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EAD – Abu Dhabi leads world's largest mammal reintroduction program to success
On 14th of March, for the 1st time ever, EAD successfully translocated 5 Dama Gazelle, which have joined the herd of other captured wild Dama Gazelle in the Agency program.
By Desk Reporter May 20, 2022
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Abu Dhabi: The world's largest mammal reintroduction program run by the Environment Agency – Abu Dhabi (EAD) has been going through incredible progress over the years.
The Agency has been successful in translocating 20 Scimitar-Horned Oryx (SHO) and 25 Addax to Chad's Ouadi Rime-Ouadi Achim Game Reserve last month.
Currently there are 460 Scimitar-Horned Oryx in the wild, with 15 calves born so far this year, as well as 96 wild Addax, with 5 calves born to the herd, also this year,
Dr. Shaikha Salem Al Dhaheri
As part of the Environment Agency – Abu Dhabi's monitoring program for the animals, the Agency successfully darted 7 wild animals ( 6 SHO and 1 Addax) and fitted them with satellite tracking collars, enabling close monitoring to witness survival and reproduction.
This pioneering project was inspired by the insightful vision of the late Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan, who noticed that SHO numbers were declining rapidly and wished to see them flourish once again. Today we are seeing continued success thanks to the support of our wise leadership through the regular translocation of both breeds to their natural habitat in Chad. Both herds of animals are now thriving very well in their natural habitats.
Her Excellency Dr. Shaikha Salem Al Dhaheri, Secretary General of EAD, shared about the successful initiative.
The EAD Secretary General elaborated that, "We are currently very close to achieving our goal of having a herd of 500 SHO in Chad and, due to the success of this project, we are aiming to go beyond this figure and ensure that the numbers in the wild increase even further. Alongside the SHO herd, we are working closely with the government of Chad to also reintroduce Addax and Dama Gazelles, and in time we will witness increased numbers of these species, hopefully paving the way for their removal them from the extinction danger list."
The SHO reintroduction programs are attempting to create a self-sustaining herd of over 500 heads in the 77,950 km. sq Ouadi Rimé-Ouadi Achim Wildlife Reserve, decades after the species was declared 'extinct in the wild' by the International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN) in 2000.
Initiated in 2014, with the first shipment of animals released back into their natural habitats in 2016, the herds have been closely monitored to ensure they are adapting well to their wild environment.
The second phase of the reintroduction program included adding the critically endangered Addax and, in November 2019, the translocation project was launched with the first pilot batch of 15 animals, followed by the second group of 25 Addax in March 2020.
The reintroduction program of both species involves close collaboration with a range of international partners such as:
The Ministry of Environment in the Government of Chad
The Sahara Conservation Fund (SCF)
The Zoological Society of London (ZSL)
The Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute (SCBI)
Marwell Wildlife
Royal Zoological Society of Scotland
Saint Louis Zoo WildCare Institute
Fossil Rim Wildlife Center and
The European Union (EU)
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The Truman Lake Community Foundation supports organizations and projects serving the Henry County and Truman Lake area.
The Clinton Youth Empowerment Project also makes youth-oriented grants to Clinton-area programs.
Truman Lake Community Foundation is celebrating 20 years of supporting area philanthropic endeavors. TLCF was incorporated in 1998 when the Step Into Tomorrow Foundation and the Henry County Foundation joined in a common effort to improve the quality of life in the Golden Valley and Henry County areas.
TLCF became an affiliate of the Community Foundation of the Ozarks in Springfield, MO in May 2000. Since that time the local foundation holds 132 funds under its umbrella and has distributed 1,170 grants to the community totaling over $2.7 million. These grants come in the forms of scholarships, fund distributions and two community grantmaking cycles each year. There have been 2,866 gifts into the TLCF funds totaling over $8 million. Total assets held by Truman Lake Community Foundation as of June 2018 is nearly $7.5 million.
One of the 2018 Spring Grant Awards was presented to Henry County 4-H to help boost the start of a new Robotics program. In addition to the cash award, two TLCF Board members assisted with a software donation and links to additional funding and support sources. Left to right: Gary Groff, TLCF; Travis Harper, Verlinda Talley and Tracy Delaney with Henry County 4-H.
Left to right: Linda Wilson holding future "camper" Kinley Wilson and Donna Doll, First Presbyterian Church of Clinton; Sandie Sorbo TLCF. This Spring 2018 grant will help fund counselors for the church's Traveling Jesus Camp — a free, 5-day day camp for area children Kindergarten through 6th grade.
Truman Lake Community Foundation's next grant cycle will open August 1, 2018. A new online application process will be implemented with a closing deadline of August 31, 2018. Watch for more information in mid-July.
Truman Lake Community Foundation met at Piccadilly Park to award their Spring Grants. Two of the grants that were awarded went to Living Waters Foundation.
Pictured are Gary Groff, TLCF Board member and Joyce Brown with Living Waters Foundation. This award will enable Living Waters to provide free field trips for special needs children and will also provide scholarships for the Jeremiah Camp.
Kansas City Metropolitan Crime Commission was present to pick up their award which matches an initial pledged amount and completes the $10,000 that is required to fully cover ALL Henry County First Responders under the SAFE Program. Pictured are: L to R — Sonny Lunch, CPD; DJ Maupin & BR Dodson, MSHP; Leo Huff & Mark Manuel, CFD; TLC Board Member Gary Groff; Jeramiah Sullivan & Patrick Barry, CPD; Avi Elpien, GVMH EMS; Sonny Wilson, SAFE Executive Director.
TLCF President Randy Shipman presents a check for $907 to Angie Wishard with the Clinton School District Early Childhood Center for outdoor play area equipment and developmental learning materials.
Board member Meredith Cooper presents a check to Leslie Powell for Henry Elementary 1st Grade Teachers for an ETS Hand 2 Mind Guided Math Series.
2018 Grant Committee member Dr. Gary Groff, left, presents an award to Annisa Bracher and Amy Gardner, teachers at Clinton Intermediate School. The grant award will be used to purchase classroom furniture that will provide simple, functional and customizable options for use by up to 50 multi-aged students.
Casey Johannsen, left, accepts a grant award from Grant Committee Chair Sandie Sorbo for additional archery targets for the increased participation in the archery program at Leesville School.
Loree Walrath, left, with the Literacy Council of Clinton accepts an award for two grants from TLCF Grant Committee member Meredith Cooper. This award will purchase books for children participating in the Harvesters' BackSnack Program and for children receiving immunizations at Henry County Public Health Center.
Truman Lake Community Foundation is honored to support these worthwhile projects that will have a positive impact in our communities. Watch for more photos in upcoming press releases!
Truman Lake Community Foundation demonstrates "Caring for our Quality of Life" by awarding three local grants and offering a new grant promotion.
Shauna Smith representing Clinton Mid-Day Optimists received a Truman Lake Community Foundation Grant from Dr. Gary Groff, TLCF Board Member. The $500 award will fund one scholarship to a student who successfully completes the Missouri Options Class at Clinton High School.
Meredith Cooper, TLCF Board Member presented Henry County Sheriff, Kent Oberkrom and Major Rob Hills of Henry County Sheriff s Office a grant that will purchase six body cameras worn by Deputies.
Truman Lake Community Foundation is pleased to announce that five outstanding community projects have received the 2015 Spring grant awards. Since its inception in 1998, the Foundation has now awarded 194 grants totaling nearly $276,000.
Henry Elementary Title Reading Program received a grant to purchase the "Handprints" series reading books that will be used by over 100 K – 2 students. Pictured left to right Robert Wheeler, TLCF Grant Committee Chair, teacher Denise Craig and TLCF Board member Sandie Sorbo.
Left to right Robert Wheeler, TLCF Grant Committee Chair, Cindy Cates, CHS After Prom Committee and Sandie Sorbo, TLCF Board member. CHS After Prom received a grant to help fund the alcohol and drug-free party after the Clinton High School Prom on May 2.
Henry County Rescue Mission received a grant to assist with their Project Hope. This program helps meet immediate physical needs of underserved individuals of any age. Pictured back row Kara Manning, grant writer, Sandie Sorbo, TLCF Board member; front row Gary Lance and Frank Haidusek, Henry County Rescue Mission, TLCF Grant Committee Chair Robert Wheeler and John VanWinkle, Henry County Rescue Mission.
Parents As Teachers representatives left to right Judi Honeywell and Leslie Powell received a grant award from Sandie Sorbo, TLCF Board member and Robert Wheeler, TLCF Grant Committee Chair. The grant will fund the purchase of produce and craft supplies for the PAT's Family Farm Night.
Clinton Christian Church, Disciples of Christ, in Clinton received a grant to fund one leader and 4 counselors for this summer's Traveling Day Camp. This camp is a cooperative effort of the Christian Church and Clinton's First Presbyterian Church and is free of charge for up to 42 area youngsters. Pictured left to right Robert Wheeler, TLCF Grant Committee Chair, Rev. David Dubovich, Clinton Christian Church, Pastor Kevin Jones, First Presbyterian Church, Sandie Sorbo, TLCF Board member and Gloria Burke, Christian Church member and camp volunteer.
The 2015 Fall Grant cycle application deadline is August 31, 2015. Find applications above.
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Punjab govt to focus on solving basic issues of people, Said Fayyazul Hassan Chohan
LAHORE: Punjab Information and Culture Minister Fayyazul Hassan Chohan on Friday said that the provincial government will focus on solving the basic problems like healthcare and education by standing above mega projects like Orange train and Metro bus.
Addressing a press conference after a cabinet meeting, Fayyazul Chohan said that scope of health insurance cards will be extended to all the districts and doctors and paramedical staff were being recruited on ad-hoc basis so as to solve the health problems faced by the people.
According to a statement released from his office, he announced that ten years' tax remission will be given in industrial policy and imported machinery will be duty free for the first time.
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Giving a detail of such decisions, he said that health insurance program will be started in 19 more districts while the rate of provincial sales tax will be zero on health insurance program.
The minister said that draft law had been approved to give concession on property tax in six computerized districts of the province. Meanwhile, he said that draft of amendment law of Punjab Motor Vehicles Rule 1969 under Provincial Motor Vehicles Ordinance 1965 had been approved for introducing automated registration cards. Draft law has also been approved for the establishment of Punjab Skills Development Authority, reads the statement.
