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Aging Kubani! The Park 30 years of the Victory! Старая Кубань! Парк 30 лет Победы!
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Старая Кубань! Парк 30 лет Победы!
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Hau Wong Festival At Night, Tung Chung,(東涌侯王廟.2), Lantau Island
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Just in case you mistakenly heard that it was all ice and snow in Russia, take a peek at the Big Bikini Exposition. This is right on the river Moskva in Moscow!Moscow has been the capital of Russia for almost its entire history. The exception is during the period of the Russian Empire, which lasted from 1721 until the Russian Revolution 1917. For these two centuries the capital was St. Petersburg. The Russian Empire was the second largest contiguous Empire in world memory; only the Mongol Empire had been greater.Check out what's happening north of Mongolia these days, in ChitaAlthough you may not have heard of Sochi, on the Black Sea, they're building up quickly and hope to host the 2014 Olympics.Other periods of Russian history include the Tsardom of Russia, from Ivan IV to Peter the Great, and the Grand Duchy (14th-16th centuries).The earliest period of Russian history was ruled by the Novgorod Republic and Kievan Rus, which was the first Russian state dating back to 800AD in Kiev.Modern Russia remains one of the world's superpowers. They launched the earth's second satellite, called Sputnik 1, and were the first country to put a human being into orbit around earth. (The first one is called the Moon.)After the breakup of the Soviet Union in 1991, Russia became a federal republic of 83 states.Text by Steve Smith.


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Q: How do you remove the Xubuntu 11 toolbar at the bottom of the screen? I want to replace it with a toolbar that resembles the Mac OS...can't remember what it is called but it has nice effects.

A: I think you are referring to the Panel at the bottom of the screen. Like all panels - you can just remove this panel and then add whatever dock you which to use.

Right click the second panel and choose Panel Preferences - you can then delete the Panel as shown.

A: The dock you want is probably Docky. Start the software centre and search for Docky, or start a terminal and type sudo apt-get install docky.
You can install Avant Window Navigator, but I suggest you don't. Unfortunately it isn't very well packaged for Xubuntu, and brings in an enormous amount of the unity and gnome desktop packages from 'vanilla' Ubuntu, which are then really hard to get rid of. I know, I tried.

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Post by brian on Nov 3, 2003 13:42:25 GMT -6
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clew
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Right here in EC.
I know the Man!
Post by skeeter on Dec 18, 2003 18:42:47 GMT -6
i'm from chippewa falls. anyone else?
Graveflower
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I'm here in Eau Claire.
"All great truths begin as blasphemies."
~George Bernard Shaw
"If anyone was normal, we wouldn't be here."
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I'm from the Sheboygan Area. And, belong to SEWGR.
Post by Terry Fisk on Dec 28, 2003 11:07:17 GMT -6
For those who don't know, SEWGR is Southeast Wisconsin Ghost Research.
www.angelfire.com/psy/sewgr/index.html
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Vigilantics
wheres everyone from? Jan 14, 2004 14:59:21 GMT -6
Post by Vigilantics on Jan 14, 2004 14:59:21 GMT -6
I'm from the Ec area too. Glad to see that there are others from not are area that are intrested.
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wheres everyone from? Feb 1, 2004 16:10:33 GMT -6
Post by voodoochile on Feb 1, 2004 16:10:33 GMT -6
Eau Claire...
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wheres everyone from? Feb 14, 2004 19:47:24 GMT -6
Post by wulffmann on Feb 14, 2004 19:47:24 GMT -6
Born in Rhinelander. Moved from there because something my parents dont want me to know or something like that. But had something to do with repossessing land from the Indians over there and they were throwing rocks at us. I still to this day want to know more about it, but dont know where to start. Moved from Rhinelander to Antigo. Was there for about a year and moved to Menomonie. Went through grade school and high school here. Lived here until August of 1994 after graduation from Menomonie High School. Moved to Rice Lake. Lived there for 6mo, school wasnt going well and moved back home to take care of my father who was sick with Parkinsons Disease. Moved out of my parents home down the street in the basement of a house with a married couple and there 3 kids. Went on a road trip with someone from work who later became my roommate at a cottage in Elk Lake. I moved to Elk Lake because it was closer to work, I94, and Menomonie where my Mother lives. I moved there in late January early February only to move there one month, my roommate was evicted for not paying his half of the rent the next month, and I was layed off from my job in April. I moved all my furniture and other belongings back to my Mother's and rented a room at a Eau Claire home on 150 acres 4 miles east of Eau Claire with 4 other roommates and the landlords lived there too! I lived there for a year. During my stay there I managed to break my left hand in 3 places walking outside a gas station that could of simply put salt down on their sidewalk but didnt, and I moved back to Menomonie on the end of town that my Mother lived on in November of 2001 right after 9/11/01. She re-married in August of this year. I think I have typed too much. If you would like any other information on the area please feel free to ask. :o
rhodaho76
wheres everyone from? Apr 28, 2004 7:51:57 GMT -6
Post by rhodaho76 on Apr 28, 2004 7:51:57 GMT -6
27/F/Northwest wisconsin ...... Amery
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Post by punkindonutguy on May 1, 2004 22:50:39 GMT -6
Oshkosh WI
wheres everyone from? May 2, 2004 8:21:15 GMT -6
Post by wulffmann on May 2, 2004 8:21:15 GMT -6
chatting from Menomonie
lived in: Rhinelander, Antigo, Menomonie, Rice Lake, Elk Lake, Altoona,
traveled to: Key West, NYC, LA, Maui
Im freakin HOT!
Post by bone on May 2, 2004 16:17:02 GMT -6
Eau Claire, formerly Wisconsin Rapids and Milwaukee (South Milwaukee actually).

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KASUMI is een symmetrische blokvercijfering. Het algoritme werd ontworpen door Mitsubishi Electric Corporation. KASUMI wordt onder andere gebruikt in de volgende mobiele-communicatiesystemen: UMTS, GSM en GPRS.
Het werd ontwikkeld voor Security Algorithms Group of Experts (SAGE), een onderdeel van de Europese standaardiseringsorganisatie ETSI. Zij hadden een algoritme nodig voor de beveiliging van UMTS. Door de tijdsdruk in de 3GPP standaardisatie, werd besloten om het blokcijfer te baseren op een reeds bestaand blokcijfer. Hiervoor werd het algoritme MISTY1 gekozen. De naam KASUMI is hier een verwijzing naar. (Kasumi is het Japanse woord voor mist.)

