People love exploring the world so much that they say they'd take a pay cut to travel more — and who can blame them when there are so many colorful places in the world to experience, amazing boutique hotels you'll never want to leave, and scorching-hot flight deals? Whether you decide to head off for a repeat trip that feels like a brand-new adventure or splash into somewhere new, we love the idea of trying to travel more colorfully as a way to push yourself outside of your usual habits when playing tourist. Scroll on for seven ways you can challenge yourself to see things a little bit differently while setting yourself up for some majorly awesome photo ops.
1. Hit up the splashiest hot spots. Whether it's a popular mural, brightly colored street, or field of blooming flowers, spend a little bit of time searching on Google or Pinterest for the best place to score a colorful background for your photos. Stuck with visiting something you've uncovered on a cloudy day? Don't worry about it or, worse, skip out on it — some of the most memorable sights actually look better against a white or grey sky.
2. Catch a sunrise and a sunset. Is there anything more magical than seeing the sky lit up like a watercolor painting? Whether you're itching to see a golden sunrise or a pastel sunset, be sure to check the time for each, then position yourself in the best possible spot to witness the light show. Heart eyes!
3. Accessorize with a pop of color. You might be more of a neutrals-loving type, but adding a colorful accessory to your #OOTD is an ultra-fun way to add a bold hue to your look (and your photos!). If a backpack, big bag, or bright shoes (we love these colorful, sparkly Keds!) feels like too much for you, try a small cross-body bag that'll hold all of your basics.
4. Order the most vibrant thing on the menu. Sampling local cuisine is one of the best things about visiting a new place. Instead of going for a more standard dish, challenge yourself to order one of the most colorful items on the menu, be it a salad with tons of ingredients, a heaping plate of fruits and veggies, or a bright drink or decadent dessert that's impossible to resist. If you're not sure what might fit the bill, ask your server for their most colorful and delicious picks. Yummy!
5. Mail a multicolored missive. Sending a postcard is an easy way to let your friends and fam know you love and miss 'em, so handpick a few faves to send during your travels to share your colorful experience. Add a little something extra with a brightly colored local stamp if you can. They'll be so happy when it arrives in the mail.
6. Decorate your suitcase. Not only will decking out your suitcase with brights help you recognize it super easily, but your baggage can also serve as a reminder to maintain your intentional, vibrant spirit through the duration of your entire adventure. Not sure how to make your bag shine bright? To start, snap up a colorful carryall. Not ready to upgrade your standard black bag? We promise it'll still stand out with an ultra-fun luggage tag, ribbons, and bows.
7. Pick out chromatic souvenirs. Bring your mission to travel more colorfully back home and into your daily life by searching for bright souvenirs like jewelry, pouches, coffee table books, art prints, or wine bottles with vibrant labels. Display your new treasures in places where they'll make you smile and spark conversation with anyone who sees them.
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An Irish castle wedding with Victorian flair & a stunning red dress
Daphne and David rocked a signature elegant meets offbeat style at their Irish castle wedding at Kinnity Castle in County Offaly. We're talking a sleek wine red dress, top hats, dapper coats, a romantic first look, ivy-covered walls, greenery arches, and toasts all night long. Oh, and there was an amazing table quiz with trivia questions about Spice Girls, Shakespeare, Canada, and Ireland.
Don't miss the tree planting ceremony!
Pride and Prejudice meets Crimson Peak meets BBC's Victoria at this Georgian estate wedding
My husband and I are great lovers of history, literature, and the arts. I grew up as the child of an actor and an opera singer and Steven's father is also a musician, so we were both immersed in the world of the performing arts from birth. Those interests have since bloomed into a love of historical costuming. We talked about what a dream it would be to run away and have our wedding in Ireland and made it happen…
This Irish theatre wedding was Art Deco meets '80s dance party meets musical theater
Laura and Eavan wanted a movie and musical-themed wedding so it made perfect sense to choose a newly renovated theatre as their venue. They had matching shoes and wooden rings made with quotes from Lord of the Rings inscribed. There's also a nod to the film Labyrinth in the crystal ball photos. Don't miss the Art Deco cake with cement icing, illustrated movie-themed table names, and the '80s-inspired dance party that followed all of the fun…
A majestic Irish castle wedding with death metal & sword-bearing protectors
We both love castles and Irish history, and Craig wanted to have a death metal band play, so we found somewhere where that was possible, and arranged everything around that. We didn't have a specific theme, but the castle definitely inspired some elements of our wedding. We decided to include our two swords in the day as there is a Viking tradition to exchange swords at your wedding as a promise to protect each other.
Blue hair, brocade, & anatomical hearts at this Ireland goth wedding inspiration
It's September which means that it's totally Halloween season! You might think it's too early, but this Ireland goth wedding inspiration says otherwise. We're totally prepared to bask in the skull decor, deep red drinks, gold on black stationery, anatomical hearts, and an eerily gorgeous cake. Don't miss these two gorgeous people sporting blue hair, stunning makeup, a black corset, and a silver brocade coat.
An intimate cocktail bar and a nearby forest served as the backdrops for this shoot and it's getting us in that spooky mood we love…
A goth castle wedding in Ireland with a stroll through the cemetery
Deirdre and Dylan planned the goth wedding of their dreams at Blackwater Castle in Castletownroche, Cork, Ireland. They started with a gorgeous church ceremony, then some creepy-chic portraits in the cemetery, and finally into the seriously majestic castle for dinner and celebration.