Chohan said that draft of Punjab Labor Policy 2018 had also been approved by the cabinet along with policy drafts of Punjab Domestic Workers Act 2018 and Agricultural Policy 2018. Similarly, amendment in Punjab Right to Information Act 2018 had been approved and the provincial cabinet had also given approval to draft law for amendment in Punjab Restaurant Invoice Monitoring System Rules 2015 and Punjab Sales Tax for Services Enforcement Rules 2014.
The meeting had given approval to draft law for granting rights to provide grant for financial assistance along with granting leave for Hajj and Umrah, he added.
The minister said that draft of amendment in Indus River System Authority Act 1992 (Chashma Right Canal Lift Irrigation Canal Project) had also been approved.
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Shudder in March: LUCKY, VIOLATION, And SLAXX Lead us Into The Thaw
Andrew Mack
Editor, News; Toronto, Canada (@Mack_SAnarchy)
Well now. Winter has been a thing, hasn't it? Everything was fine until this past week. What the hell, February? We look to March with fear and trepedation, but also hope because here is the lineup for Shudder next Month and there is a bunch of goodness that will at least warm our horror hearts while staving off frostbite in our toes.
Shudder has some great horror flicks from the ladies next month. The Shudder Original lineup includes Lucky from Natasha Kermani, Violation from Madeleine Sims-Fewer (and her co-director Dusty Mancinelli) and Slaxx from Elza Kephart. They join Stay Out of the Attic, Koko-Di Koko-Da and the popular series A Discovery of Witches next month.
Check out March 16th! Four horror classics - Nosforartu, The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari, The Great Gabbo and White Zombie - are coming to the streming service. Also, check out the first week of the month! Ken Russell's The Devils?
Check out the gallery below for all the classic and contemporary horror goodies coming to Shudder next month!
Members can look forward to new Shudder movie premieres every week, including season two of the hit series A Discovery of Witches, Shudder original films Lucky, Stay Out of the Attic, Slaxx and Violation, the Shudder exclusive Koko-Di Koko-Da, and an impressive lineup of recent and classic horror favorites including Ken Russell's The Devils.
AMC Networks' Shudder is a premium streaming video service, super-serving members with the best selection in genre entertainment, covering horror, thrillers and the supernatural. Shudder's expanding library of film, TV series, and originals is available on most streaming devices in the US, Canada, the UK, Ireland, Germany, Australia and New Zealand. For a 7-day, risk-free trial, visit www.shudder.com .
LUCKY – premieres March 4 **Shudder Original Film
(Also available on Shudder UK, Shudder CA and Shudder ANZ)
Official Selection SXSW Film Festival
Life takes a sudden turn for May (Brea Grant, After Midnight), a popular self-help book author, when she finds herself the target of a mysterious man with murderous intentions. Every night, without fail he comes after her, and every day the people around her barely seem to notice. With no one to turn to, May is pushed to her limits and must take matters into her own hands to survive and to regain control of her life. Written by Brea Grant, directed by Natasha Kermani (Imitation Girl).
STAY OUT OF THE ATTIC – premieres March 11 **Shudder Original Film
A diverse group of ex-cons-turned-movers—played by Morgan Alexandria (Forever My Girl), Ryan Francis (Sisters) and Bryce Fernelius (Ruling of the Heart)—are convinced by their creepy client, Vern Muller (Michael Flynn, The Outpost), to pull an all-nighter for a generous pay bump. As the night progresses and rooms are cleared, they slowly uncover the horrors that exist inside his old Victorian mansion, including boobytraps, human experimentation, Nazi monsters and more. Will they survive the night? Written and directed by Jerren Lauder (Bug Bites).
SLAXX – premieres March 18 **Shudder Original Film
(Also available on Shudder UK and Shudder ANZ)
A possessed pair of jeans is brought to life to punish the unscrupulous practices of a trendy clothing company. Shipped to the company's flagship store, Slaxx proceeds to wreak carnage on staff locked in overnight to set up the new collection. Starring Romane Denis (Slut in a Good Way), Brett Donahue (Private Eyes), Sehar Bhojani (The Handmaid's Tale) and Stephen Bogaert (The Umbrella Academy). Directed by Elza Kephart (Go in the Wilderness).
KOKO-DI KOKO-DA – premieres March 18 **Shudder Exclusive Film
(Also available on Shudder CA and Shudder ANZ)
Official Selection Sundance Film Festival
As an unhappy couple (Leif Edlund, Operation Ragnarok, and Ylva Gallon, Corridor) embark on a camping trip to find their way back to each other, a sideshow artist (Danish rockstar Peter Belli) and his shady entourage emerge from the woods, terrorizing them, luring them deeper into a maelstrom of psychological terror and humiliating slapstick. Directed by Johannes Nyholm (The Giant).
VIOLATION – premieres March 25 **Shudder Original Film
Official Selection Toronto International, Sundance and SXSW Film Festivals
With her marriage on the verge of collapse, Miriam (co-writer and co-director Madeleine Sims-Fewer, The Substitute) returns to her hometown to seek solace in the comfort of her younger sister and brother-in-law after years apart. In one evening, a small slip in judgment leads to a catastrophic betrayal, leaving Miriam shocked, reeling and furious. She embarks on an extreme course of action to address the situation, but the price of revenge is high and she is not prepared for the toll it takes as she begins to emotionally and psychologically unravel. Co-written and co-directed by Madeleine Sims-Fewer and Dusty Mancinelli (Chubby).
A DISCOVERY OF WITCHES, Season 2, Eps 9 &10
(Also available on Shudder CA)
A Discovery of Witches, continues with its penultimate episode premiering Saturday, March 6, and finale episode Saturday, March 13. In the final two episodes of Season 2, Matthew (Matthew Goode, Downton Abbey) is forced to account for his disruptive visit to Bohemia and Matthew and Diana (Teresa Palmer, Hacksaw Ridge) reach a new level of intimacy. Diana makes plans to complete her training with Goody Alsop (Sheila Hancock, The Boy in the Striped Pajamas) – and perfect the ninth magical knot – in order to return home, but surprising encounters ensue. A Discovery of Witches is a Sundance Now and Shudder original series based on the critically acclaimed and bestselling novels by Deborah Harkness.
• The Burning
A former summer camp caretaker, horribly burned from a prank gone wrong, lurks around an upstate New York summer camp bent on killing the teenagers responsible for his disfigurement. (1981, Also available on Shudder CA)
• Amityville II: The Possession
A dysfunctional family moves into a new house, which proves to be satanic, resulting in the demonic possession of their teenage son. (1982, Also available on Shudder CA)
• The Devils
In 17th-century France, Father Urbain Grandier seeks to protect the city of Loudun from the corrupt establishment of Cardinal Richelieu. Hysteria occurs within the city when he is accused of witchcraft by a sexually repressed nun. (1971)
• Sword of God
Two men in the early Middle Ages come to a pagan land: one to bring Christianity, the other to find his way of living. In the fight between dialogue and force, one of them will die. (2018, Also available on Shudder CA)
• Edge of the Axe
An axe murderer terrorizes a small Northern California mountain community, while two young computer-obsessed adults attempt to solve the killings. (1988, Also available on Shudder UK and Shudder CA)
• Vampyres
Two mysterious women lure various passers-by to their rural mansion in the English countryside and hold them captive in order to feed on them to satisfy their insatiable thirst for blood. (1974, Also available on Shudder UK and Shudder CA)
• Prey
After the death of her sister, Elena, a young quadriplegic, retires to a country house with her father and Athos, a Belgian Shepherd Dog specially trained to help her. But the creature who is supposed to be her best friend has contracted a strange disease and has turned into her worst enemy. (2019, Also available on Shudder CA)
• Butcher Baker Nightmare Maker
An orphaned teenager finds himself being dominated by his aunt who is hell-bent on keeping him with her...at all costs. (1981, Also available on Shudder UK, Shudder CA and Shudder ANZ)
• Hosts
A family falls victim to a series of violent murders when they invite their neighbors over for Christmas dinner. (2020, Also available on Shudder CA and Shudder ANZ)
• It Cuts Deep
While on Christmas vacation, a young man with commitment issues tries desperately to hang on to his relationship when a rival enters the picture. (2020, Also available on Shudder UK, Shudder CA and Shudder ANZ)
• Game of Death
Kill or be killed is the golden rule of the Game of Death, which sucks for seven decent-looking millennials who decide to play one sunny day. They quickly and gruesomely realize that if they don't murder people, their heads will literally explode. (2017, Also available on Shudder CA)
• Shakma
Students are trapped with a testy baboon while playing a fantasy game in a research building. (1990, Also available on Shudder CA)
• Nosferatu
In this highly influential silent horror film, the mysterious Count Orlok summons Thomas Hutter to his remote Transylvanian castle in the mountains. After Orlok reveals his vampire nature, Hutter struggles to escape the castle, knowing that he and his wife are in grave danger. (1922, Also available on Shudder CA and Shudder UK)
• The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari
At a carnival in Germany, Francis and his friend Alan encounter the crazed Dr. Caligari. The men see Caligari showing off a hypnotized man who the doctor claims can see into the future. Shockingly, Cesare then predicts Alan's death and by morning his chilling prophecy has come true, making Cesare the prime suspect. However, is Cesare guilty or is the doctor controlling him? (1921, Also available on Shudder CA)
• The Great Gabbo
The Great Gabbo is a mentally unstable ventriloquist who brutally demeans his assistant, Mary, blaming her for the duo's lack of success. Fed up with his abuse, she quits, only to find herself performing as a dancer in a major stage show featuring Gabbo two years later. Though she is now married, Gabbo makes a play for her. When she rejects him, his madness returns, and he begins to speak only through his puppet. (1929, Also available on Shudder CA, Shudder UK and Shudder ANZ)
• White Zombie
A young man turns to a witch doctor to lure the woman he loves away from her fiancé, but instead turns her into a zombie slave. (1932, Also available on Shudder CA, Shudder UK and Shudder ANZ)
• Let's Scare Julie
A group of teen girls set out to scare their reclusive new neighbor, but the prank turns to terror when some of them don't come back. (2019, Also available on Shudder CA)
• White of the Eye
Joan White is informed by the police that her husband, a soundman who specializes in high-end audio systems, might be responsible for a series of gruesome murders in their Arizona community. As her husband's behavior turns violent, Joan begins to suspect his guilt. (1987, Also available on Shudder CA)
• The Untamed
A couple in a troubled marriage locate a meteorite, initiating an encounter with a mysterious creature. Their lives are turned upside down by the discovery of the creature, which is a source of both pleasure and destruction. (2016, Also available on Shudder CA)