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Police officers keep guard as hundreds of people gather outside the International Convention Center waiting for the Constituent Assembly to abolish monarchy and declare Nepal a Republic, in Katmandu, Nepal, Wednesday, May 28, 2008. The new assembly was sworn in on Tuesday and was expected to abolish the country's 239-year-old monarchy at its first seating on Wednesday.
Nepalese celebrate the end of monarchy, ahead of becoming the world's newest republic, in Katmandu, Nepal, Tuesday, May 27, 2008. An assembly charged with ending 239 years of royal rule was sworn in amid tight security, even as a string of bombings hit Katmandu over the past two days, all apparently aimed at pro-republic politicians and activists.
Nepalese celebrate outside the convention hall where Nepal's newly elected Constituent Assembly was meeting, in Katmandu, Nepal, Wednesday, May 28, 2008. Lawmakers Wednesday declared Nepal the world's newest republic, bringing an end to a centuries-old Hindu monarchy. The banner welcomes Nepal becoming a republic state.
Nepalese Prime Minister Girija Prasad Koirala, left, congratulates Maoist leader Prachanda as a proposal to abolish the monarchy and declare Nepal a Republic is taken up by the newly elected Constituent Assembly in Katmandu, Nepal, Wednesday May 28, 2008. Nepal was declared a Republic.
A demonstrator is injured as police allegedly restrained demonstrators who became violent while denouncing King Gyanendra, near the Narainhiti Palace in Katmandu, Nepal, Thursday, May 29, 2008.
Supporters of the Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist) attend a rally in Katmandu, Nepal, Friday, May, 30, 2008. Nepal's government formally told the Himalayan nation's deposed monarch to vacate the royal palace within the next two weeks, and a palace official said the king was preparing to move to his palatial private home in Katmandu.
Demonstrators shout slogans for King Gyanendra to leave his palace and move to a private residence as a common citizen, near the Narainhiti Palace in Katmandu, Nepal, Thursday, May 29, 2008.
Police disperse demonstrators as a demonstration against the king turned violent near the Narainhiti Palace in Katmandu, Nepal, Thursday, May 29, 2008.
Demonstrators urging King Gyanendra to leave his palace and move to a private residence as a common citizen throw stones at a statue of King Birendra, the present King Gyanendra's brother, near the Narainhiti Palace in Katmandu, Nepal, Thursday, May 29, 2008.
Police beat up a demonstrator as a demonstration against the king turned violent near the Narainhiti Palace in Katmandu, Nepal, Thursday May 29, 2008. The king was given 15 days to leave the palace by the newly elected Constituent Assembly as it abolished monarchy and turned Nepal into a republic on May 28.
Demonstrators throw stones at policemen as protests against the king turned violent near the Narainhiti Palace in Katmandu, Nepal, Thursday, May 29, 2008. The king was given 15 days to leave the palace by the newly elected Constituent Assembly after it abolished monarchy and turned Nepal into a republic on May 28.
Nepalese Home Minister Krishna Sitaula speaks to reporters after he met with former King Gyanendra at the Narayanhiti palace in Katmandu, Nepal, Monday, June 2, 2008. Nepal's deposed king agreed to peacefully leave the royal palace in Katmandu and live as a common citizen after the Himalayan nation last week declared itself a republic, Sitaula said.


I'm not talking about an exercise plan. I'm talking about stretching the benefits of your IRA.
Many people will not spend all the money in their IRAs and they are looking for multigenerational planning techniques. A Stretch IRA can be the perfect solution. A stretch IRA is a wealth transfer method that allows you to potentially "stretch" your IRA over several future generations.
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Compound interest is interest added to the principal of your investment so that from that moment on, the added interest also earns interest. This addition of interest to the principal is called compounding. The outcome can be very powerful.
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In a bowl, mix the cornflour with the rice wine and then add the oyster sauce, sesame oil and soy sauce, stir until smooth and set aside.
Heat the peanut oil in a large wok set over a medium heat.
Peel and finely slice the garlic; deseed and finely slice the chilli.
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Turn up the heat to high, add the prawns and corn and stir fry for a few minutes until the prawns turn pink and then return the garlic, chilli and ginger to the wok, slice the spring onion into 4cm pieces, then add along with the sauce and coo for 2 minutes, until sticky.
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Cal Poly AudioCon is a platform for education, networking, and sharing innovation. The first of this three day event is in the form of a career fair style exhibit. Companies demonstrate what they do through interactive demos of their products, as well as talking to students about audio career opportunities and what it's like to work in the industry.
The second day, both students and companies present projects. Students can present audio projects they are working on and get advice and/or resouces during the project round-table. Companies can present potential R&D projects for students to work on or to use as school projects.
On the third day, companies will host workshops to educate students on a variety of audio-related topics (for examples, check out some of the workshops from AudioCon 2018).
For more information and sign up forms, visit the AudioCon 2019 webpage.
A collaborative effort between Audio Engineering Society and Consumer Electronics Society!
On February 1st, Jared Friedman, a professional in-ear Monitor reviewer and student at Cal Poly, will be giving a workshop focusing on in-ear monitors and his process of reviewing them for Linsoul Audio (Chinese hi-fi audio products distributor) as well as a basic guide on how to decide what IEMs to buy for your own music preference. Starting with a quick introduction on what an IEM is (including a brief overview on the 2 driver types) and what differentiates something that sounds good from something that doesn't, Jared will then be jumping into sound signatures and what he listens for when reviewing new products. Then he will address common misconceptions and example tracks for critical listening before opening the front up for people to test any of the various IEMs he has brought as examples. Included with each IEM will be a frequency response graph as well as some quick notes about the sonic characteristics and the price they cost to buy (as a reference point). The whole event is expected to take between 30 and 45 minutes, including the audience testing portion.
Immediately followed by the second Audio Engineering Society general meeting of winter quarter - pizza provided!
There are literally billions of operational sound systems in use every single day. These go far beyond studio recording for music or film. Auditoriums, theaters, music venues, conference rooms, hospitals, emergency communications systems all have an immensely important audio component and there are audio professionals behind all of those system designs.
In this session we'll talk about how and where we use different types of speakers and microphones. We'll also look at how networked audio technologies like Dante, AVB/TSN, and AES67 have changed the way sound systems are designed.
Presented by Josh Srago in 20-128 (Engineering East).
Can't get enough of AES at AudioCon? AES is teaming up with Five Guys for a fundraiser on Monday May 14 from 4pm to 10pm. 20% of proceeds go to the club so come hang out with your AES pals and enjoys some fries on the side!
There is an increasing demand for audio engineers due to the growing market of "smart" loudspeakers. This presentation by Revel's Mark Glazer will enlighten students with knowledge on loudspeaker engineering, as well as how to design your own bookshelf speaker.
Music Production Union and Audio Engineering Society have banded together to bring you a fun hour of music and jams. Come take a break at the UU Plaza and enjoy these talented performers from MPU with audio provided by AES!
Stop by our booth and help us spread the word about AES, or see what other engineering clubs on campus. We will be showing off past projects and talking about future projects and events.
Harman Workshop: How to Define "Good Sound"
An examination of the advancements industry has made working towards the "Good Sound Meter" presented by Tim Gladwin, Senior Manager of Engineering Acoustics at Harman in the Luxury Audio division.
The NAMM Show is the definitive platform for the music, sound and event technology communities to unite with the mission of strengthening the music products industry and promoting the pleasures and benefits of making music. Held in Anaheim every January, The NAMM Show offers the latest products from more than 7,000 brands, cutting edge industry education across hundreds of sessions, as well as special events and concerts.
The first general meeting of AES in 2018. We will go over upcoming events, current and potential projects, and the NAMM field trip. The meeting will be held in Fisher Science, Room 286 (33-286).
A Cal Poly club dedicated to engineering sound. Come learn more about acoustics, music production/mixing, speakers or anything related to being loud.