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The Nothing That Connects Everything
Joe Milutis
Diagrams the interconnections among cosmic consciousness, hermetic avant-gardes, and technological progress
In Ether, the histories of the unseen merge with discussions of the technology of electromagnetism. Navigating more than three hundred years of the ether's cultural and artistic history, Joe Milutis reveals its continuous reinvention and tangible impact without ever losing sight of its ephemeral, elusive nature. The true meaning of ether, Milutis suggests, may be that it can never be fully grasped.
A valuable example of how we might begin to rethink our discipline and consider texts horizontally, in relation to contemporary culture outside the field, as well as vertically in terms of the ongoing evolution of the genre itself.
Art and Performance, Film and Media, Theory and Philosophy
Every culture has its own word for this nothing. Synonymous with the idea of absolute space and time, the ether is an ancient concept that has continually determined our definition of environment, our relations to each other, and our ideas about technology. It has also instigated our desire to know something irrepressibly beyond all that.
In Ether, the histories of mysticism and the unseen merge with discussions of the technology and science of electromagnetism. Joe Milutis explores how the ideas of Anton Mesmer and Isaac Newton have manifested themselves as the inspiration for occult theories and artistic practices from Edgar Allan Poe's works to today. In doing so, he demonstrates that fading in and out of scientific favor has not prevented the ether, a uniquely immaterial concept, from being a powerful force for material progress.
Milutis deftly weaves the origins of electrical science with alchemical lore, nineteenth-century industrialism with yogic science, and network space with dreams of the absolute. Linking the ether to phenomena such as radio noise, space travel, avant-garde film, and the rise of the Internet, he lends it an almost physical presence and currency. From Federico Fellini to Gilles Deleuze, Japanese anime to Italian Futurism, Jean Cocteau to NASA, Shirley Temple to Wilhelm Reich, Ether traverses geographical boundaries, spiritual planes, and the divide between popular and high culture.
Navigating more than three hundred years of the ether's cultural and artistic history, Milutis reveals its continuous reinvention and tangible impact without ever losing sight of its ephemeral, elusive nature. The true meaning of ether, Milutis suggests, may be that it can never be fully grasped.
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Joe Milutis is assistant professor of art at the University of South Carolina. His writing has appeared in such publications as ArtByte, Wide Angle, Film Comment, and Cabinet.
Joe Milutis has spun together a fascinating and complicated network of associations—artistic, scientific, intellectual, and popular—about how we understand the concept of the space between things. And the fact that he picks and chooses his examples based entirely on what inspires him personally is understandable. After all, that's what the book is really about. Milutis's book is a manifesto for something that seems to be driving artists everywhere. Ether is a vehicle for all of these desires, as well as a nice accounting of the people who have begun tapping into them. And if they're all as excited and prodigious as Milutis claims, we're on our way to seeing something new emerging from the ruins of the 20th century.
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Ether has some three hundred years of influence. Here the ideas of electricity are woven with alchemical lore in a presentation that surveys the ether to ideas of space travel, film and even computers.
Milutis writes compellingly about how present-day electronics and the Internet have 'etherized' life and commerce, and that this has material effects on how we live.
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1. Paradigm Lost: Ether and the Metaphysics of Pop Science
2. Holy Science, Film, and the End of Ether
Part II. The Lovely Intangibles
3. Radio, Ether, and the Avant-Garde
4- Ether Underground: The Postwar Representation of Outer Space
Conclusion: Visualizing Networks, Selling Transcendence
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and envision of a great leader is William Bradford, an original passenger on the Mayflower, and the first ever governor elected on what is to become, American Soil. William Bradford is the epitome of somebody who never intended to become the person he became, never seeking out leadership, or fame, he just wanted to help his fellow man live a
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so did Smith and Bradford. John Smith was born in 1588 in Willoughby, England. He left his house at the age of 16 to fight in the Dutch against Spain war. Smith was then wounded and captured into slavery in 1602. After a couple years he escaped in 1604-1605. William Bradford was born in Austerfield. Yorkshire, England. In 1608 Scrooby Separatists leave England and settle in Holland. Bradford then then joins the Scrooby Separatists in Amsterdam. A couple years pass and then William meets a girl named
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Differences Between Jamestown and Plymouth Plantation Captain John Smith and William Bradford have influenced and impacted the nation back in history and even today. It all took place in the 1600's, history in the past. Both men helped shape and create colonies and they also kept documents of the times. One was influenced by a person and the other was influenced by dramatic personal experience. Both men had convenient ideas and plans that lead into strong leaderships. John Smith was accompanied
What Is The Difference Between John Smith And Plymouth Plantation
The First Two English Men The first two english men who came to find new colonies in the New World. John Smith (Jamestown) and William Bradford (Plymouth Plantation) were the first English men. John Smith and William Bradford are both Native Americans encountered. They both suffered and achieved many new things. Captain John Smith was born in 1580 in willoughby, England. Smith sadly left home when he was only 16 years old. On 1602 John Smith was wounded and later was captured and taken
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Temple Tuesday: Shirley, John, John, Allan, Lucy, and Sid
Shirley gently caresses the chin of her then-husband, John Agar, in this 1949 image taken on the set of "The Sands of Iwo Jima," released by Republic Pictures on December 14, 1949. John Wayne was the star of the film. He had previously costarred with both John and Shirley in "Fort Apache" (1948):
"Iwo Jima" was directed by Allan Dwan, who also directed Shirley in "Heidi" (1937), "Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm" (1938), and "Young People" (1940). Dwan is seen standing behind actress Helen Westley during the filming of "Rebecca" just out of the view of the camera:
John Wayne received his first Academy Award nomination for Best Actor for "The Sands of Iwo Jima." Although he lost to Broderick Crawford ("All The King's Men"), he DID get his footprints and handprints placed at Grauman's Chinese Theatre in conjunction with the opening of the film there.
From the John Wayne Facebook page I found the above shot along with this info:
Duke is hoisted up by a Marine to his right and Sid Grauman, owner of TCL Chinese Theatres ( Grauman's Chinese Theatre) as he imprints his foot in the courtyard of the Hollywood landmark #onthisday in 1950 [January 25]. Duke's performance in Sands of Iwo Jima (1949) earned him this piece of immortality, and the role remains a favorite of fans and critics alike. The cement was mixed with sand from the beaches of Iwo Jima.
Here's Shirley getting her own piece of immortality at Grauman's fifteen years before Wayne:
One of the most famous episodes of "I Love Lucy" dealt with Lucy stealing Wayne's cement slab from Grauman's so that she could take it home as a souvenir. In a two-episode arc, it originally aired on October 3, 1955 ("Lucy Visits Grauman's") and October 10 ("Lucy & John Wayne").
Watching the episode, you can tell that a soundstage set stood in for the real Grauman's, and that a prop was created in place of using the actual cement slab. The prop came up for sale at Heritage Auctions in 2016.
From the auction listing:
A John Wayne Prop 'Grauman's Chinese Theatre' Signature/Footprint Slab from "I Love Lucy." CBS Television, 1951-1957. Made of Styrofoam and fiberglass, painted gray to simulate concrete, with text reading "John Wayne" (though funnily enough, not the star's real signature) above boot footprints, with purposeful distressing on the surface and around all edges, with a cracked upper right corner; used in the hysterical 1st and 2nd Episodes of Season 5 -- titled 'Lucy Visits Grauman's' and 'Lucy & John Wayne,' original air dates October 3 and 10, 1955 -- when the Red Head steals the Duke's footprints from Grauman's only to have wackiness ensue; a number of these props were made for the two-parter, four of which are actually seen at the end of Episode 2 when Wayne walks in to the "Ricardo's" hotel room carrying what appears to be this exact one! (Please note this piece is dirtied and somewhat stained due to age.) 24" x 36". PROVENANCE: The current owner, Ardis Lichtgarn, obtained this piece directly from Wayne's publicist, Beverly Barnett, who gave it to her at the 1955 wrap party for this two-part episode which took place at Desilu Studios. Barnett had invited Lichtgarn to the party specifically so she could meet Wayne, but the star left early so she missed him. As a consolation, Barnett gave her this prop which he said was meant for Wayne, but because he was gone, she got it instead! Included is a signed letter from Lichtgarn outlining how she obtained this piece 61 years ago.
The prop sold for $22,500. That's an expensive piece of styrofoam! Here's a vintage closeup of the actual cement slab at Grauman's from the Calisphere site:
In this previously posted shot, Wayne has a chuckle during this reunion with Shirley in 1976. George Burns and a dentally-challenged Shelley Winters are on the left.
Here's an image of the Grauman's entrance that I snapped in 2014:
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Trip to Disneyland, May 1964
This collection of images was shot May 1964, the month and year I entered this Universe. In the background are three military men; one is smoking a cigarette, visible in this closeup (along with the little boy falling asleep while he drinks his coke!):
It looks like the family was having lunch at the Red Wagon Inn, now known as the Plaza Inn. A Reuben with mustard?
The adorable little girl is getting her Vitamin D with a nice carton of Carnation milk.
Care to see the pasteurization offices and plants? Of course you do.
Mama takes baby girl for a spin on King Arthur's Carrousel:
Here's the original mock-up for the proposed color scheme for this horse from 1955:
How it looked circa 2012:
Back to May 1964, the little boys are ready for a flight to Neverland:
A closeup of the bored operator, the two little devil boys in red, and the control panel. I wonder what the "G" on the hats stood for?
A spin around Fantasyland on the Midget Autopia:
Let's take a closer look at the vehicle:
The Swiss Family Robinson treehouse wasn't quite two years old when these images were taken:
The last shot of the bunch is the saddest of all; time to board the Tram to head home. Until next time!
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Labels: dark rides, disneyland entrance, disneyland tram, king arthur's carrousel, Midget Autopia, Peter Pan's Flight attraction, Red Wagon Inn, Swiss Family Robinson Tree House, vintage disneyland photos
Led Zeppelin at the Chateau
This 1969 photograph by Jay Thompson features the legendary band, Led Zeppelin, during their visit to the Chateau Marmont on Sunset Boulevard. From left to right: Robert Plant, Jimmy Page, John Paul Jones, and John Bonham. One of the notorious legends about the Chateau is that Bonham (the drummer) drove a Harley motorcycle (his 25th birthday present through the hallway of the hotel. Having been born in 1948, Bonham's 25th birthday would have been in 1973. The photos from the Chateau were 1969. Oops. Here's the fire escape as it looks today where the above photo was taken:
The photographer stood on the fire escape steps for this one:
I stood at the top of the steps. Sorry. I get dizzy.
Another shot of the English rock band just hanging outside one of the hotel's windows:
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Legend has it Bonham rode a Harley Davidson right through the lobby of the hotel in an insane stunt he would repeat on a further two occasions while staying at the Continental Hyatt House Hotel and the Andaz West Hollywood.
Whilst Bonham was performing his trademark stunt, Robert Plant allegedly shouted: "I am a golden god!" from one of the hotel's balconies which would be a scene repeated by character Russell Hammond in "Almost Famous." The 2000 film was based on the hedonistic exploits of 1970s rock legends such as Led Zeppelin and the scene showcasing an inebriated rockstar riding a motorcycle through a hotel hallway was based on Zeppelin's famous stay at the Chateau Marmont.
