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namespace hyrise {

std::shared_ptr<Table> BinaryParser::parse(const std::string& filename) {
  std::ifstream file;
  file.open(filename, std::ios::binary);
  file.exceptions(std::ifstream::failbit | std::ifstream::badbit);

  auto [table, chunk_count] = _read_header(file);
  for (auto chunk_id = ChunkID{0}; chunk_id < chunk_count; ++chunk_id) {
    _import_chunk(file, table);
  }

  return table;
}

template <typename T>
pmr_compact_vector BinaryParser::_read_values_compact_vector(std::ifstream& file, const size_t count) {
  const auto bit_width = _read_value<uint8_t>(file);
  auto values = pmr_compact_vector(bit_width, count);
  file.read(reinterpret_cast<char*>(values.get()), static_cast<int64_t>(values.bytes()));
  return values;
}

template <typename T>
pmr_vector<T> BinaryParser::_read_values(std::ifstream& file, const size_t count) {
  pmr_vector<T> values(count);
  file.read(reinterpret_cast<char*>(values.data()), values.size() * sizeof(T));
  return values;
}

// specialized implementation for string values
template <>
pmr_vector<pmr_string> BinaryParser::_read_values(std::ifstream& file, const size_t count) {
  return _read_string_values(file, count);
}

// specialized implementation for bool values
template <>
pmr_vector<bool> BinaryParser::_read_values(std::ifstream& file, const size_t count) {
  pmr_vector<BoolAsByteType> readable_bools(count);
  file.read(reinterpret_cast<char*>(readable_bools.data()),
            static_cast<int64_t>(readable_bools.size() * sizeof(BoolAsByteType)));
  return {readable_bools.begin(), readable_bools.end()};
}

pmr_vector<pmr_string> BinaryParser::_read_string_values(std::ifstream& file, const size_t count) {
  const auto string_lengths = _read_values<size_t>(file, count);
  const auto total_length = std::accumulate(string_lengths.cbegin(), string_lengths.cend(), static_cast<size_t>(0));
  const auto buffer = _read_values<char>(file, total_length);

  auto values = pmr_vector<pmr_string>{count};
  auto start = size_t{0};
  for (auto index = size_t{0}; index < count; ++index) {
    values[index] = pmr_string{buffer.data() + start, buffer.data() + start + string_lengths[index]};
    start += string_lengths[index];
  }

  return values;
}

template <typename T>
T BinaryParser::_read_value(std::ifstream& file) {
  T result;
  file.read(reinterpret_cast<char*>(&result), sizeof(T));
  return result;
}

std::pair<std::shared_ptr<Table>, ChunkID> BinaryParser::_read_header(std::ifstream& file) {
  const auto chunk_size = _read_value<ChunkOffset>(file);
  const auto chunk_count = _read_value<ChunkID>(file);
  const auto column_count = _read_value<ColumnID>(file);
  const auto column_data_types = _read_values<pmr_string>(file, column_count);
  const auto column_nullables = _read_values<bool>(file, column_count);
  const auto column_names = _read_string_values(file, column_count);

  auto output_column_definitions = TableColumnDefinitions{};
  for (auto column_id = ColumnID{0}; column_id < column_count; ++column_id) {
    const auto data_type = data_type_to_string.right.at(std::string{column_data_types[column_id]});
    output_column_definitions.emplace_back(std::string{column_names[column_id]}, data_type,
                                           column_nullables[column_id]);
  }

  auto table = std::make_shared<Table>(output_column_definitions, TableType::Data, chunk_size, UseMvcc::Yes);

  return std::make_pair(table, chunk_count);
}

void BinaryParser::_import_chunk(std::ifstream& file, std::shared_ptr<Table>& table) {
  const auto row_count = _read_value<ChunkOffset>(file);

  // Import sort column definitions
  const auto num_sorted_columns = _read_value<uint32_t>(file);
  std::vector<SortColumnDefinition> sorted_columns;
  for (ColumnID sorted_column_id{0}; sorted_column_id < num_sorted_columns; ++sorted_column_id) {
    const auto column_id = _read_value<ColumnID>(file);
    const auto sort_mode = _read_value<SortMode>(file);
    sorted_columns.emplace_back(SortColumnDefinition{column_id, sort_mode});
  }

  Segments output_segments;
  for (auto column_id = ColumnID{0}; column_id < table->column_count(); ++column_id) {
    output_segments.push_back(
        _import_segment(file, row_count, table->column_data_type(column_id), table->column_is_nullable(column_id)));
  }

  const auto mvcc_data = std::make_shared<MvccData>(row_count, CommitID{0});
  table->append_chunk(output_segments, mvcc_data);
  table->last_chunk()->finalize();
  if (num_sorted_columns > 0) {
    table->last_chunk()->set_individually_sorted_by(sorted_columns);
  }
}

std::shared_ptr<AbstractSegment> BinaryParser::_import_segment(std::ifstream& file, ChunkOffset row_count,
                                                               DataType data_type, bool column_is_nullable) {
  std::shared_ptr<AbstractSegment> result;
  resolve_data_type(data_type, [&](auto type) {
    using ColumnDataType = typename decltype(type)::type;
    result = _import_segment<ColumnDataType>(file, row_count, column_is_nullable);
  });

  return result;
}

template <typename ColumnDataType>
std::shared_ptr<AbstractSegment> BinaryParser::_import_segment(std::ifstream& file, ChunkOffset row_count,
                                                               bool column_is_nullable) {
  const auto column_type = _read_value<EncodingType>(file);

  switch (column_type) {
    case EncodingType::Unencoded:
      return _import_value_segment<ColumnDataType>(file, row_count, column_is_nullable);
    case EncodingType::Dictionary:
      return _import_dictionary_segment<ColumnDataType>(file, row_count);
    case EncodingType::FixedStringDictionary:
      if constexpr (encoding_supports_data_type(enum_c<EncodingType, EncodingType::FixedStringDictionary>,
                                                hana::type_c<ColumnDataType>)) {
        return _import_fixed_string_dictionary_segment(file, row_count);
      } else {
        Fail("Unsupported data type for FixedStringDictionary encoding");
      }
    case EncodingType::RunLength:
      return _import_run_length_segment<ColumnDataType>(file, row_count);
    case EncodingType::FrameOfReference:
      if constexpr (encoding_supports_data_type(enum_c<EncodingType, EncodingType::FrameOfReference>,
                                                hana::type_c<ColumnDataType>)) {
        return _import_frame_of_reference_segment<ColumnDataType>(file, row_count);
      } else {
        Fail("Unsupported data type for FOR encoding");
      }
    case EncodingType::LZ4:
      return _import_lz4_segment<ColumnDataType>(file, row_count);
  }