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100th Anniversary of the Beatification of the Daughters of Charity of Arras
by Famvin Media Resources | Jun 21, 2020 | Formation | 2 comments
Daughters of Charity Marie Madeleine Fontaine, Marie Françoise Lanel, Thérèse Madeleine Fantou and Jeanne Gerard, are referred to as the martyred Daughters of Charity of Arras, as they were stationed in Arras at the time of their arrest. At the outbreak of the Revolution in 1789 they had a dispensary and a free school for girls, and they made home visits to the poor. Any members of religious communities who refused to take various oaths were regarded as offending against one of the main aims of the French Revolution, namely the bringing of the Church under state control. The four Sisters refused the oath and remained faithful to the Church. They were guillotined on June 26, 1794 (their memorial is this Friday). They were beatified in June 1920.
The political significance of Vincentian charity… was not always understood to be so innocent. The martyrdom suffered by the Daughters of Charity from Arras, 26 June 1794, suggests that the very existence of private charitable organizations could be profoundly threatening in the brave new world of the French Revolution. At the climax of the Reign of Terror, the sisters were guillotined for having refused to swear an oath to the revolutionary state; they had been able to work around a variety of other repressive measures, including a prohibition against wearing their religious habits, but here they had drawn the line. As they [themselves] had prophesied, the Martyrs of Arras were among the last victims of the Terror. In the nineteenth century they were to become a symbol invigorating the temporary renascence of the ancien regime.
– McCann, Dennis P. "Vincentian Pioneers of the Mississippi Valley (1818–1900)," Vincentian Heritage Journal: Vol. 14: Iss. 1, Article 6.
"Christian martyrdom, in which one refuses to renounce Christ before others, is always an expression of faith and a witness to God's love, which can lead to death, but never because one sought it. In our 21st century we pay homage to the courage and perseverance of all our known and unknown brothers and sisters, priests, laity and religious who even today, in the face of adversity, bear witness to a firm and unshakable faith in Christ. May their intercession encourage us to follow the Gospel!"
Author Anne Prevost, Daughters of Charity International YouTube Channel
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Betty Ann McNeil, DC	on June 22, 2020 at 11:50 am
The title should read the "100th Anniversary of the Beatification of the Martyrs of Arras."
These courageous Daughters of Charity were martyred in 1794 (226 years ago) and beatified in June 1920 (100 years ago).
Monica	on June 22, 2020 at 4:08 pm
Thank you Sr. Betty Ann, sorry we didn't catch that! The title of this article has been corrected.
I see it's that way in the video as well, at 0:11, but we're unable to edit it on YouTube– only the owner (responsible person at the International Daughters) can do that.
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Franz II. Klein (Franz II. Freiherr Klein von Wiesenberg / František II. svobodný pán Klein z Vízmberka) (29. července 1825, Brno – 8. prosince 1882, Vídeň) byl rakouský a moravský podnikatel. Patřil k velkopodnikatelské rodině Kleinů, která se během 19. století významně podílela na výstavbě dopravních komunikací (železnice, mosty) v celé střední Evropě. Kromě podílu v sobotínských železárnách vlastnil několik velkostatků na Moravě (Loučná nad Desnou), Rakousku a Uhrách, patřil mu také Kleinův palác v Brně. V letech 1867–1882 byl též poslancem moravského zemského sněmu a angažoval se také v charitě. Za zásluhy o rozvoj průmyslu byl v roce 1873 povýšen do stavu svobodných pánů. Jeho potomci se několika sňatky spříznili s významnou pražskou rodinou Ringhofferů.

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Pocházel z významné podnikatelské rodiny Kleinů, narodil se v Brně jako nejstarší ze tří synů Franze I. Kleina (1800–1855). V Brně absolvoval gymnázium, poté pokračoval ve studiu na polytechnické škole ve Vídni, mezitím se již v mládí zapojil do rodinných podnikatelských aktivit, od roku 1849 se mimo jiné podílel na těžbě uhlí na Oslavansku. Po otcově smrti se jako společník strýce Alberta Kleina (1807–1877) podílel na stavbách železnic na různých místech v Rakouském císařství, jeho samostatnou aktivitou byla stavba České západní dráhy, se svou vlastní firmou realizoval železnici z Aradu do Köröstalu. Se stavbou železnic skončil v roce 1873, nadále se věnoval podnikání jako spolumajitel sobotínských železáren. Železárny v Sobotíně a Štěpánově měly v té době přes 1500 zaměstnanců a vykazovaly vysoký čistý zisk, ale kvůli méně kvalitné železné rudě se začaly potýkat s dravou konkurencí Vítkovických železáren.

Po otci vlastnil Kleinův palác v Brně, který v roce 1880 přenechal sestře Marii Kleinové (1826–1904), provdané za politika a prezidenta Moravské advokátní komory Eduarda Ulricha. Dále spolu se strýcem Albertem vlastnil několik domů ve Vídni, kde rodina sídlila v Kleinově paláci (postavený 1867) na náměstí dr. Karla Luegera. Vedle zděděného panství Loučná nad Desnou koupil v roce 1860 statek Immendorf v Dolním Rakousku a dále pak tři statky v Uhrách.

Kromě rodinného podnikání byl aktivní i ve veřejných funkcích, v letech 1855–1864 byl starostou v Loučné nad Desnou, kde vlastnil velkostatek se zámkem. V roce 1866 byl povýšen do šlechtického stavu a v letech 1867–1882 byl poslancem moravského zemského sněmu, kde ale nijak aktivně nevystupoval. V roce 1872 získal za zásluhy Řád železné koruny a o rok později byl povýšen do stavu svobodných pánů. V této době na vlastní náklady nechal postavit kostel sv. Barbory ve Štěpánově, kde vlastnil železárny. Kromě toho byl aktivní také v charitě, především v Brně, dále pomáhal financovat vznik několika veřejných staveb ve Vídni.

Zemřel ve Vídni a původně byl pohřben na starém hřbitově v Brně, který byl krátce poté zrušen (1883). Ostatky byly později převezeny do nově zřízené rodové hrobky v Loučné nad Desnou.

Rodina

V roce 1849 se ve Vídni oženil s Leopoldinou Hauptmannovou (1827–1886), dcerou vídeňského hoteliéra Johanna Hauptmanna. Měli spolu devět dětí, z nichž dvě zemřely v dětství. Hned čtyři potomci se sňatky spříznili s významnou pražskou rodinou Ringhofferů. Do rodiny Ringhofferů se provdaly dcery Fanny (1853–1940), Frederika (1855–1936) a Marie (1858–1951). Dědicem velkostatku Loučná a podílů ve firmě byl nejstarší syn Franz III. Klein (1851–1930), který se oženil s Emmou Ringhofferovou (1858–1947). Další syn Alfred (1856–1918) podnikal na jižní Moravě v cukrovarnictví a vlastnil statek v Rakousku. Nejmladší syn Rudolf (1865–1930) působil ve státních službách jako okresní hejtman ve Valašském Meziříčí a ve Šternberku, byl zetěm rakouského předsedy vlády Paula Gautsche.

 1. Leopoldina (22. 11. 1849, Vídeň – 27. 12. 1863)
 2. Franz III. (29. 5. 1851, Schottwien – 6. 1. 1930, Loučná nad Desnou), manž. 1878 Emílie Ringhofferová (6. 2. 1858, Praha – 1. 12. 1947, Šumperk)
 3. Františka (29. 8. 1853, Postojna – 29. 6. 1940, Praha), manž. 1871 František Ringhoffer III. (22. 11. 1844, Praha – 23. 7. 1909, Bad Kissingen), podnikatel a poslanec Českého zemského sněmu
 4. Frederika (31. 3. 1855, Postojna – 18. 1. 1936, Praha), manž. 1875 Emanuel Ringhoffer (7. 3. 1848, Praha – 17. 8. 1923, Kamenice), vysokoškolský pedagog, autor učebnic z oblasti stavebnictví
 5. Alfréd (1. 5. 1856, Brno – 8. 6. 1918, Vídeň), majitel statku Grünbichl, v roce 1898 vstoupil jako komanditista do firmy Drnowitzer Zuckerfabrik ve Vyškově s vkladem 40 000 zlatých, v roce 1916 byl jeho vklad 131 000 Korun, předseda Lawn-Tennis-Clubu v Brně, manž. 1883 Eugenie Bochnerová ze Strážiska (22. 10. 1861, Brno – 25. 5. 1937, Vídeň)
 6. Marie (26. 2. 1858, Vídeň – 3. 3. 1951, Golling an der Salzach, Salcbursko), I. manž. 1881 Karel svob. pán Ludwig (30. 8. 1836 – 16. 3. 1906), II. manž. 1908 Viktor Ringhoffer (7. 9. 1854, Kamenice – 25. 7. 1922, Lojovice)
 7. Žofie (20. 4. 1859, Brno – 24. 10. 1861, Loučná nad Desnou)
 8. Rudolf (1. 6. 1865, Vídeň – 6. 12. 1930, Berlín), manž. 1897 Helena Gautsch von Frankenthurn (29. 11. 1877 – ?)
 9. Leopoldina (15. 12. 1866, Vídeň – 1938), manž. 1888 Ottokar von Streeruwitz (29. 12. 1859 – 3. 4. 1927), neznámo, kdy se rozvedli

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 KREJČIŘÍK, Mojmír: Kleinové: Historie moravské podnikatelské rodiny; Brno, 2003; 446 s. ISBN 978-80-86736-13-6
 MYŠKA, Milan a kol.: Historická encyklopedie podnikatelů Čech, Moravy a Slezska, I. díl, Ostravská univerzita, Ostrava, 2003; s. 219–223 ISBN 80-7042-612-8

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Chris will talk about how Ibogaine has obvious utility to facilitate psychological and spiritual breakthroughs, and to mitigate opiate and stimulate withdrawal, but has been plagued with problems of reliable, affordable and sustainable supply, and of inducing heart arrhythmias under specific conditions. The supply problem has been partially resolved through low-tech procedures for extracting iboga root bark or producing ibogaine from the bark of the Voacanga africana tree, both of which can be cultivated. Analytical proceudres have been developed to make quality control of iboga products possible, to address many reported problems with purity. Much remains to be learned about the pharmacology of alkaloids similar to ibogaine, an area offering tremendous potential opportunity for treatment professionals.