Bonham completely destroyed the hotel lobby's carpet—which they kept in the state he had left it in to mark his legacy. However, when the hotel was purchased by Andre Balazs in 1990, the first thing he would do was replace the Bonham tire marks.
According to their former tour manager Richard Cole in the documentary "Sunset Strip," when a hotel employee told them how envious he was that they could smash the rooms up, they told him to pick a room of his choice, vent his frustrations to his heart's content which they would add to their bill and let the hotel worker live out their rockstar fantasy.
Here's a color shot from the band's visit:
The same area circa April 2002; the mural above the fountain is still there, but it appears that the wings that were once painted below the fountain are long gone.
The same fountain as it looks today:
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Labels: 1969, chateau marmont hotel, chateau marmont photos, hollywood history, led zeppelin, robert plant, sunset boulevard
Temple Tuesday: Shirley and Cher
This post is a Shirley sandwich; two Temples wrapped around a Cher filling.
On October 14, 1940 "The Littlest Rebel" was dramatized as an hour-long play for Lux Radio Theater, with Shirley Temple (five years older than when she made the movie), Claude Rains, and Preston Foster. The radio show was performed in front of a weekly studio audience at the Lux Radio Playhouse located at 1615 North Vine Street in Hollywood.
I had vague knowledge that the theatre still existed, but never dug further to find out exactly where it was…until (here comes the Cher filling) I learned it was connected to one of my semi-guilty cinematic pleasures: "Burlesque." Released in 2010, the film did well at the box office but was panned by critics for being clichéd. I agree that the dialogue doesn't win any literary awards, but the performances are solid, the set design and cinematography are fantastic, and the musical numbers are off the charts. So there. Give it a break. The exterior location that was used as the Burlesque club that Cher owns in the movie is the (former) CBS Radio Playhouse, now known as the Montalbán Theatre.
The Beaux-Arts building (designed by architects Myron Hunt and H.C. Chambers) opened January 19, 1927 as "Wilkes' Vine Street Theatre." In March 1931, the theater was converted to a movie house, titled "Mirror Theatre," part of a chain run by Howard Hughes and Harold B. Franklin. That company soon fell apart, and by the mid 1930s, the theatre was operating under the name "Studio Theatre." CBS bought the theatre in 1936 and converted it to a live performance radio auditorium and radio studio for local affiliate KNX, under the name "CBS Radio Playhouse." CBS's Lux Radio Theatre moved there from New York that year (which is why some sources give the theatre's name as Lux Radio Playhouse). This popular anthology show featured radio adaptations of stage plays and film scripts performed by well-known actors in front of a live audience; Cecil B. DeMille was for many years its producer and host. This was when Shirley performed "Rebel" there.
A&P heir and arts patron Huntington Hartford bought the theatre from CBS in 1953 and re-opened it as the "Huntington Hartford Theatre." Hartford ran the theater successfully for ten years with high-profile productions featuring the biggest stars of the era, but he eventually lost interest in patronizing the arts and sold it to James Doolittle, who renamed it the "Doolittle Theatre." Doolittle ran the theatre successfully for 20 years, after which it was acquired by UCLA. In 1999, the Ricardo Montalbán Foundation bought the theatre and re-opened it as "Ricardo Montalbán Theatre" in 2004. Which brings us to "Burlesque."
In the film, Ali (Christina Aguilera) comes to Hollywood with dreams of stardom. After pounding the pavement and failing to get discovered, she stumbles upon something that makes her stop cold.
Just in case you weren't sure that this is a mystical turning point in the film, there's plenty of fog to clue you in.
Lo and behold, it's the Burlesque Lounge.
Little Ali is like Alice in Wonderland; she must check out this rabbit hole!
I combined a few frames from a pan shot in the movie to get this image:
How the same area looks today:
If you're looking for the location where Cher has a catfight with Kristen Bell in a parking lot (shown below), you're too late. The parking lot is now a multi-level parking garage.
One more shot of the exterior for you. I parked illegally on a Friday afternoon in Hollywood just to get these photos with my dog barking up a storm as he waited not-so-patiently. The things I do for Temple Tuesdays!
While doing some research for this post, I stumbled upon a fun 10th anniversary article about "Burlesque" on the Entertainment Weekly website. Here are some of the highlights:
STEVEN ANTIN (writer-director): My sister…had a show that she created at the Viper Room [for] the Pussycat Dolls. They were becoming a popular thing, so she decided to do a bigger show at the Roxy.…I wrote a story for her show that loosely weaved together their musical numbers. The show exploded.…I got some cameras and shot the show over a few nights and edited together a little movie. That was the genesis.
AGUILERA: I wanted to make sure Burlesque felt right before confirming, so it was important to meet Steven in person. His warm and genuine nature encouraged me to confirm, along with him interweaving so many pieces of my love for Etta James [into the script], knowing my personal passion for Burlesque [on] my Back to Basics album, and also [with me having] performed in the original Pussycat Dolls stage show at the Roxy.
ANTIN: For the role of Ali, we wanted an actress with a very big voice. Christina was the choice. The role of Tess could've gone several ways. At first, I was interested in Queen Latifah or Michelle Pfeiffer. But Clint came up with and loved the idea of Cher. Amy really wanted Cher, and so did Clint. I liked the idea, too. So did Christina. I mean, hello. Cher. Enough said…. Cher was on a soundstage doing a voiceover for "Zookeeper." Clint heard she was there. We camped outside of the stage and waited for her to exit. When she did, we introduced ourselves.
CLINT CULPEPPER (Screen Gems studio president): Cher called me to say she was on the lot [on a different stage] rehearsing her Vegas act, and to drop by. So, I did. Christina was on the other side of the lot rehearsing. I'd told Cher that Christina loved her so much: "You don't understand, this chick would drink your bathwater!" Cher started laughing hysterically and said, "Well, I hope that doesn't become necessary!" When we met Cher, Christina was holding her kid on her hip, and we walked over…. Cher [saw us] and went, "Ok, everybody, take five!" It was so cute. Christina stuck her hand out and said "Hi, I'm Christina, the one who would drink your bathwater." Cher grabbed her and gave her a big hug and a kiss.
AGUILERA: Cher definitely felt like my mama bear during shooting. In my experience of meeting and working with some of the greatest legends, the best ones usually are that way. They look out for you in a real way, and it was an honor to work alongside Cher. She gave me some good advice, shared some personal insight and stories on love, and also encouragement along the way when I needed to hear it! There were a few scenes we shared where I learned from her that being a supportive costar really helps to create something special, and motivating each other is what makes for a great outcome.
CHER: One of my favorite scenes is when I was helping Christina with her makeup. It was all very spontaneous. It reminded me of when I was a young girl and my mom and all her friends would put on makeup together.
Back to Shirley. What did she do after her 1940 "Littlest Rebel" radio performance? Celebrate at the Brown Derby with a milkshake!
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US commitment to cybersecurity ranked highly, but actions fall far short of good intentions
Neil Ford February 10, 2015
New research into cybersecurity by ABI Research and the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) has ranked the United States' commitment to cybersecurity the greatest in the world.
The Global Cybersecurity Index (GCI) analyses "the cybersecurity engagement of sovereign nation states" and ranks countries according to their commitment to cybersecurity. The metric used to measure this commitment is based on five indicators and their sub-groups: legal, technical, organizational, capacity building and cooperation.
Before waves of self-congratulation ripple around the nation, however, it should be noted that the "GCI does not seek to determine the efficacy or success of a particular measure, but simply the existence of national structures in place to implement and promote cybersecurity." The ranking is more an indication of intent than actual ability.
Considering the 783 data breach incidents the US saw last year, the absence of a federal law to govern cyber security, and the notoriously slow adoption of chip and pin payment technology in the retail sector, it's no surprise that there's more work to be done.
US organizations that are serious about cybersecurity can significantly improve their capabilities by implementing an information security management system (ISMS), as set out in the international best-practice standard, ISO 27001.
An ISMS allows organizations of all types to employ a risk-based approach to information security that encompasses people, processes, and technology. As part of an overall management system, an ISMS functions to protect and monitor information and improve how security is handled within an organization.
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Who does not like to eat chocolate? In this contest your task is to take a shot of anything which represents chocolate. It might be a chocolate bar, a chocolate fountain, cocoa, hot chocolate, etc... Be creative and good luck !
YUM on number one! CONGRATULATIONS.
OH GAWD SAVE ME. Top notch for tormenting me.
YAY for #2 and #3.
Crop is a tad tight but oh my what a great romantic you are.
Thanks. I like the tight crop. brings in the smaller candies.
I wouldn't mind working here. Happy Snappy photo, good for your family album...and for us too see and salivate over.
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Blizzard: 'Who Knows' When Diablo III Will Ship
By Tracey John Nov. 19, 2009
If you were hoping to see Blizzard's action-RPG Diablo III anytime soon, don't hold your breath.
Last week, we learned that the game was put into the 'in the next few years' category, along with Starcraft II expansions and the World of Warcraft maker's unnamed new massively multiplayer online game.
The news is crushing to Diablo fans (including yours truly) who have bought 18.5 million copies of the franchise worldwide and hoped to see the new game released in 2010, especially since the last Diablo title we got was Diablo II's Lord of Destruction expansion in 2001.
Techland asked Blizzard's executive vice president of game design Rob Pardo why the heck it's taking so long.
"We always announce all of our games too early," Pardo said, referring to when Diablo III was unveiled at Blizzard's Worldwide Invitational in 2008. "We realize that and go, 'You know what? Next time we're not going to do that.' And then we always fail at that. But I'd rather fail at that than fail at making the game great. I think it's safe to say that, yeah, (Diablo III) is not going to be out next year."
When asked if the long wait for the highly anticipated game is because of the company's other priorities, Starcraft II and the new World of Warcraft expansion Cataclysm, both due in 2010, he said that that wasn't the issue.
"Each game has individual development teams; it's just that the way that we develop games, we develop them very iteratively," he explained. "We just have a different process and approach than a lot of other studios, and it makes it a very difficult process for us to predict street dates when we're multiple years out."
Diablo III's Deckard Cain. (And how you might look when the game finally ships.)
Pardo also maintained that their game releases aren't beholden to the fiscal calendar, even since the company merged with the notoriously financially-driven publishing giant Activision last year.
"We're definitely not fiscal calendar-driven," he said, "and we know that our fanbase is not going to hold us to a fiscal calendar. With (2007's World of Warcraft expansion) Burning Crusade, we missed Christmas by about three weeks. We could've shoved it out the door, but we decided we didn't need to get it into stores for Christmas. We just needed it to be great and our playerbase is going to buy it whenever it hits the shelves."
The executive also admitted that the delays of Blizzard games are nothing new; as fans know too well, the company has a history of never really hitting their estimated launch windows.
"We've been wrong (on release dates) for as long as I can remember," Pardo reflected. "So that's why don't do release dates anymore."
He added, laughing, "Now when we announce (a game) we just go, 'Here's the game we're working on, we're going to start talking about it and who knows when it ships.'"


