Bell landed the coveted job doubling 'Xena 2' at the age of eighteen and went on to double for Uma Thurman in 'Kill Bill 2'. 'Double Dare' is a candid look at two strong, dedicated women who pursue tough careers in a male-dominated tinsel town.


Ahead of his participation in a panel discussion about data on the buy side at ATS Paris, ExchangeWire spoke with Shane Shevlin, IPONWEB's EMEA Commercial Director (pictured below), about the rise and rise of header bidding, where publishers need to be vigilant to be successful; and the striking parallels between publisher header bidding and buy-side container tag technology.
In early 2006 I remember sending a panicked email to the DFA product manager at DoubleClick. I was managing the implementation of a Floodlight retagging exercise for a large global travel advertiser and something was out of kilter.
The killer idea behind Floodlight was that an advertiser/agency could manage how website conversions and sales from a specific digital channel, or 'network' traffic acquisition partner, were attributed. The technology inside was 'front end de-duplication'; a technique that leveraged a user's unique cookie ID and the timestamps recorded when they clicked or viewed ads before converting. Using this tech, together with DFA tracking tags, you could bring external channel clicks and views into the DFA reporting engine; showing which channels/partners drove sales and when they did so. Not too dissimilar to what many header bidding kits allow you to do with buyer interest signals today – except in reverse.
The feature helped us win big on the direct advertiser new business front; and pan-European advertisers, in particular, loved the idea of more efficient tracking via a single source of truth. Add real-time, flattened attribution management across 10+ territories and languages inside one platform and you had a very sticky product.
The problem was that Floodlight version 1.0 contained a big, fat bug and the real-time user de-duplication wasn't firing correctly. The cause was obscure and took our engineers longer than it should have to pinpoint it. Being on the frontline was painful, with calls every half hour from different digital channel managers. The numbers didn't make sense. Client feedback showed a fairly predictable split on credit due per channel for new client acquisition, which wasn't reflected in Floodlight's figures. The engineers finally found the source of the bug – it was linked to the fact that DFA treated previously unrecognised users differently from users for which it had already dropped a cookie. The knock-on effect was mass chaos for our travel client: our beta partner, which was seriously ramping up digital marketing budget across 10+ different channel partners.
The episode brought home how much power Floodlight wielded: a container tag technology that could play gatekeeper on who got paid what, based on what it said was the reconciled truth, after budgets had already been spent. If your channel partner's numbers didn't tally with DFA's, payment was often withheld until the discrepancy had been understood. However, should the tag be implemented incorrectly, or a bug find its way into the system logic when executing the JS on the page, real-world money was lost by the deserving, and the less deserving earned unfairly.
There are already many interested parties vying for dominance in asserting their own particular flavour of this open and free concept. After all, controlling preemptive information about publishers' inventory and user data is what helped high-growth businesses like Criteo assert their dominance in the past; and others now see a chance to reciprocate.
To many programmatic purists, header bidding is akin to the Emperor's new clothes – attempting to recreate the net opportunities open RTB standards technically afford already. The issue is one of failed delivery on high publisher expectations from supply-side programmatic tech, and more specifically on control and transparency. Header bidding is gaining popularity as a known quantity, a sweet spot of from where you expect your business to come. As the 'smarts' are executed by code deployed in the publisher's own source code, there is the impression of additional control.
The challenge is deciding on a sensible number of preferred demand partners, and which demand is most relevant and lucrative to you. An equally effective strategy for publishers to regain control and future-proof themselves against demand-side market moves, is to hold SSP partners to account, or control outright their own unified ad server + auction environment.
Depending on how well header bidding has been implemented, publishers may see real impact on page load times; the scramble from third parties to bring forward 'open' header bidding APIs means the design and quality of solutions varies greatly. The decisioning can be taxing on the user's browser due to high data volumes being transmitted – a problem exacerbated by the sheer number of potentially high-spending buyers out there. Whether decisioning is synchronous or asynchronous is also a factor.
There is no denying that, with current market dynamics, header bidding allows publishers to get closer to the deal again and to secure higher spends from preferred buyers – a much needed shot in the arm in a tough market. But how sustainable will this uptick be, when the increase in demand-side programmatic activations continues unabated? Will rearchitecting how you sell around header bidding be best for the longer term? As open market buying volumes continue to grow, there are potentially hundreds of higher bids for your impression that go unseen when an impression is bought over header bidding. I'm not saying this is the case outright today; but implementing the same wide-angle view of the market via header bidding is potentially a very tedious ask. And much like buy-side container tag tech, the 'short-circuit' decisioning layer potentially curtails the flow of money, this time to your detriment. In a somewhat bizarre practice, some header bidding implementations take signals that come back from preferred buyers and incorporate them into a unified auction – maybe bringing back visibility on open market demand – but isn't that the exact same thing as an open RTB auction? And won't buyers feel cheated that their 'first-look' has been eroded, and either push their spend back through the 'normal' open-RTB channel, or simply spend elsewhere?
The often-poor performance and abuse of second-price auction mechanics by some performance bidder technologies is partly why header bidding exists in the first place. That being as it may, open auctions will continue to be visited by an increasing number of RTB buyers and, most notably perhaps, more direct marketers who are standing up their own tech. Not everyone can have a seat at the header-bidding table; it's just not that scalable. And fewer buyers equals less density, equals less competition – ultimately driving price down.
For exchanges representing their best 'managed demand' price, publishers should remember that not all exchanges are created equal. Relying completely on a third-party to secure known and unknown demand via their platform simply won't cut it. Publishers should be heavily promoting and exerting high level of controls themselves on this task. And, while RTB auction tech vendors have some way to go before regaining trust, remember ALL required data points and levers are available inside open RTB supply-side tech to regain both trust and control for the publisher. But, it should happen less on behalf of, and much more in partnership with, the publisher in future.
Through RTB standards, 'commodity accountability' can be offered by publishers and, thereby, the buyer's safety (ensuring that the commodity is legitimate). On the question of data control, many publishers, and their supply-side partners, have missed a trick. Serious buyers crave reliable reach and demographic signals and are frequently prepared to pay handsomely for it. The ability to propagate first-party data signals over the RTB bid stream has been underexploited by publishers to date. Header bidding does not afford the same level of control in such an endeavour – quite the opposite in fact. With header bidding, the onus is on the buyer to 'collect' the signals (user/content/context, etc), whereas with an RTB-sold impression, the publisher is responsible for 'pushing' the signals in the first instance and, thereby, afforded a better opportunity to monetise them.
Exerting this level of control over a unified openRTB auction, together with ad server functionality, is still the most effective way to future-proof for broader market interest in your wares, as programmatic spend continues to grow unabated. Publishers should try to focus on understanding where their market lives today – actively investigate practices like bid suppression and other DSP internal auction dynamics which don't work in your, or your brand partners', favour. Understand from brand owners what a fair price for your inventory is, based on real market demand. If hotspots have higher than average demand, raise your prices unashamedly and never make a premium impression available on multiple platforms – this practice may increase yield short-term but will certainly dilute your brand and suppress CPMs long-term. If you truly believe your inventory is worth more than you're getting today, hold your ground and figure out how to get your buyers to the correct point of sale so you regain control of the transaction. Far from being the poor cousin in the ad tech chain, publishers have the potential (with the right technology and ethos) to provide buyers with their dream scenario: full transparency and accountability, and with that, a new era of publisher revenue.
Shevlin will be participating in a panel discussion on 'How the Buy-Side Can Make Data the Key Component to Success in Programmatic' at ATS Paris on 13 April. Find more information here.


