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DMs Guild Review – Cormyr: Land of the Purple Dragon
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Like many folks who really didn't start playing Dungeons & Dragons until Fifth Edition, most of my lore knowledge when it comes to D&D is centered firmly on the Sword Coast. There are multiple fantasy universes that D&D has used in the past, including Greyhawk, Eberron, and Krynn, but 5E-era D&D is myopically focused on the Forgotten Realms, and even then almost entirely on a single region.
Cormyr, located several hundred miles east of the Sword Coast, is a traditional high fantasy kingdom with rugged lands, lakes, forests, swamps, and mountains, and a violent history of razing dragons and war wizards. Cormyr: Land of the Purple Dragon is a staggeringly comprehensive sourcebook along the same style as the Sword Coast Adventurer's Guide, providing detailed lore, culture, and history of the region, along with new encounters, magic items, player character options, and more.
At over 250 pages, Cormyr: Land of the Purple Dragon is a complete sourcebook that includes everything you'd ever want to know about the Forgotten Realms region, which is particularly eye-opening for someone like me who knows almost nothing about places that aren't the Sword Coast.
The bulk of the sourcebook covers Cormyr's history (chapter 1), geography (chapter 2), culture (chapter 3), and factions and nobility (chapter 5). The geography chapter alone takes up 70 pages, providing detailed information on every region, city, town, and area of interest.
The writing style hits that perfect balance of descriptive succinctness, featuring expressive and immersive notes without getting bogged down in a lot of proper names or extraneous details. Knowing that a fancy halfling restaurant is home to fine dining and warm bread appetizers, and appealing for young couples paints just the right amount of detail in a flyover location.
The frequent sidebars are a wealth of interesting information, including secret plots that could serve as potential plot hooks or rumors, or highlighting potential dungeons and lairs, such as a dracolich in an undead dwarven city, or a political faction of anti-human elves hiding out in a forest.
Many towns and cities are given full page, annotated maps. I love the artwork throughout the book, but it's a shame the only color is found on the chapter covers, and even then just the palest shades of blue. If ever a book deserved full color art spreads, it's this one, particularly in the maps and magic items.
The fourth chapter covers the new player options, including 12 new subclasses (one for each class), eight new feats, and nine new player backgrounds, all thematically tied to Cormyr.
None of the new subclasses are hugely impressive, but all seem well-balanced and appropriate to Cormyr's history and lore, such as the Dragonslayer Paladin, Duelist Rogue, and Falconer Ranger, and obviously the new backgrounds are tied directly into Cormyr's steep noble culture, with gamblers, rebels, scions, and smugglers.
The book doesn't include any adventures or dungeons, but does feature 72 new random encounters, divided into all four tiers of player levels and organized into 11 different regional areas, from the Farsea Swamp to the Thunder Peaks mountains.
Encounters can range from run-ins with merchants and nobles to a Medusa cheerily walking her pet cockatrice, or catching a pair of hydra in the middle of a complex mating ritual. To accompany these encounters are nicely detailed overland travel rules that include encounter rates, and the important fact that parties should not freely Long Rest at the end of a day, but at the end of a journey leg, usually at a friendly town.
Another welcome ruleset is found toward the end of chapter three, which details new social rules on negotiations, arguments, and exchanges. It's an interesting way to gameify social encounters beyond the standard CHA check, and can feature multiple people each making their own skill checks using various argument cards (included as player handouts), in which players can wield Allegory, Sarcasm, Wit, and Logic in a sequence of verbal duels.
As if all that weren't enough, the book also contains a large appendix of monster statblocks and several new magic items. Since we're still in the Forgotten Realms, we don't see very many totally new monstrosities. Instead the book smartly takes endemic creatures like lizardfolk, bullywug, and dragons, and creates several new varities such as steel dragons and Shadowscale Lizardfolk, as well as lots of NPC forces such as Cormyr's Purple Dragon soldiers and the Society of Stalwart Adventurers.
The new magic items are each given their own player card handout, with artwork (though again, black and white only). I love the actual player cards, which is something I never see with magic items, and many of the items have their history tied directly to Cormyr.
With so much fantastic content, Cormyr: Land of the Purple Dragon is easily one of the most impressive products I've seen yet on the DMs Guild. It's not only for those who want to run a campaign in Cormyr. I'd recommend it to any DM, as you could easily be inspired to run an adventure, or entire campaign in Cormyr, if not use some of the many fantastic locations, characters, monsters, and player options found within.
Extensive, detailed lore and information on Cormyr locations, history, culture, nobility, factions, and encounters.
Fun sidebars that point out potential plot hooks and dangerous locations around Cormyr.
New rules system for social encounters, including player argument cards.
New subclasses, feats, races, and backgrounds for player characters.
Over 70 encounters for levels 1- 20 tied to regions around Cormyr.
Over 15 magic items, organized as player cards with art.
Black and white only, no color.
The Verdict: Featuring over 200 pages of detailed history, culture, encounters, and new player character options, Cormyr: Land of the Purple Dragon has everything you need for a cormyrean campaign.
Author roguewatsonPosted on October 9, 2019 October 8, 2019 Categories D&D, DMs Guild Review, TabletopTags 5e, cormyr, dms guild, dnd, dungeons & dragons, fifth edition, sourcebook
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Questions By Casper: Ice Cream, Trust, Alec Baldwin & More
Ice Cream, Trust, Alec Baldwin & More
Once there was a friendly ghost. His name was Casper. There's a cool dude on Twitter. His name is Casper too. I don't think they're the same person, but then again, who knows? This is Questions By Casper and it all begins right now.
What is something that makes you go "Hmmm"?
That after watching a single speech by Resident Biden or Speaker Pelosi, that people can still support those clowns and believe a single word that they say. Are people really that stupid? Hmmmmm?
What's the weirdest flavored ice cream you've ever had?
Butterscotch. It wasn't weird, but that after-taste was odd. I didn't much care for it.
Do you trust people?
I try to give everyone the benefit of the doubt at the beginning, but it takes a lot to actually break through my walls and make it to the actual trust zone. Trust is earned, not given. I had to learn that the hard way.
What is the best ice cream flavor?
Orange Sherbert. I love that stuff.
Are you better at baking or cooking?
Wouldn't that be the same thing? If you're baking something, aren't you cooking it? When I choose to be, I'm good at both.
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Have your balls caught in a meat grinder. Or fire. Either way would suck!
Would you ever leave your body to science?
Science wouldn't want my body. It'll probably end up being chucked into a dumpster somewhere when the end comes.
Peppermint or spearmint?
How has Alec Baldwin not been incarcerated?
It's called being famous, being liberal, and is protected by the powers-that-be because he's a liberal, famous, white guy who hates Trump, thus he must be kept safe and out of jail.
Who remembers 1¢ candy ball machines?
I do, but just barely.
You know "Freedom doesn't come free" right?
Freedom is just another word for nothing left to lose. Nothing ain't nothing if it's not free. Or so said Janis Joplin, but in truth, nothing is free and everything has a price, and I do mean everything.
What is the worst code name for a gun?
Banana.
What is something you don't see Biden saying ever?
The truth. He's not allowed to speak it and it doesn't fit the Democratic narrative.
And there you go. My thanks for reading and to Casper (@Da_Ghostly_Host) for the great questions. Comments, thoughts, and any questions you may have are welcome and appreciated. Until the next time, take care and be safe. God bless America.
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So much for writing more here. It's been almost a year since the last post however I've been busy with school and obtaining my private pilot certificate.
The light at the end of the tunnel is my undergraduate degree in computer science. Just like this image that I took of the first Space Shuttle launch I saw in person in 2010. That launch occurred in the year that kicked off this amazing journey back to finishing my degree and beyond. I never thought I would be in the process of preparing for a Masters or Ph.D.
If all goes well I'll obtain my Bachelors degree in December of this year (2014). I'm taking some refresher courses in calculus and physics in the fall semester. These classes will get me back up to speed for my pursuit of an advanced degree.
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Estimating Content Marketing ROI is a crucial part of any content marketing campaign.
How to Estimate the ROI of Content Marketing
Do you know if your content marketing efforts are paying off?
Do you have an expected timeline for when they will?
If you're actively involved in content marketing, or considering the investment, it's important to understand the timeline to significant results.
After all, you need to make sure content marketing will be a high-performing channel before committing a major portion of your marketing budget. Furthermore, you need to know how to set realistic KPIs. Otherwise, you'll never know whether you're on-track to hit your growth goals.
This guide is here to help you understand the impact content marketing can have on your business, and how long it will take.
But First, a Warning to the Wise
These days, there's more competition than ever before to capture organic search traffic, educate potential buyers, and build brand affinity online.
If you don't consider content marketing & SEO to be a key growth channel for your business, it isn't something to "dabble around with."
Half-hearted efforts will result in your business being surpassed by hungrier competition.
That being said, done correctly, content marketing is one of the most powerful, compounding growth channels available.
In other words, while it takes significant expertise and effort to run an effective content marketing program, the eventual result will be a steady flow of qualified traffic, which could be more millions in additional revenue, each month.
Throughout this guide, you'll learn to:
Calculate potential traffic value for your industry,
Determine the timeline to outperform key competitors, and
Estimate the content marketing budget necessary to meet certain milestones
At the end of this post, we've included an ROI Calculator that can help you make projections for your own business by inserting your goals, costs, and revenue estimates. I'll walk you through how to use it to build your own projections.
Laying the Foundation for Effective Content Marketing
Content marketing is about more than just driving search traffic.
We've entered a new era of marketing, in which those who can best educate and entertain potential customers will create impactful, high-growth brands.
Content can be used to attract new customers, help existing customers better utilize your offerings (reducing churn), and more. However, today we're going to focus primarily on the organic traffic benefits.
Tablestakes (What You Need to Even Compete)
Before we can effectively compare your site against competitors, or focus on building & executing an effective content marketing strategy, there are a few things that need to be in place.
Specifically, you'll need a:
Well-designed website with good UX and core copy that converts
Scalable content management system
Realistic strategy backed by research (not just traffic, but targeted traffic)