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Q: Aproximating a Sobolev function by $p$-subharmonic functions. Let $\Omega\subset\mathbb{R}^N$ be a bounded domain of class $C^2$. Take $u\in W_0^{1,p}(\Omega)$ for $p\in (1,\infty)$ and assume that $$\frac{\partial u}{\partial \nu}(x)<0,\ \forall\ x\in \partial\Omega,$$
where $\nu$ is the exterior unitary normal vector through the boundary of $\Omega$ and I am assuming that the normal derivative does exist in the classical sense. For $\delta>0$, define $$\Omega_\delta=\{x\in \Omega:\ \operatorname{dist}(x,\partial\Omega)<\delta\},$$
where $\operatorname{dist}$ is the distance function. My question is the following:

Can we find $\delta>0$ and a sequence $u_n\in W_0^{1,p}(\Omega)$ such that $u_n\to u$ in $W^{1,p}(\Omega_\delta)$ and the functions $u_n$ are $p$-subharmonic in $\Omega_\delta$, that is, $$\int _{\Omega_\delta}|\nabla u_n|^{p-2}\nabla u_n\nabla \varphi\le 0,\ \forall\ \varphi\in C_0^\infty(\Omega_\delta).$$

Any idea is appreciated. I have nothing for this problem by now.

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First Leica lens I bought recently is the Elmarit 90/2.8. Will run a quick test roll on it.
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What is a nanoscale particle
How Materials Change in Nanoscale
This is the size scale where so-called quantum effects rule the behavior and properties of particles. In essence, these phenomena are based on "quantum effects" and other simple physical effects such as expanded surface area more on these below.
The only way for electrons in one of the metal electrodes to travel to the other electrode is to tunnel through the insulator.
With a greater number of atoms exposed, heat can break down the bond between them and surrounding atoms at a lower temperature. Scientists and engineers anticipate that nanoscale work will enable the development of materials and systems with dramatic new properties relevant to virtually every sector of the economy, such as medicine, telecommunications, and computers, and to areas of national interest such as homeland security.
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A strand of DNA, one of the building blocks of human life, is only about 2 nanometers in diameter. Thus, even better and cheaper nanopowders, nanoparticles, and nanocomposites should be available for more widespread applications.
Nanoparticles are so small they contain just a few atoms to a few thousand atoms, as opposed to bulk materials that might contain many billions of atoms. Acronyms 57—58. Chinese Ruby color pottery using gold particles. Department of Energy.
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For example, a silicon nanowire with diameter of 1. Depending on whether a given cell spends energy during the uptake of nanoparticles or not, such uptake through the cell membrane is considered to be active or passive. Many of the inner workings of cells naturally occur at the nanoscale.
This difference is what causes nano materials to behave differently than their bulk counterparts. One can imagine scenarios in which plastic parts replace heavier ceramic or metal pieces in weight-sensitive applications.
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Ruby vases with color that is pink to blood-red were made using finely dispersed Gold particles for centuries. Stoeva, J.
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However, when you get down to the nanoscale, melting temperatures begin to vary by as much as hundreds of degrees. After six years of participation, it was clear that such a structural organization of the network was the key to its success. Nanoscience and nanotechnology are set to revolutionize many fields of science.
The successful operation of a large research network requires the commitment of many people.
Share this article. In 1996, as the tremendous scientific and economic potential of nanoscale science and technology was beginning to be recognized, a federal interagency working group formed to consider creation of a national nanotechnology initiative NNI.
Keep informed. The work of this project primarily addressed the behavior of purposely-designed, highly-engineered nanoparticles under conditions of non-intended, accidental exposure to biological environments. This property distinguishes various semiconductors such as Silicon, Germanium and Gallium Arsenide on their electron transport characteristics and field of applicability.
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This past year in CanLit will most likely be remembered for advancing discussions around cultural appropriation and identity, which, not surprisingly, also dominates our list of top stories of the year.
Whitney French: Examining the root of cultural appropriation.
YA author Nora McClintock dies at 59.
Toronto indie press Book Thug looks to change its racially charged name.
New bookstore opening in Toronto's Leslieville neighbourhood.
Author removed from 2017 Journey Prize shortlist.
Sheila Barry, publisher of Groundwood Books, dies of complications from cancer.
Angie Abdou on seeking permission to use a First Nations character.
How three Indigenous authors cut through the noise of social media to become online activists.
Writers' Union of Canada faces resignations over editor's note on the cultural appropriation prize.
Women's libraries and bookstores deal with historic but problematic second-wave feminism.