Applied for all kinds of helicopters, fixed-wing airplanes with propellers and multi-copters.
The RPM range that the Optical Tachometer could test is from 700RPM to 4500RPM. In order to make it convenient for you to enter close RPM and find out the exact RPM in a short time, 5 presets of RPM can be saved in this unit and you could enter any preset by pressing "F" key. Each preset RPM value can be set according to your different helicopters and airplanes, and also the last RPM value before shutting off will be saved as preset.
As the back light of the rotating object is quite different, there are 10 levels of aperture which can be set by pressing "F" key. In this case,you could capture clear image through the 3D Glass Screen whether the light is bright or dark, so that you can get accurate RPM value of the rotating object.


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Latest News: SEAT has scooped three accolades in CarGurus UK Best Used Car Awards for 2019. The Ateca won the prestigious best overall used car award and was voted first place in the crossover category, while the SEAT Leon was awarded the best Small Family Car. Richard Harrison, Director of SEAT UK, says: "We are thrilled that the SEAT Ateca has been recognised by CarGurus. The Ateca has spearheaded significant growth for SEAT in the UK since its launch in 2016. We know that our models are already highly recommended as new purchases, so it's great to see the SEAT Ateca performing just as strongly as a used buy too." The judging panel praised the Ateca for its practicality and low running costs. It was also highly commended by judges for giving a more enjoyable driving experience compared to its rival models. The CarGurus UK Best Used Car Awards recognise the best buys in the used car market across 13 categories including city cars, superminis, small family cars, crossovers, SUVs, performance cars and more. View our latest SEAT offers here.
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Welcome to the News portion of the Motorvogue website. Below you'll find posts and updates on all the latest developments from within the company, information about events we're attending, and anything else we think you may need to know! Check back regularly, and let us know if there's anything else you'd like to see appear on this page!
SEAT scoops three awards at CarGurus UK Best Used Car Awards
SEAT has scooped three accolades in CarGurus UK Best Used Car Awards for 2019.
The Ateca won the prestigious best overall used car award and was voted first place in the crossover category, while the SEAT Leon was awarded the best Small Family Car.
Richard Harrison, Director of SEAT UK, says: "We are thrilled that the SEAT Ateca has been recognised by CarGurus. The Ateca has spearheaded significant growth for SEAT in the UK since its launch in 2016. We know that our models are already highly recommended as new purchases, so it's great to see the SEAT Ateca performing just as strongly as a used buy too."
The judging panel praised the Ateca for its practicality and low running costs. It was also highly commended by judges for giving a more enjoyable driving experience compared to its rival models.
The CarGurus UK Best Used Car Awards recognise the best buys in the used car market across 13 categories including city cars, superminis, small family cars, crossovers, SUVs, performance cars and more.
View our latest SEAT offers here.
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We had a total of 70 guests attend our wedding.
On one random evening in March, we were both at the right place at the right time. I went out with some girlfriends of mine and he was out with some of his guy friends. We met initially at a pool bar and both parties started playing pool together. When we arrived JJ offered to buy me a beer and the rest is history. I tell people it's like in the movies when two people are talking the night away and everything around them goes blurry and fast. I ended up driving everyone home that evening and a couple of days later we went on our first date, being the BEST first date I had ever had in my life.
JJ took me to Love. The grounds had beautiful views. The cabin itself was old and rustic, with fake dusty flowers all over the room, floral decor in the wallpaper and bedding along with a jacuzzi smack dab in the middle of the living room. It was a site for sore eyes, but we had the best weekend ever. He took me back to where we went on our first hike together and carved our names into a fallen down tree. After a couple of minutes at the top, he got down on one knee and proposed.
My vision was Coastal California succulent colors. Succulents can be pretty expensive so I took a twist and used colors that went well with them. Ivory, peach, and eucalyptus green were the main focus. We chose a golf course that fit our budget and one I knew would get beautiful views for all of our guests visiting CA for the first, and possibly, only time in their lives.
I knew it would mostly be the Naval dress on the groomsmen side, so I went with a simple light grey and mint green for the boys along with mint green dresses for the girls to pair well with the ivory and peach flowers we held. It turned out better than I could have imagined.
We splurged on photography! We had never had professional pictures before and the package included an entire engagement session as well. We have these pictures for the rest of our lives. I'm so grateful we did this because it captured our family, friends, and venue so well. I also splurged on my dress a little bit. I budgeted for $1000 and ended up using $1400, no regrets at all! Skipped hiring a day of coordinator and put all my friends and family to use when it came to setting up the venue before the big event. They wanted to help so I let them help! We also skipped renting a photo booth (which is upwards of $500-800) and decided to buy and create our own corner of fun! It turned out great!
Hands down the best part of the day was sneaking off to take our "baby announcement" picture with our photographer. Barely anyone at the wedding knew we were expecting so it was such a special time for us, alone on that day, to take that picture and share that moment together. I would say my second favorite moment of the day was when I went to read my vows and JJ pulled out his microphone and held it for me for all to hear. I didn't know it would pick up my voice and it just reiterated how sweet and thoughtful JJ is.
Flowers in this area are EXPENSIVE! I asked around quite a bit and wasn't getting anywhere when one day someone told me about a wholesale place about 45 minutes from home. Their sister did her entire wedding plus wedding party for under $500. They allowed me to trade in flowers the day I picked them up if they weren't what I expected. It was so fun creating the bouquets and centerpieces with my sister and mom, especially since I had done most of everything else on my own. It was a special moment we got to share together and they turned out incredible.
First off, we thought mostly about our guests when it came to the cake. I worked for a bakery when we first moved here and I knew I wanted The Perfect Crumb to make our cake. I thought about flavors everyone would like and wanted it to be simple and elegant. I also knew that from the previous 5 weddings I had gone to, people are typically too caught up in the drinking and dancing to care about a HUGE decorated cake. I wanted to give them flavor vs. beauty when it came down to it. Chocolate and Funfetti flavors with a Swiss Meringue Butter Cream frosting. We got so many compliments and I will always remember how excited everyone was for the Funfetti!
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I went thrift shopping around town for most of the decor. Using these copper candle holders to decorate the bar area with eucalyptus intertwined in those. I put greenery everywhere I could think of to add a more natural touch to the tables because the venue itself was mostly dark wood. I used gifts that had been given to us through the engagement party and bridal shower, mini signs about love and life. My best friend cut and painted our guest signage which was an anchor and "S" painted in white, peach, and mint green and people signed those with a permanent marker. My glass centerpieces came from Dollar Tree!
We did the Naval Sword Arch Entrance. If you are in the military/navy this is a MUST! We were not going to do it at first and it truly added a Naval feel to the wedding.
Don't stress the small things. This is your day and when it comes down to it those small things are never going to matter. This day is about YOU and what YOU want. Don't talk or ask too much advice from other people or you will get lost in what everyone else thinks you should do.