  Fail("Invalid EncodingType");
}

template <typename T>
std::shared_ptr<ValueSegment<T>> BinaryParser::_import_value_segment(std::ifstream& file, ChunkOffset row_count,
                                                                     bool column_is_nullable) {
  if (column_is_nullable) {
    const auto segment_is_nullable = _read_value<bool>(file);
    if (segment_is_nullable) {
      auto nullables = _read_values<bool>(file, row_count);
      auto values = _read_values<T>(file, row_count);
      return std::make_shared<ValueSegment<T>>(std::move(values), std::move(nullables));
    }
  }

  auto values = _read_values<T>(file, row_count);
  return std::make_shared<ValueSegment<T>>(std::move(values));
}

template <typename T>
std::shared_ptr<DictionarySegment<T>> BinaryParser::_import_dictionary_segment(std::ifstream& file,
                                                                               ChunkOffset row_count) {
  const auto compressed_vector_type_id = _read_value<CompressedVectorTypeID>(file);
  const auto dictionary_size = _read_value<ValueID>(file);
  auto dictionary = std::make_shared<pmr_vector<T>>(_read_values<T>(file, dictionary_size));

  auto attribute_vector = _import_attribute_vector(file, row_count, compressed_vector_type_id);

  return std::make_shared<DictionarySegment<T>>(dictionary, attribute_vector);
}

std::shared_ptr<FixedStringDictionarySegment<pmr_string>> BinaryParser::_import_fixed_string_dictionary_segment(
    std::ifstream& file, ChunkOffset row_count) {
  const auto compressed_vector_type_id = _read_value<CompressedVectorTypeID>(file);
  const auto dictionary_size = _read_value<ValueID>(file);
  auto dictionary = _import_fixed_string_vector(file, dictionary_size);
  auto attribute_vector = _import_attribute_vector(file, row_count, compressed_vector_type_id);

  return std::make_shared<FixedStringDictionarySegment<pmr_string>>(dictionary, attribute_vector);
}

template <typename T>
std::shared_ptr<RunLengthSegment<T>> BinaryParser::_import_run_length_segment(std::ifstream& file,
                                                                              ChunkOffset row_count) {
  const auto size = _read_value<uint32_t>(file);
  const auto values = std::make_shared<pmr_vector<T>>(_read_values<T>(file, size));
  const auto null_values = std::make_shared<pmr_vector<bool>>(_read_values<bool>(file, size));
  const auto end_positions = std::make_shared<pmr_vector<ChunkOffset>>(_read_values<ChunkOffset>(file, size));

  return std::make_shared<RunLengthSegment<T>>(values, null_values, end_positions);
}

template <typename T>
std::shared_ptr<FrameOfReferenceSegment<T>> BinaryParser::_import_frame_of_reference_segment(std::ifstream& file,
                                                                                ChunkOffset row_count) {
  const auto compressed_vector_type_id = _read_value<CompressedVectorTypeID>(file);
  const auto block_count = _read_value<uint32_t>(file);
  const auto block_minima = _read_values<T>(file, block_count);

  const auto null_values_stored = _read_value<BoolAsByteType>(file);
  std::optional<pmr_vector<bool>> null_values;
  if (null_values_stored) {
    null_values = _read_values<bool>(file, row_count);
  }

  auto offset_values = _import_offset_value_vector(file, row_count, compressed_vector_type_id);

  return std::make_shared<FrameOfReferenceSegment<T>>(block_minima, null_values, std::move(offset_values));
}

template <typename T>
std::shared_ptr<LZ4Segment<T>> BinaryParser::_import_lz4_segment(std::ifstream& file, ChunkOffset row_count) {
  const auto num_elements = _read_value<uint32_t>(file);
  const auto block_count = _read_value<uint32_t>(file);
  const auto block_size = _read_value<uint32_t>(file);
  const auto last_block_size = _read_value<uint32_t>(file);

  pmr_vector<uint32_t> lz4_block_sizes(_read_values<uint32_t>(file, block_count));

  const auto compressed_size = std::accumulate(lz4_block_sizes.begin(), lz4_block_sizes.end(), size_t{0});

  pmr_vector<pmr_vector<char>> lz4_blocks(block_count);
  for (uint32_t block_index = 0; block_index < block_count; ++block_index) {
    lz4_blocks[block_index] = _read_values<char>(file, lz4_block_sizes[block_index]);
  }

  const auto null_values_size = _read_value<uint32_t>(file);
  std::optional<pmr_vector<bool>> null_values;
  if (null_values_size != 0) {
    null_values = _read_values<bool>(file, null_values_size);
  } else {
    null_values = std::nullopt;
  }

  const auto dictionary_size = _read_value<uint32_t>(file);
  auto dictionary = _read_values<char>(file, dictionary_size);

  const auto string_offsets_size = _read_value<uint32_t>(file);

  if (string_offsets_size > 0) {
    auto string_offsets = std::make_unique<BitPackingVector>(_read_values_compact_vector<uint32_t>(file, row_count));
    return std::make_shared<LZ4Segment<T>>(std::move(lz4_blocks), std::move(null_values), std::move(dictionary),
                                           std::move(string_offsets), block_size, last_block_size, compressed_size,
                                           num_elements);
  }

  if (std::is_same<T, pmr_string>::value) {
    return std::make_shared<LZ4Segment<T>>(std::move(lz4_blocks), std::move(null_values), std::move(dictionary),
                                           nullptr, block_size, last_block_size, compressed_size, num_elements);
  }

  return std::make_shared<LZ4Segment<T>>(std::move(lz4_blocks), std::move(null_values), std::move(dictionary),
                                         block_size, last_block_size, compressed_size, num_elements);
}

std::shared_ptr<BaseCompressedVector> BinaryParser::_import_attribute_vector(
    std::ifstream& file, const ChunkOffset row_count, const CompressedVectorTypeID compressed_vector_type_id) {
  const auto compressed_vector_type = static_cast<CompressedVectorType>(compressed_vector_type_id);
  switch (compressed_vector_type) {
    case CompressedVectorType::BitPacking:
      return std::make_shared<BitPackingVector>(_read_values_compact_vector<uint32_t>(file, row_count));
    case CompressedVectorType::FixedWidthInteger1Byte:
      return std::make_shared<FixedWidthIntegerVector<uint8_t>>(_read_values<uint8_t>(file, row_count));
    case CompressedVectorType::FixedWidthInteger2Byte:
      return std::make_shared<FixedWidthIntegerVector<uint16_t>>(_read_values<uint16_t>(file, row_count));
    case CompressedVectorType::FixedWidthInteger4Byte:
      return std::make_shared<FixedWidthIntegerVector<uint32_t>>(_read_values<uint32_t>(file, row_count));
    default:
      Fail("Cannot import attribute vector with compressed vector type id: " +
           std::to_string(compressed_vector_type_id));
  }
}

std::unique_ptr<const BaseCompressedVector> BinaryParser::_import_offset_value_vector(
    std::ifstream& file, const ChunkOffset row_count, const CompressedVectorTypeID compressed_vector_type_id) {
  const auto compressed_vector_type = static_cast<CompressedVectorType>(compressed_vector_type_id);
  switch (compressed_vector_type) {
    case CompressedVectorType::BitPacking:
      return std::make_unique<BitPackingVector>(_read_values_compact_vector<uint32_t>(file, row_count));
    case CompressedVectorType::FixedWidthInteger1Byte:
      return std::make_unique<FixedWidthIntegerVector<uint8_t>>(_read_values<uint8_t>(file, row_count));
    case CompressedVectorType::FixedWidthInteger2Byte:
      return std::make_unique<FixedWidthIntegerVector<uint16_t>>(_read_values<uint16_t>(file, row_count));
    case CompressedVectorType::FixedWidthInteger4Byte:
      return std::make_unique<FixedWidthIntegerVector<uint32_t>>(_read_values<uint32_t>(file, row_count));
    default:
      Fail("Cannot import attribute vector with compressed vector type id: " +
           std::to_string(compressed_vector_type_id));
  }
}

std::shared_ptr<FixedStringVector> BinaryParser::_import_fixed_string_vector(std::ifstream& file, const size_t count) {
  const auto string_length = _read_value<uint32_t>(file);
  pmr_vector<char> values(string_length * count);
  file.read(values.data(), static_cast<int64_t>(values.size()));
  return std::make_shared<FixedStringVector>(std::move(values), string_length);
}

}  // namespace hyrise

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A couple of weeks ago we got out to a local farm for strawberry picking. It was a splendid time, and after all was done we brought home a whopping 17 lbs of luscious, flavor-rich strawberries. I should mention we picked with friends, and they gathered up 30 lbs! Holy berries, batman!
We ate a lot of the berries fresh - how could you not?! But, as you know, fresh strawberries do not have a long life, even once refrigerated. So, I made some warm strawberry sauce, froze up a whack, and also made this Raw Strawberry Pie. Yep, it will be a new recipe in the next book.
This was my first crack at it, so I have another couple of rounds of testing before I check it off as 'finished'! But, look at the glorious color! And it was easy - blitzing the filling in the BlendTec. It was a cross between a cheesecake and strawberry pie. Just divine.
Love the strawberry pie! That looks completely gorgeous! So excited for your cookbook!
I missed strawberry picking on Canada Day (my usual tradition) now my freezer looks bare without the typical bounty of berries. Sigh. I will live through you and your gorgeous creations.
I love the book Eating Animals. I've renewed it so many times that the library won't let me renew it again. I'm just racking up overdue fines cause I keep reading parts of it over and over. Great read!
Ohh! That looks SO good.
I really enjoyed your True/Slant entries!
I have got to try this Strawberry Pie recipe. Great photo. It is a must for the my summer desserts!
You know, you can find plenty of animals and animal products that are humanely and sustainably raised. I don't eat industrially produced meat either but I buy from small, family farms that sell chickens/beef at the farmer's market.