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The Mono is a light wind specialist. It has an outstanding low end range, with the 5 m2 and 7 m2 models working particularity well with surfboards and lighter breezes. Use the power of the kite to catch the wave, then crank the depower and shred the wave with zero pull. Its light weight allows the kite to drift and hang in the air as you ride down the line; it also makes it the perfect travel companion. The Mono has a comfortable and forgiving feeling via the bar - softer than the Neo but still progressive. The turning speed is quick, and the kite is also great for Freeriding offering easy jumping and excellent hangtime. With relaunch abilities worthy of an applause, great power delivery and optimum sheet-and-go, you're sure to fall in "love at first flight".
Ideally paired with a larger twintip or wave board, in light-medium strength winds the Mono will blow you away! Test ride one today and be amazed.
Tested the Mono 9m on a twintip and hydrofoil. This kite is perfect for starters. Nice feedback at the edge of the windwindow, good stability and no performance power like lift or boost. This characteristic combination makes the Mono also interesting for hydrofoilers. The drift. fast steering and low-end windrange compliment the total kitefeel package for foilers.
If you don't want a highend kite, try the mono. It's a easy going kite.
I have tested the mono 5m in its low end and in normal circumstances. In both cases other kiteboarders were using 8/11m2 kites where i was still fine on a 5m2. This is the first character that really divines its power. Second thing is the fine tuning of the mono. You can let the kite do whatever you want when you ride the waves. With precise handling you can let the kite sit back, accelerate, loop on the spot, turn with increasing power, or drift when its between 1-11.
Third thing that really popped up was its ability when slightly depowered to crawl further in the edge of the windwindow whilst holding its power allowing you to ride even further upwind.
The new Mono is a fast fly!
The description of North is; - "The Mono is a light wind specialist. It has an outstanding low end range, with the 5 m2 and 7 m2 models working particularity well with surfboards and lighter breezes." - I tested the Mono in 20 knots not really a light breeze, but I was interested in its high end behaviour using a strapless board. Well it feels like a tuned up NEO.
Faster turning, better drift and more low end. This new Mono allows you to take the wave instinctively. Action is direct reaction! Going upwind? Search for the right setting and the Mono drag you back into the line up. It felt like the powerful Rhino2 (2002) :-) , only with a depower option. Now I have to try the new Mono under 20 knots. See if it works for kids or foiling. If so, ... this new Mono is a real 2 faced Dragon!
Weight 92 and you rode a 5m with 20 knots??? Wow..I'm 65..probably at 25knots I can't use the mono!!!
During i was hydrofoiling and downwind wave riding i had the choice to ride with the Mono.
with this kite also by the thought that this kite have only one strut. Backstalling still abit, but by enough wind you will compensate this.
North made a kite that is suitable as a start free ride kite! play with a hydrofoil, school kite that is stable and launches easy and for the wave riders that don't wanna pump a lot ;) also a choice! Less performance like an Neo, but evolution from a new type of a kite has started i can say!
You rode a 7m in 8kts of wind?
@mike, with a hydrofoil. Rode the 5m Mono and this kite has a enormous low end.


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Clemson's plan to compensate for loss of play caller Tony Elliott in Sugar Bowl
By Grace Raynor Dec 30, 2020 19
CLEMSON, S.C. — Clemson landed in New Orleans late Wednesday afternoon while putting its latest backup plan into action ahead of its biggest game of the season.
Tony Elliott, the Tigers' offensive coordinator and running backs coach, tested positive for COVID-19, coach Dabo Swinney confirmed on ESPN upon his team's landing. Elliott is asymptomatic and feels well, Swinney said, but 48 hours before the No. 2 Tigers meet No. 3 Ohio State in the Sugar Bowl national semifinal, the Tigers must replace their play caller on offense. And it's not just any play caller, either.
Elliott, 41 and considered a top candidate for a head coaching job when he wants it, is a key part of Clemson's offensive brain trust and has an 80-6 record since he took over primary play-calling duties in the 2014 Russell Athletic Bowl. Swinney will send Brandon Streeter, the quarterbacks coach and passing game coordinator, up to the press box Friday night, as he and...


HeliTorque :: View topic - This forum is withering on the vine!
Twitter on the other hand - a clean, simple concept and interface, not changing every 3 months! I'm easy find - give me a follow.
But you're right, veeany, Facebook probably has been responsible to a lesser or greater extent for smaller forums like this seemingly drying up.
Also I think a real problem here, and a significant contributor to the lack of traffic now, was the proliferation of spam/rubbish that attacked the forum. Prior to that, registration was fairly open - but in an attempt to cut out the rubbish, that became restricted and required approval. Fine for a few weeks/months, but what happened then was the number of new member registration requests went through the roof - hundreds per day. It's impossible to weed out the legitimate users from that - so it didn't happen. With no new users coming in, and the only posts to read being adverts for gold, frankincense or myrrh, it's perhaps not so surprising that conversation dried up.
For what it's worth, I check here at least weekly, if not daily - although there hasn't been any of that horrible spam stuff for quite a while!
As for flying - I've really not done a lot recently. R44 revalidated in February (after 18-month lapse), but haven't flown since. Really must do something about that.
I had a quick look here over last weekend, I think part of the issue is lots of members have had situation changes and lots of people keep up with each other through Facebook and groups on there. It's not the same as the community there once was on here but I suppose times move on.
I'll keep checking back with interest to see what members are posting.
Maybe... but I don't know everyones realname for facebook and some forvarious reasons might not want to add me/you/them but are still interested in their exploits.
Oh and some of your exploits probably shouldn't be on a nce forum like this!


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The "Red River Showdown" Continues! – Blockader Encases Arm in Concrete and Shuts Down Work on KXL
Activists with the Great Plains Tar Sands Resistance are at it again with another creative action as part of their ongoing resistance to shut down Keystone XL construction in Oklahoma. Today's action is the continuation of a series of rolling actions as part of the "Red River Showdown" to defend our waterways from tar sands sludge.
Read more about Monday's action here. Follow live updates from today's creative action on the organization's website.
UPDATE Friday, 2PM: Fitzgerald is out of jail! He was charged with a Class B Misdemeanor, Criminal Trespassing.
UPDATE 9:10 AM: Firefighters have extracted Fitzgerald and he's now in police custody. Please show your support with a generous donation to his legal fund.
UPDATE 8:49 AM: Another fire rescue vehicle on scene, officer just commanded "everyone not involved in emergency services, back off now!" and workers retreated slightly.
UPDATE 8:30 AM: Half a dozen work trucks, four police cars (3 sheriffs and 1 state trooper), four cops, four firefighters, 2 EMTs, one fire truck and a fire rescue truck on scene. Special fire department equipment truck just arrived; large group of officials crowded around Fitzgerald.
UPDATE 7:42 AM: Sheriff on scene.
BREAKING: Lula, OK—Thursday, April 25, 7:30AM -A protester with the group Great Plains Tar Sands Resistance has stopped construction of the Keystone XL pipeline by locking his arm into a concrete capsule buried directly in the pipeline's proposed path. Fitzgerald Scott, 42, is the first African American to risk arrest while physically blockading TransCanada's dangerous tar sands pipeline, and the second person to take action this week. On Monday a 61 year old man locked himself to a piece of construction equipment effectively shutting down another Oklahoma pipeline construction site. This week of action, called the "Red River Showdown," is intended to protect the Red River, which marks the border between Oklahoma and Texas and is a major tributary of the Mississippi.
The site Scott has blockaded is a wetland area where crews are attempting to lay sections of the Keystone XL tar sands pipeline directly into the marshy waters. An undetected pinhole leak at this location would cause cancer causing chemicals to mix directly into the local community water table.
Scott, who has a master's degree in urban planning from the University of Illinois, Chicago, is a longtime activist for social and environmental justice. While organizing against Keystone over the past five months, Scott has met many people struggling to protect their homes from TransCanada's abuse of eminent domain.
"I am doing this for the people who don't have the financial resources to protect themselves from a bully like TransCanada," explained Scott. "Imagine how much worse it is for them – like the mostly
African American neighborhood in Winona, TX, where protesters with the Tar Sands Blockade found holes in welds of the pipeline section that runs right behind a children's playground, and neither TransCanada nor the government will do anything about it!"
As construction on the southern portion of Keystone XL nears two thirds completion, no regulators or politicians show any willingness to halt the project or even inspect those faulty welds. According to George Daniel, spokesperson for Great Plains Tar Sands Resistance, "Scott's action sends a clear message: because every other avenue has failed to stop this deadly project, we will blockade – all summer and on into the fall, if that's what it takes."
Today's action comes just a few weeks after the devastating tar sands spill in Mayflower, Arkansas, which has left communities across Oklahoma and Texas terrified that they may be the next victims of reckless industry practices. Survivors of the spill in Mayflower have reported nausea, blurred vision, vomiting, and black outs caused by the same blend of raw tar and poisonous chemical solvents that will be transported through Keystone XL.
Permanent link to this article: https://tarsandsblockade.org/gptsr-6thaction/