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MMI News Archive
Sightings of Orca families hunting along the Oregon coast excite throngs of people — and help marine mammal researchers
Yachats News: 06/07/2022
"All these sightings over the past month have been pretty exciting," Leigh Torres said. "And what's especially cool here is that you can view them from the shore pretty easily."
Altruism in Humpback Whales
All Things Wild: 04/11/2022
Marine ecologist Bob Pitman witnessed some extraordinary things during his career. In this episode of the All Things Wild podcast, Bob shares an incredible account of humpback whales protecting seals from killer whales.
Sea lions in distress? Stay clear and call it in
News-Times: 04/01/2022
What do you do if you happen across a carcass or an animal that seems to be in distress? Call the Stranding Network at 541-270-6830.
New PMEL Science at Work Video Released: Innovations in Acoustics and eDNA Research to Study Blue Whales
NOAA PMEL: 04/01/2022
A video has been released showcasing the work of MMI affiliate Angie Sremba and Bob Dziak, who use eDNA and acoustics to study blue whales off the Oregon coast.
OSU's Hatfield Center to host virtual Marine Science Day April 9
OSU Newsroom: 03/31/2022
Lisa T. Ballance will be the keynote speaker at HMSC Marine Science Day on April 9.
'Skinny Whales' Remain Issue on Washington / Oregon Coast, But May Be Lessening
Oregon Coast Beach Connection: 03/24/2022
"The gray whales eat mainly mysids while here off Oregon, so we are guessing that food supply might be reduced," [Leigh] Torres said.
Last of the Big Ones
Portland Monthly: 03/22/2022
"These are big animals," says Lisa Ballance, director of Oregon State University's Marine Mammal Institute. "They're not planktonic organisms, and we just know next to nothing about them."
Ten remarkable new marine species from 2021: Ramari's Beaked Whale
LifeWatch Belgium: 03/19/2022
A team of international collaborators examined a dead female whale in New Zealand whale found that it was morphologically and genetically different from all other whale species, and so Ramari's beaked whale was described. Scott Baker initiated the DNA and tissue archive used for this study when he was a professor at the University of Auckland.
In Graphic Detail: Solving Tuna's Dolphin By-catch Problem
Hakai Magazine: 03/18/2022
[T]here are indications that some fisheries observers might be underreporting the number of deaths, says Oregon State University marine mammal ecologist Lisa Ballance, who led a recent review of the dolphin by-catch.
Gray whales pass Oregon Coast
[Leigh] Torres is hoping to see more and healthier whales this year. Some of the underfed whales they spotted in years past have not recovered to where researchers think they should be.
Study Finds Sharp Decline in Alaska Humpback Whale Population Due to Marine Heatwave
National Park Service: 03/14/2022
Scott Baker is a coauthor on a new study concludes that the humpback whale population in Southeast Alaska waters was disrupted by the massive and intense 2014-2016 Northeast Pacific marine heatwave.
Whale migrations: how new UN treaty aims to protect species on the high seas
The Conversation: 03/14/2022
United Nations member states agreed in 2017 to negotiate an international treaty for the conservation and sustainable use of marine biodiversity of the high seas. The whale migration tracks identified in a new collaborative report from WWF will be essential when it comes to identifying areas of importance to marine mammals.
Where the whales are: OSU helps compile atlas of whale travel routes
JPR: 03/01/2022
Daniel Palacios was interviewed by Jefferson Public Radio about his role in the new World Wildlife Fund report, Protecting Blue Corridors, which describes global whale "superhighways."
Orcas found to kill blue whales, the largest animals on Earth, for first time
National Geographic: 01/26/2022
Robert Pitman has coauthored a paper documenting the first known lethal predation events on blue whales.
Three Oregon State researchers receive distinction of AAAS fellow
MMI Director, Lisa T. Ballance, has received the distinction of AAAS Fellow for her outstanding contributions to science.
Website tracks Oregon's gray whales by name and habits
KGW8: 01/04/2022
The Geospatial Ecology of Marine Megafauna Laboratory at OSU's Marine Mammal Institute has developed a website that allows visitors to meet some of the whales the researchers have identified over the years. IndividuWhale aims to teach about the animals, the stressors humans put on whale populations, and how those stressors can be reduced.
Sea otter bitten by shark found on Oregon Coast, taken to Aquarium for care
An unlikely visitor to the Oregon Coast -- a live sea otter -- was transported by Jim Rice to the Oregon Coast Aquarium for care after it was bitten by a shark.
Whales eat far more than thought
Newport News-Times: 11/10/2021
KC Bierlich, currently a postdoctoral scholar at the Marine Mammal Institute, was a PhD student at Duke University when he contributed to the project. "They are eating so much more than we thought. It's crazy," Bierlich said.
An Oregon State ocean expedition's surprisingly close-to-home whale discovery
Oregon Public Broadcasting: 10/26/2021
Ballance and her team were on the trail of what they thought could be a totally new species that had been sighted, but not identified, near the garbage patch. But with more than half their time being eaten up by engine repairs and other delays, the team made the call to look for whales a bit closer to home.
Interior eyes Oregon for offshore wind energy development
Last week, Oregon's two U.S. senators announced a $2 million grant to OSU to study potential impacts of offshore wind developments to seabirds and marine mammals. Project leader Lisa Ballance, director of the school's Marine Mammal Institute, says data gathered in the survey will help the Department of Energy site wind facilities.