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Originally designed for 1 x PAR 30 max. 100 W, 2 x max. 60 W, 2 x max. 40 W, standard bulb. Technical data For 230 or 125 volts. Dimensions Version 1: 48" diameter. Version 2: 40" diameter. Version 3: 36" diameter. Canopy 8.8" diameter. Cable white 80", special length 180" More info Shades separately replaceable. Not suited for rooms with high humidity.


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Striking A Chord: A Selection Of Some Music-Themed Gifts
AP Entertainment Writer
Uncredited, ASSOCIATED PRESS
This cover image released by Rhino/Blackened Recordings shows "The Metallica Blacklist," performed by various artists. (Rhino/Blackened Recordings via AP)
Music-related gifts are an easy choice this holiday season. Everyone likes music, right? Here are some outstanding record collections for lovers of rap, metal and pop, a pair of fascinating books and some clothes that help musicians in need.
PIANO MAN: Billy Joel is celebrating 50 years of making music this year and he's reminding us all how it started. "Billy Joel — The Vinyl Collection, Vol. 1" contains nine LPs: His first six solo studio albums ("Cold Spring Harbor," "Piano Man," "Streetlife Serenade," "Turnstiles," "The Stranger," "52nd Street") with his first live album ("Songs in the Attic") and "Live at The Great American Music Hall — 1975," a previously unreleased concert recording available for the first time in the box set as a double vinyl album. The box also includes a 50-page booklet highlighting Joel's early career through archival photos, his insights on his songs, and tributes from fellow musicians, artists and celebrities. Price: $250.
BOOK NOTES: "Music Is History" by Questlove is both very personal and sweepingly grounded in the historical, one of the most fascinating music-based books of the year. The Roots' five-time Grammy-winning producer and drummer picks one song per chapter from 1971-2001 and let's his encyclopedic mind fly, explaining the tune in its context, reaching back to its influences, connecting it to its influencers, and exploring pop culture and U.S. history. It's a tour de force. Take 1976, which highlights Stevie Wonder's "Sir Duke," then spotlights Duke Ellington and connects it all to Richard Nixon, the Republican Party and the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. Questlove also includes great lists, like the best E-minor songs or hip-hop deep cuts. Cost: $30.
HEAVY BOX: Metallica's 1991 self-titled LP, generally known as the "Black Album," is celebrating its 30th anniversary this year, and one way to join in is by listening to a whole lot of people who aren't in Metallica. "The Metallica Blacklist" is a four-hour, 53-track behemoth of covers by artists including Phoebe Bridgers, Miley Cyrus, St. Vincent, Weezer and Elton John. They tackle legendary tracks from the album, including "Enter Sandman," "The Unforgiven," "Nothing Else Matters," "Wherever I May Roam" and "Sad But True." The seven-LP vinyl box set retails for $150, a 4-CD version is $30 and the digital download costs $50. All profits go to the charities of each contributing artist's choice along with Metallica's own foundation, All Within My Hands.
RAP THIS UP: Lil Wayne has dropped the vinyl box set "Tha Carter Singles Collection," which features 19 of the rapper's hit 45 rpm records, including "A Milli," "Hustler Musik," "How to Love" and the unreleased until now "Carter III"-era song "Ya Dig." Two liner lithographs and a booklet filled with never-before-seen photos are included in the box, which is decorated with Lil Wayne's tattoos. "Tha Carter" peaked at No. 5 in 2004 on the Billboard 200, "Tha Carter II" reached No. 2 a year later, and both ""Tha Carter III" "Tha Carter IV" and "Tha Carter V" all reached to top spots in 2008, 2011 and 2018, respectively. Cost: $200.
THE GIFT OF BILLIE: How did Billie Eilish become Billie Eilish? You can learn in her songs or the Apple+ doc "Billie Eilish: The World's a Little Blurry." But there's also the hundreds of photos of her growing up in Grand Central Publishing's "Billie Eilish." There's one of her as an infant in a sling worn by her father as he plays the piano, and another of her and her brother, Finneas, looking mischievous as small children. "I just want you to see me and see my life, with your own eyes," she writes in the introduction. "I want to give you a big pile of pictures that speak for themselves." They are at the same time deeply intimate snaps of a future Grammy-winning artist and yet often just ordinary shots of a child growing up in what seems a loving home. Cost: $35
DO GOOD, LOOK GREAT: The nonprofit Sweet Relief Musicians Fund provides assistance to all types of career musicians who are struggling to make ends meet while facing illness, disability or age-related problems. One way to help Sweet Relief help others is to help yourself or your loved ones to some cool music-themed merch, from totes, T-shirts, tank tops, caps, mugs, bags, sweatshirts and more. Check out their "Music Heals" and "Music Is Love" lines. Proceeds from each purchase go to help those in need.
CANDID CAMERA: Singer-songwriter Graham Nash has been taking photographs longer than he's been making music. His collection of images over the years — "A Life in Focus: The Photography of Graham Nash," out Nov. 30 — captures unguarded many fellow celebrities like Bob Dylan, Joni Mitchell, Mama Cass Elliott, Twiggy and, of course, Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young. "I've been a very lucky man in some very strange places," Nash writes in the introduction. Many of the images have a surreal flavor, some have a political vibe and some are just random subject he encountered on a street. Cost: $60.
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Hip hop and rap
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Terrific Tuesday Challenge - Mini Monsters!
It's Tuesday and time for another Terrific Tuesday Challenge! This time around the cartrigde is Mini Monsters. I LOVE Mini Monster, it's one of my very favorite ones so I was super excited about this TTC!
I used white embossing powder for my sentiment, which is from our new SMS Bewitched set.
The candy cane bag I found at the grocery store, of all places! I actually have candy corn in it so it would stay in a candy corn shape it it would be just as cute with other candies in it.
Scrappy Moms Stamps Halloween Hop!
For this Halloween I decided to try to make a banner. I learned a few lessons on the way...one being - if you are going to use a rosette, cut a shape or circle to go directly top of it before you add your letter. I didn't and... well, you'll see!
New Scrappy Moms Stamps - Game Day & Bewitched!!
Happy Friday everyone! Thank you so much for joining we today to kick-off sneak peek week (say that 3 times fast - LOL) or two brand new Scrappy Moms Stamps sets.
Terrific Tuesday Challenge - Country Life!
I used Lacy Labels for the base and the stamp is from SMS Spring Fling set.


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Christopher Hare, David A. Armstrong II, Ryan Bakker, Royce Carroll, and Keith T. Poole. 2014. "Using Bayesian Aldrich-McKelvey Scaling to Study Citizens' Ideological Preferences and Perceptions."American Journal of Political Science, forthcoming. Supporting Information and Dataverse page.
"How Politically Moderate are Americans? Less than It Seems." Post at the Monkey Cage blog.