Dev is a smuggler with the perfect cover. He's in high demand as a guide for the caravans that carry legitimate goods from the city of Ninavel into the country of Alathia. The route through the Whitefire Mountains is treacherous, and Dev is one of the few climbers who knows how to cross them safely. With his skill and connections, it's easy enough to slip contraband charms from Ninavel - where any magic is fair game, no matter how dark - into Alathia, where most magic is outlawed.
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} from '@t/store/store';
import {
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  Size,
  TreemapChartSeriesOptions,
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import { isUndefined, sum, deepMergedCopy, range, isNumber } from '@src/helpers/utils';

import {
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import { getTextWidth } from '@src/helpers/calculator';
import { isVerticalAlign, padding } from '@src/store/layout';
import {
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import { hasNestedPieSeries } from '@src/helpers/pieSeries';
import { extend } from '@src/store/store';
import { getTitleFontString } from '@src/helpers/style';
import { makeDefaultTheme } from '@src/helpers/theme';
import { isNoData } from '@src/helpers/validation';
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} from '@src/helpers/legend';

type LegendLabelsInfo = {
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  viewLabel: string;
  width: number;
  colorByCategories?: boolean;
  colorIndex?: number;
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type LegendInfo = {
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};

type LegendSizeParams = {
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  options: Options;
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const INITIAL_CIRCLE_LEGEND_WIDTH = 150;
const COMPONENT_HEIGHT_EXCEPT_Y_AXIS = 100;
const ELLIPSIS_DOT_TEXT = '...';
const WIDEST_TEXT = 'W'; // The widest text width in Arial font.
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function calculateLegendSize(params: LegendSizeParams) {
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  return { legendWidth, legendHeight, columnCount, rowCount };
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function calculateLegendHeight(params: LegendSizeParams) {
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  let legendHeight;
  let isOverflow = false;

  if (verticalAlign) {
    legendHeight = chartHeight;
  } else {
    const totalHeight = legendWidths.length * itemHeight;
    isOverflow = chartHeight < totalHeight;
    legendHeight = isOverflow ? chartHeight : totalHeight;
  }

  return { legendHeight, isOverflow };
}

function getSpectrumLegendWidth(
  legendWidths: number[],
  chartWidth: number,
  verticalAlign: boolean
) {
  if (verticalAlign) {
    const labelAreaWidth = sum(legendWidths);

    return Math.max(chartWidth / 4, labelAreaWidth);
  }

  const spectrumAreaWidth =
    (spectrumLegendTooltip.PADDING + spectrumLegendBar.PADDING + padding.X) * NUMBER_OF_BOTH_SIDES +
    spectrumLegendTooltip.POINT_HEIGHT +
    spectrumLegendBar.HEIGHT;

  return Math.max(...legendWidths) + spectrumAreaWidth;
}

function getSpectrumLegendHeight(itemHeight: number, chartHeight: number, verticalAlign: boolean) {
  return verticalAlign
    ? SPECTRUM_LEGEND_LABEL_HEIGHT +
        spectrumLegendBar.PADDING * NUMBER_OF_BOTH_SIDES +
        spectrumLegendTooltip.POINT_HEIGHT +
        spectrumLegendTooltip.HEIGHT +
        padding.Y
    : (chartHeight * 3) / 4;
}

function getNormalLegendWidth(params: LegendSizeParams) {
  const { initialWidth, legendWidths, checkbox, verticalAlign } = params;
  let isOverflow = false;
  let legendWidth;

  if (verticalAlign) {
    const { width: chartWidth } = getDefaultLegendSize(params);
    const totalWidth = sum(legendWidths) + LEGEND_ITEM_MARGIN_X * (legendWidths.length - 1);
    isOverflow = totalWidth > chartWidth;
    legendWidth = totalWidth;
  } else {
    const labelAreaWidth = Math.max(...legendWidths);

    legendWidth =
      (checkbox ? LEGEND_CHECKBOX_SIZE + LEGEND_MARGIN_X : 0) +
      LEGEND_ICON_SIZE +
      LEGEND_MARGIN_X +
      Math.max(labelAreaWidth, initialWidth);
  }

  return { legendWidth, isOverflow };
}

function calculateLegendWidth(params: LegendSizeParams) {
  const { options, visible } = params;
  const legendOptions = options?.legend;

  if (!visible) {
    return { legendWidth: 0, isOverflow: false };
  }

  if (legendOptions?.width) {
    return { legendWidth: legendOptions.width, isOverflow: false };
  }

  return getNormalLegendWidth(params);
}

function getDefaultLegendSize(params: LegendSizeParams) {
  const { verticalAlign, chart, itemHeight, initialWidth, circleLegendVisible } = params;
  const restAreaHeight =
    COMPONENT_HEIGHT_EXCEPT_Y_AXIS + (circleLegendVisible ? INITIAL_CIRCLE_LEGEND_WIDTH : 0); // rest area temporary value (yAxisTitle.height + xAxis.height + circleLegend.height)

  return verticalAlign
    ? { width: chart.width - padding.X * NUMBER_OF_BOTH_SIDES, height: itemHeight }
    : {
        width: initialWidth,
        height: chart.height - restAreaHeight,
      };
}

function getNestedPieLegendLabelsInfo(series: RawSeries, legendInfo: LegendInfo) {
  const result: LegendLabelsInfo = [];
  const maxTextLengthWithEllipsis = getMaxTextLengthWithEllipsis(legendInfo);

  series.pie!.forEach(({ data }) => {
    data.forEach(({ name, parentName, visible }) => {
      if (!parentName) {
        const { width, viewLabel } = getViewLabelInfo(legendInfo, name, maxTextLengthWithEllipsis);

        result.push({
          label: name,
          type: 'pie',
          checked: visible ?? true,
          viewLabel,
          width,
        });
      }
    });
  });

  return result;
}

function getMaxTextLengthWithEllipsis(legendInfo: LegendInfo) {
  const { legendOptions, font, checkboxVisible } = legendInfo;
  const width = legendOptions?.item?.width;

  if (isUndefined(width)) {
    return;
  }

  const checkboxWidth = checkboxVisible ? LEGEND_CHECKBOX_SIZE + LEGEND_MARGIN_X : 0;
  const iconWidth = LEGEND_ICON_SIZE + LEGEND_MARGIN_X;
  const ellipsisDotWidth = getTextWidth(ELLIPSIS_DOT_TEXT, font);
  const widestTextWidth = getTextWidth(WIDEST_TEXT, font);
  const maxTextCount = Math.floor(
    (width - ellipsisDotWidth - checkboxWidth - iconWidth) / widestTextWidth
  );