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 * BuzzlogixTextAnalysisAPILib
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 * This file was automatically generated for buzzlogix by APIMATIC BETA v2.0 on 12/06/2015
 */

namespace BuzzlogixTextAnalysisAPILib\Controllers;

use BuzzlogixTextAnalysisAPILib\APIException;
use BuzzlogixTextAnalysisAPILib\APIHelper;
use BuzzlogixTextAnalysisAPILib\Configuration;
use Unirest\Unirest;
use Unirest\File;
class KeywordsController {

    /* private fields for configuration */

    /**
     * Supply your API Key.
     * @var string
     */
    private $xMashapeKey;

    /**
     * Constructor with authentication and configuration parameters
     */
    function __construct($xMashapeKey)
    {
        $this->xMashapeKey = $xMashapeKey ? $xMashapeKey : Configuration::$xMashapeKey;
    }

    /**
     * The text should be provided as text/plain in the body
     * @param  string     $body     Required parameter: Supply text to be classified.
     * @return mixed response from the API call*/
    public function createReturnEnglishKeywordsTextPlain (
                $body)
    {
        //the base uri for api requests
        $queryBuilder = Configuration::$BASEURI;

        //prepare query string for API call
        $queryBuilder = $queryBuilder.'/keywords';

        //validate and preprocess url
        $queryUrl = APIHelper::cleanUrl($queryBuilder);

        //prepare headers
        $headers = array (
            'user-agent'    => 'APIMATIC 2.0',
            'Accept'        => 'application/json',
            'X-Mashape-Key' => $this->xMashapeKey
        );

        //prepare API request
        $request = Unirest::post($queryUrl, $headers, $body);

        //and invoke the API call request to fetch the response
        $response = Unirest::getResponse($request);

        //Error handling using HTTP status codes
        if (($response->code < 200) || ($response->code > 206)) { //[200,206] = HTTP OK
            throw new APIException("HTTP Response Not OK", $response->code);
        }

        return $response->body;
    }

    /**
     * The text should be provided as multipart/form-data with the key 'text'. Files can be uploaded.
     * @param  string     $text     Required parameter: Supply text to be classified.
     * @return mixed response from the API call*/
    public function createReturnEnglishKeywordsMultipartFormData (
                $text)
    {
        //the base uri for api requests
        $queryBuilder = Configuration::$BASEURI;

        //prepare query string for API call
        $queryBuilder = $queryBuilder.'/keywords';

        //validate and preprocess url
        $queryUrl = APIHelper::cleanUrl($queryBuilder);

        //prepare headers
        $headers = array (
            'user-agent'    => 'APIMATIC 2.0',
            'Accept'        => 'application/json',
            'X-Mashape-Key' => $this->xMashapeKey
        );

        //prepare parameters
        $parameters = array (
            "file" => File::add($text)
        );

        //prepare API request
        $request = Unirest::post($queryUrl, $headers, $parameters);

        //and invoke the API call request to fetch the response
        $response = Unirest::getResponse($request);

        //Error handling using HTTP status codes
        if (($response->code < 200) || ($response->code > 206)) { //[200,206] = HTTP OK
            throw new APIException("HTTP Response Not OK", $response->code);
        }

        return $response->body;
    }

    /**
     * Supply the text being classified using key 'text' in a form.
     * @param  string     $text     Required parameter: Supply the text to be classified.
     * @return mixed response from the API call*/
    public function createReturnEnglishKeywordsXWwwFormUrlencoded (
                $text)
    {
        //the base uri for api requests
        $queryBuilder = Configuration::$BASEURI;

        //prepare query string for API call
        $queryBuilder = $queryBuilder.'/keywords';

        //validate and preprocess url
        $queryUrl = APIHelper::cleanUrl($queryBuilder);

        //prepare headers
        $headers = array (
            'user-agent'    => 'APIMATIC 2.0',
            'Accept'        => 'application/json',
            'X-Mashape-Key' => $this->xMashapeKey
        );