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Quote from John Fetterman - "The MLC had a profile extremely similar to that of the Rocket. It was about 4 feet taller and appropriately longer, although it probably did not have the extensive tunnel of the Rocket. At this time, my guess is that the station for the Comet was situated at the end of the narrow portion of the ride, while the Rocket/Phoenix station stands a short distance up the long axis of the ride. I believe I have seen some photographic evidence that the Comet had a tunnel between station and lift, but it is probably a shorter one. The profile shows the brakes starting earlier in the final "bunny-hop" run (there is one fewer bunny hop than the Phoenix has, and this is the most striking difference between the two rides' profiles). Earlier brakes suggests earlier station, perhaps actually on the curve. One partially developed proposal for the Rocket had the station pulled back onto the curve in this manner. The Meyers Lake Comet is arguably the most desirable of all lost wooden coasters to be rebuilt. It would be a fantastic and highly profitable addition to any park willing to underwrite the project."
The December 20, 1950 edition of The Times Record of Troy, New York stated that Meade Duncan designed and was operating Comet at Meyer's Lake Park. It went on to say he had designed and help build Comet at Hersheypark, where he had previously worked part-time as an attendant. This is the only reference to Meade Duncan as a roller coaster designer found to date.


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Scenes from an Oyster Roast
By Robin Gibson
The life of man is of no greater importance to the universe than that of an oyster. -- David Hume
Scottish philosopher David Hume was right when it comes to the oyster's popularity in the Lowcountry. Winter brings with it the time-honored tradition of communal gatherings centered around the shellfish known as The Oyster Roast. This ritual is as iconic to the region as the smell of pluff mud is to our noses. And for the 34th year, the Granddaddy of them all, the Lowcountry Oyster Festival sponsored by the Greater Charleston Restaurant Association took place January 27, 2017, at Boone Hall Plantation. From the tailgating atmosphere to the dedicated shell recycling, these pictures tell the story of an ardent love affair and obsession with the all-important oyster.
Shell recycling is an important part of the oyster's life cycle. The South Carolina Department of Natural Resources manages a shell recycling program whereby shells are reintroduced to salt water to improve the natural habitat. To learn more about the program and its environmental benefits, visit their website.
The best is yet to come. Hello, 2017!
As we mark the passage of time by welcoming yet another year, it is important to remember that life is meant to be lived as long we're breathing. The new Adidas commercial going viral is poignant for many reasons. First, it was directed by a student showing us all that brilliance and creativity sometimes rests in the young. And, second, the protagonist is a senior who feels his spirit slipping through his fingers until his former love of running is fueled by a pair of old running shoes. The lesson is this: never let your circumstance, to the extent you have control, limit your potential. Resolve in this brand new year to live life to the fullest regardless of age. Do everything in your power to live Life Out Loud in 2017. The Lowcountry is a wonderful place to be this time of year as we welcome sunsine and mild temps to our region. Wishing everyone peace, love and prosperity. And may we all discover the best is yet to come. Happy New Year, everyone!
Master illusionist charms audiences in Charleston
The world is full of magic things, patiently waiting for our senses to grow sharper. -- William Butler Yeats
Kellar O'Neil, aka "The Southern Charmer" and "Mystifier of the Finest Affairs", is a magician and storyteller who has perfected the art of illusion with a devilish grin. Recently, he invited us to check out his show at The Palmetto Crescent Parlour, and we were delighted to take him up on the offer. Tucked away in a corner of Charleston, he performs in an intimate setting thus ensuring audience engagement. Our pictures offer a glimpse of the evening, and what one can expect from a magical night on the town.
At the suggestion of our host, we began our evening across the street from the venue at Le Farfalle, 15 Beaufain Street.
As dusk began to fall, we were escorted from Le Farfalle to The Palmetto Crescent Parlour by gas lantern.
The first glimpse of our handsome host and consumate showman, the incomparable Kellar O'Neill.
Inside The Palmetto Crescent Parlour, Mr. O'Neill incorporates tales of family and travel with historical photos and antiques.
The performance is very hands on with the audience participating or engaging somehow in most, if not all, of the illusions.
Sitting in the front row is a virtual guarantee that you will be part of the show. Consider this image of me as proof.
Mr. O'Neill even has a furry friend who proves to be a highlight and crowd favorite of the performance that evening.
We ended our night back at Le Farfalle where the bartender was eager to make us a cocktail and talk about the show.
Folks looking for a fun evening out should consider The Palmetto Crescent Parlour. This family-friendly show (minimum age 10) is unlike anything else in Charleston. Each performance lasts 75 minutes with a reception of light snacks and non-alcoholic beverages beginning 15 minutes prior. Group packages and private events are available.
Purchase tickets online or by calling 855-285-6463. Limited seating; advance tickets recomended.
49 Archdale St, Suite 1F, across from Le Farfalle and In the Kitchen with Chef Bob Waggoner.
Charleston ready to light up the sky for 4th
For what avail the plough or sail, or land or life, if freedom fail?
-- Ralph Waldo Emerson
Options abound to soak up the beauty of life and freedom in the Lowcountry this weekend. Our beaches and harbor offer stunning backdrops for fireworks displays throughout the holiday. Making plans? Check out these offerings. And don't forget to look up. The sky will be amazing.
Fourth of July Blast 2016
What: Music & barbecue aboard the USS Yorktown
Where: Patriot's Point, Mt Pleasant
When: July 4th
Cost: Varies, see website for details
Uncle Sam Jam
What: Live music & dancing
Where: Mt Pleasant Pier, Mt Pleasant
Cost: $8/$10 depending, call 843-795-4386 or register here