Dedicated team (either agency or in-house) who knows what they're doing
Focus on creating a marketing flywheel (building your audience, making each consecutive content marketing initiative more successful over time)
Creating content that provides the best possible experience for the user & ranks for lucrative search terms requires a solid foundation.
Once these elements are in place, it's time to get to work on our projections, then the hard work of turning them into reality.
Defining Content Marketing ROI
Let's be clear about why we're involved in content marketing to begin with. Your goal is to drive a high volume of qualified traffic into your marketing funnel, creating significant revenue relative to the investment.
With that in mind, we're going to do a bit of competitive analysis that will allow you to estimate the revenue, expenses, and timeline to achieve several milestones. At the end, you'll have a visual and numerical representation of that timeline, and will be better able to assess whether content marketing is viable marketing channel for your business.
Reverse Engineering Competitors for Goal-Setting
For the purposes of demonstration, let's say we wanted to create a new sales engagement SaaS company. Let's call it Convertio.
Our first step will be to find out what we're up against.
Determine Who the Key Competitors Are
To see who our potential competitors are, we'll take a look at G2's sales engagement leaderboard.
From this data, we can see that the top competitors in the space are: Salesloft, Outreach, InsideSales, YesWare, Cirrus, and MixMax.
Chances are, you already know who the top competitors are in your industry. If not, do a few Google searches to uncover who they are, and write each one down.
Estimating Revenue For Competitors
Using Ahrefs, we're able to estimate their monthly revenue by using the the "Traffic Value" estimation for their domain:
This metric is meant to reflect what you would have to spend using pay-per-click advertising to get the same traffic, but we'll use it as a proxy for revenue from organic search, since you should be able to at least break even on the traffic value.
Next, we'll run this search for all six of the top competitors to get a picture of what monthly revenues from organic traffic in this industry look like:
Obviously, there is quite a bit of variance in how important organic search is to these competitors.
Our goal is to grow an impactful company, but we don't want to assume we'll do as well as the #1 player in our industry in a reasonable timeframe. So, instead, we'll average the traffic value of all our competitors.
In this case, that average traffic value number comes out to be $121,342 per month from organic traffic. We'll set that as our revenue target.
Now, we need to find out what it will take to reach this revenue target.
Referring Domain Analysis
While we're looking up the traffic value for each of these competitors, we'll also note the number of referring domains (unique websites linking to their domain) for each of our competitors.
Again, we'll average these to get an estimated number of referring domains needed to be a competitor in this market. In this case, that comes out to 2,383 referring domains.
** Note: This can vary depending on the quality and relevance of the referring domains. If you get links from more authoritative domains, you don't need as many to achieve the same rankings. **
Now it's time to figure out what sort of pace we can set with our efforts, and what that translates into in terms of timeline to the desired result.
Referring Domains Secured Per Month
In order to calculate the number of referring domains we'll get per month, we'll consider two different sources of referring domains - those that we build via content marketing & SEO, and those which are built naturally as the result of other marketing efforts.
First, let's estimate how many referring domains we'll get through content marketing. These examples include blog posts, in-depth guides, interactive tools, infographics, webinars and other similar examples.
For our example, let's say we average 5 referring domains per piece of content and we create 4 pieces of content per month. That totals 20 referring domains per month.
Second, let's estimate how many referring domains we'll get through other marketing activities. These might be the result of a fundraising announcement, your CEO speaking at a conference, etc.
These include anything that could possibly result in a link that isn't directly related to content marketing activities. For our example, let's say we average 10 referring domains per month in this category.
Thus, in total each month, we get 30 links.
However, we need to account for some link attrition. This is when links break over time because webmasters decide not to renew their domain, old content gets deleted, there is an acquisition, re-brand or redesign, or a myriad of other reasons.
If we assume an 5% attrition rate (we suggest keeping it between 5% and 10%), this drops our number of links per month to approximately 27 links.
Disclaimer: These link numbers are only estimates. Once you start producing content and developing other content marketing initiatives, you can adjust these according to your results. But for now, these estimates are a good starting point.
Timeline to be Competitive
If we build 27 links per month and need 2,383 referring domains to compete, it would take approximately 88 months or 7.4 years to reach our target.
Don't panic - this is normal in any sophisticated market.
It's important to keep in mind the number of years is an approximation. Over time, the URL Rating and authority of their key pages, as well as the number of referring domains competitors have, are likely to increase.
Don't worry about that too much right now. Although competitor growth is certainly important to consider, that's a more advanced consideration that will come into play once our content marketing efforts are further along.
We're only trying to get an estimate now, not an exact calculation. Just keep in mind you'll need to adjust for competitor's organic traffic growth, not just your own, as you begin to run a more in-depth competitor analysis.
Remember, you can use our ROI Calculator at the bottom of this post to play around with these numbers & make the calculations easier.
Page-Level Authority Considerations
It's worth mentioning that the authority of your domain isn't everything. The authority of a given page can allow it to rank for terms over more authoritative domains.
For instance, if you produce a best-in-class guide for a given search query, and put a ton of work into building 2x or 3x as many links at the top competitor has, chances are good that you'll be able to outrank them despite having a "weaker" domain.
High domain authority (shown by URL Rating) is advantageous in that you can more easily rank for terms you target, but that doesn't mean a domain with a lower URL Rating can't surpass you by producing better content and getting more links to that page.
Estimating Expenses
We're obviously biased, but we believe the best option for many companies in this category (B2B SaaS) is to work with a high-end content marketing agency. This would make cost estimation very simple.
Let's take a look at what the typical content marketing & SEO package for a company like this might look like in the first year:
Alternatively, you can also look at building an internal content marketing team, in which case your cost calculations need to be based and labor hours and salaries.
Building An In-House Team
Let's say your internal team is still aiming to produce the same 4 pieces of content each month. If that's split between two content creators (1 writer, 1 designer) who average a $50,000 salary each, and they spend about half their time working on content marketing (with the other half being spent creating for other departments, such as creating sales resources), we're looking at $4,166 per month for content production.
But, you also need to add in the promotion costs. So, let's say you have a very lean SEO team, comprised of an SEO Director (~$60,000 salary), a link builder (~$38,000 salary), and a technical SEO / developer (~$50,000 salary).
Combining our internal costs for content production & SEO work, we're looking at ~$16,500 per month for an internal team.
Cost Per Referring Domain (CPRD)
So far, you should understand how to estimate your costs. However, as you start scaling your marketing activities, you'll want to learn not only how to calculate costs, but how to optimize them.
A valuable metric to optimize is the cost-per-referring-domain, or CPRD, which tell you how much money it takes to acquire each referring domain. You can lower your CPRD by either reducing total marketing costs per month or increasing the number of links generated per month.
In this example, our total monthly expenses are $8,448. Our total referring domains per month, are approximately 27 (this includes our 5% link attrition rate).
Calculating CPRD is now just simple division:
Thus, it takes $312 to acquire a new referring domain utilizing a content marketing agency, or $685 per new referring domain utilizing your internal team.
As we scale, we'll want to work on optimizing our CPRD to get a higher ROI.
Let's say, for example, we reduce your total monthly expenses for an internal team to $15,000 per month (with the same number of referring domains per month, at 27):
This would drop our CPRD to $555.
We could also reduce our CPRD by increasing the number of referring domains (or our efficiency in getting links from new domains) per month.
Let's say we increase the total monthly referring domains to 40 (while keeping costs the same as the original, at $18,500):
In this case, our CPRD would be $375.
Pro Tip: If you need assistance obtaining more referring domains per piece of content, check out our content marketing services.
Estimating Revenue
Calculating revenue for our example is fairly simple, because we already found our goal earlier.
Based on the competition, we would have monthly revenues from content marketing of $121,342 once we reach that level. We estimate that will take 7.4 years, or 88 months, to reach that level of revenue.
However, a website usually takes at least 6 months to generate search revenue, so we're going to calculate our average monthly revenue increase using 88 months:
Thus, for the first 6 months we'll make $0. For the next 82 months, revenue will increase by $1,479 each month on average. Again, this is just a projection and your results will likely vary, but this will help establish an initial expectation for your business.
Will you realistically go from making $0 in revenue to over $1,479 the next month? Unlikely. Instead, revenue will increase at a much more gradual rate in the beginning, and become more predictable later on.
Projected Timeline
Putting these costs and revenue estimate together, we're able to build a timeline of our cost and revenue.
In this particular case, our monthly revenue would exceed monthly expenses at a year, and total revenue would surpass total expenses in month 21. By the end of our five-year projection, the return on investment is 457% in total.
Of course, this isn't an exact timeline, as a variety of factors could make this progress slower or faster. What this does do is provide a good benchmark to compare ourselves against, and a confirmation that for this company, content marketing does indeed make sense as a marketing channel.
Your ROI Projections
Now it's time for you to do your own ROI projections to determine whether content marketing might be a good channel for you. Use Ahrefs and the free calculator below to
If content marketing looks like a great channel to grow your business, we'd love to chat about how to make that a reality.
Note: To view the charts after entering your data, click the "View Charts" button in the upper right-hand corner. You may need to wait as long as 30 seconds for your results to appear - there's a lot of math going on in the background!
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Q: Suppose a fair coin is flipped five times in a row. (a) What is the probability of getting all five heads? Suppose a fair coin is flipped five times in a row.
(a) What is the probability of getting all five heads?
(b) What is the probability of getting at least one tail?
My attempt:
(a)
Sample space = $2^5$
Event space = $\{H, H, H, H, H\} = 5$
$$\frac{|E|}{|S|} = \frac{5}{2^5}$$
(b)
Sample space = $2^5$
Event space = no idea
Could someone help me on this please.