        //prepare parameters
        $parameters = array (
            'text' => $text
        );

        //prepare API request
        $request = Unirest::post($queryUrl, $headers, $parameters);

        //and invoke the API call request to fetch the response
        $response = Unirest::getResponse($request);

        //Error handling using HTTP status codes
        if (($response->code < 200) || ($response->code > 206)) { //[200,206] = HTTP OK
            throw new APIException("HTTP Response Not OK", $response->code);
        }

        return $response->body;
    }

}


Reality is one big let down, but when I close my eyes I have a life.
Read on for a preview of The Imaginist by Elizabeth Glanville!
Louise Worthington – a young woman in her twenties – moves to London full of naïve hopes and expectations, only to be met with the cold realities of real-life. Little prepared for life in the real-world, Louise's enthusiasm starts to falter, and she develops a defence in the form of excessive daydreaming. She soon prefers to spend her time fantasising rather than living and seeks solace in her other place. But when the line between reality and fantasy starts to blur Louise finds herself on the precipice between the two, with the pull towards idealism becoming just too strong to ignore. Louise continues to live a double life which juxtaposes the real and the imaginary, until things start to come to a head when her parents pay a surprise trip to her workplace in London.
Ryan, an old friend of Louise's from university, also has high hopes from life. With a passion for music and writing Ryan is currently temping, and when things don't turn out as expected it becomes a struggle to keep face. As the gulf between Ryan's real life and that which he portrays to others widens Ryan slips deeper into depression. He indulges in alcohol abuse and self-harm just to cope with each day, before fleeing across the Channel to start a new life in France.
"Mm-hmm!" Skye nodded and laughed, pulling a few model poses to show off her frilly 1920's dress, teemed with black patent heels, a matching handbag and a string of plastic beads. Every hair on her head lay in its rightful place, her cheekbones were highlighted with bronzer and her eyelashes black as treacle. They sent shadows across her cheeks every time she blinked.
Suki was dressed in an incredibly short black satin dress which flared out at the waist before coming into a tight hem around her thighs. Her hair hung down her back in a glossy velvet waterfall, and even from a couple of feet away Skye had been able to detect the scent of strawberries.
"Thanks! Hey, I'm glad you could make it tonight. The others are over there," she waved towards the back of the pub. "I got you one of these, hope you like fruity ones!" She handed over a glass of pale yellow liquid with half a passion fruit floating on top, then turned back to pick up the others. "Would you mind carrying this one? Cheers, let's go." And she glided off across the pub with Skye in tow, sipping on her tart yet mellow fruity cocktail and looking forward to a night of gossip, cocktails and dancing.
Skye jumped as she rolled over and her duvet slid off, exposing her naked body to the cold night air. The return to full consciousness caused a pulsation of guilt to punch at her insides. But didn't everyone have a vice? She didn't smoke (often), drink (excessively), swear or do drugs, and she had to get her kicks from somewhere; that uncomfortable five minute interlude with Suki had been the only thing of note to happen that day.
On the other side of town Ryan saw off another bottle of Stella, simultaneously wrestling to get his wallet out of his jeans' pocket. It seemed to be getting harder to coordinate the two. Eventually he managed to free his Mastercard, and waved it around the circle of his new found drinking buddies.
"Another round, all?" He shouted above the mixing of the DJ, revelling in the appreciative cheers and slaps on the back. He turned to the barman and gave his order, then added a round of tequilas with a couple of extra shots for the wait. As his mind fuzzed over he relished in that safe, familiar sense of drifting away from himself. It started in his legs as his muscles began to soften, then moved up through his body as his trunk filled up with nothingness and he lost himself to the music and booze. He knew he would pay the price for it come morning, but at least the pain of the hangover would numb the pain of life and give him something to focus on.


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Le corridor de Vasari (en italien : Corridoio Vasariano) est le passage protégé  et couvert qu'empruntaient les Médicis entre le palazzo Vecchio et le palais Pitti et qui traverse l'Arno, au-dessus du Ponte Vecchio, à Florence. Il est fermé au public depuis 2016 et devrait rouvrir en 2022.

Histoire

La Renaissance

Le Corridor de Vasari fut construit en 1565 par l'architecte Giorgio Vasari. La construction, commanditée par  Cosme , duc de Florence et membre de la famille Médicis, dura seulement cinq  mois. Le Corridoio, reliant le Palazzo Vecchio au Palais Pitti, permettait à la riche et puissante famille de Médicis de se prémunir de tentatives d'attentats en évitant de descendre dans la rue et ainsi pouvoir traverser sans escorte le fleuve de l'Arno par le Ponte Vecchio. Ils pouvaient admirer, à l'intérieur sur une longueur de , une galerie d'art qui comptait plus de 200 autoportraits, commencée par le collectionniste Léopold de Médicis. L'inauguration eut lieu à l'occasion du mariage de François  de Médicis, fils de Cosme et de Jeanne d'Autriche. De ses nombreuses fenêtres, ils pouvaient, aussi, admirer les monuments, les rues et les collines avoisinantes.

La Seconde Guerre mondiale

Pour la visite d'Adolf Hitler, en 1939,  à l'occasion d'un voyage des dirigeants allemands venus voir Benito Mussolini pour conclure l'alliance des nazis et des fascistes, trois fenêtres panoramiques furent ouvertes au centre du Corridor de Vasari. Contrairement à tous les autres ponts de Florence, le Ponte Vecchio échappa à la destruction en , lors de la retraite des troupes allemandes : sa largeur limitée ne pouvait en effet livrer passage aux chars alliés.

Ses abords furent néanmoins endommagés, comme la zone de la via Por Santa Maria, la via Guicciardini et du Borgo San Jacopo, qui ont été  reconstruits dans les années 1950.