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Test for Ethiopia's reforms as Sidama people vote on autonomy
By Giulia Paravicini
HAWASSA, Ethiopia (Reuters) - Awol Beyene got married on Sunday in a white tuxedo, with his voting card in one hand and his bride's hand in the other.
On Wednesday, Awol's Sidama people will vote in a referendum on whether to form their own self-governing region in southern Ethiopia, as sweeping reforms under Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed have emboldened ethnic groups to demand more rights.
The vote "makes us super excited - even more than our wedding," 22-year-old Awol said proudly, as he and his new wife posed for photographs at a traffic circle in Hawassa, the regional capital.
"The question of Sidama's statehood has been ongoing for more than 130 years. It is an issue for which our forefathers made heavy sacrifices," he said.
If the referendum passes, the Sidama, Ethiopia's fifth largest ethnic group, who make up around 4 percent of the country's 105 million population, will gain control over local taxes, education, security and laws.
The vote is being watched closely by other ethnic groups from among more than 80 that make up Ethiopia. More than a dozen other groups are considering demanding similar votes.
The right is enshrined in the constitution, but has become a reality only now under Abiy, who in just over a year in power has made peace with long-term foe Eritrea - for which he won the Nobel Peace Prize last month - and enacted large-scale change in what was once one of Africa's most tightly controlled countries.
New freedoms under Abiy have encouraged regional aspirations for self-rule, but also led to a surge in ethnic nationalism that some fear could lead to more unrest.
"The Sidama referendum is the first real test on the constitutional principle that all ethnic groups may become direct members of the federation with their own regional state," said Kjetil Tronvoll, peace and conflict studies professor at Bjørknes University in Oslo.
"OPERATIONAL CHALLENGES"
It could "inspire other vulnerable minority groups to seek regional statehood," which could lead to "huge operational challenges for Ethiopia", he said.
The Sidama homeland would be carved out of the Southern Nations, Nationalities, and Peoples (SNNP) region, the most ethnically diverse part of Ethiopia, a rural region of around 20 million people that borders on Kenya and South Sudan.
The Sidama people want the multiethnic regional capital, Hawassa, located 275 km from Addis Ababa, to be their own city. Members of other groups worry about being disenfranchised.
"If the referendum succeeds I fear for the safety of the Wolaita people and for other minority ethnic groups, as there is no rule of law currently in the country and this might lead to a security crisis. Everything is possible at the moment," said Hailemichael Lemma, an activist whose Wolaita people live mainly in an SNNP district adjacent to Sidama territory.
But the enthusiasm of the Sidama themselves is unmistakable. Astatke Abebe, a Sidama businessman based in the capital Addis Ababa, said he had provided transportation for his family and employees to travel back home to register to vote.
"No one will miss this day, God forbid, unless it is a matter of life or death, it is simply a day we will not miss."
Writing by Maggie Fick; Editing by Katharine Houreld and Peter Graff