A: Your sample space is $\sf\{H,T\}^5$, and there are indeed $2^5$ elements in this set.   The sample space may also be expressed as $\sf\{(H,H,H,H,H),(H,H,H,H,T),\ldots,(T,T,T,T,T)\}$.
Although it has five members in itself, the ordered pentuple, $\sf (H,H,H,H,H)$, is itself just one element in the sample space; that is, it is one from among the thirty two ordered pentuples in the sample set.   As the elements (or atomic outcomes) of the sample space are all equally probable, the probability for the event of "all heads" is $2^{-5}$ or $1/32$.

Now consider that the event of "at least one tail" is the complement of "all heads".   The events are mutually exclusive, and exhaustive.

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"Auntie Cate, are you ok?"
Well, my blood can help other people get better, but my blood was a bit sick today, so I had to have a test to see if it was the machine, or me.
Only a little bit, but then the machine checked, and said that my blood was sick, so they're going to send my blood to the hospital for another test.
Well, if the hospital says my blood is ok, then I'll go back and give the shop my blood, because they use it to make other people better. And if the hospital says it's sick, then I will go to the doctor to see if he can fix it.
Not quite what I had planned when I left home this morning.
Hope the results come back quickly and that everything is OK!
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Veteran rapper Terry Tha Rapman put out a Test commercial record "Testing 1,2" late last year and decided to shoot a video for it. I mean… why not? You never know what might hit the right spot in the Naija market.
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It is called "The Hoba meteorite" and it is the largest known meteorite in the world. It is almost 5 m long and up to l m thick. It weighs approximately 50 tons! Some shooting star!
The Hoba meteorite was discovered by Jacobus Hermanus Brits in 1920. It was declared a national monument on 15 March 1955. This demanded a permission from the farm owners. They were in 1955 Mrs. 0.Scheel, in 1979 Mr. J. Jooste and today Mr. J. Engelbrecht who has donated the area surrounding the meteorite.
Thus today's site was created in 1987. It is today a chance to see the biggest "space object" on earth.


Min väninna Toril Solvang (till vänster, ovan) regisserar barnföreställningen med den sköna titeln "Den fantatiske Pelli" på Østvold Teater i Fredrikstad i Norge. Jag besökte repetitionerna under två dagar, ledde (clown-)övningar som handlar om närvaro och en förhöjd uppmärksamhet på rummet och publiken, samt kom med kloka och förvirrande råd kring ett par av scenerna. Mitt uppdrag var att ge ensemblen, som inte arbetat tillsammans tidigare, några gemensamma referenser och verktyg, samt att ge regissören feedback och stöd. Besöket var glatt och lämnade mig med en längtan till repetitionsprocessen, den lilla ensemblen och den engagerade berättelsen.
It's been another rewarding couple of days in Göteborg. Last time I visited was in June, to lead a seminar on casting for the Actor's Union, take part in the LGBTQ-festival and see two good shows at the city theatre. This time it was an even more special occasion, that I've been preparing for during a good part of the last month; I was invited to to a TEDx talk. The theme of this TEDx day was Beyond borders, and naturally Clowns without Borders had been asked to contribute. I gladly signed up to do it.
The old Lorensbergsteatern, where many a comedy show have met laughing audiences, was the venue. 20 speakers had been invited to share something they were passionate about. The whole event was live streamed (and will be found at www.tedxgoteborg.com – Beyond borders). My friends' reactions to me doing the talk added to the understanding that this was something major. I decided to come well prepared, had rehearsed twice with small audiences, got some really valuable feed-back, and finally ended up with a seventh version of the text, and numerous photos in a power-point document.
On the evening before, at the hotel, I ironed my favorite shirt, timed the final version of the talk again, and put my "in-case-of-black-out notes" in a pocket. On my way to the event, the next morning, the note had fallen out of the pocket, and I decided not to return and look for it, but to just go for it, trusting I know what to say.
Fortunately, I'm the second speaker of the day, so I don't have to spend the whole day in anticipation. The first speaker is, fittingly, an Israeli street artist who has made art on the Israeli wall, on the Palestinian side. He talks about art as a way to bring people together. And then the MC introduces me by talking about his visit to the refugee camps in Dadaab, making the kids there laugh. All is good, and as I enter the stage I am hopefull.
I haven't seen the filmed talk yet, but it felt good to do it. I was relaxed enough. People laughed, some cried, and the 400 people listened to me, and looked at the children and clowns in my pictures with great concentration. I feel good.
During these days I also had the chance to meet the managing directors of both Stora Teatern and Backa Teater, to plan for the clown-show I'm directing in the spring. More about this later!