  return maxTextCount > 0 ? maxTextCount : 0;
}

function getViewLabelInfo(legendInfo: LegendInfo, label: string, maxTextLength?: number) {
  const { checkboxVisible, useSpectrumLegend, font, legendOptions } = legendInfo;
  let viewLabel = label;

  const itemWidth = legendOptions?.item?.width;
  const itemWidthWithFullText = getItemWidth(viewLabel, checkboxVisible, useSpectrumLegend, font);

  if (isNumber(itemWidth) && isNumber(maxTextLength) && itemWidth < itemWidthWithFullText) {
    viewLabel = `${label.slice(0, maxTextLength)}${ELLIPSIS_DOT_TEXT}`;
  }

  return { viewLabel, width: itemWidth ?? itemWidthWithFullText };
}

function getLegendLabelsInfo(
  series: RawSeries,
  legendInfo: LegendInfo,
  categories: DefaultCategories
): LegendLabelsInfo {
  const maxTextLengthWithEllipsis = getMaxTextLengthWithEllipsis(legendInfo);
  let colorIndex = 0;

  return Object.keys(series).flatMap((type) => {
    const labelInfo = series[type].map(({ name, colorValue, visible, colorByCategories }) => {
      const label = colorValue ? colorValue : name;
      const currentColorIndex = colorIndex;
      const { width, viewLabel } = getViewLabelInfo(legendInfo, label, maxTextLengthWithEllipsis);

      colorIndex += colorByCategories ? categories.length : 1;

      return {
        label,
        type,
        colorByCategories: !!colorByCategories,
        colorIndex: currentColorIndex,
        checked: visible ?? true,
        viewLabel,
        width,
      };
    });

    colorIndex += series[type].length - 1;

    return labelInfo;
  });
}

function getItemWidth(
  label: string,
  checkboxVisible: boolean,
  useSpectrumLegend: boolean,
  font: string
) {
  return (
    (useSpectrumLegend
      ? 0
      : (checkboxVisible ? LEGEND_CHECKBOX_SIZE + LEGEND_MARGIN_X : 0) +
        LEGEND_ICON_SIZE +
        LEGEND_MARGIN_X) + getTextWidth(label, font)
  );
}

function getLegendDataAppliedTheme(data: LegendDataList, series: Series) {
  const colors = Object.values(series).reduce<string[]>(
    (acc, cur) => (cur && cur.colors ? [...acc, ...cur.colors] : acc),
    []
  );
  const hasColorByCategories = data.some((legend) => legend.colorByCategories);

  return data.map((datum, idx) => {
    const { colorByCategories, colorIndex } = datum;
    const index = hasColorByCategories ? colorIndex || idx : idx;

    return {
      ...datum,
      color: colorByCategories ? '#aaa' : colors[index % colors.length],
    };
  });
}

function getLegendState(options: Options, series: RawSeries, categories?: Categories): Legend {
  const useSpectrumLegend =
    (options?.series as TreemapChartSeriesOptions)?.useColorValue ?? !!series.heatmap;

  const useScatterChartIcon = !!series?.scatter;
  const checkboxVisible = useSpectrumLegend
    ? false
    : showCheckbox(options as OptionsWithNormalLegendType);
  const defaultTheme = makeDefaultTheme(series, options?.theme?.chart?.fontFamily);
  const font = getTitleFontString(
    deepMergedCopy(defaultTheme.legend.label!, { ...options.theme?.legend?.label })
  );
  const legendInfo = {
    checkboxVisible,
    font,
    useSpectrumLegend,
    legendOptions: options.legend as NormalLegendOptions,
  };

  const legendLabelsInfo = hasNestedPieSeries(series)
    ? getNestedPieLegendLabelsInfo(series, legendInfo)
    : getLegendLabelsInfo(series, legendInfo, categories as DefaultCategories);

  const data = legendLabelsInfo.map(
    ({ label, type, checked, width, viewLabel, colorByCategories, colorIndex }) => ({
      label,
      active: true,
      checked,
      width,
      iconType: getIconType(type),
      chartType: type,
      rowIndex: 0,
      columnIndex: 0,
      viewLabel,
      colorByCategories,
      colorIndex,
    })
  );

  return {
    useSpectrumLegend,
    useScatterChartIcon,
    data,
  } as Legend;
}

function getNextColumnRowIndex(params: {
  rowCount: number;
  columnCount: number;
  verticalAlign: boolean;
  legendCount: number;
  rowIndex: number;
  columnIndex: number;
}) {
  const { verticalAlign, columnCount, rowCount, legendCount } = params;
  let { rowIndex, columnIndex } = params;

  if (verticalAlign) {
    const maxLen = legendCount / rowCount;
    if (maxLen - 1 > columnIndex) {
      columnIndex += 1;
    } else {
      rowIndex += 1;
      columnIndex = 0;
    }
  } else {
    const maxLen = legendCount / columnCount;
    if (maxLen - 1 > rowIndex) {
      rowIndex += 1;
    } else {
      columnIndex += 1;
      rowIndex = 0;
    }
  }

  return [rowIndex, columnIndex];
}

function setIndexToLegendData(
  legendData: LegendDataList,
  rowCount: number,
  columnCount: number,
  legendCount: number,
  verticalAlign: boolean
) {
  let columnIndex = 0;
  let rowIndex = 0;

  legendData.forEach((datum) => {
    datum.rowIndex = rowIndex;
    datum.columnIndex = columnIndex;

    [rowIndex, columnIndex] = getNextColumnRowIndex({
      rowCount,
      columnCount,
      verticalAlign,
      legendCount,
      rowIndex,
      columnIndex,
    });
  });
}

const legend: StoreModule = {
  name: 'legend',
  state: ({ options, series, categories }) => {
    return {
      legend: getLegendState(options, series, categories) as Legend,
      circleLegend: {} as CircleLegend,
    };
  },
  action: {
    initLegendState({ state, initStoreState }) {
      extend(
        state.legend,
        getLegendState(initStoreState.options, initStoreState.series, initStoreState.categories)
      );
    },
    setLegendLayout({ state }) {
      if (state.legend.useSpectrumLegend) {
        this.dispatch('setSpectrumLegendLayout');
      } else {
        this.dispatch('setNormalLegendLayout');
      }
    },
    setSpectrumLegendLayout({ state }) {
      const {
        legend: { data: legendData },
        series,
        options,
        chart,
        theme,
      } = state;

      const align = getLegendAlign(options);
      const visible = showLegend(options, series);
      const verticalAlign = isVerticalAlign(align);

      const legendWidths = legendData.map(({ width }) => width);
      const itemHeight = getLegendItemHeight(theme.legend.label!.fontSize!);

      const width = getSpectrumLegendWidth(legendWidths, chart.width, verticalAlign);
      const height = getSpectrumLegendHeight(itemHeight, chart.height, verticalAlign);

      extend(state.legend, { visible, align, width, height });
    },
    setNormalLegendLayout({ state, initStoreState }) {
      const {
        legend: { data: legendData },
        series,
        options,
        chart,
        theme,
      } = state;
      const align = getLegendAlign(options);
      const visible = showLegend(options, series);
      const checkbox = showCheckbox(options as OptionsWithNormalLegendType);
      const initialWidth = Math.min(chart.width / 5, INITIAL_LEGEND_WIDTH);
      const verticalAlign = isVerticalAlign(align);
      const isNestedPieChart = hasNestedPieSeries(initStoreState.series);
      const isScatterChart = !!series.scatter;
      const isBubbleChart = !!series.bubble;

      const circleLegendVisible = isBubbleChart
        ? showCircleLegend(options as BubbleChartOptions)
        : false;

      const legendWidths = legendData.map(({ width }) => width);
      const itemHeight = getLegendItemHeight(theme.legend.label!.fontSize!);

      const { legendWidth, legendHeight, rowCount, columnCount } = calculateLegendSize({
        initialWidth,
        legendWidths,
        options,
        verticalAlign,
        visible,
        checkbox,
        chart,
        itemHeight,
        circleLegendVisible,
      });