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Allanton, North Lanarkshire
Allanton is a village on the A71, in North Lanarkshire, Scotland, UK.
Location within North Lanarkshire
1,180 [1] Mid-2012 estimate
NS8557
Council area
55°47′N 3°50′W / 55.79°N 03.83°W / 55.79; -03.83Coordinates: 55°47′N 3°50′W / 55.79°N 03.83°W / 55.79; -03.83
Allanton Colliery was the last colliery to be built and the first colliery to be taken over by the National Coal Board in 1951.
Allanton Primary school was opened in 1927 and a nursery school added in 1999.
Places nearby include Hartwood (1.3 miles/2.1 km), Newmains (2.3 miles/3.7 km), Shotts (2.8 miles/4.5 km) and Wishaw (4.4 miles/7.1 km).
Mainstreet Allanton
List of places in North Lanarkshire
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Al-Sisi meets Mahmoud Abbas, declares Egypt's support for Palestinian cause
December 23, 2014 by Fred Stephens
President Abdel-Fattah Al-Sisi met with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas on Saturday at the presidency's headquarters in Heliopolis.
Also attending the meeting were Egypt's Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukri, Palestinian Foreign Minister Riyad Al-Maliki, Palestinian Presidential Spokesman Nabil Abu Rudeineh, Palestinian Ambassador in Cairo Gamal El-Shoubaki as well as member of the executive committee of the PLO Saeb Erekat.
The Palestinian president hailed the political achievements reached in Egypt both internally and on international fronts, highlighting the success of President Al-Sisi's European tour in which he visited Italy, the Vatican, and France.
He extended thanks to President Al-Sisi for the efforts exerted by Egypt in support of the Palestinian cause at the bilateral and multilateral levels. For his part, President Al-Sisi stressed that the Palestinian cause remains a top priority in Egypt's foreign policy.
He said solving the Palestinian case will count as a strong pillar for achieving security and stability in the Middle East.
Meanwhile, Abbas briefed Al-Sisi on the outcome of his international contacts for the purpose of solving the Palestinian case and noting Palestinian demands such as halting Israeli settlement activities, releasing Palestinian prisoners, putting an end to Israel's aggression on Al-Aqsa mosque, and Israel's withdrawal from the occupied Palestinian territories to provide an atmosphere which may be suitable to resume peace talks.
During the meeting, President Al-Sisi asserted, "We will not stop short of backing the Palestinian cause till establishing a sovereign independent Palestinian State based on the June 1967 borders with East Jerusalem as its capital," presidential spokesman Alaa Youssef said.
Al-Sisi also stressed Egypt's full support for the choices of the Palestinian people.
UN: Climate change effects could be limited if emissions cut to zero by 2100
President: Egyptians have always backed their Army