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Great shower curtain! Just as described.
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News: Acquisitions and Divestitures »
Acquisitions and Divestitures News
Westbridge Completes Acquisition of Offshore Namibia Interest
Namibia >> 7/3/2012 - Westbridge Energy Corporation is pleased to announce that effective it has closed its transaction to acquire 100% of the issued and outstanding shares in the capital of Kayuco Universal Ltd. ("Kayuco"...
Essar Energy Sells Stake in Vietnam Gas Block to ENI
Vietnam >> 7/2/2012 - Essar Energy plc, the India-focused integrated energy company, announced that its subsidiary Essar Exploration & Production Limited has agreed to sell a 50 per cent stake in Vietnam's offshore gas exp...
Eni Signs Three Production Sharing Contracts in Kenya
Kenya >> 7/2/2012 - Eni announces the signing of three product sharing contracts, awarded by the government of Kenya, for the acquisition of exploration blocks: L-21, L-23 and L-24, thus marking the entry of Eni in the c...
BreitBurn Closes 2 Permian Basin Acquisitions Totaling $220 M
United States >> 7/2/2012 - BreitBurn Energy Partners L.P. (the Partnership) announced that it has completed two separate acquisitions of oil and natural gas properties located in the Permian Basin in Texas from Element Petroleu...
Vanguard Closes Acquisition of Natural Gas & Liquids Assets
United States >> 7/2/2012 - Vanguard Natural Resources, LLC ( Vanguard or the Company) announced that on June 29, 2012 it consummated the previously announced acquisition of natural gas and liquids assets from Antero Resources f...
Eni Acquires New Exploration Block Offshore Vietnam
Vietnam >> 7/2/2012 - Eni has signed an agreement with the Indian company Essar for the acquisition of 50% and the operatorship of exploration block 114, located offshore in Vietnam's Song Hong Basin. ...
CAMAC Announces Completion of OML 120/121 Acquisition
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Gelo II é uma forma cristalina romboedral do gelo com uma estrutura altamente ordenada. É formado pela compressão do gelo Ih em uma temperatura de  à 300 MPa ou pela descompressão do gelo V. Quando aquecido sofre transformação para o gelo III. O gelo de água comum é conhecido como gelo Ih (na nomenclatura de Bridgman). Diferentes tipos de gelo, do gelo II ao gelo XVIII, foram criados em laboratório em diferentes temperaturas e pressões. Acredita-se que os núcleos de luas geladas como a lua Ganímedes de Júpiter podem ser feitos de gelo II.

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As propriedades do gelo II foram descritas e registradas pela primeira vez por Gustav Tamman em 1900 durante seus experimentos com gelo sob alta pressão e baixas temperaturas. Tendo produzido gelo III, Tammann então tentou condesar o gelo em uma temperatura entre  e  sob 200 MPa (2000 atm) de pressão. Tammann notou que neste estado o gelo II possuía mais densidade do que ele havia observado no gelo III. Ele também descobriu que ambos os tipos de gelo poderiam ser mantidos dentro de uma pressão atmosférica normal em uma condição estável desde que a temperatura fosse mantida igual à do ar líquido, que retarda a mudança de formação estrutural ao gelo Ih.

Em experimentos posteriores de Bridgman em 1912, foi mostrado que a diferença em volume entre o gelo II e o gelo III na escala de 0,0001 m3/kg. Esta diferença não havia sido descoberta por Tammann devido a uma pequena mudança e foi porque ele não tinha sido capaz de determinar uma curva de equilíbrio entre os dois. A curva mostrou que a mudança estrutural do gelo III para o gelo II era mais provável de acontecer se o meio estivesse anteriormente na formação estrutural do gelo II. Entretanto, se uma amostra de gelo III que nunca houvesse permanecido no estado de gelo II fosse obtida, ela poderia ser super refrigerada abaixo de  sem se transformar em gelo II. Por outro lado, no entanto, nenhum superaquecimento do gelo II foi possível no diz respeito a manter a mesma forma. Bridgman descobriu que a curva de equilíbrio entre o gelo II e o gelo IV era muito parecida com a do gelo III, tendo as mesmas propriedades de estabilidade e pouca alteração de volume. A curva entre o gelo II e o gelo V era extremamente diferente, no entanto, com a bolha da curva sendo essencialmente uma linha reta e a diferença de volume sendo quase sempre 0.0000545 m3/kg.

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Nottingham Forest release statement on Barnsley fixture
The Reds were due to play Barnsley in their first game of 2022
A general view outside the stadium prior to the Sky Bet Championship match between Nottingham Forest and Hull City at City Ground (Image: Getty Images)
Nottingham Forest's home match with Barnsley has been postponed due to a "combination of injuries and positive COVID-19 tests", the club has confirmed.
The Reds were due to host the Yorkshire side at the City Ground tomorrow afternoon (January 3), but a rearranged date now needs to be organised.
A statement put out by Forest said: "The club applied to the EFL for the fixture to be postponed due to a combination of injuries and positive COVID-19 tests resulting in less than the minimum numbers of players available to fulfil the fixture under EFL rules.
"This is the first Forest fixture that has been postponed due to the pandemic.
"We thank the EFL and Barnsley for their co-operation and share the disappointment of supporters who had made plans to attend the City Ground for the first match of the new year.
"Strong ticket sales meant another large crowd was expected and we understand the frustration of both Forest and Barnsley supporters who might have made advance travel plans."
Tickets will automatically be valid for the rearranged fixture or supporters can contact the ticket office if they wish to receive a refund.
Forest are next in action on Sunday, January 9, 2022 (5.10pm kick-off) when they play Arsenal in the third round of the FA Cup at the City Ground.
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Athletics Expert Reveals Elaine Thompson-Herah's Ingenious Running Technique That Makes Her the Fastest
Athletics – Diamond League – Lausanne – Lausanne, Switzerland – August 26, 2021 Jamaica's Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce celebrates winning the women's 100m final as Jamaica's Elaine Thompson-Herah looks dejected after finishing second REUTERS/Denis Balibouse
By Jacob Gijy
Ever since technology came into Athletics, they have used it to perfect different techniques or stances. Hence, improved running styles and other key takeaways help athletes to become better. Back before the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, the 2016 Rio Olympics saw Elaine Thompson-Herah stealing the limelight after her stunning performance. Now, she raises her standards and is improving her times.
During the Tokyo Olympics, she won the race by setting a new Olympic Record of 10.61. Thus, her new technique has helped her to improve on her timings and become a faster sprinter.
Elaine Thompson-Herah improves her technique
The sensational Thompson-Herah repeated Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce's feat of two consecutive Olympic gold medals in both the 100 and 200-meters competition. The change in her technique is very evident. Thus, this has led to the speedster rocketing her way past opponents. Earlier, she put pressure on her pelvic and hamstrings to force her way through.
While running at full speeds, her knee is tilted to the ground that can cause a lot of injuries, if not monitored. However, her knee faces straight ahead and gives her better balance while using her core strength to run at high speeds.
Technique matters and can be improved even at very high performance level
Cf @FastElaine olympic champ on both pictures but guess which one is on safe & effective zone?
👀 key positions for pelvic tilt & hamstring load
Quick analysis of her sprint motion https://t.co/UWiMphnck2 https://t.co/BnDzxdN9Ja pic.twitter.com/uxibjaoH61
— PJ Vazel (@pjvazel) December 29, 2021
In addition, she lands a perfect T shape with her knee dead straight when it touches the ground while her pelvic position is straighter than before. Most athletes lean forward, extending their hamstrings to produce force. Thompson-Herah keeps her body straighter and her motion is equal to a gazelle being in perfect balance while being hunted down. Hence, this has helped her to get better times in the races.
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Out of all the world records that are difficult to beat, Florence Griffith-Joyner's 1988 Seoul Olympics remains to be broken. She set a time of 10.49 seconds in the 100-meters competition, which remains to be the benchmark for all athletes. Thompson-Herah came mightily close during the Prefontaine Classic competition as she set a time of 10.54 seconds. Finally, the world record is looking shaky as Thompson-Herah looks determined.
SEOUL – CIRCA 1988: Florence Griffith Joyner #569 of the United States competes in the Games of the XXIV Olympiad at the 1988 Summer Olympics circa 1988 in Seoul, South Korea. (Photo by Focus on Sport/Getty Images)
Although she has kept it as a short-term goal, breaking the world record would be important to her future success. Heading to the 2024 Paris Olympics, she will once again be the favorite to win the competition.
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Jacob Gijy is a US Sports and NBA writer at EssentiallySports. Gijy finished his Masters in Counselling Psychology and worked in a hospital for 2 years before his passion for sports compelled him to find his way to sports journalism. A fan of the great Tim Duncan, he is always ready to pick up a debate with anyone who does not offer the center the respect he deserves.