The Statue of Unity is the tallest statue in the world depicts Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel (1875-1950) who was India's first Home Minister and architect of united India. It is the statue of Indian statesman and founder father Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel wearing a traditional dhoti and Shawl. The tallest statue was inaugurated by the Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on October 31st which was the 143rd birth anniversary of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel. Here are some facts about the Statue of Unity which you need to know.
-The Statue is located on a river island facing the Sardar Sarovar Dam on the river Narmada near to the Rajpipia which is 100 kilometers southeast of the city of Vadodara.
-And was built by the Larsen & Toubro in a period of 33 months. Its construction was started on 31 October 2014 and completed in the mid-October 2018.
-The statue was built using 70,000 tonnes of cement and 24,000 tonnes of steel and about 1700 tonnes of bronze.
-It is the world tallest statue with a height from its base is 790ft with a base of 190 ft and statue of 597 ft.
-The construction of this statue costs about Rs. 2,989 crore which was funded by the State and Central government through Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Rashtriya Ekta Trust(SVPRET).
-A total of 250 engineers and 3,700 workers were engaged in the construction of this tallest statue.
-The expression, posture and pose justify the dignity, confidence, iron will, and kindness which the Sardar Patel carry in his personality. In the statue, the head is up and a shawl is flung from his shoulder and his hands are on the side. It seems that he is set to walk.
-The statue surface contains 553 bronze panels in which each panel has 10-15 micro-panels which were made at a Chinese foundry. And the metal scraps were collected from the 6 lakh villages under the 'Loha Campaign' from across the country.
-The Statue of Unity is built by the use of the two 250-tonne tuned mass dampers which ensure maximum stability to the sculpture such that the statue can withstand wind up to 130 kilometers per hour and earthquakes measuring up to 6.5 on Richter scale.
-The final bronze replica from Sutar measuring 30 feet was scanned into electronic data and then.it is finally converted into a data grid for the 182 m design. Then, it was cast with the bronze cladding.
-This monument is divided into five zones out of which three are accessible to the public. Zone 1 is from the Base to sins which include an exhibition area, mezzanine and roof containing a memorial garden and Zone 2 are up to Sardar Patel thighs. Zone 3 extends up to viewing gallery and Zone 4 is the maintenance area. The last Zone 5 comprises of head and shoulder.
-The statue also has two-high capacity elevators with a speed of 4 meters per second to reach the viewing platform at 153 meters.
-The foundation stone was laid in October 2013 by the then Gujrat Chief Minister Narendra Modi (now PM of the country). And, now it is inaugurated by the Prime Minister Narendra Modi on October 31st and it will be open for public view from November 1, 2018.
-The pricing of the ticket is Rs.120 for an adult and Rs.350 to enter the viewing gallery.
-A maximum of 15,000 tourists/day is expected to come here.