Between 1995 and 2000, there was a period of extreme growth in the "dot-com" industry. Venture capitalists, speculators, and investors poured millions into new business ventures that were built on ideas and concepts. During that time, the stock market flourished, and so did the secondary housing market. When the market crashed, the housing market crashed along with it. The result was an increase in the need to turn secondary homes into income-generating properties.
Today, about five percent of Americans own second homes. Of those, it is estimated that 60 percent have some sort of rental exposure.
The need for specialized insurance for short-term vacation rentals was first recognized with the introduction of AirBnB in 2008. It soon became apparent that there was a serious insurance liability coverage issue, not only for the property owners, but also for AirBnB.
AirBnB now includes primary Personal Liability coverage for the property owner ("host"), as well as first-party coverage for damage to the host's property. However, this coverage is not a substitute for a homeowners or vacation rental policy and, most importantly, only covers the property owner ("host") for liability or damages that occur while the home is being occupied by a guest who made their reservation on the AirBnB website.
There are several other specialty insurance programs designed for short-term vacation rentals, and each one is unique. Most online booking companies have also partnered with insurance vendors such as CSA Travel Protection, Rental Guardian, Proper Insurance, INSUREstays, and CBIZ. However, none of these vendors provide comprehensive coverage for the homeowner's "non-business" related Property or Personal Liability exposures.
Standard homeowners insurance policies provide minimal coverage for business activities that are conducted in the home. The following scenarios explain what is covered and the coverage gaps.
Primary residence (single-family dwelling) that rents to no more than two roomers (long-term) or boarders (short-term) at a time.
The ISO Personal Injury Endorsement (HO 04 82 10 00) excludes "injury" arising out of or in connection with a business conducted from the insured location. However, the exclusion does not apply to the rental of an insured location.
While many insurers offer a homeowners rental endorsement, some have specifically restricted Personal Injury to the premises shown in the declaration. This is a problem if the insured also uses the covered location as their primary residence because it restricts personal injury, which is otherwise not location specific.
Many carriers now offer specific homeowners rental endorsements that address each of the coverage issues above. These complement the standard coverages and can provide a policy that protects the client's personal and short-term rental insurance needs in one comprehensive policy.
When performing a coverage review with a client for a primary or secondary home, always ask if there is any rental exposure at any time. Understanding the actual occupancy and exposure will reduce potential – and costly – E&O claims and protect your reputation.
This article was written by Kris Zebratski, CIC, CPRM, TRS, Senior Vice President and Personal Lines specialist with AmWINS Access in San Francisco, CA.