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Bid on Our 5 Favorite Things From the Penny Marshall Estate Auction
The Penny Marshall estate auction is a once in a lifetime chance to place a winning bid on some remarkable items once beloved by a true Hollywood icon.
Everyone knew that the great Penny Marshall, who passed away in December of 2018, was a superlative comedic actress, director and producer. But who knew she was such a fascinating collector?
Fans and fellow collectors can now get an up close look at that side of Marshall's multi-faceted personality, many of the one-of-a-kind pieces from her estate will be sold at an online-only auction. Featuring rare American lighting and other remarkable personal belongings, the auction will take place Sept. 13 at 10 a.m. PDT, but you can see the collection right now, at the Abell Auction Co. website.
Marshall, of course, was a favorite as Laverne DeFazio on the TV sitcom Laverne & Shirley (1976-1983). She made her directorial debut with Jumpin' Jack Flash (1986) before helming Big (1988), the first film directed by a woman to gross more than $100 million at the U.S. box office. Among numerous other television shows and films, she went on to direct Awakenings (1990), which was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Picture, and A League of Their Own (1992), which grossed over $132 million at the worldwide box office. It's also one of ReallyRather's all-time favorites. There's no crying in baseball.
While she was slaying in the entertainment industry, Marshall also acquired art, memorabilia and collectibles reflecting her unique interests and lifestyle. She collected vintage signage, rare American ceramics, outsider art, Stickley and other Arts & Crafts furniture, and Americana, so much of which will be sold at the online auction.
Tracy Reiner, the daughter of Marshall and actor/director Rob Reiner, talked about the sale. "This auction is very personal to our family and includes my mom's most beautiful, fun and interesting collectibles, including an expansive array of American folk art and lamps.
"My mom was often attracted to people and things that went unacknowledged. She wanted others to remember each artist's era and work, and championed each collection into some recognition. The collections of my mom and her dear lifelong friend Carrie Fisher were to revere the unseen artists."
We at ReallyRather combed through the catalogue—and it took hours, because everything is so interesting and unusual — to find five items that ranked among the most intriguing. We hope you'll like them too. You can see all the rest in the online auction catalogue.
Our 5 Favorite Things From the Penny Marshall Estate Auction
A pair of Handel Native American motif table lamps, estimated to go from between $5,000-7,000. These are among the finest of numerous vintage stained glass and elaborately hand painted lamps that make up the majority of the offerings.
The Donald Roller Wilson painting "Libra," painted in 1971, estimated to sell for between $35,000-$40,000. Both whimsical and masterful, the painting measures 65 x 71.5 inches, and would definitely make a unique addition to anyone's collection.
This Annie Leibovitz double photograph of famous directors, estimated to sell for between $5,000-$7,000, may be our favorite lot. How many directors can you identify? Note the only two females in the picture.
The Bigelow Kennard & Co. screen, circa 1910, made of eight smaller stained glass panels set in a custom hinged back lit cabinet, is just absolutely gorgeous. It's estimated to sell for between $6,000-$8,000, but we're betting bidding will be fierce, and it will go for much more.
Perhaps this is the sweetest and most meaningful lot of all — three signed All American Girls Professional Baseball League cards, including Alice "Lefty Holmayer, Dorothie "Kammie" Kamenshek and Lavonna "Pepper" Paire. Each is attached to a numbered limited edition All American Baseball Bear. The trio is estimated to sell at somewhere between $600-800.
There are actually quite a few beautiful, quirky and reasonably priced items, and we are SO going to be there bidding! We'll keep you posted if we win anything.
If auctions are your thing, check out our run downs on the most expense purse auction, and the most expensive wine auction.
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Rick Wilson was the Canadiens' fifth-round pick and the 66th overall selection at the 1970 NHL Entry Draft. He made his NHL debut with the Habs on Feb. 3, 1974 against the Detroit Red Wings. Wilson played 20 of the Habs last 30 games in their 1973-74 campaign, recording two assists. He was traded to the St. Louis Blues on May 27, 1974 along with the Canadiens' fifth-round pick in 1974 (Don Wheldon), in exchange for Glen Sather and the Blues' fourth-round pick (Barry Legge). Wilson finished his NHL career with the Red Wings in 1976-77.


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Astrodynamics Engineer
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Welcome to Planet. We believe in using space to help life on Earth.
Planet designs, builds, and operates the largest constellation of imaging satellites in history. This constellation delivers an unprecedented dataset of empirical information via a revolutionary cloud-based platform to authoritative figures in commercial, environmental, and humanitarian sectors. We are both a space company and data company all rolled into one.
Customers and users across the globe use Planet's data to develop new technologies, drive revenue, power research, and solve our world's toughest obstacles.
As we control every component of hardware design, manufacturing, data processing, and software engineering, our office is a truly inspiring mix of experts from a variety of domains.
We have a people-centric approach toward culture and community and we strive to iterate in a way that puts our team members first and prepares our company for growth. Join Planet and be a part of our mission to change the way people see the world.
Planet is headquartered in San Francisco, California, Earth.
Planet Labs is looking for a talented, well-rounded scientist or engineer to perform mission analysis and simulations to support operations, design and launch strategy of our current and future constellations.
As an Astrodynamics Engineer, you will work on a small team of dedicated engineers responsible for the Flight Dynamics and Mission Planning on Planet's fleet of satellites. The Astrodynamics disciplines of this team includes orbital mechanics, state estimation, attitude dynamics, constellation design, maneuver planning, and collision avoidance. You will be responsible for performing technical analysis and developing systems to support the mission critical responsibilities of the team.
What You Bring:
Advanced degree (Masters) in Aerospace Engineering, or related technical field
3+ years of industry experience in Aerospace/related technical field
Strong background in astrodynamics / orbital mechanics
Experience in solving large-scale optimization problems
Strong programming background in Python
Familiarity with software engineering tools and processes (version control, code review, regression testing)
Self-starter for solving problems.
Ability to carry out first-principles analysis and operationalize MVP solutions
What Makes You Stand Out:
PhD in Aerospace Engineering and 4+ years of industry experience
Strong programming background in C++
Knowledge of State Estimation and Uncertainty Quantification
Experience with Geoinformatics and Meteorology
Experience with designing satellite constellations
Benefits While Working at Planet:
Comprehensive Health Plan
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Our CEO, Will Marshall featured on TED and featured in a Planet Blog
"Planet: Bringing Space Back Down to Earth"
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"Planet And Rocket Lab Create Mission Patch To Honor Women In Aerospace" —Planet Blog
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Adulis Club is an Eritrean football club based in Asmara.

Achievements
Eritrean Premier League: 3
1996, 2004, 2006

Performance in CAF competitions
CAF Champions League: 1 appearance
2005 – Preliminary Round

External links
Team profile – Soccerway.com

Football clubs in Eritrea
Year of establishment missing

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Even though this excellent post is several years old, its message is timeless – and absolutely SPOT ON. It really got me to thinking this morning. How much worldwide doubt, and everything that comes with doubt – legislation, fear-mongering – is created by specialized groups with some kind of an axe to grind, whether it be for commercial gain or just due to misplaced ideology? I am talking all controversial subject areas here – creationism, climate change, vaccinations, GMOs, etc. I highly recommend this read.


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Stalon WM110 presents a short extension of the weapon and an outstanding performance for larger calibers and / or magnum calibers, a perfect combination for a well-balanced weapon. WM110 is ideally suited for driven hunting, mobile hunting and / or for dog keepers thanks to its short extension.
Stalon WM110 is a telescopic silencer, which means that the overall length and weight are distributed more evenly over the weapon's thread. 164mm of the silencer goes back over the barrel and the remaining 110mm in front of the muzzle.
WM110 fits almost all calibers, from cal. .17 to cal. .45. However, the silencer provides the best effect and reduction of the sound for magnum calibers, such as: .270wsm, .300wm, .338, etc. WM110 can, with advantage, be used for the larger calibers, such as: 9.3x62, .358, .375, .45, etc. WM110, together with the W110, are the two shortest models from the W-series, the more effective WM145 is recommended if maximum sound reduction is needed for magnum/large calibers.
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I spoke to my friend who was going through a similar situation with her daughter, and she described a classroom behavior chart she was using which was working out really well.
For every category of classroom behavior on the chart, she received one of four grades.
This showed her daughter very clearly where she was succeeding and where she needed to improve.
Based on her description of the behavior chart, I created a classroom behavior chart which I thought would work for my son.
My son was very excited about it, and his teacher agreed to try it.
The first day we tries it out there was an immediate improvement in his behavior!
This was likely because of the reward system we used.
My son loves a chance at earning money, so we rewarded him with 15cents for receiving 1 in a category, and 10cents for receiving 2.
Altogether he usually makes between $1-$2 a week which he can save and/or spend on prizes as he chooses.
Although he still has some "off days", the motivation to improve is definitely there.
His teacher finds it really helpful and we are happy to be proactive in helping our son's succeed in the classroom.
I hope this Classroom Behavior Chart will be as useful to others as it is for us.
See important guidelines regarding using a classroom behavior chart.