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Ted DiBiase Jr. in The Marine II.
Sore ribs were a painful reminder for Ted DiBiase Jr. of the rigours of starring in an action movie. But he recently sat in awe watching the direct-to-DVD The Marine II.
"It was very surreal," he said. "We just built a house and got the big-screen TV put in, with surround sound. And the first movie we watched was mine, in Blu-Ray. I had a couple of buddies over. It was just so weird."
It was no surprise that DiBiase, a key cog in WWE's Legacy faction, would turn up in an action movie.
"I was always a big action guy. What kid doesn't want to be an action hero? I liked inspirational movies ... Braveheart, Gladiator. And I like Bruce Willis. I was a huge fan of Die Hard."
DiBiase took a beating during the filming.
"I beat the hell out of my body in the movie," he said. "I did all the fight scenes. And the Muay Tai fighters were just bringing it. On the first take, I got kicked in the ribs and separated the cartilage between two of my ribs. I battled that through the whole movie."
In the wrestling ring, DiBiase is also a rising star, with WWE teasing a feud with Legacy stablemate Randy Orton.
"Randy and I always want to test our skills against the best. I want to be WWE champion just as bad as he does. I want to make an impact and make a name for myself."
Was DiBiase destined for wrestling greatness?
"I didn't know I'd be good at it," he said. "It's something I wanted to do more than anything else. When I finally got the blessing from my pops, it was on from there. I don't think I've ever worked harder at anything than this.
"It's more than providing for family or to be famous. I couldn't care less. It was more about carrying on the family's name, the legacy ... to do well."


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The Lumineers to play Gwinnett
By: Keith Farner
A two-time Grammy nominated band that recently played at the White House is set to play in Gwinnett next year.
The Lumineers announced their first North American tour in 2017 and it includes a stop at Duluth's Infinite Energy Center. Tickets will go on sale at 10 a.m. on Oct. 14 and the show is set for March 8 when the band will play with Kaleo and Susto.
Tickets will be available at InfiniteEnergyCenter.com, the box office and at 770-626-2464.
The Cleopatra World Tour will includes a stop at Madison Square Garden in New York City on Feb. 2nd, a show which sold out in one day last week.
The Lumineers are touring to support their sophomore effort, Cleopatra, which has garnered critical acclaim and whose singles so far have raced up the Triple A and Alternative Charts.
Cleopatra is the first No. 1 Billboard charting album from an indie label this year, and is a major hit overseas, topping the charts in the U.K., Canada and South Africa to go along with the U.S.