Le Corridor de Vasari, dans la période de la Libération, fut emprunté pour le passage entre les deux rives nord et sud de la ville, comme en témoigne l'épisode consacré à Florence dans le film Paisà de Roberto Rossellini, où les protagonistes passent incognito, venant d'une Galerie des Offices vandalisée, pleine de statues antiques emballées.

Les étapes à travers la ville et la traversée de l'Arno

Partant de la chambre verte de l'appartement d'Eléanore, près de la Salle des Cartes géographiques (Guardaroba), du Palazzo Vecchio, il parcourt la Galerie des Offices (Uffizi), rejoint le quai longeant l'Arno et le traverse en surmontant une des rangées des maisons construites sur le pont. Puis il contourne par un encorbellement la maison-tour toscane des Mannelli, qui s'opposèrent à la traversée de leur maison et passe, Piazza Santa Felicita, au-dessus du portique de l'église, permettant à Cosme d'assister à la messe sans être vu. Il rejoint enfin le jardin  de Boboli au Palais Pitti.

Le parcours

La galerie des autoportraits

Ceux, entre autres, de Alessandro Allori, Domenico Beccafumi, Arnold Böcklin, Léon Bonnat, Marc Chagall, Jean-Baptiste Camille Corot, Pierre de Cortone, Maurice Denis, Henri Fantin-Latour, Johannes Gump, Ingres, Charles Le Brun, Pál Szinyei Merse, Pierre Puvis de Chavannes, Rembrandt, Rubens, Diego Velasquez, Vittorio Matteo Corcos, Élisabeth Chaplin...

Galeries similaires dans l'Histoire
Autres galeries reliant deux bâtiments destinés à des gouvernants dans l'Histoire :
 Le Passetto di Borgo est un passage surélevé qui relie la cité du Vatican avec le Château Saint-Ange, à Rome. Il a été érigé en 1277 par le pape Nicolas III.
 Un passage secret de Troie, l'antique cité, entre le palais de Priam et celui d'Hector, mais celui de Vasari, dont il s'inspire, est aérien.
 Au palais des Tuileries de Paris, au début du , Henri IV décida de le relier au Louvre par une longue galerie longeant la Seine, galerie dont l'amorce existait depuis quelques années. C'est ce que l'on appela le Grand Dessein. Cette Grande-Galerie ou Galerie du bord de l'eau (qui existe toujours) fut édifiée de 1607 à 1610 par Jacques-Androuet du Cerceau.

Notes et références

Voir aussi

Liens externes

 Notice officielle

Galeries des Offices
Renaissance italienne
Bâtiment de Giorgio Vasari


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SPORTSMEN HAVE long since competed against each other for bragging rights. The person with the most impressive shot, the biggest deer, or the most successful duck hunter always gets the glory. This year, Delta Wildlife, will be giving sportsmen, women, and children an additional opportunity to compete for bragging rights...and cash prizes.
More than $7,000 in cash and prizes will be given to winners and top finishers in each of the following events. Award presentations will be made for all events on Saturday afternoon, on the main stage at the 2000 Delta Wildlife EXPO.
1st Annual Delta Wildlife Bass Tournament For many anglers in the Mid-South, Lake Ferguson has long been known for large numbers of big bass. It is also well known for its excellent fall fishing. On November 4th, Delta Wildlife will be hosting the 1st Annual Delta Wildlife Bass Tournament on Lake Ferguson.
The tournament will be a "buddy tournament," as teams of two will fish for prize money in excess of $4,000. This includes a minimum 1st Place prize of $1,500, Big Bass Pot, and $500 bonus for the highest finishing Delta Wildlife member team.
1st Annual Sporting Clays Fun Shoot Sponsored by White-Wilson of Greenville For those who enjoy the shooting sports, Delta Wildlife has also put together the 1st Annual Delta Wildlife Sporting Clays Fun Shoot sponsored by White-Wilson Chrysler, Dodge, Plymouth, and Jeep of Greenville. The shoot will be held at Levee Break Outfitters and Sporting Clays 12 miles north of Greenville between 8:00 a.m. and Noon on Saturday, November 4th.
There will be two divisions, a youth division for ages 13-17 and an adult division for those 18 and up. Youth shooters must be accompanied by an adult and have passed a certified Hunters Education class.
Shooters will meander through a 10-stand course simulating various hunting scenarios. 100 targets will be thrown. Shooters with the highest scores will qualify for prize money and gifts in excess of $2,000.
1st Annual Delta Wildlife EXPO Archery Tournament Sponsored by Farmers, Inc. As we are in the middle of archery season, it wouldn't be fair to archers if Delta Wildlife didn't have an archery tournament, too. Sponsored and hosted by the Co-op at Farmers, Inc., the 1st Annual Delta Wildlife EXPO Archery Tournament will be held at the Washington County EXPO Building on the Convention Center grounds on Saturday, November 4th.
The archery tournament layout will consist of 6 lighted 3-D targets at various ranges. Each archer will shoot a sequence and be scored based on IBO rules. Shooting classes will include Compound, Traditional, and Youth for ages 15 and under. An adult must accompany youth archers.
The archery tournament will begin at 1:00 p.m. and continue through 5:00 p.m. Archers will compete for prizes in excess of $2,000, including a random $500.00 drawing for all registered archers.
National Wild Turkey Federation "Jakes" Turkey Calling Contest Turkey season is a long way off, but for serious turkey hunters, a turkey-calling contest is just what the doctor ordered to get them through to the next season. Unfortunately, this contest is not for all turkey hunters; it's only for "Jakes." A Jake is a young, immature gobbler, but the National Wild Turkey Federation considers all turkey hunters under the age of 15 as "Jakes."
Delta Wildlife, the National Wild Turkey Federation, and Quaker Boy Game Calls will be hosting a NWTF "Jakes" turkey calling contest at 11:00 a.m. on the main stage at the 2000 Delta Wildlife EXPO.
There will be two divisions, a 10 - 15 year old division, and a 9 and under division. Each division will compete in 3 classes: friction calls, mouth calls, and natural voice. Prizes will be given to winners and top finishers in each division, and each class.
Contestants must be a "Jakes" member of the NWTF. If your children would like to enter and are not current members of the NWTF, they may join the NWTF for $5 at the Delta Wildlife booth any time before the contest Saturday at 11:00 a.m. No entry fee is required other than proof of "Jakes" membership.