      setIndexToLegendData(legendData, rowCount, columnCount, legendWidths.length, verticalAlign);

      extend(state.legend, {
        visible,
        align,
        showCheckbox: checkbox,
        width: legendWidth,
        height: legendHeight,
      });

      if (isBubbleChart && circleLegendVisible) {
        this.dispatch('updateCircleLegendLayout', { legendWidth });
      }

      if (!isNestedPieChart && !isNoData(series)) {
        this.dispatch('updateLegendColor');
      }

      if (isScatterChart) {
        this.dispatch('updateLegendIcon');
      }
    },
    updateCircleLegendLayout({ state }, { legendWidth }: { legendWidth: number }) {
      const width =
        legendWidth === 0
          ? INITIAL_CIRCLE_LEGEND_WIDTH
          : Math.min(legendWidth, INITIAL_CIRCLE_LEGEND_WIDTH);
      const radius = Math.max((width - LEGEND_MARGIN_X) / 2, 0);

      extend(state.circleLegend, { visible: true, width, radius });
    },
    setLegendActiveState({ state }, { name, active }) {
      const { data } = state.legend;
      const model = data.find(({ label }) => label === name)!;
      model.active = active;
      this.notify(state, 'legend');
    },
    setAllLegendActiveState({ state }, active: boolean) {
      state.legend.data.forEach((datum) => {
        datum.active = active;
      });
      this.notify(state, 'legend');
    },
    setLegendCheckedState({ state }, { name, checked }) {
      const model = state.legend.data.find(({ label }) => label === name)!;
      model.checked = checked;
      this.notify(state, 'legend');
    },
    updateLegendColor({ state }) {
      const { legend: legendData, series } = state;

      const data = getLegendDataAppliedTheme(legendData.data, series);
      extend(state.legend, { data });
    },
    updateLegendIcon({ state }) {
      const { legend: legendData, series } = state;

      const data = legendData.data.reduce<LegendDataList>((acc, cur) => {
        if (cur.chartType === 'scatter' && series.scatter?.data) {
          const model = series.scatter.data.find(({ name }) => name === cur.label);
          const iconType = model ? model.iconType : cur.iconType;

          return [...acc, { ...cur, iconType }];
        }

        return [...acc, cur];
      }, []);

      extend(state.legend, { data });
    },
    updateNestedPieChartLegend({ state }) {
      const { legend: legendData, nestedPieSeries } = state;
      extend(state.legend, {
        data: getLegendDataAppliedTheme(legendData.data, nestedPieSeries),
      });
    },
  },
  observe: {
    updateLegendLayout() {
      this.dispatch('setLegendLayout');
    },
  },
};

export default legend;

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Growing up can be a bumpy road, and it's no exception for Riley, who is uprooted from her Midwest life when her father starts a new job in San Francisco. Like all of us, Riley is guided by her emotions-Joy (Amy Poehler), Fear (Bill Hader), Anger (Lewis Black), Disgust (Mindy Kaling), and Sadness (Phyllis Smith). The emotions live in Headquarters, the control center inside Riley's mind, where they help advise her through everyday life. As Riley and her emotions struggle to adjust to a new life in San Francisco, turmoil ensues in Headquarters. Although Joy, Riley's main and most important emotion, tries to keep things positive, the emotions conflict on how best to navigate a new city, house, and school.
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This is another instructional book on coloured pencils published by Ann Kullberg. The author is Cynthia Knox, a professional coloured pencil and graphic artist. She has published several books on pencil drawing and also teaches a course Vivid Flowers in Colored Pencil on Craftsy.
Her latest book CP Horses is on drawing horses with coloured pencils.
It's a comprehensive instructional book with 9 mini demonstrations and 4 full length ones from start to finish.
The content covers the tools you need and assumes no prior knowledge to coloured pencil usage. There are tips on how you can take a good photograph for reference. You can also read about interesting facts about horses through Cynthia's observations.
The tutorial instructions are clear and easy to follow. Prismacolor pencils are used. Each colour used are mentioned in the steps and the techniques are also explained and shown with illustrated examples. There are step by step pictures that accompany the tutorials and overall it's really in-depth. Many of the mini demonstrations focus on the features of the horses, such as the eyes, ears, mouth and hair. The full length demonstrations are of complete horse portraits.
It's a fantastic book for learners who want to use coloured pencils for portraying horses.
There's also another book in this series on drawing cats called CP Cats by Gemma Gylling that you can also check out.


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Photos from the field: Montagne d'Ambre, 2017–2018
My profile at a glance
Science and Photography
My recent papers
Recent research highlights
Mini frogs from Madagascar
My colleagues and I have described five diminutive frogs from Madagascar, including the new genus Mini with three new species, Mini mum, Mini scule, and Mini ature. These frogs are amongst the smallest in the world. They highlight the dynamic history of size evolution in Madagascar's narrow-mouthed frogs, and open up really interesting new avenues for exploration.
Scherz, M.D., Hutter, C.R., Rakotoarison, A., Riemann, J.C., Rödel, M.-O., Ndriantsoa, S.H., Glos, J., Hyde Roberts, S., Crottini, A., Vences, M. & Glaw, F. (2019) Morphological and ecological convergence at the lower size limit for vertebrates highlighted by five new miniaturised microhylid frog species from three different Madagascan genera. PLoS One, 14:e0213314. DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0213314 [pdf]
Three new species of chameleon
Continuing our work on the small arboreal chameleons of the Calumma nasutum species group, my colleagues and I described three new species from the C. guibei complex. The new species, Calumma uetzi, C. lefona, and C. juliae, are small but charismatic species, and all three are probably threatened with extinction.
Prötzel, D., Vences, M., Hawlitschek, O., Scherz, M.D., Ratsoavina, F.M. & Glaw, F. (2018) Endangered beauties: three new species of chameleons in the Calumma boettgeri complex (Squamata: Chamaeleonidae). Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society, advanced access, 1–28. [Request PDF]
New mossy frog from Madagascar
My colleagues and I described a new species of frog from northern Madagascar that is strongly distinct from all others. The new species, Gephyromantis (Vatomantis) lomorina, and it shares some characters with two different groups of frogs within the diverse genus Gephyromantis that could turn the subgeneric taxonomy of these groups on its head.
Scherz, M.D., Hawlitschek, O., Razafindraibe, J.H., Megson, S., Ratsoavina, F.M., Rakotoarison, A., Bletz, M.C., Glaw, F. & Vences, M. (2018) A distinctive new frog species (Anura, Mantellidae) supports the biogeographic linkage of the montane rainforest massifs of northern Madagascar. Zoosystematics and Evolution, 94(2):247–261. DOI: 10.3897/zse.94.21037 [pdf]
Widespread bone-based fluorescence in chameleons
A few years ago, we discovered that some elements of the heads of many chameleons fluoresce under UV light. Following this discovery, our research group embarked on a mission to study how widespread this phenomenon is, the underlying physiology, and its potential significance. The results of our investigation into the phenomenon were published in Scientific Reports: the fluorescent structures are tubercles of the skull, jutting out through thin layers of dermis that are rendered transparent by their thinness and the displacement of all chromatophores. These structures are widespread in chameleons, and generally appear to be sexually dimorphic, and have diagnostic patterning. As for an implication and significance… the jury is still out.
Prötzel, D., Heß, M., Scherz, M.D., Schwager, M., van't Padje, A. & Glaw, F. (2018) Widespread bone-based fluorescence in chameleons. Scientific Reports, 8:698. DOI: 10.1038/s41598-017-19070-7 [pdf]


Put the frozen onions with a little olive oil n a non-stick pan, season with salt and pepper, add raisins and cook for a few minutes. At the end of cooking time add honey, pine kernels and keep it warm.
In a saucepan melt the mashed potato drops and keep it warm. In a pan over high heat cook the beef cube rolls for 2 minutes on each side, so that it remains pinkish. Season with salt and pepper.
Serve the escalopes with the borrettane onions and a mashed potato quenelle.