Here are some snazzy birthday facts about 16th of February 1982 that no one tells you about. Don't wait a minute longer and jump in using the content links below. Average read time of 10 minutes. Enjoy!
What day was my birthday Feb 16, 1982?
February 16, 1982 was a Tuesday and it was the 47th day of the year 1982. It was the 7th Tuesday of that year. The next time you can reuse your old 1982 calendar will be in 2021. Both calendars will be exactly the same! This is assuming you are not interested in the dates for Easter and other irregular holidays that are based on a lunisolar calendar.
There are 304 days left before your next birthday. You will be 38 years old when that day comes. There have been 13,575 days from the day you were born up to today. If you've been sleeping 8 hours daily since birth, then you have slept a total of 4,525 days or 12.39 years. You spent 33% of your life sleeping. Since night and day always follow each other, there were precisely 459 full moons after you were born up to this day. How many of them did you see? The next full moon that you can see will be on April 19 at 11:14:00 GMT – Friday.
Fun stat: Your first one billion seconds (1,000,000,000) happened sometime on October 25, 2013.
If a dog named Sportikus - a Portuguese Water Dog breed, was born on the same date as you then it will be 186 dog years old today. A dog's first human year is equal to 15 dog years. Dogs age differently depending on breed and size. When you reach the age of 6 Sportikus will be 42 dog years old. From that point forward a medium-sized dog like Sportikus will age 4.5 dog years for every human year.
Battle of Torrington, Devon – the last major battle of the first English Civil War.
What does my birthday February 16, 1982 mean?
Your birthday numbers 2, 16, and 1982 reveal that your Life Path number is 11. It is a master number that represents intuition, idealism and invention. You have the potential to be a source of inspiration and illumination for people.
The following celebrities also have the same life path number: Louis Nye, Ernest Ashworth, Daniel Wayne Smith, Ronnie Corbett, Teller, Jason Done, Sam Phillips, Dusty Hill, William Wyler, Gabrielle Carteris.
What is the birthday horoscope for Feb 16, 1982?
The Western zodiac or sun sign of a person born on February 16 is Aquarius ♒ (The Water-bearer) – a fixed sign with Air as Western element. The ruling planet is Uranus – the planet of originality. According to the ancient art of Chinese astrology (or Eastern zodiac), Dog is the mythical animal and Water is the Eastern element of a person born on February 16, 1982.
Fun fact: The birth flower for 16th February 1982 is Violet for modesty.
What is the Love Match for Feb 16, 1982?
When it comes to love and relationship, you are most compatible with a person born on February 11, 1966. You have a Love Match compatibility score of +155. Imagine being in love with your soul mate. On the negative side, you are most incompatible with a person born on July 8, 1990. Your incompatibility score is -191. You'll be like a cat and a dog on a love-hate relationship. Arf-arf, I want to bite you. Meow-meow, stay away from me!
The number-one hit song in the U.S. at the day of your birth was Centerfold by The J. Geils Band as compiled by Billboard Hot 100 (February 20, 1982). Ask your parents if they know this popular song.
How many babies were born on February 16, 1982?
Base on the data published by the United Nations Population Division, an estimated 129,217,304 babies were born throughout the world in the year 1982. The estimated number of babies born on 16th February 1982 is 354,020. That's equivalent to 246 babies every minute. Try to imagine if all of them are crying at the same time.
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Here's a quick list of all the fun birthday facts about February 16, 1982. Celebrities, famous birthdays, historical events, and past life were excluded.
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This new trailer debuted on television tonight during ESPN's Monday Night Football New York Giants vs Philadelphia Eagles game, before Disney and Lucasfilm released it shortly after online.
Three teasers for this new trailer were released yesterday, along with a new poster that highlighted the split between the light and dark sides. The poster, which is the first one sheet to feature characters from the film, showcases John Boyega's Finn with a blue lightsaber; Daisy Ridley's Rey with a staff; Adam Driver's Kylo Ren with his red crossguard lightsaber; the new rolling ball droid BB-88, along with returning droids R2-D2 and C-3PO; Princess Leia, Han Solo, and Chewbecca; stormtroopers; a new Death Star (!!!), and more. But, no Luke Skywalker, although we know that Mark Hamill is reprising his role as the Jedi Master.
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In This Article Slavery in Africa
Pawnship
Military Slaves
North African and Trans-Saharan Slave Trade
Islam and Slavery
Senegambia and the Windward Coast
Gold Coast, Slave Coast, and the Bights of Benin and Biafra
West Central Africa
Southern and Eastern Africa
Africa and the Atlantic World
African Religion and Culture
Atlantic Slavery
Captivity in Africa
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Slave Rebellions
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Slavery in British America
Slavery in the French Atlantic World
Green Atlantic: The Irish in the Atlantic World
Histories and Historiographies of the Atlantic World
Slavery and the Family
Slavery in Africa
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Slavery is viewed as an ancient and universal institution and thus it can be found in a diversity of forms throughout Africa. During the period of the Atlantic world, slavery served multiple roles within Africa and provided a foundation for the transatlantic slave trade in that Europeans found slaves for sale within Africa. In many parts of Africa, land was held in common and therefore people's ability to work the land, and their position within their society, related to the number of people whom they controlled. This patron-client system meant that patrons were always looking for more clients, both free and unfree, as a way to increase their power. The nature of this agricultural and political system made slavery and pawnship (debt peonage) a common system in Africa, yet it was a system that is hard to generalize about and one that possessed great differences from the African slavery that developed in the Americas. While the role of African slavery in the Americas has been more thoroughly studied, and is better known, than slavery in Africa, the rise of the transatlantic slave trade, and then its gradual abolition in the 19th century, had important consequences for slavery within Africa.
The best starting point for the study of slavery in Africa involves Stilwell 2014, a broad treatment of the subject. This builds upon the debate that occurred between Walter Rodney and J. D. Fage concerning the origins of slavery in Africa. While Rodney 1966 argues that slavery did not appear until Africa's sustained contact and interaction with Europeans within the context of the transatlantic slave trade, Fage 1969 argues that slavery existed before this in Africa; Fage 1969 is the accepted interpretation. One point that most studies make clear is that slavery in Africa differed greatly from slavery in the Americas and because of this it is hard to create a general definition of African slavery. An attempt to do so is seen within Miers and Kopytoff 1977, in Watson 1980, and in Meillassoux 1991, which challenges the accepted interpretation of Miers and Kopytoff. One common trend involves exploring the relationship between slavery in Africa and African slavery in the Americas. Scholars are especially interested in understanding the consequences of the transatlantic slave trade upon Africa, and one area of inquiry involves how external slavery affected internal slavery. Beyond this has been the attempt to understand the negative (see Manning 1990), and other consequences (see Lovejoy 2000), of the external slave trade on Africa. Law, et al. 2013 examines the relationship between abolition and the expansion of slavery within West Africa. Quirk and Vigneswaran 2013 focuses upon modern forms of slavery within Africa while making connections to earlier forms of slavery. The collection of essays in Rossi 2009 explores the legacy of slavery and the slave trade within West Africa while those in Lane and MacDonald 2011 provide insight into the archaeology and remembrance of indigenous slavery. Greene 2017 utilizes three biographies to explore the place of slavery within West Africa, while the edited collection Greene, et al. 2017 explores the diversity of master-slave relations along with the legacy of slavery within Africa.
Fage, J. D. "Slavery and the Slave Trade in the Context of West African History." Journal of African History 10.3 (1969): 393–404.
DOI: 10.1017/S0021853700036343E-mail Citation »
A response to Rodney 1966 that argued that slavery was not introduced by Europeans to Africa—rather it already existed. States that the Atlantic slave trade provided those who controlled slaves with a new option while expanding an already existing system.
Greene, Sandra E. Slave Owners of West Africa: Decision Making in the Age of Abolition. Bloomington: Indiana University Press, 2017.
DOI: 10.2307/j.ctt1zxz17qE-mail Citation »
Utilizes three biographies to explore the place of slavery within West Africa. Demonstrates how a variety of factors influenced individuals' reactions to the end of the Atlantic slave trade and the place of slavery within West Africa.
Greene, Sandra E., Alice Bellagmaba, and Martin Klein, eds. African Slaves, African Masters: Politics, Memories, Social Life. Trenton, NJ: Africa World, 2017.
A series of essay that explore the relationships between masters and slaves in Africa and how African slavery changed over time. Many essays address the legacy of slavery in Africa.
Lane, Paul, and Kevin C. MacDonald. Slavery in Africa: Archaeology and Memory. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2011.
DOI: 10.5871/bacad/9780197264782.001.0001E-mail Citation »
A collection of essays that explore the latest archaeological investigations into slavery within a broad framework of African history and relates these sites to the public remembrance of slavery in Africa. Has a focus upon the Sudan, West Africa during the period of Atlantic slavery, and East Africa.
Law, Robin, Suzanne Schwartz, and Silke Strickrodt, eds. Commercial Agriculture, the Slave Trade & Slavery in Atlantic Africa. Woodbridge, UK: James Currey, 2013.
An edited collection of essays that explores the relationship between the abolition of the Atlantic slave trade and the development of large-scale agriculture within West Africa that often relied upon slave labor.
Lovejoy, Paul. Transformations in Slavery: A History of Slavery in Africa. 2d ed. Cambridge, UK, and New York: Cambridge University Press, 2000.
A quantitatively revised edition of an important work that argues that the transatlantic slave trade transformed West Africa by reinforcing and expanding hierarchies while increasing militarism. Argues that while differences existed between African slavery and Atlantic slavery, the rise of the transatlantic slave trade increased slavery within Africa.
Manning, Patrick. Slavery and African Life: Occidental, Oriental, and African Slave Trades. Cambridge, UK, and New York: Cambridge University Press, 1990.
An examination of the negative consequences of the slave trade upon West African societies. Some sections are broad while others utilize models to measure issues such as the trade's impact on Africa and the relationship between price and supply. Explores African slavery and how the external trade affected internal slavery.
Meillassoux, Claude. The Anthropology of Slavery: The Womb of Iron and Gold. Translated by Alide Dasnois. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1991.
Argues against Miers and Kopytoff's interpretation of slavery in Africa (Miers and Kopytoff 1977). Develops an interpretation of the evolution of slavery in Africa that stresses violence and argues that slavery developed in a similar manner throughout much of Africa.
Miers, Suzanne, and Igor Kopytoff. Slavery in Africa: Historical and Anthropological Perspectives. Madison: University of Wisconsin Press, 1977.
An edited collection that broadly explores the topic while stressing the difference between American and African slavery. Includes a long, and influential, introduction by the editors that argues that African slavery was a complex continuum in which slaves served a variety of roles and that slavery incorporated outsiders into a society.
Quirk, Joel, and Darshan Vigneswaran, eds. Slavery, Migration, and Contemporary Bondage in Africa. Trenton, NJ: Africa World Press, 2013.
These essays focus upon the slavery that exists in Africa after the ending of Atlantic slavery. It not only provides insight into the long-term existence of slavery within Africa but also pays particular attention to more modern forms of slavery that the collection argues exist because of poverty and migration.
Rodney, Walter. "African Slavery and Other Forms of Social Oppression on the Upper Guinea Coast in the Context of the Atlantic Slave-Trade." Journal of African History 7.3 (1966): 431–443.
Argues against the idea that slavery was an ancient institution in Africa and instead contends that slavery in Africa was a result of the Atlantic slave trade and European involvement along the West African coastline.
Rossi, Benedetta. Reconfiguring Slavery: West African Trajectories. Liverpool, UK: Liverpool University Press, 2009.
DOI: 10.5949/UPO9781846315640E-mail Citation »
By stressing that slavery in West Africa has not been abolished, this collection of essays seeks to provide a new understanding of the institution. Many deal with slavery, along with its legacy and status, in a contemporary context.
Stilwell, Sean. Slavery and Slaving in African History. Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press, 2014.
A broad survey of slavery and slaving in Africa's broad history. Connects these institutions to their internal and external causes along with a review of the major debates.
Watson, James L., ed. Asian and African Systems of Slavery. Oxford: Blackwell, 1980.
A collection of eleven essays that comparatively examine the diversities of slavery in two regions. The editor's introduction endeavors to create a definition of slavery that works across boundaries.
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Vita and Contact.
Seismic Stations
168-page screwed, 6.0 x 8.4 cm; print run: 1,000
Cologne: Verlag der Buchhandlung Walther König, ISBN 3-88375-541-9
Technical basics
The Global Seismographic Network (GSN) of seismologists maps earthquake stations located around the world. These stations can be found on the FDSN-website, and are documented with technical descriptions and, in several cases, photos. Taken from this resource, Seismic Stations is a compilation of 81 photos arranged in alphabetical order, each indicating the station name and its abbreviation on the rear.
Artistic concept
Where feasible, seismic stations are positioned at some of the earth's most inaccessible locations; the further they are away from settlements or roads, the better the quality of the recorded measurements. Seismic Stations shows an extract from this alternative geographic classification, which runs counter to the conventional network of global reference points, such as major cities, airports etc. The images were shot independently of each other by various scientists, and show globally recurrent motifs in a range of variations. Consequently, one could regard Seismic Stations as a kind of ethnological study, in which the seismologists under investigation photograph themselves, resulting in a collection of photos revealing their common professional interests and also reflecting their different cultural backgrounds.