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The student news site of Lewiston High School
New high school on track for fall 2020 opening
Dr. Donaldson, Lewiston School District Superintendent, leads tour around the construction site for the new high school. Photo by Abby Bower.
Abby Bower, News Editor
Lewiston citizens approved the bond to build a new high school in March 2017. Since that day, construction workers, along with school district and city officials, have been hard at work designing and building this new school so that it can educate students for years to come. Those officials, along with students and everyday citizens, have also input many requests as to what they would like to see in the new school.
One of the biggest concerns about the current high school is security. LHS currently has over five entrances to the main building, and this has many members of the community worried about how easily a threat to students and staff could enter the building. Dr. Robert Donaldson, district superintendent, made sure to take this into account as the new high school was being designed.
"There are only two entrances to the main building," Donaldson said about the new school, "one right off the student parking lot and one that faces the career technical building."
In addition to that, all of the doors in the main building are egress doors, which according to secura.net are doors that allow for easy evacuation in case of an emergency. They are also magnetic, meaning they can be locked down in seconds with the push of a button. In order to maximize campus safety, 90 cameras will be placed around campus to document campus behavior.
Sports and student athletes were another one of the main focuses when designing the new school. There are new facilities located on campus for almost every sport; this includes a softball quad, tennis courts, a baseball field, four practice basketball courts, a performance basketball court, three soccer fields, a practice football field and a performance football field that is surrounded by a track.
Two of the four practice basketball courts are located on the first level of the two-floor gymnasium, and the performance court is also located on this floor. However the courts can't be used at the same time. The other two courts are located on the second floor, and when they aren't in use bleachers can be pulled out in order to see the performance court below through a viewing space. When necessary the gym can seat up to 2,000 people with seating on the upper and lower levels.
In addition to these state-of-the-art facilities, competing athletes will have separate locker rooms from students. At the current school students, student athletes, and athletes from competing schools have to share the same locker rooms. The new school has two locker rooms for girls and two for boys, which will be split among P.E. students and athletes on a daily basis. They will be shared among LHS athletes and visiting athletes when necessary.
The new high school also has many improvements for all students and teachers. Classrooms are bigger than those at the current school, according to Donaldson, and the standard classroom will be around 900 square feet. Science classrooms will be around 1,200 square feet in order to allow for a lab in each science classroom. These classrooms are approximately 300-600 square feet bigger than the smallest classrooms at LHS (which are about 600 square feet). The new school was also designed with expansion in mind, and the campus has room for 16 classrooms to be added to the building when needed. The cafeteria, gym and auditorium can all hold more people than is currently necessary.
Donaldson and the design crew wanted to make sure that the new school was not only functional, but also nice to look at. This idea was implemented in many ways, one being the color of the school. Most walls are painted a purple-grey color, but each classroom has an accent wall that is painted either gold or a deeper shade of purple. Another visual aspect that was implemented is natural light. Each classroom has at least two windows, one on an outside wall that lets natural light into the classrooms, and one on the opposite wall to let that same light into the hallways.
The music department will also get some much needed improvements. The new band and choir rooms will each have two practice rooms and an office. The band room will also have an additional two rooms, one for storing uniforms and one for storing instruments.
The new high school will have a state-of-the-art auditorium for the performing arts programs at LHS. Unlike the current auditorium, the one at the new school does not have a balcony, but still seats around the same number of students that the current one does. This new auditorium also includes a catwalk around the entire room, and a pit where the orchestra can be seated during musical theater productions. Located right down the hall from the auditorium are two dressing rooms for student actors, a green room, and a storage room for costumes and sets. Earlier this year P1FCU made a generous donation, according to lewistonschools.net, this donation went entirely to this auditorium in exchange for naming rights.
As changes occur for LHS students, everyone else in the district will experience them as well. Every elementary school in the district will start to house grades K through 5 instead of grades K through 6. The 6th-graders will attend one of the two current junior highs, which will be referred to as middle schools. And starting in the fall of 2020, 9th-graders will attend the new high school.
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The Housing Authority of La Crosse retained Michaels Energy to complete energy audits for its seven high-rise facilities, four low-rise developments, a preschool, and the Housing Authority Administration building. These energy audits meet the federal Housing and Urban Development requirements for energy audits.
Michaels provided cost and savings estimates for the identified measures. The intent of these estimates is to provide a magnitude of savings potential and approximate costs to achieve the savings. The estimates will help the Housing Authority to decide whether to pursue certain projects and to plan for future facility upgrades.


The latest addition to join Kidlington's charity shops is the Sue Ryder charity. They've taken over what was previously the cycle shop and there is now a gleaming new white facade with two large windows to peek at what's on offer.
The grand opening will take place on 18th January at 11am with a tea party. Nicola Blackwood, Conservative MP for Oxford West and Abingdon, will officially conduct the opening, then you have the chance to peruse the shelves and enjoy a slice of cake and cup of tea.
From the outside I was impressed with the opulent window display of cocktail dresses and a large mirror. As you would expect, they will be selling a range of clothes, bric a brac, books, CDs and DVDs.
The Sue Ryder charity shop in Kidlington will also have a range of new items that can be purchased. Their popular dolls house was also on display as I peered through the window and would make a fabulous present for any child. I also liked the look of the musical instruments, including some very snazzy looking guitars. Introducing music to children has great developmental benefits for them (click here for a few ideas). New items also include toys and wool.
The shop is still looking for volunteers, so if you have some spare time this would be a great way to support a charity and get out of the house.
Sue Ryder is a national charity that "[provides] health and social care services in local communities". So why not pop in for the opening ceremony and see what bargains you could find?