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Q: Loop through two pandas dataframes I have two dataframes df1 and df2 as shown below:
df1:

Month    Count
6        314
6        418
6        123
7        432

df2:

Month  ExpectedValue
6       324
7       512
8       333

I have to loop through df1 and df2. If df1['Month'] == 6, then I have to loop through df2 to get the expected value for month 6. Then, I will have the field in df1 as df1['ExpectedValue'].
Output like this below:
df1:

Month   Count    ExpectedValue
6        314        324
6        418        324
6        123        324
7        432        512

Is looping through 2 dataframes an efficient idea? Any help would be appreciated.

A: In general, you shouldn't loop over DataFrames unless it's absolutely necessary. You'll usually get better performance using a built-in Pandas function that's already been optimized, or by using a vectorized approach.  This will usually result in cleaner code too.
In this case you can use DataFrame.merge:
df1 = df1.merge(df2, how='left', on='Month')

The resulting output:
   Month  Count  ExpectedValue
0      6    314            324
1      6    418            324
2      6    123            324
3      7    432            512

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Q: How to Fit to The Outer Shell of a Function I am trying to make a gaussian fit on a function that is messy. I want to only fit the exterior outer shell (these are not just the max values at each x, because some of the max values will be too low too, because the sample size is low).

from scipy.optimize import curve_fit
def Gauss(x, a, x0, sigma, offset):
        return a * np.exp(-np.power(x - x0,2) / (2 * np.power(sigma,2))) + offset

def fitNormal(x, y):
    popt, pcov = curve_fit(Gauss, x, y, p0=[np.max(y), np.median(x), np.std(x), np.min(y)])
    return popt

plt.plot(xPlot,yPlot, 'k.')
plt.xlabel('x')
plt.ylabel('y')
plt.title('Y(x)')

x,y = xPlot,yPlot
popt = fitNormal(x, y)
minx, maxx = np.min(x), np.max(x)
xFit = np.arange(start=minx, stop=maxx, step=(maxx-minx)/1000)
yFitTest = Gauss(xPlot, popt[0], popt[1], popt[2], popt[3])

print('max fit test: ',np.max(yFitTest))
print('max y: ',np.max(yPlot))

maxIndex = np.where(yPlot==np.max(yPlot))[0][0]
factor = yPlot[maxIndex]/yFitTest[maxIndex]
yFit = Gauss(xPlot, popt[0], popt[1], popt[2], popt[3]) * factor

plt.plot(xFit,yFit,'r')