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import multiprocessing as mp

import numpy as np
import pyfftw
import scipy.ndimage as ndi

def apple_core_3d(shape, res, nm):
    r"""Return a binary array with the apple core in 3D

    Parameters
    ----------
    shape: list-like, length 3
        Shape of the reconstruction volume for which to compute
        the apple core; The second (y-) axis is assumed to be the
        axis of symmetry (according to ODTbrain standard notation)
    res: float
        Size of the vacuum wave length :math:`\lambda` in pixels
    nm: float
        Refractive index of the medium :math:`n_\mathrm{m}`

    Returns
    -------
    core: 3D ndarray
        The mask is `True` for positions within the apple core
    """
    km = (2 * np.pi * nm) / res

    lNx, lNy, lNz = shape

    if lNx != lNz:
        raise ValueError("`shape[0]` and `shape[2]` must be identical!")

    fx = np.fft.fftfreq(lNx).reshape(-1, 1, 1)
    fy = np.fft.fftfreq(lNy).reshape(1, -1, 1)
    fz = np.fft.fftfreq(lNz).reshape(1, 1, -1)

    ky = 2*np.pi * fy
    kxz = 2*np.pi * np.sqrt(fx**2 + fz**2)
    kr = 2*np.pi * np.sqrt(fx**2 + fy**2 + fz**2)

    # 1. initiate empy array
    core = np.zeros(shape, dtype=bool)

    # 2. fill core
    root = 2*km*kxz - kxz**2
    root[root < 0] = 0
    core[np.abs(ky) > np.sqrt(root)] = True

    # 3. remove enveloping sphere (resolution limit)
    core[kr > np.sqrt(2) * km] = False

    return core

def constraint_nn(data, mask=None, bg_shell=None):
    """Non-negativity constraint"""
    # No imaginary RI (no absorption)
    if np.iscomplexobj(data):
        data.imag[:] = 0
    # background medium shell
    if bg_shell is not None:
        data.real[bg_shell] = 0
    # Also remove outer shell
    spov = spillover_region(data.shape)
    data.real[spov] = 0

    lowri = data.real < 0
    if mask is not None:
        # honor given mask
        lowri *= mask
    data.real[lowri] = 0

def constraint_sh(data, mask=None, bg_shell=None):
    """Symmetric histogram background data constraint"""
    # No imaginary RI (no absorption)
    if np.iscomplexobj(data):
        data.imag[:] = 0

    # determine range of medium RI (using background support)
    spov = spillover_region(data.shape)
    if bg_shell is not None:
        spov |= bg_shell
    fmin = np.min(data.real[spov])
    fmax = np.max(data.real[spov])

    # center
    full_hist, full_edge = np.histogram(
        data.real, bins=100, range=(fmin, fmax))
    de = full_edge[1] - full_edge[0]
    full_f = full_edge[1:] - de/2
    # center index (actually we would expect f_c==0)
    idx_c = np.argmax(full_hist)
    # half-maximum indices
    idx_start = idx_c - count_to_half(full_hist[:idx_c][::-1])
    idx_end = idx_c + count_to_half(full_hist[idx_c:])
    # RI values outside
    below = (data.real > fmin) * (data.real < full_f[idx_start])
    above = (data.real > full_f[idx_end]) * (data.real < fmax)
    out = below | above
    if mask is not None:
        # honor given mask
        out *= mask
    # push RI values to zero
    data.real[out] *= .5

    if bg_shell is not None:
        # push known background data to zero
        data.real[bg_shell] *= .5

def correct(f, res, nm, method="nn", mask=None, bg_shell_width=None,
            enforce_envelope=0.95, max_iter=100, min_diff=.01,
            count=None, max_count=None):
    r"""Fill the missing apple core of the object function

    Parameters
    ----------
    f: 3D ndarray
        Complex objec function :math:`f(\mathbf{r})`
    res: float
        Size of the vacuum wave length :math:`\lambda` in pixels
    nm: float
        Refractive index of the medium :math:`n_\mathrm{m}` that
        surrounds the object in :math:`n(\mathbf{r})`
    method: str
        One of:

        - "nn": non-negativity constraint (`f > 0`). This method
          resembles classic missing apple core correction.
        - "sh": symmetric histogram constraint (background data in
          `f`). This method works well for sparse-gradient data (e.g.
          works better than "nn" for simulated data), but might result
          in stripe-like artifacts when applied to experimental data.

        The imaginary part of the refractive index is suppressed
        in both cases.
        Note that these constraints are soft, i.e. after the final
        inverse Fourier transform, the conditions might not be met.

    mask: 3D boolean ndarray, or None
        Optional, defines background region(s) used for enforcing
        `method`. If a boolean ndarray, the values set to `True` define
        the used background regions.
    bg_shell_width: float
        Optional, defines the width of an ellipsoid shell (outer radii
        matching image shape) that is used additionally for enforcing
        `method`.
    enforce_envelope: float in interval [0,1] or False
        Set the suppression factor for frequencies that are above
        the envelope function; disabled if set to False or 0
    max_iter: int
        Maximum number of iterations to perform
    min_diff: float
        Stopping criterion computed as the relative difference
        (relative to the first iteration `norm`) of the changes applied
        during the current iteration `cur_diff`:
        ``np.abs(cur_diff/norm) < min_diff``
    count: multiprocessing.Value
        May be used for tracking progress. At each iteration
        `count.value` is incremented by one.
    max_count: multiprocessing.Value
        May be used for tracking progress; is incremented initially.