Investors welcome!!! This duplex is conveniently located on Hwy 31. Huge lot with nice backyard and currently being rented on the top unit. Don't want to pass this one up it is priced to sell. Call/text today to schedule your private showing.
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Senator Éric Forest
Province: Quebec (Gulf)
Affiliation: Independent Senators Group
Email: Eric.Forest@sen.parl.gc.ca
Staff: Ferron, Marie France; Labrie, Dominic
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Éric Forest has worked for the development of Eastern Quebec for over 40 years. As the Mayor of Rimouski from 2005 to 2016, he has engaged the Rimouski community through a strategic plan that guides the development of a respectful, united community. Under his leadership, Rimouski is now recognized as one of the best cities to live in Canada, with a strong cultural vitality and an economic structure geared to the knowledge economy.
He entered politics at age 27, as a councillor in Pointe-au-Père – and was elected mayor two years later. After spending some time in the business community, as the co-owner and vice-president of a car dealership, he returned to politics in 1994, as a councillor with the City of Rimouski, before becoming mayor. From 1995 to 2005, he was vice-president and director general of the Océanic hockey club, where he set the goal of making the Océanic an instrument for social cohesion for all of Eastern Quebec.
He became the Mayor of Rimouski in 2005, and he chaired the Union of Quebec Municipalities (UMQ) for almost four years, from 2010 to 2014, in the context of a major crisis of confidence by citizens toward their municipal elected officials. His commitment helped to bring together the municipal sector, through two provincial summits that led to the preparation of a white paper on the future of municipalities. While Chair of the UMQ, he also implemented a social and professional integration project that enabled youth from youth centres to have an enriching work experience within their city's municipal team. In 2014, he received the Jean-Paul L'Allier Award, which honours a Quebec elected official for outstanding vision, leadership and achievements in urban planning and land use planning. Mr. Forest is also very active in numerous social causes and is particularly committed to encouraging young people and women to become involved in politics, within the scope of his responsibilities with the UMQ and the L'Effet A movement.
Senate Business
Interventions in the Senate Chamber
question period — Finance
COVID-19 Pandemic--Impact on Tourism 2020.12.15 – 14:36
The Estimates, 2020-21
Main Estimates and Supplementary Estimates (B)--Second Report of National Finance Committee Adopted 2020.12.09 – 15:21
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Icebreaker Fleet--Davie Shipbuilding 2020.12.09 – 14:40
Motion to Authorize Committee to Study the Government's Decision to Award a Contract for a Student Grant Program to WE Charity--Debate Continued 2020.12.08 – 17:49
Long-term Care System
Inquiry--Debate Continued 2020.12.01 – 17:55
Related Bill
Related Bill: C-17
Vote: Yea
Appropriation Act No. 5, 2020-21 – C-17 – Second Reading C-17 Yea
Vote: Nay
Appropriation Act No. 5, 2020-21 – C-17 – Second Reading – Reasoned Amendment (Sen. Pate) C-17 Nay
Adjournment of the Senate Nay
Non-Government Motion no. 36 – Motion to call upon the Government of Canada to immediately condemn aggression against the Republic of Artsakh Nay
Non-Government Motion no. 9 – Motion authorizing the Social Affairs, Science and Technology Committee to study the implementation of a federal framework on post-traumatic stress disorder Nay
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Stanislaus Vincent Henkels (1854-1926), was born at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on February 8, 1854, the son of native Philadelphians, George Jacob Henkels (1819-1883), a cabinet maker, and Elizabeth Regina Snyder Henkels (1821-1881).
In the 1880 U. S. Census he is living with his parents in their home at Philadelphia and working as an auctioneer, where he worked for the old firm Thomas Birch's Sons on Chestnut Street.
From 1882-1883 he was the senior partner in Henkels & Tripple, 1117 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia.
On November 27, 1882, John White Haseltine catalogued the A. M. Smith collection of 1,930 lots and Stan. V. Henkels conducted the auction at Henkels & Tripple.
In 1883, he married Martha Magdalene Duke (1856-1950). They had seven children : Martha Magdalene (1884-1975), Mary Elizabeth (1886-1961), Stanislaus Vincent, Jr. (1889-1943), Elizabeth Regina (1891-), Duke Howard (1894-1973), William King (1897-), James Mitchell (1900-1907).
From 1883-1886 he was the proprietor of Stan. V. Henkels & Co., 1117 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia.
Fig. Stan V. Henkels correspondence with the Chapman Brothers postmarked April 22, 1885, Philadelphia. Correspondence regarding the auction sale May 14th, 1885 comprising 1,253 lots in their plated catalogue containing three plates. This was the first of seven coin auction sales held at Stan. V. Henkels & Co., from May 1885 until October 1886. Later on Henry Chapman will hold two more sales at Henkels in 1914 and 1915. There is correspondence from Henkels in the Lupia Numismatic Library, Special Collection, The Chapman Family Correspondence Archive. See also on this website The Coin Shop showing more correspondence with Henkels available for sale.
for mailing. A real rare treat for any philatelist, numismatist, or collector of antique obsolete letterheads. Current estimate $350-$550. Courtesy Lupia Numismatic Library, Special Collection, The Chapman Family Correspondence Archive.
In 1887, he contracted the book auction sales for Thomas Birch's Sons.
A very scarce Thomas Birch & Sons, Auctioneers postmarked March 1, 1889 to Harry Chapman from Stan V. Henkels.
From 1890-1897, he was chief auctioneer for Thomas Birch's Sons, 1110 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia. During this period his name was published as cataloger.
On November 10, 1890, Henkels catalogued The Final Settlement of the Estate of General George Washington, by the order executor of Lorenzo Lewis, Executor for the Estate of Lawrence Lewis, Late Executor of the Estate of Gen. Geo. Washington. This sale was held six months prior to the famous Unveiling Ceremony of the Washington Monument at Fairmount Park, Philadelphia on May 15, 1891. Surrounding that famous ceremony was an era of interest and nostalgia in America's past and a new wave of patriotism sparked.
The Unveiling Ceremony of the Washington Monument at Fairmount Park, Philadelphia on May 15, 1891,(Cincinnati Society Commemorative Medal available in The Coin Shop on this website) had an intense impact on the nation and Philadelphia in particular arousing great interest in America's origins and in General and President George Washington. Six months later, on December 15-16, 1891, he catalogued the renown sale of Washingtoniana, "An Extraordinary Collection of Washington's Letters, Washington Relics, Revolutionary Documents, and the Rarest Works on American History" held by Thomas Birch's Sons.
In 1892 he with the aid of Dr. Edward Maris, M.D., was able to negotiate the purchase of the William Penn Charter to the Freemen of the Province of Pennsylvania. Henkels published an account of this transaction together with the Charter in 1909.
He co-catalogued an auction with his younger brother Alfred Fitler Henkels for a sale held on October 23-24, 1893.
From 1897-1898, he was the contracted auctioneer for Davis & Harvey, 1212 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia.
On March 25, 1898, he catalogued the Bancker Broadside Sale.
From 1898-1908, he was the contracted auctioneer for Davis & Harvey, 1112 Walnut Street, Philadelphia.
In 1908 with Dr. Thomas Lindsay Bradford, M. D., he coauthored The Bibliographer's Manual of American History.
From 1908-1913 he was the contracted auctioneer for Samuel T. Freeman & Co., 1519 & 1521 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia.
From 1924-1925, he was the proprietor of Stan. V. Henkels & Son, 1304 Walnut Street, Philadelphia.
He died on April 23, 1926, at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
After his death the firm Stan. V. Henkels was relocated at 1110-1116 Sansom Street, Philadelphia.
From 1931-1934 the name of the firm changed to Stan. V. Henkels, Jr.
 Martin Gengerke's American Numismatic Auctions lists 11 under Henkels, but the last belonged to his son, making only 10 for S. V. Henkels, Sr.