Hut says this is the best Smith system he's ever seen…and that counts for a lot, coming from a superstar athlete who has used his fair share of fitness equipment!
Craig & Hut also reviewed the Hoist Functional Trainer, which can pair with the Hoist Mi7 Smith Ensemble…or they can stand on their own.
Hut: This is Hut Allred from New Wave Fitness here with Craig Lewin. How are you doing?
Craig: Hello! Good. How are you?
Hut: Mr. Busy Body and Fitness Headquarters.
Craig: That's right. We're at Fitness Headquarters today. Pretty exciting, up here in Frisco, Texas, to talk about this Hoist Mi7 Smith Machine.
Hut: Yes. This is really cool because it's an attachment that goes with the Hoist Functional Trainer, which we'll add to this video a link so you can go check that out. It's really cool how you can add it to the Functional Trainer or it's just a standalone product.
Craig: That's what's amazing about Hoist. They really make it to where you can put things together, you can split them up if you need to, just depending on what the need is. This Smith machine is just incredible, even if it's just a Smith machine by itself.
It's a very small cage. It doesn't take up a lot of space at all, which is awesome. The big thing with this is the technology of the Smith aspect of it. This Smith free floats. What's amazing is I can literally take this out.
Hut: I've never seen anything like that.
Craig: I'm (indiscernible) back and forth and it's incredible. Now what's happen is I have the safety of a Smith but if I go in and do my squats I have the same feel as if I'm doing free weights.
Hut: Yes, you have that instability. It's not stuck. That's huge.
Craig: Exactly. It's amazing. You can wrap it out back here or you can wrap it out coming forward.
Hut: I've never seen anything like this before. This is unreal.
Craig: It's amazing. It's the most incredible Smith machine. You can do so much with it. You can throw a bench in here, obviously, do your flat incline/decline bench press. Doing the bench press with that free-floating design where it really follows your natural motion, it makes a huge difference.
Hut: It looks like they're pretty easy.
Craig: They're really simple. They just pop off and you can adjust it up and down. It makes that really easy to do. The other thing that's really cool too is you can get in and drop the bar down. You can do shoulder shrugs. You can do lifts. That's what's great.
Craig: Hut, do that again.
Craig: You can't do that with a regular (indiscernible).
Hut: This is great for athletes.
Craig: It really is, yes. In fact, we have a lot of Cowboy players, because we're in Dallas, who have purchased this, and a lot of the Mavericks players. We have sold these Mi7 Smith ensembles to a lot of them. The only reason I say that is just because they want something that they can really put a decent amount of weight now and they want something that's functional for the type of exercise that they're used to.
Hut: I would have to say this is the best Smith machine I've ever seen.
Craig: That's a lot coming from Mr. Running Back. I've been watching a lot of his videos from 20 years ago, when he was doing his thing at North Texas, pretty fun. It's true. It feels incredible. First of all, the smoothness of it is amazing.
Hut: This is unreal, man.
Craig: You can do bicep curls.
Hut: You can do that.
Craig: How would you do that in a regular set?
Hut: You don't. You can't.
Craig: You can't do it.
Craig: I'll tell you another one which is really cool. If you lay a bench in there, you can do skull crushers with it. Literally, behind your head and you can do skill crushers. It's incredible.
Craig: They've really done a good job.
Hut: You have to come check this out. If you are into fixed position presses, Olympic lifts and you want to have something at your home that is safe, wow! This is unreal. This is awesome.
Craig: I think Hut likes it. I'm kind of excited.
Hut: I think this is the most excited I've been.
Craig: I like to put him on the spot and not tell him anything about the piece of equipment before we go live on these things so I can see if it's genuine excitement or not. This is genuine excitement. I'm pretty pumped up about this.
Craig: It's a great piece of equipment. It's in all of our Fitness HQ stores and our Fitness Outlet stores you can see all over Dallas. Just go to FitnessHeadquarters.com. Even if you are watching this video and you're not anywhere in Dallas, you're not of the area and you just want some information about it, feel free to reach out to us. We're happy to give you advice and put you together with whoever your local dealer is if you're calling from another state. We're here to help you guys.
Hut: This is cool. Come check it out. Again, this is an attachment that goes with the Mi7 Functional Trainer. We'll add a link to that video to this. It'll be on our blog. Check it out. It's awesome. Take care, y'all.


The ride starts in Canberra and finishes in Moruya, distance 172 kms of which about 90kms is good gravel road with numerous hills, MTB's preferred but touring bikes would comfortably manage subject to good weather conditions. The route from Canberra takes in the old mining towns of Captains Flat, Majors Creek, Araluen and finishing up at Moruya, if utilizing public transport from Sydney 5 days would be required to complete the trip.
Several friendly Greyhound buses leave daily for Canberra, only one Priors Bus leaves Moruya for Parramatta we hooked up with the train at Bombaderry for the ride into Sydney.
No problem in Canberra and Moruya bookings required at Captains flat and Araluen. Camping available.
This is a must do trip taking the early bus to Canberra allows time to ride and visit the sites in Canberra and to catch up with Libby on the steps of Parliment, the scenery from start to finish is superb from rolling hills to scenic valleys. Winding narrow country roads steep declines, the highlight was the 6km descent (700m) into the Araluen Valley and the ride along the Araluen Creek/Deua River valley into Moruya. The locals were very friendly, we we met a decendant of the Clarke Bros(a notourius band of bushrangers roaming the countryside in the 1850's) Noel had a good tale to tell sitting on the verandah of the Majors Creek Hotel: When we had trouble with accommodation in Araluen the local plumber helped out with individual rooms in his house and at a good rate!
The bus ride back to Bombaderry and the train trip to Sydney is also not to be missed.
Glad you had a good trip- still a bit of water around by the look. Will add to the must do list.


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The Supply Chain Consulting Group Ltd cannot control the actions of other users of any of their social media / blogging platforms and are therefore not responsible for any external submissions posted to their publicly accessible and interactive social media platform.


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