    Notes
    -----
    Internally, the Fourier transform is performed with single-precision
    floating point values (complex64).
    """
    if enforce_envelope < 0 or enforce_envelope > 1:
        raise ValueError("`enforce_envelope` must be in interval [0, 1]")

    if max_count is not None:
        with max_count.get_lock():
            max_count.value += max_iter + 2

    # Location of the apple core
    core = apple_core_3d(shape=f.shape, res=res, nm=nm)

    if count is not None:
        with count.get_lock():
            count.value += 1

    data = pyfftw.empty_aligned(f.shape, dtype='complex64')
    ftdata = pyfftw.empty_aligned(f.shape, dtype='complex64')
    fftw_forw = pyfftw.FFTW(data, ftdata,
                            axes=(0, 1, 2),
                            direction="FFTW_FORWARD",
                            flags=["FFTW_MEASURE"],
                            threads=mp.cpu_count())
    # Note: input array `ftdata` is destroyed when invoking `fftw_back`
    fftw_back = pyfftw.FFTW(ftdata, data,
                            axes=(0, 1, 2),
                            direction="FFTW_BACKWARD",
                            flags=["FFTW_MEASURE"],
                            threads=mp.cpu_count())

    data.real[:] = f.real
    data.imag[:] = 0

    fftw_forw.execute()
    ftdata_orig = ftdata.copy()

    if count is not None:
        with count.get_lock():
            count.value += 1

    if enforce_envelope:
        # Envelope function of Fourier amplitude
        ftevlp = envelope_gauss(ftdata_orig, core)

    init_state = np.sum(np.abs(ftdata_orig[core])) / data.size
    prev_state = init_state

    if bg_shell_width is not None:
        bg_shell = ellipsoid_shell(data.shape, width=bg_shell_width)
    else:
        bg_shell = None

    for ii in range(max_iter):
        if method == "nn":
            # non-negativity
            constraint_nn(data=data, mask=mask, bg_shell=bg_shell)
        elif method == "sh":
            # symmetric histogram
            constraint_sh(data=data, mask=mask, bg_shell=bg_shell)

        # Go into Fourier domain
        fftw_forw.execute()
        if enforce_envelope:
            # Suppress large frequencies with the envelope
            high = np.abs(ftdata) > ftevlp
            ftdata[high] *= enforce_envelope

        if method == "sh":
            # update dc term
            ftdata_orig[0, 0, 0] = (ftdata_orig[0, 0, 0] + ftdata[0, 0, 0])/2
        # Enforce original data
        ftdata[~core] = ftdata_orig[~core]

        fftw_back.execute()
        data[:] /= fftw_forw.N

        if count is not None:
            with count.get_lock():
                count.value += 1

        cur_state = np.sum(np.abs(ftdata[core])) / data.size
        cur_diff = cur_state - prev_state
        if ii == 0:
            norm = cur_diff
        else:
            if np.abs(cur_diff/norm) < min_diff:
                break
        prev_state = cur_state

    if count is not None:
        with count.get_lock():
            # add skipped counts (due to stopping criterion)
            count.value += max_iter - ii - 1

    return data

def count_to_half(array):
    """Determination of half-initial value index

    Return first index at which array values decrease below 1/2 of
    the initial initial value `array[0]`.
    """
    num = 0
    for item in array[1:]:
        if item < array[0] / 2:
            break
        else:
            num += 1
    return num

def ellipsoid_shell(shape, width=20):
    """Return background ellipsoid shell"""
    spov_outer = spillover_region(shape, shell=0)
    spov_inner = spillover_region(shape, shell=width)
    reg = spov_outer ^ spov_inner
    return reg

def envelope_gauss(ftdata, core):
    r"""Compute a gaussian-filtered envelope, without apple core

    Parameters
    ----------
    ftdata: 3D ndarray
        Fourier transform of the object function data
        (zero frequency not shifted to center of array)
    core: 3D ndarray (same shape as ftdata)
        Apple core (as defined by :func:`apple_core_3d`)

    Returns
    -------
    envelope: 3D ndarray
        Envelope function in Fourier space
    """
    hull = np.abs(ftdata)
    hull[core] = np.nan  # label core data with nans
    # Fill the apple core region with data from known regions from
    # the other axes (we only need an estimate if the envelope, so
    # this is a very good estimation of the Fourier amplitudes).
    shx, shy, _ = hull.shape
    maxsh = max(shx, shy)
    dsh = abs(shy - shx) // 2

    # Determine the slice
    if shx > shy:
        theslice = (slice(0, shx),
                    slice(dsh, shy+dsh),
                    slice(0, shx))
    else:
        theslice = (slice(dsh, shx+dsh),
                    slice(0, shy),
                    slice(dsh, shx+dsh),
                    )
    # 1. Create padded versions of the arrays, because shx and shy
    # can be different and inserting a transposed array will not work.
    hull_pad = np.zeros((maxsh, maxsh, maxsh), dtype=float)
    hull_pad[theslice] = np.fft.fftshift(hull)
    core_pad = np.zeros((maxsh, maxsh, maxsh), dtype=bool)
    core_pad[theslice] = np.fft.fftshift(core)
    # 2. Fill values from other axes were data are missing.
    hull_pad[core_pad] = np.transpose(hull_pad, (1, 0, 2))[core_pad]
    # 3. Fill any remaining nan-values (due to different shape or tilt)
    # with nearest neighbors. Use a distance transform for nearest
    # neighbor interpolation.
    invalid = np.isnan(hull_pad)
    ind = ndi.distance_transform_edt(invalid,
                                     return_distances=False,
                                     return_indices=True)
    hull_pad[:] = hull_pad[tuple(ind)]
    # 4. Write the data back to the original array.
    hull[:] = np.fft.ifftshift(hull_pad[theslice])
    # Perform gaussian blurring (shift data to make it smooth)
    gauss = ndi.gaussian_filter(input=np.fft.fftshift(hull),
                                sigma=np.max(ftdata.shape)/100,
                                mode="constant",
                                cval=0,
                                truncate=4.0)
    # Shift back gauss
    shifted_gauss = np.fft.ifftshift(gauss)
    return shifted_gauss

def spillover_region(shape, shell=0):
    """Return boolean array for region outside ellipsoid"""
    x = np.arange(shape[0]).reshape(-1, 1, 1)
    y = np.arange(shape[1]).reshape(1, -1, 1)
    z = np.arange(shape[2]).reshape(1, 1, -1)

    cx, cy, cz = np.array(shape) / 2
    spov = (((x-cx)/(cx-shell))**2
            + ((y-cy)/(cy-shell))**2
            + ((z-cz)/(cz-shell))**2) > 1
    return spov