The first Yang Jing Bang event in September is with Chef Julio at Tomatito. He'll be serving a new a la carte tapas including the grilled skirt steak, drunken shrimp, octopus terrine, clams, fried potato wedges tossed in Sichuan recipe and crispy fried baby squid. In case you don't know what Yang Jing Bang is about, it's a series of food events that crosses between foreign and Chinese cultures with a simple concept of serving good food with good ingredients.
The Pearl Movie Night will present the romantic drama film "The Great Gatsby". Free entry and the film will be in English with Chinese subtitles. They'll be running a burger deal all night including the bacon cheese beef burger, french fries and one beer for ¥78.


Rockford, Ill.- After a hot end to the month of February, the Rockford IceHogs hope to carry the momentum over to March beginning with a pair of home games this weekend at the BMO Harris Bank Center.
Rockford, Ill.- BMO Harris Bank and the Rockford IceHogs are teaming up for a sock drive.
Rosemont, Ill.- A suddenly streaking Rockford IceHogs slipped by the Chicago Wolves 2-1 on Sunday afternoon at the Allstate Arena.
Rockford, Ill. - Goaltender Henrik Karlsson rejoins Rockford, while Kent Simpson is sent to Toledo.
Peoria, Ill.- Another solid goaltending performance from Carter Hutton led the Rockford IceHogs to a 4-0 win over the Peoria Rivermen on Wednesday night at Carver Arena.
BLOG HOGS: HOPE FOR THE HOGS?
After dropping a tilt downstate to their Midwest Division rivals on Wednesday, the Rockford IceHogs bounced back during the weekend with a pair of critical victories at the BMO Harris Bank Center during Week 19.
Rockford, Ill.- The IceHogs offense exploded to beat the Abbotsford Heat 7-2 on Saturday night at the BMO Harris Bank Center.
Goaltender Henrik Karlsson is recalled to Chicago, while forward David Gilbert, defenseman Kevin Quick and goaltender Kent Simpson are added to Rockford's roster.
Peoria, Ill.- Things happened quickly on Wednesday night in Peoria, including goals, lead changes and penalty shots.
For all those that have always dreamed of being a Rockford IceHogs season ticket holder, it's your lucky day!
IceHogs.com recaps all of the Week 18 highlights plus this week's interviews on Bud Light Hog Talk.
Rockford held off of score sheet, fall to Aeros 2-0 in front of 5,146 at the BMO Harris Bank Center.
Peoria, Ill.- Fortunes can change pretty quick in hockey and the Rockford IceHogs are returning home with a winning streak.
Cedar Park, Tex.- Three games this season between the Rockford IceHogs and Texas Stars so far and in all three, the home team has lost a three-goal lead.
Toledo, Ohio- Kent Simpson is the Reebok Hockey ECHL Goaltender of the Week for Jan. 28-Feb. 3.
Houston, Tex.- A franchise record losing streak grew longer on Sunday for the Rockford IceHogs as they failed to hold a third period lead in a 3-2 defeat to the Houston Aeros at the Toyota Center.
San Antonio, Tex.- A pair of 6-foot, 6-inch Swedish goalies dueled on pink ice in San Antonio on Friday night and unfortunately for the Rockford IceHogs, the only blemish on the score sheet showed up on their side.


A lovable misfit from another planet meets a girl named Tip. The two unlikely friends embark on the greatest journey of all time.
When the MouseStar 1 lands on a mysterious planet that appears and disappears on the radar, Geronimo and his fellow Spacemice encounter aliens.
Will troublesome cabin mates ruin Zack's summer at space camp on the planet Sylvan?
A fun-loving, hard living trio of interplanetary bounty hunters chase deadly warrants around the Quad, a system of planets on the brink of revolution.


Grant blazer is a tailored blazer with a classic yet modern fit. Crafted in an exclusive wool mix fabric and designed with two buttons and a slightly more narrow collar and lapel. Two lower flap pockets and one welt pocket at the chest. Combine with our suit trousers for a full business suit. Grant blazer comes in dark blue only.
54% Polyester, 42% Wool, 4% Elastan.


A couple weeks ago, I finished converting my Honda Element into the world's tiniest home on wheels. As a dude who travels with little interior design experience, the conversion came out better than I could have imagined.
One of the main features that took my Element from livable to friggin' sweet are its patterned fabric blackout windows. Made with a shiny, insulating material called Reflectix, most projects using this material end up feel like the inside of a low budget spaceship. I wanted a more homey, bright look to my space that didn't feel quite so shoddy or depressing. Patterned fabric, adhesive spray, and black duct tape proved the perfect solution.
In addition to looking great on the inside, these window shades blackout virtually all outside light. They also make it impossible to see into my Element, so I can comfortably sleep, with complete privacy, anywhere I'm allowed to park.
I figured it worthwhile to explain how I made my blackout window shades for anyone else trying to overcome the universal hurdles of comfortably sleeping in a vehicle.
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1. Measure a window, length x height with tape measure. Cut a cardboard piece with an additional inch or two added to those dimensions (cutting away extra material is a million times easier than taping it back on).
2. Take your cardboard piece, those heavy duty scissors, and the permanent marker into your vehicle. Hold the cardboard up against the inside of the window. Mark a bit less than you think you should take off a corner. Cut it off. Repeat until cardboard fits snug into the recessed area of the window (the word "snug" is key if you want window shades to remain in windows).
3. Trace cardboard on Reflectix material. Cut it out, slightly larger (again: cutting away extra material is a million times easier than taping it back on). Push Reflectix piece into that same window and trim to achieve a snug, uncrinkled fit. If not snug, window shade will not stay in window!
4. Repeat Steps 1 to 3 for every window.
Pro Tip: Windows on the sides of your vehicle come in pairs! Just trace your first window shade and cut it out (slightly larger, and then trim to exact size) to save time.
5. Once you have all your window shades cut to size, coat outward facing side with matte black spray paint. To make sure you don't spray the wrong side, put each piece in its window and mark the outside with permanent marker as you take them down. Let paint dry before continuing.
6. Spread out your beautiful roll of patterned fabric. Place all window shades black-side-up on fabric (consider pairs of windows and the direction the pattern is going on each piece for when you actually put them up in your windows). Trace each window shade onto fabric with permanent marker and cut out all fabric pieces.
7. Cover the silver side of window shade in Adhesive Spray. Wait until tacky. Stick and press matching fabric piece on.
8. Apply maximum strength duct tape, hot-dog-style, around edges of window shade to secure fabric. To make this look good, align each piece of duct tape with its previous piece on the fabric side (you won't see black side of window shade). Use long pieces of duct tape on straightaways and short pieces on curves.
9. If you've used a strong, quality duct tape, like the kind made by Gorilla Glue, you're done! Whoo! If, like me, you bought cheap, knock-off duct tape and it's starting to peel up, you're in for a long process of getting the duct tape really hot with an iron to help it adhere better (use a scrap piece of fabric between the iron and tape so it doesn't burn). Trust me, you don't bother with this step—get quality tape.


Soft comfortable cotton and baby alpaca blend with a matt finish in pale colours. Cotton-Alpaca is a fantastic yarn for making openwork stitch jackets and cardigans or striped tops for the spring season. This yarn is also perfect for making accessories for the warmer seasons like neck warmers and hats.


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Q: Set lock true for group of cells I'm using closedxml to export excel..
Now i can protect (Lock cell) cell using the following function,
workSheet.Cell(rowIndex,column).Style.Protection.SetLocked(true);

I want to set group of cells..
Is that Possible in closedxml ?