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First Responders, Second Chances
By Matt Kaufman
Focus on the Family Citizen® magazine
Today, Joseph Bradley is a doctor who treats first responders and veterans struggling with substance abuse.
Three decades ago, he was a first responder himself in northern California. In fact, in 1989 he was recognized as one of the Golden State's officers of the year. Among other things, he'd saved the life of an infant using CPR—a case, he says, of simply being in the right place at the right time.
"Anyone would have done the same if they'd been there," he says.At any rate, Bradley, now 53, knows life-and-death situations. And he knows what the people he helps today are dealing with.
"If you go in and handle an infant death, that's pretty darn traumatic," he says. "If you're a police officer investigating it or a firefighter or a paramedic or an ER nurse or a surgeon—whoever you are, it's traumatic."
Now, "I can sit with someone who's trying to explain their feelings but pauses or trails off, and they don't need to say any more," he says. "I know what they're trying to say already."
Bradley is director of the Chronic Pain and Chemical Dependency program at Solutions Recovery in Las Vegas. Why the drastic career change?
He says an injury helped end his police career in the early 1990s, but he'd also developed doubts about whether he was making the best contribution he could. He felt that while putting some people in jail was a good thing, he saw too many cases where people needed treatment, not incarceration.
"There were cases where we'd take people away from their families and they'd just come out of prison using [drugs] again," Bradley says. "I didn't feel I was part of the solution any more. I just wanted to be in the helping business."
Overcoming the Stigma
Bradley's working in the right place. In 2016, Solutions Recovery was acquired by American Addiction Centers (AAC), a group of more than 30 substance-abuse treatment facilities across the country. Their priorities matched up nicely with his.
In 2014, AAC launched its First Responder Lifeline program, aimed at helping a broad group of people whose professions—dispatchers, current and former military, law enforcement, firefighters, correctional officers, emergency medical personnel—carry unique stresses that can incite or worsen substance abuse. The specialized program currently is operating in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., as well as Las Vegas, with plans to expand into several other communities.
The people behind the program know their stuff. Its centerpiece is a curriculum developed by police psychologists, therapists and a team of current and former first responders, combining both clinical expertise and street-level experience.
"When we can, we also tend to hire therapists who have first responder experience either themselves or as spouses," says David Marlon, AAC's regional vice president in Nevada. "They bring a unique perspective to the job."
Part of that perspective means recognizing the deep shame and stigma first responders with substance-abuse issues tend to feel. They've been through trauma and they think they should be able to handle it. But it doesn't work that way.
"We don't treat this as a moral failing, but as a disease," Marlon says. "Our approach is, don't be mad at people facing addiction. Get them help. Judging them and increasing their shame doesn't help anything."
During 90 days in the facility—a standard detox period—patients' brains naturally rewrite their pathways, readjusting to the absence of the chemicals on which they'd become dependent. At the same time, therapists educate them on biochemistry, helping them see their reactions to trauma are physiological, not a sign of weakness or poor character.
"We help them to understand that their feelings are a normal reaction to the trauma," Bradley says. "We completely remove the shame from it. We let them know that they're not abnormal. It's their environment that's abnormal. That's the first step toward helping them create a new normal."
'You Are Safe with Us'
To benefit from First Responder Lifeline and similar programs offered by other organizations, those who need the help—and their supervisors—need to know the programs exist. They also need some encouragement to use the programs.
That's what people like Sonny Silva do. As an AAC treatment consultant, the retired Massachusetts corrections sergeant speaks to employees of the State Department of Corrections and County Jails, including supervisors, peer counselors and unions. "I tell them, 'If there's a problem, you need to come forward,' " he says. " 'You need to trust someone. You are safe with us.' "
Silva does more than preach the message. A former peer counselor, he knows his audience. And he has personal stories to tell—of his own struggles with substance abuse (he's 26 years sober), and those of his sister, Elaine Silva Costa, a former police officer who died from her addiction.
"My role is to use our stories to tell people they need help, they can get help and they can live a good life substance-free," Silva says. "I let them know they're not alone."
Good Results
Not everyone receives the message. But among those who do, Silva says, there are rewarding results.
"Once you start the process, you're going to find out there are more people like you than you could have imagined," he says. "Once people see there are others like them, they start focusing on healing their problem instead of hiding it."
The message is starting to get through. Since the First Responder Lifeline started in 2014, AAC has seen more than 1,300 first responders and more than 500 veterans go through the program. They're also seeing evidence that it's working.
In follow-up studies, AAC finds that 63 percent of all its clients stay substance-free 12 months after completing treatment, one of the stronger success rates for rehab programs. Among those who go through the first-responder program, however, it's even better.
"We see 85 percent of our first-responder program clients staying clean and sober for the first year," Marlon says. "That's a fantastic result."
The reasons for the success rate, Marlon says, can be found both in the program itself and in the people who are fighting their addiction.
"It's one thing to get a 25-year-old who's been selling drugs to stay clean and sober," Marlon says. "Then we have to help him make a resumé and start a life. But a first responder has a rewarding, meaningful career.
"Part of the reason they do better is that they have more to go back to."
To learn more about first responders and substance abuse, visit https://bit.ly/2LKeW1B.
Originally published in the August 2018 issue of Citizen magazine.
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Home/Feature Sports News/World Series Preview: Cubs, Indians Back in Cleveland for Game 6
Oct 30, 2016; Chicago, IL, USA; Chicago Cubs right fielder Jason Heyward (left) steals second base against Cleveland Indians second baseman Jason Kipnis (right) during the eighth inning in game five of the 2016 World Series at Wrigley Field. The Cubs defeated the Indians 3-2. Mandatory Credit: Tommy Gilligan-USA TODAY Sports
World Series Preview: Cubs, Indians Back in Cleveland for Game 6
Kayla James November 1, 2016	Feature Sports News, MLB, MLB Playoffs, Uncategorized, World Series 270 Views
Tonight, the Cleveland Indians are looking to leave the field as World Series Champions for the first time in 68 years. The Chicago Cubs, on the other hand, are looking to push for another game to help their chances at the title. No matter who comes out with tonight's win, Game 6 is sure to be an emotional one.
The Series So Far
Game 1 saw the Indians with an easy win over the Cubs, 6-0. Cleveland pitcher Corey Kluber proved to be the star that night. The pitcher left the field with 9 strikeouts, no walks, and 4 hits. Catcher Roberto Perez hit two homers in the game, making him the first Cleveland player to hit a home run twice in the World Series.
With there being an 108-year gap since the Cubs have won in the World Series, Chicago is playing just as hard as Cleveland. The Cubs' Kyle Schwarber drove in two runs and had a run of his own in Game 2. Chicago won 5-1.
.@kschwarb12 drives in a pair, @JArrieta34 deals as #Cubs take Game 2.
Recap: https://t.co/2EYsYqWqCM #FlyTheW pic.twitter.com/mp2S9jqfmR
— Chicago Cubs (@Cubs) October 27, 2016
Game 3 saw the Indians get their second win in the series, as well as have their fifth shutout of the postseason. Their five postseason shutouts made Cleveland the first team to have five shutouts in a single postseason.
Cleveland added another win in Chicago with Game 4's 7-2 victory. Cleveland's Jason Kipnis hit a homer that drove in three runs for the team. The Cubs were able to get on the board this time at Wrigley, but still weren't able to pull out the win.
.@TheJK_Kid becomes the first player to hit a three-run homer in the #WorldSeries at Wrigley since …
Babe Ruth. #RallyTogether pic.twitter.com/v3HQSA3kfW
— Cleveland Indians (@Indians) October 30, 2016
The Cubs stopped what could have been a Cleveland World Series victory in Game 5. The Indians got the first run of the game, before Chicago's Kris Bryant hit a homer in the bottom of the fourth. His homer was the first of three runs the Cubs would score in that inning. The Cubs left the field win a win, 3-2, and shattered Cleveland's hopes for a World Series for at least another game.
The Starters