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Richards, P.
Rebels and Intellectuals in Sierra Leone's Civil War Paul Richards Wageningen University and Research Centre Wageningen, The Netherlands Ibrahim Abdullah, ed. Between Democracy and Terror: The Sierra Leone Civil War. Dakar: CODESRIA, 2004. Distributed by African Books Collective Ltd., Unit 13 Kings Meadow, Ferry Hinksey Rd., Oxford OX2 0DP, UK. x + 263 pp. Maps. Tables. Notes. Bibliogaphy. $25.00. Paper. The Publisher Claims that this is "the first serious study to engage with the Sierra Leone civil war." It is indeed a serious study, mainly of the war's political context and events in the capital. But information about the actual fighting is limited to a chapter on peacekeeping operations and four interviews in the last chapter by Abdullah and Ismail Rashid on the subject of child soldiers. One of these interviews is especially valuable in confirming that the government army was carrying out atrocities, including amputations, against rebel captives in 1993, well before the wave of amputations perpetrated by the Revolutionary United Front from 1996. The authors do not comment on this evidence, but it has long been my argument that army atrocities helped "enclave" the RUF and determine its mentality as an armed sect. The first part of the book reprints three articles by Abdullah, Rashid, and Yusuf Bangura, originally published in Africa Development in 1997. The RUF claimed to have been inspired by radical student debates in the 1970s and 1980s. As former activists, they are anxious in these articles to distance themselves from that claim. Abdullah and Bangura, in particular, seek to confront my 1996 book on the war, Fighting for the Rainforest (James Currey), in which I argue that student radicalism was a factor in the rise of the RUF....
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Article/Letter to editor
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CK Kimball
This Halloween is going to be a little rough. Due to Covid restrictions, most of our favorite Halloween activities like Universal's "Halloween Horror Nights" and trick or treating itself have been cancelled due to safety concerns (rightfully) while other experiences are shifting to drive in formats like LA's "Haunted Hayride". While the decision is fair and accepted (by most), it underlines the very real change in how we, as a society, will connect outside the seclusion of our screens. While drive-ins are a great and quaint solution, it's not a solution every performance space and yearly event can take advantage of.
The question not just for the season but for the coming future is how will public gathering spaces, such as theaters, adjust? While some theaters have taken on this challenge by offering limited seating and renting out their spaces to individual groups (or closing), the Ricardo Montalbán Theater, known for their roof top movie screenings, tried a different direction.
Rich Correll Presents: Icons of Darkness is a walking tour through the interior of the Montalbán Theater, the seats now fully removed from the space, of the truly massive horror collection of Rich Correll.
"This whole story, as to why I started collecting, even as a 10 year old I was shocked by what they threw in the trash." – Rich Correll; TV actor, writer, producer, and director.
In a city that exists as memorabilia itself, curating a show featuring costumes, props and creatures from well-known films to stand out among the wax museums and tourist mainstays of Hollywood Boulevard… you need to have something special. Icons of Darkness is no mere exhibit. Featuring only 60% of Rich Correll's restored collection, the space is a treasure trove of stunning pieces for any fan. From the full body suit of Harry from Harry and the Hendersons to costume pieces from the numerous films of the Marvel Cinematic Universe to an original "Spider Head" from The Thing to (the piece that made me scream) the actual T-Rex head that burst into the Park Jeep Wrangler holding Tim and Lex in Jurassic Park, in every inch is a surprise. But Rich Correll's collection means more than possession. It's a giant hope chest of love letters to film history.
"When I was a kid, among other things I was a regular on "Leave it Beaver" for four years. We were kids working at Universal, we read Famous Monsters of Filmland, we watched Shock Theater stuff. And we were at Universal so we kept saying to our make-up man, 'Hey ya got tickets to the make-up lab?!'. So he finally says, 'ok'. So he took us up there and we couldn't believe what they were throwing away. They threw the "land suit" from The Creature from the Black Lagoon in the trash. Now at auction… 1.1 million."
While current films make a greater effort to preserve pieces, even putting them up for display on occasion, sci-fi, horror and other "genre" films are still often overlooked for preservation. Truly, the greatest collections of memorabilia are with a private party, passionate and usually footing the entire bill of restoration themselves.
"So I saw this head in the trash from Abbott and Costello Meet Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, that's a 1953 movie starring Boris Karloff. I knew what it was and I said, 'Hey can I take that?!' before someone threw coffee on it or something. So what started is I brought that out, I was all excited about it, I liked to show it to friends and it got to be more stuff and more stuff and more stuff. And then I started to realize… it was not just about the fun of having it but more over it was better to preserve the stuff. Cause it was getting destroyed."
Rich Correll has an incredible energy. A true love and respect for the niche detail that goes into building the world within a film. While this could have been a regular exhibit (ala a LACMA limited show or Madame Tussauds) with bright lighting and every item in a case or lifted beyond reach, Icons of Darkness utilizes dark and moody lighting with a pervasive and tense soundtrack. Walking up on Bela Lugosi, sporting the actual cape from the 1931 Dracula, with a crack of light across his hypnotic stare sticks out. Famous characters and creatures stand one on top of the other, like a magic eye of memorabilia. It's behind a rope but not out of reach and with a close eye, you can see the real wear of use. The actual finger prints on a molded puppet or a pocket frayed on the edge. And there's a few unexpected startling surprises on the journey as well.
Rich Correll Present: Icons of Darkness brings back a piece of connection currently sacrificed for human safety. While a visitor can't physically touch, it's all still within reach. And what's in reach is the history and physical proof of the worlds that usually only exist… on the screen.
"A lot of this stuff was made for movies and the public never sees them again. Now we're going to give the public the chance to see this stuff again."
Rich Correll Present: Icons of Darkness runs until November 1st. Hour-long tours can be booked online from 12 pm to 10 pm, $20 for children, and $29 for adults. Visit https://www.themontalban.com/icons-of-darkness for more information on the event as well as their COVID guidelines.
CK Kimball is a Los Angeles-based comedian, writer, performer and sometimes burlesque dancer. She's been referred to as "stunningly awkward", "intense" and "an acquired taste." Her favorite horror movies are Texas Chainsaw Massacre (original), The Craft and Pottersville.
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CK Kimball is a Los Angeles-based comedian, writer, performer and sometimes burlesque dancer. She's been referred to as "stunningly awkward", "intense" and "an acquired taste." Her favorite horror movies are Texas Chainsaw Massacre (original), The Craft and Pottersville.
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1.Water with lemon provides the body with electrolytes which hydrate your body. As lemons contain good amount of electrolytes such as potassium, calcium and magnesium.
2.Water with lemon is good for the joints, reducing pain in the joints and muscles.
3.Warm water with lemon helps digestion as lemon contains citric acid. It interacts with other enzymes and acids which easily stimulate the secretion of gastric juice and digestion.
4.The liver produces more enzymes from water with lemon than from any other food.
5.Water with lemon cleanses the liver. Lemon juice stimulates the liver to release toxins.
6.Water with Lemon helps fight infections of the respiratory tract, sore throats and inflammation of the tonsils. This is due to the anti-inflammatory properties of lemon.
7.Warm water with lemon helps regulate natural bowel movement.
8.Water with lemon is indispensable for the normal work of metabolism. Since lemon is a powerful antioxidant, it protects the body from free radicals and strengthens the immune system.
9.Water with lemon aids in proper functioning of the nervous system (as lemon has a high content of potassium). Depression and anxiety are often the result of low levels of potassium in the blood. The nervous system needs a sufficient amount of potassium to ensure sustainable signals to the heart.
10.Water with lemon cleanses blood, blood vessels and arteries.
11.Water with lemon can help lower blood pressure. A daily intake of one lemon can reduce high blood pressure by 10%.
12.Water with lemon creates an alkalizing effect in the body. Even if you drink it immediately before a meal, it can help your body maintain a higher level of pH. The higher the pH, the more your body is able to fight diseases.
13.Water with lemon is good for the skin. Vitamin C in lemon, improves our skin by rejuvenating the body. Drinking water with lemon regularly (every morning) will improve the condition of your skin.
14.Water with lemon helps to dilute uric acid, the build up of which leads to pain in the joints and gout.
15.Water with lemon is beneficial for pregnant women. Since lemons are loaded with Vitamin C, it acts as an adaptogen helping the body cope with viruses such as colds. Furthermore, vitamin C helps the formation of bone tissue of the unborn baby. At the same time, due to the high content of potassium, a mixture of water with lemon helps forming cells of the brain and nervous system of the baby.
16.Water with lemon relieves heartburn. For this, mix a teaspoon of lemon juice in half a glass of water.
17.Water with lemon helps dissolve gallstones, kidney stones, pancreatic stones, and calcium deposits.
18.Water with lemon helps with weight loss. Lemons contain pectin fiber, which helps suppress hunger cravings. Studies have proven people with a better alkaline diet have lost weight faster.
19.Water with lemon helps with tooth pain and gingivitis.
20.Water with lemon prevents cancer. This is due to the fact that lemons are a highly alkaline food. Multiple studies have found that cancer cannot thrive in an alkaline environment.


Earlier this year, Oki Sato, head of the Japanese studio Nendo, was named Designer of the Year by Maison & Objet.
He created nine pieces of chocolate measuring 26 x 26 x 26 cm on the occasion of the Paris exhibition. All were created with the same base ingredient but in different shapes, which slightly alters the flavor.
Each of the figures was designated a Japanese term used to describe texture: "Tubu – Tubu" (small chocolate droplets), "sube-sube" (smooth corners and edges), "toge – toge" (sharp points) "goro – goro" (fourteen small connected cubes), among others.
A surprising project that demonstrates that the taste of chocolate varies not only depending on the type and percentage of cocoa or ingredients added, but also in terms of their shape and texture.