A: You can use Range like so
workSheet.Range(startRow, startColumn, endRow, endColumn).Style.Protection.SetLocked(true);

A: @Raidri, thanks for the answer that you provided here, but I want to add my own answer.
I found that when you want to lock a cell, the Worksheet must first be protected, or else the lock does nothing.
The worksheet can be protected with workSheet.Protect() method.  However, this will have all the cells locked by default, so you'll actually want to protect the worksheet and then unlock the cells you want to be editable.


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HomePhilippinesNCR COVID-19 alert level likely to be downgraded by Oct. 16- DILG exec
NCR COVID-19 alert level likely to be downgraded by Oct. 16- DILG exec
The coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) alert level in Metro Manila will probably be lowered by Oct. 16 with the improved health situation in the area, Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Undersecretary Epimaco Densing III said Tuesday night, Oct. 12.
Densing explained that the probable relaxed restrictions in the National Capital Region (NCR) may be imposed on the basis of the recent COVID-19 situation improvements like the decrease in new cases and the hospital utilization rates.
Interviewed over ABS-CBN's Teleradyo, Densing noted that the current "ICU (intensive care unit) utilization rate'' of 68 percent is considered moderate while the COVID bed utilization is at 50 percent.
He added that the average bed utilization rate was between 9,000 to 10,000 cases a day for the past seven days compared to the 15,000 to 16,000 two weeks ago adding that NCR also has a negative growth rate.
The DILG official also stated that the government is looking at testing the COVID-19 alert level system in local government units outside Metro Manila.
"Namili na rin po kami ng mga lokal na gobyerno sa labas ng National Capital Region kung kailan masisimulan na rin 'yung alert level system (We already chose the local government units (LGUs) outside the National Capital region when we can also start the alert level system),'' Densing said.
Densing clarified that it is the Department of Health (DOH) that will announce the final alert level in the coming days.
However, it was not mentioned on what alert level Metro Manila will likely be placed with the improved COVID-19 health situation.
Metro Manila is currently under Alert Level 4 in the new five-tier COVID-19 alert system which is being pilot tested and is a strategy against the virus based on the growth of COVID-19 cases in an area, hospitals and intensive care utilization rates. (Chito A. Chavez)
Source: Manila Bulletin (https://mb.com.ph/2021/10/13/ncr-covid-19-alert-level-likely-to-be-downgraded-by-oct-16-dilg-exec/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=ncr-covid-19-alert-level-likely-to-be-downgraded-by-oct-16-dilg-exec)


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Kami's was an Italian/Greek restaurant/bar/cafe on Hills Road, next door to St Paul's Church. It has now closed. As of September 2010 the site is occupied by a Chinese restaurant called Sesame [http://www.flickr.com/photos/kake_pugh/5022045489/ photo], [http://egullet.org/p1781686 eGullet comment].
Kami's was an Italian/Greek restaurant/bar/cafe on Hills Road, next door to St Paul's Church. It has now closed. As of September 2010 the site is occupied by a Chinese restaurant called Sesame [http://www.flickr.com/photos/kake_pugh/5022045489/ photo].
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Kami's was an Italian/Greek restaurant/bar/cafe on Hills Road, next door to St Paul's Church. It has now closed. As of September 2010 the site is occupied by a Chinese restaurant called Sesame photo.
The information below is retained for people who want to know what it used to be like.
Italian/Greek restaurant/bar/cafe on Hills Road, next door to St Paul's Church. It's a couple of years since I've been but I've had some very nice lunches there. Good steaks, salads and excellent pizzas. The owner used to run Pizza Express on St Andrew's Street back in the late 90s and is very friendly.
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"Leontyne Price at the Met"
In her two and a half decades at the Metropolitan Opera, the soprano Leontyne Price brought lyrical splendor to the heroines of Giuseppe Verdi, with singing that radiated densely packed colors. The Met celebrates the ninety-three-year-old's career with a two-disk compilation of live excerpts, from a fresh-voiced "Il Trovatore," in 1961, to her farewell in "Aida," in 1985. Price's timbre is swathed in an impenetrable glow that transcends the limitations of recording technology. There's a voluptuous Donna Anna in "Don Giovanni," a romantic "Tosca," a powerfully acrobatic "Ernani," and an especially ravishing "Trovatore," from 1969. The album closes, of necessity, with "O patria mia," from her final "Aida," a rendition that received raucous applause thirty-five years ago and consecrated one of the Met's great legacies.
— Oussama Zahr


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Beautiful kettle made of 18/8 premium stainless steel. A perfect complement for all cooking sets, but also incredibly practical solo. Large opening for filling and lockable handle for cooking over open flames (keeps the handle cool). Handle with bend for safe attachment to e.g. tripod stands above the open fire.


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Swimming & Diving / March 9, 2007
Agache Qualifies For NCAA Championships
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THIS WEEK — University of Iowa junior Dragos Agache will compete in the 100 breaststroke at the NCAA Championships Thursday through Saturday. The Championships are being hosted by the University of Minnesota, and all events will be held at the University Aquatic Center. All session tickets are $52, single-session prelim tickets are $10 and single-session tickets are $12; all tickets can be purchased through the University of Minnesota ticket office at 800-U-GOPHER (800-846-7437).
HIGH STANDARD — This year Agache won the 100 breast four times, the 200 breast three times and has recorded 19 top-five finishes. Agache leads the team in both the 100 (53.77) and the 200 breast (1:58.40).
SCHEDULE OF EVENTS — Swimming prelims begin at Noon, with finals at 7 p.m. (times are CST). Agache will compete in the 100 breast on Friday, March 16.
BEEN HERE BEFORE — This will be the second consecutive year that Agache has swam at the NCAA Championships. At the 2006 Championships, he placed 22nd in the 100 breast with a time of 54.64 and 29th in the 200 breast with a 2:02.40.
LAST COMPETITION — Agache last competed at the Big Ten Championships. He recorded NCAA B times — both of which were new school records — in the 100 and 200 breaststroke. His 100 breast time of 53.77 broke the previous record of 53.94 that he set at the 2006 Big Ten Championships. Agache eclipsed the previous 200 breast record by three-hundreths of a second. The record of 1:58.43 was set by Rob Leyshon in 1990.
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PHOTOS: Iowa Swimming and Diving Intrasquad- 10.24.20
Men's Swim & Dive / October 24, 2020 PHOTOS: Iowa Swimming and Diving Intrasquad- 10.24.20


Hi again, everyone! Thanks for continuing to stick by me as I suffer through my last exams as a 1L in law school. After tomorrow's Property exam, I have Civil Procedure to take on Wednesday and then I'm home free. Thankfully, I think my exams are in order from most difficult to least difficult!
Last month, I showed you a beautiful pink foil polish from Ruby White Tips. Laura, the brilliant woman behind RWT, sent me another polish that will soon be listed on her Etsy page: Amethyst.
Amethyst is gray to purple duochrome with frosty shimmer. Above is with three coats on its own.
I really loved the surprise of this polish. I think it would be nice for anyone to wear to work because of the muted neutral of the gray, but with the surprise pop of the purple shimmer!
And here is two coats of Amethyst over one coat of Rimmel Black Satin. It loses the gray to purple duochrome over black and instead, takes on a light purple to dark purple quality. I think I prefer it on its own better, but that's not to say it isn't pretty on its own. I love how metallic it is over black.
It reminds me a little of Deborah Lippmann Wicked Game and Wet n Wild Gray's anatomy. HOWEVER, this shade has a lot more purple to it, especially over black. Also, the brushstrokes are not nearly as noticeable in Amethyst. So I will totally reach for this first!
Amethyst will so be available in the Ruby White Tips Etsy store, along with the existing variety of other amazing colors! It is $8.50 for a full-sized, .45 oz bottle. It's vegan and 3-free, to boot!
So what do you think of Amethyst?


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Q: Can't make my header responsive table sticky I'm using angular 6 and i want to make my responsive table header sticky when i scroll, the problem is when i make it sticky the width of my header table are not the same of my columns cause of responsive.
I couldn't do work the position : sticky on my  so i tried with a angular module https://w11k.github.io/angular-sticky-things/
I also tried to do it by own in Jquery but the same result as the module cause it's changed the position to fixed...