Jake Arrieta will take the mound for the Cubs tonight at Progressive Field. Arrieta pushed Chicago to win Game 2 after the team's devastating Game 1 loss to Cleveland. The pitcher made it hard for the Indians, who didn't get a hit off him until the sixth inning. With a total of 44 strikeouts during the postseason, Arrieta holds the spot as the all-time leader in strikeouts during the postseason for the Cubs.
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Josh Tomlin with start for Cleveland. Tomlin started in Game 3, when the Indians defeated the Cubs 1-0. In his Game 3 performance, Josh Tomlin pitched 4 2/3 innings without a single hit from any of the Cubs' batters. The pitcher has started in 3 postseason games this year, one in each round. His postseason ERA stands at 1.76.
Josh Tomlin says in order to pull out a win in Game 6, the team will need to adopt the right mindset throughout the whole game and not just the first inning.
Tonight's Game
Both teams have won one game each in Cleveland so there may not be a home field advantage in this World Series. The Indians took Game 1 leaving the Cubs scoreless (6-0). Chicago made a comeback in Game 2, holding Cleveland to only one run (5-1). Cleveland has won five of their six home postseason games this year. On the road this postseason, the Cubs are 4-3.
Tonight's game could be the end of the 2016 MLB season, but only if the Cleveland Indians win. Tonight's game could also be the end of a 68-year World Series Championship drought for the Indians, or it could mean the beginning of the end of a 108-year World Series Championship drought for the Cubs.
You're beautiful.#WorldSeries pres. by @TMobile pic.twitter.com/5hQ0EhSQs7
— MLB (@MLB) November 1, 2016
Game 6 is set to start at 8:08 p.m.
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Recently Viewed: Trust Falls
Trust Falls
She's got the world on her shoulders, and can't seem to shake it off
He wants to do it for her but he fears he's not enough
He wants to do for her what she's more than done for him
But he's afraid he can't 'cause she just won't let him in
He wants her to give him all of her heart, but
She's afraid he just might tear it apart
He has a ring that he wants her to wear someday
She wants it too but he's afraid it might scare her away….
And he doesn't know that her world revolves because of him
And he hasn't told her it hurts that she wont, let him in
And she hasn't told him that he makes her want, all the things she's always been afraid of
And she doesn't know that…. he's in love.
He knows that her life hasn't been very kind, and
He wants her to know that he still can't get her off his mind
She wants to lean on him, but is afraid that she might fall
He wants her to know that he'll be there through it all
And she doesn't know that his world revolves because of her
And she hasn't told him that she thinks he deserves, so much more
And he hasn't told her that all he wants are the things he thinks she's still afraid of
And he doesn't know that... she's in love
He wanted her to love him, didn't know she already felt that way
She wanted him to hold her, he was afraid she might push him away
He thought that he'd lost her, and she feared the same
That's when they both knew they were sick of this game….
So one day she told him that her world revolves because of him
And that's when he told her that he'd be there through it all
And that's when he found out that he made her want all the things she'd always been afraid of
And that's when they both knew, they were in love.
frederic wrote
on 4/6/2009 6:25:46 PM
I'd like to hear this set to music. It is a good combiantion of thoughts about a couple getting together in a love dance. Sort of reminds me a little of R.D. Laing's "Knots." The politics of experience can certainly be interesting.
Awwwww, that's a nice song, wish I could hear it!
StarPoet wrote
Very good thinking here. This would make a great song if you could find a "hook" and a chorus. But in real life, this tells a story that many have and still are living. You spoke for them so well here. I see so much of my poems in this poem. "The Man That You Deserve", "The Hands Of A Man", "Just A Man" come to mind.
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Cait assisted me for 2 years before getting engaged herself, so naturally we had discussed her dream wedding long before, but the vision became such a reflection of the two of them as a couple once it became a reality. We worked with Siren Floral Co. to create a flower-full masterpiece that was equal parts foliage and big, bodacious blooms and garden roses. Everything started and ended with the florals, and for Cait a larger than life bouquet was the only way it could be.
Aside from the aesthetics and materials used to illustrate how Cait and Ned's personalities come together, additional touches were incorporated to reflect their future together. During their ceremony, they planted a baby spruce tree with soil from Rochester and California that they since planted in their new home in Rochester. Both love to read and be inspired, so their favorite quotes were written in calligraphy, framed and displayed throughout the event. Cait's cousin, who lives and owns a candle-making business in Australia created 3 different scents of small candles for guests to take home as favors. She also created larger ones, one in a more masculine scent to be enjoyed in the masculine den (Ned's lounge) and the other a floral candle to scent the air at the feminine setting (Cait's lounge) at cocktail hour.
How we met – He was East Coast, I was West: we met for the first time working at an advertising firm in San Francisco, and Ned says "the moment I saw her across the sales floor, I knew she was what I had been waiting for." Hailing from LA originally, and having just graduated from UC Berkeley across the bay, I couldn't have been more opposite from the girls Ned had met growing up in Rochester NY and living in Manhattan – and that made all of the difference. I was sunshine and positivity and youthful enthusiasm; Ned was life experience and rationality and conservative savings goals (and 10 years my senior, both in his career and in life). I asked him on an outing in October 2012 under the guise of friendship – "Let's go to the pumpkin festival in Half Moon Bay!" – and being a good sport, he agreed. A two hour drive and 45 minute festival turned into a 4 hour lunch date filled with craft beer, stories of his life on the East Coast and mine in LA, and both of us hoping that 'friends' wasn't a title that would stick. 2 years later, we were engaged under the Brooklyn bridge in a secret garden by the waterfront – and his surprise proposal was one of the only moments in my life that has truly shocked me. It was perfection.
What inspired our wedding – When Ned and I met, I was working full time in ad sales, and on weekends and evenings, an assistant planner at Kaella Lynn Events. Needless to say, I had very little free time – but weddings have always been my calling. Ned says "I've always been in awe of her style, and weddings are what make her happy, so I learned that while my Saturdays were for golfing with friends, hers were for helping people on the most important day of their lives. I support that." I carried around a copy of 'Brides' magazine to preschool with me from the time I was three years old, and when my dad married my stepmom in 1998, I was at the center of their ceremony and planning process. Naturally, when Ned and I got engaged, I looked to my mentor and friend, Kaella Wilson, (the Chief Wedding Planner at Kaella Lynn Events) to bring our big day to life. She and I had a vision for what the day would look like LONG before it actually came to be – but we gathered most of our inspiration from my life with Ned, our unique backgrounds, and our shared vision – what really made our love story pop. The year-long planning process was such a wonderful time for me, because Ned and I had just moved to New York, and working closely with Kaella kept me tied closely to my roots in California during that time, through endless calls/emails/skype meetings that made me feel right at home.
Ned and I would be married in my home town, just around the corner from where my dad and stepmom had tied the knot – and given our shared love of Northern California wineries, a vineyard was a no-brainer. But I wanted something with edge – a wedding day that didn't look like anything I had seen on Pinterest or a wedding blog. When I saw my personal flowers on our wedding morning, I almost fell out of my Louboutins – I've never seen anything more beautiful, more me, or larger (!) than my bridal bouquet.
The Dress – I went to no less than seven bridal salons with varied groups of my bridesmaids and best friends to try on wedding gowns – and while a number of dresses had felt pretty enough, I hadn't had a 'wow' moment until I visited Bridal Galleria in San Francisco. On that day, I had pulled a few gowns to try on from the sales floor, and as I rounded a corner to take one last glance around, MY gown was hanging from a single rack directly in front of me. I swear it was bathed in magical light as I walked toward it – all gossamer ivory tulle, hand stitched lace with gilded thread, and golden glitter infused throughout the endless layers of horsehair edging. It was a strapless Lazaro ball gown with a 4 foot train and peplum waistline – and I will never forget twirling around the salon, refusing to take it off, while the other gowns I had seen hung unnoticed in the dressing room. It was everything I had ever dreamed of in a wedding dress, and when I saw tears well in Ned's eyes as I started down the aisle on our wedding day, I knew I had chosen the right one.


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Accountant in court for allegedly raping neighbour
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12 May 2015 | 4:12 pm
A 33-year-old accounts officer, who allegedly raped his neighbour, was on Tuesday arraigned in an Oshodi Magistrates' Court, Lagos.
A 33-year-old accounts officer, Stephen Itodo, who allegedly raped his neighbour, was on Tuesday arraigned in an Oshodi Magistrates' Court, Lagos.
Itodo, who resides at No. 18, Alhaji Shehu Close, Oshodi, Lagos, is being tried for assault and rape.
The prosecutor, Cpl. Kehinde Olatunde, told the court that the accused committed the offences on May 3, at his residence.
Olatunde said that the accused unlawfully raped his neighbour, without her consent.
"The accused forcefully had unlawful sexual intercourse with his 20-year-old neighbour without her permission,'' he told the court.
The prosecutor said: "The accused sent the complainant on an errand to buy matches for him.
"The accused went to call the complainant in her room that he was not feeling fine that she should help him to buy matches.
"When the complainant came with the matches, she knocked on Itodo's door, he told her to open the door and bring it inside that he was too weak to get up.
"Immediately the complainant opened the door and stepped inside; the accused who was hiding behind the door bolted it and dragged her to his bed''.
The prosecutor said that the complainant shouted for help; but the accused overpowered her and forcefully had sex with her.
The offences, Olatunde said, contravened Sections 258 and 261 of the Criminal Law of Lagos State, 2011.
Section 258 prescribes a life jail term as penalty for offenders.
The accused, denied committing the offence, and the Magistrate Akeem Fashola, granted him bail in the sum of N200, 000 with one surety in like sum.
Fashola adjourned the case till June 8 for further hearing.
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Top 7 Anime Similar To Netflix's DOTA: Dragon's Blood
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DOTA: Dragon's Blood is one of the latest entries by Netflix to rule the modern anime world. DOTA is anime is based on the MOBA DOTA 2 game published by Valve. It shows a story based in a whole new magic fantasy world, in which dragons, elves, demons, gods & many other mystical creatures live. Today we are going to talk about all the anime like DOTA: Dragon's Blood. For new watchers here is a basic story of the anime.
DOTA follows the story of Davion who is a Dragon Hunter, as he wants to take revenge from dragons for destroying his family. One thing leads to another and Davion's soul gets merged with an ancient fire dragon. He starts a journey with moon princess Mirana to a sage for the cure. The anime is full of awesome action scenes and amazing magic. Here is the list of the 7 best anime similar to DOTA: Dragon's Blood.
7. Black Clover
Black Clover is a very popular show which has all of the key elements of Dota. The anime is based in a world where magic is everything, where races like elves, dwarfs, witches lives. The world also has demons- devils and references to gods. Black Clover is a story of 2 orphans Asta and Yuno raised on the outskirts of the Clover Kingdom. In a world where people are born with magic, Asta was born without any. In contrast, Yuno was born a prodigy with above-average magical power and the talent to control it.
Additionally, at his coming of age ceremony, Yuno receives a rare four-leaf clover grimoire, just like the original Magic Emperor. On the other hand, Asta received a tattered grimoire where a devil lies, a five-leaf clover grimoire. The story follows Asta and Yuno as they climb the ladder of the Magic Knight Order of the Clover Kingdom.
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6. Fairy Tail
This show is full-on dragon overdose, as it is full of dragons, dragon slayers, mages & demons. Lucy, a fugitive celestial mage, finds herself under the curse of a magical spell. Natsu Dragneel, a Dragon Slayer, and her partner Happy swoop in to save her from being sold on the black market. Causing massive property damage is a Fairy Tail specialty, as Lucy will soon discover when she joins the magical guild.
Lucy soon meets Gray and Erza, both are also wizards in Fairy Tail, Gray is an ice wizard with a cool personality and a special "hobby". Erza, on the other hand, is a wizard with Requip magic, allowing her to change armor and weapons at any time. Through bows of all kinds, Fairy Tail sticks together.
5. Avatar: The last Airbender
In a lost era, the world is divided into four equal powers: Water Tribe, Earth Kingdom, Fire Nation, and Air Nomads. In every nation, there is a group of talented people known as Benders who have the ability to manipulate their native elements using martial arts and elemental magic. For thousands of years, nations coexisted peacefully. But then disaster struck. The young ruler of the Fire Nation, Fire Lord Sozin, started a war of world conquest. The only one who could have prevented it was the Avatar. The Avatar is the human incarnation of the Spirit of Light, only he can master the bending of the four elements. But just when they needed him most, he disappeared.
Now, 100 years later, a young Waterbender named Katara and her older brother Sokka stumble upon the long-lost Avatar, Aang, who was encased in an iceberg for 100 years. They must help Aang master the four elements before the summer, when Sozin's grandson, the Fire Lord, Ozai, will use a comet to strike one last fatal blow against the other nations and claim a Fire Nation victory. But, all of that is easier said than done with the Fire Lord's determined and short-tempered son, Prince Zuko, on their trail.
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4. The Dragon Prince
The show tells the story of two human princes, who forge an unlikely bond with the elven assassin sent to kill them and embark on an epic quest to bring peace to their warring lands. A land full of magic, called Xadia, fascinates with amazing magical creatures, magical spells, and powerful dragons. The elven civilizations of Xadia, along with all other creatures, unite under the future ruler, the Dragon Prince Azymondias, son of the former Dragon King Avizandum.
3. Blood of Zeus
Blood of Zeus is also a Netflix Original anime show, which is based on greek mythology of gods & demons with their non human powers. The anime show draws many parallels from Dota.
At the beginning of the world, the Olympian Gods, led by Zeus, defeated the Titans. In the wake of his victory, the last titan cursed the gods and unleashed the giants on the world. Many years later, an army from the east, using the essence of the fallen giants to fuel the power of their armies, descends on Greece. On the outskirts of Greece, a commoner, Heron, learns of his inheritance as the son of Zeus and his destiny to save the world.
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2. Dragon's Dogma
This anime show has literally has more deadly & terrifying Dragons that's why it is another anime like DOTA. The show follows the story of Ethan, a battle-hardened warrior who is about to become a father to his pregnant wife, Olivia. Unfortunately, things turn dark when an unnamed dragon rampages through his hometown of Cassardis and steals Ethan's heart; that's not a metaphor, it literally takes Ethan's beating heart away.
A magical pawn named Hannah resurrects the soulless Ethan and turns him into the Arisen, the official title of the video game protagonist. With Ethan's new life, the Arisen and his faithful pawn embark on a quest to slay the dragon that took everything from them.
1. Castlevania
Castlevania is an anime that is very similar to DOTA as it has a similar tone to the dark fantasy world with non-human creatures. The show is also made by Netflix as an original show.
When his wife is burned at the stake after being falsely accused of witchcraft, the vampire Count Dracula declares that all the people of Wallachia will pay with their lives. He summons an army of demons to invade the country, causing the people to live a life of fear and mistrust. To combat this, outcast monster hunter Trevor Belmont takes up arms against Dracula's forces, aided by the magician Sypha Belnades and Dracula's dhampir son Alucard.
There has been no official announcement on the renewal of DOTA: Dragon's Blood for a second season. But until that time you guys can watch these anime like DOTA: Dragon's Blood. Let us know your thoughts in the comment section. What next topic you want to suggest also tell us in the comment section.
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I LOVED how well they made this anime!!! The story was SUPER interesting and I've never felt more connected to any of the honestly more boring characters in the game (maybe except Invoker). Honestly believe this is one of the best things Valve could have done and honestly believe that this is one of my more favorite animes.
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Sign, Graphics and Visual Communications Franchisor Reports Strong Year of Growth, Ranking #47 Overall on Esteemed List of Top Franchise Opportunities
CARROLLTON, TX – FASTSIGNS International, Inc., franchisor of FASTSIGNS®, the leading sign, graphics and visual communications franchise, announced today it has been ranked the #1 franchise opportunity in its category in Entrepreneur magazine's Franchise 500® for the sixth consecutive year. Recognized as an invaluable resource for potential franchisees, the Franchise 500® ranks FASTSIGNS as #47 overall — the only sign, graphics, and visual communications franchise to be recognized in the top 100 — for its outstanding performance in areas including unit growth, financial strength and stability, and brand power.
"We are thrilled to once again be named the #1 franchise opportunity for signage, graphics, and visual communication in Entrepreneur's Franchise 500 list," said Mark Jameson, Chief Support and Development Officer at Propelled Brands. "Our franchisees' role of being the go-to resource for visual communications in their communities continues to grow stronger every day. The growth and momentum we've experienced is a true testament to the strong FASTSIGNS network, our brand's adaptability, and the rising demand for our services."
FASTSIGNS experienced strong double-digit growth in 2021, exceeding more than 15% comp sales and expanding their franchise network, awarding more than 25 franchises last year to develop locations in markets such as Southern CA, Western Canada, and Florida. This, combined with FASTSIGNS crossing the $600 million mark in network sales for the first time in company history, underscores the brands' adaptability to a rapidly changing business environment and the continued demand for signage and visual graphics.
In Entrepreneur's continuing effort to best understand and evaluate the ever-changing franchise marketplace, the company's 43-year-old ranking formula continues to evolve as well. The editorial team researches and assesses several factors that go into the evaluation, including costs and fees, size and growth, support, brand strength, and financial strength and stability. Each franchise is given a cumulative score based on an analysis of more than 150 data points, and the 500 franchises with the highest cumulative scores become the Franchise 500® in ranking order.
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By any measure, Burford Capital Ltd. is an investor darling.
Every fund that owns shares in the litigation-finance company holds it in a higher percentage than the company's weighting in a benchmark stock index, according to research from Bank of America Corp. investment strategists. Burford, listed on the London Stock Exchange, is the only stock in Europe that's an overweight for every fund holding it, the firm's research shows.
With a market value of 3.8 billion pounds ($5 billion), Burford is the biggest stock on the U.K.'s AIM market for smaller companies, having soared 1,500 percent over the past five years. Even after such phenomenal price gains, all but one of eight analysts tracked by Bloomberg recommends buying the stock.
The company is a giant in a growing field in which investors provide cash to law firms or plaintiffs to finance a lawsuit, in exchange for a cut of any resulting monetary awards. The bull case: Here's a company with a moat, in a still-nascent industry with high returns.
It's not just fund managers who are betting on Burford. In December, the company announced it has received funding from, among others, an unnamed sovereign wealth fund for $1.6 billion of new investments. Christopher Bogart, a former general counsel of Time Warner, and Jonathan Molot of Georgetown University Law Center founded New York-based Burford in 2009.
Of course, every crowded position has its skeptics. While the industry is growing, the stock is overvalued, said Portia Patel, an analyst at Canaccord Genuity and the sole sell-side bear. Diversification into different types of litigation funding structures is likely to drive return on equity lower and further capital raises may be coming, she said.
Paul Smith of Premier Funds has also taken "significant profits" on the stock. Diversification may expose the company to new risks, he says, though he adds that he still has much respect for it.
The stock is trading at 15.1 times trailing earnings, below a ratio of 23.2 for the FTSE 250 Index. The share price slipped 0.8 percent to 1,746 pence at 10:22 a.m. in London.
A Burford spokesman declined to comment.
The Bank of America report covers 1,128 European funds overseeing a total of $8.3 trillion. The funds that owned Burford had on average an approximately 1.5 percent overweight on the stock.
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