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Do someone know why the position:stciky doesn't work on  ?
Or a way to my header table keep the width of my columns ?
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package coordination;

import org.metacsp.framework.ConstraintNetwork;
import org.metacsp.framework.Variable;
import org.metacsp.multi.spatioTemporal.paths.Trajectory;
import org.metacsp.multi.spatioTemporal.paths.TrajectoryEnvelope;
import org.metacsp.multi.spatioTemporal.paths.TrajectoryEnvelopeSolver;
import org.metacsp.utility.UI.JTSDrawingPanel;

public class TestTrajectoryEnvelopeRepresentationThreeRobots {

	public static void main(String[] args) {

		TrajectoryEnvelopeSolver solver = new TrajectoryEnvelopeSolver(0, 100000);
		Variable[] vars = solver.createVariables(3);

		//Parking envelopes not created for simplicity
		TrajectoryEnvelope var0 = (TrajectoryEnvelope)vars[0];
		var0.setComponent("Robot1");
		var0.getSymbolicVariableActivity().setSymbolicDomain("Driving");
		var0.setRobotID(1);

		TrajectoryEnvelope var1 = (TrajectoryEnvelope)vars[1];
		var1.setComponent("Robot2");
		var1.getSymbolicVariableActivity().setSymbolicDomain("Driving");
		var1.setRobotID(2);

		TrajectoryEnvelope var2 = (TrajectoryEnvelope)vars[2];
		var2.setComponent("Robot3");
		var2.getSymbolicVariableActivity().setSymbolicDomain("Driving");
		var2.setRobotID(3);

		//Another way to specify footprints
		//2.3 (w) x 6.5 (l) centered in the middle (deltas are 0)
		double width = 2.3;
		double length = 6.5;
		double deltaWidth = 0.0;
		double deltaLength = 0.0;

		Trajectory traj0 = new Trajectory("paths/newpath1.path");
		var0.setFootprint(width,length,deltaWidth, deltaLength);
		var0.setTrajectory(traj0);

		Trajectory traj1 = new Trajectory("paths/newpath2.path");
		var1.setFootprint(width,length,deltaWidth, deltaLength);
		var1.setTrajectory(traj1);

		Trajectory traj2 = new Trajectory("paths/newpath3.path");
		var2.setFootprint(width,length,deltaWidth, deltaLength);
		var2.setTrajectory(traj2);

		JTSDrawingPanel.drawConstraintNetwork("Geometries", solver.getConstraintNetwork());
		ConstraintNetwork.draw(solver.getConstraintNetwork(), "Constraint Network");

		System.out.println("\n===================\n== VARIABLE INFO ==\n===================");
		System.out.println("\n" + var0.getInfo());
		System.out.println("\n" + var1.getInfo());
		System.out.println("\n" + var2.getInfo());
	}

}


Staff have been recalled from Kuwait Investment Authority's (KIA) London office amid reports of accounting irregularities and claims that employees deliberately made bad investments, according to The Times newspaper in the UK.
The newspaper reports that a committee of MPs in Kuwait has discovered evidence that staff in the Kuwait Investment Office (KIO, the UK division of the KIA), made "huge, deliberate, bad investments".
According to the local Arabic newspaper, Al Jarida, the Kuwaiti MP leading the investigation said that ten staff had been removed from the London office and are back in Kuwait, where they will face questioning about differences between their statements and those of the Kuwaiti finance ministry.
Victoria Barbary, director of the Institutional Investor's Sovereign Wealth Centre, in London, told The Times that reports from Kuwait indicated that the "irregularities" were mostly related to complaints that fund managers were not reporting figures on time.
"I would be surprised, however, if the Kuwaiti authorities decided to shut down all KIA's operations in London. The KIO plays an important role in the portfolio," she said.


Who would want to kill a nun? That was the problem facing Inspector C.D. Sloan of the Berebury CID when the body of Sister Anne was found at the foot of the cellar steps at the Convent of St Anselm.
©1966 Catherine Aird (P)2014 Audible, Inc.
In The Religious Body by Catherine Aird, all is still at the Convent of St. Anselm when Sister Gertrude goes to wake up all the other 50 nuns. Knowing that Sister Anne's cell sits next to a loud snorer, Sister Gertrude assumes her fellow nun has escaped from the noise unbidden. But when she doesn't see Sister Anne at breakfast, she decides to tell the Reverend Mother, at the same time that Sister Peter discovers that the fingerprint she left on the gradual is of blood.
Now Detective Inspector C.D. Sloan of the Berebury CID enters the scene, for Sister Anne's body has been found at the bottom of the stairs of the cellar. But who would want to kill a nun? Could it be the cousin who suddenly showed up after 20 years? Or boys from the agricultural institute next door? Or even another nun?
With 1966's The Religious Body, Catherine Aird entered the world of mystery fiction. She's actually a little late to be considered from the Golden Age of Mystery, but I consider her writing to conform to the style of those of the Golden Age. In this book we first meet Inspector C.D. Sloan, along with his barely competent Detective Constable Crosby. I enjoy the pun Aird uses in creating the name of the medical examiner, Dr. Dab. The British use the term dabs to indicate fingerprints, as seen in the Ngaio Marsh books. The final regular character of the series who gets introduced is Superintendent Lees, who is highly fond of taking adult education classes and citing his new learnings to all and sundry.
The Religious Body opens our eyes to the mysterious world of the convent and nuns. We see the day to day routines of the nuns, things they hold fast to as much as possible even amid the disruption of a murder. The nuns are the most frustrating of witnesses, as they make a practice of "guarding their eyes and thoughts." In other words, to them, it is a sin to observe what is going on around them because they should be looking internally and not at the actions of others. Trying to determine how to respond is complicated for them: "Truly it was a difficult path that they chose when they left the world." Even though the nuns seem so confusing and foreign to the detectives, we develop a real respect for the woman who have chosen to take this form of life. We also note the double meaning of the title, both the body of the religious nun who has been murdered and the broader sense of the Christian world in general.
The plot of this book has some really interesting angles. Besides observing life in the convent, we see the actions of the boys at the agricultural Institute next door, who try to burn an effigy of a nun during their Guy Falkes celebration, and this nun is wearing Sister Anne's glasses. We also see the actions of Harold Cartwright, the cousin who had suddenly shown up. Why would he appear out of the blue now? I found the book to be highly engaging, especially the conclusion, which was exciting and surprising.
Robin Bailey performs the audio edition of this book. He sounds really good as the narrator of the book, with a deep voice and good intonations. His voice sounds ideal for the role of C.D. Sloan. I first listened to Bailey in Agatha Christie's The Clocks and was less than impressed with that, but I do like his performance of The Religious Body. He delivers his narration with strong expression without any extra emotionalism.
This book is a creative, fun book with a clever premise and unique coinclusion. The detectives have interesting characters, while the writing style is witty, with fun language play. I have listened to this book several times and enjoyed it each one. I give the book five stars.
What made the experience of listening to The Religious Body the most enjoyable?
I disliked the narration. The narrator makes all of the men sound like aristocratic British, uppity and bored.
I found it hard to follow the story only because the narration was so annoying.
Well done. The reading was very good and the writing was excellent. Well composed mystery with good character development.
Who could of done it?
As mysteries and murders go, this was run of the mill, but an interesting listen, nevertheless. It offered an interesting inside view of convent life and of course, a view of crime solving as told by the unmatchable Robin Bailey. The narration is supreme.
I have read several Catherine Aird books but this is the first Audiobook. Having formed my own ideas of C.D.Sloan and Crosby, I was very pleased to hear them rendered not too far from my ideas. I would certainly recommend this to friends who enjoy cosy whodunit/detective procedurals.
What other book might you compare The Religious Body to, and why?
It's not far removed from P D James Death in Holy Orders, although P D James goes further into the individual characters. The main premise that one individual in religious garb looks much like any other is common to both.
Have you listened to any of Robin Bailey's other performances? How does this one compare?
Haven't so far, but will. I thought he was very good. Loved especially the Irish accents. More to the point, one always knows who the speaking character is even with very subtle changes to the voice, which is quite an achievement.
Well, no. But it kept me interested to the end, even while cooking the supper with head-phones on!
I enjoy all Catherine Aird books. I liked Robin Bailey as the narrator. I have seen comments from some American reviewers who have taken against Robin Bailey as being 'too English' for God's sake!


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