A: This is an iterative approach similar to this post. It is different in the sense that the shape of the graph does not permit the use of convex hull. So the idea is to create a cost function that tries to minimize the area of the graph while paying high cost if a point is above the graph. Depending on the type of the graph in OP the cost function needs to be adapted. One also has to check if in the final result all points are really below the graph. Here one can fiddle with details of the cost function. One my, e.g., include an offset in the tanh like tanh( slope * ( x  - offset) ) to push the solution farther away from the data.
import matplotlib.pyplot as plt
import numpy as np
from scipy.optimize import leastsq

def g( x, a, s ):
    return a * np.exp(-x**2 / s**2 )

def cost_function( params, xData, yData, slope, val ):
    a,s = params
    area = 0.5 * np.sqrt( np.pi ) * a * s
    diff = np.fromiter ( ( y - g( x, a, s) for x, y in zip( xData, yData ) ), np.float )
    cDiff = np.fromiter( ( val * ( 1 + np.tanh( slope * d ) ) for d in diff ), np.float )
    out = np.concatenate( [ [area] , cDiff ] )
    return out

xData = np.linspace( -5, 5, 500 )
yData = np.fromiter( (  g( x, .77, 2 ) * np.sin( 257.7 * x )**2 for x in xData ), np.float )

sol=[ [ 1, 2.2 ] ]
for i in range( 1, 6 ):
    solN, err = leastsq( cost_function, sol[-1] , args=( xData, yData, 10**i, 1 ) )
    sol += [ solN ]
    print sol

fig = plt.figure()
ax = fig.add_subplot( 1, 1, 1)
ax.scatter( xData, yData, s=1 )
for solN in sol:
    solY = np.fromiter( (  g( x, *solN ) for x in xData ), np.float )
    ax.plot( xData, solY )
plt.show()

giving
>> [0.8627445  3.55774814]
>> [0.77758636 2.52613376]
>> [0.76712184 2.1181137 ]
>> [0.76874125 2.01910211]
>> [0.7695663  2.00262339]

and

A: Here is a different approach using scipy's Differental Evolution module combined with a "brick wall", where if any predicted value during the fit is greater than the corresponding Y value, the fitting error is made extremely large. I have shamelessly poached code from the answer of @mikuszefski to generate the data used in this example.

import numpy as np
import matplotlib
import matplotlib.pyplot as plt
from scipy.optimize import curve_fit
import warnings

from scipy.optimize import differential_evolution

def g( x, a, s ):
    return a * np.exp(-x**2 / s**2 )

xData = np.linspace( -5, 5, 500 )
yData = np.fromiter( (  g( x, .77, 2 )* np.sin( 257.7 * x )**2 for x in xData ), np.float )

def Gauss(x, a, x0, sigma, offset):
    return a * np.exp(-np.power(x - x0,2) / (2 * np.power(sigma,2))) + offset

# function for genetic algorithm to minimize (sum of squared error)
def sumOfSquaredError(parameterTuple):
    warnings.filterwarnings("ignore") # do not print warnings by genetic algorithm
    val = Gauss(xData, *parameterTuple)
    multiplier = 1.0
    for i in range(len(val)):
        if val[i] < yData[i]: # ****** brick wall ******
            multiplier = 1.0E10
    return np.sum((multiplier * (yData - val)) ** 2.0)

def generate_Initial_Parameters():
    # min and max used for bounds
    maxX = max(xData)
    minX = min(xData)
    maxY = max(yData)
    minY = min(yData)

    minData = min(minX, minY)
    maxData = max(maxX, maxY)

    parameterBounds = []
    parameterBounds.append([minData, maxData]) # parameter bounds for a
    parameterBounds.append([minData, maxData]) # parameter bounds for x0
    parameterBounds.append([minData, maxData]) # parameter bounds for sigma
    parameterBounds.append([minData, maxData]) # parameter bounds for offset

    # "seed" the numpy random number generator for repeatable results
    result = differential_evolution(sumOfSquaredError, parameterBounds, seed=3, polish=False)
    return result.x

# generate initial parameter values
geneticParameters = generate_Initial_Parameters()

# create values for display of fitted function
y_fit = Gauss(xData, *geneticParameters)

plt.scatter(xData, yData, s=1 ) # plot the raw data
plt.plot(xData, y_fit) # plot the equation using the fitted parameters
plt.show()

print('parameters:', geneticParameters)


Ann Barnhardt of the former BCM is back with another rant on the consequences/fallout of the MFGlobal segregated fund confiscation, stating that all of her futures markets contacts are confirming that the futures market business/ volume is drying up and DYING.
Barnhardt further explains her rationale that Jon Corzine has committed economic treason and should be executed for his crimes.
I absolutely, totally, completely and 105% confirm that the futures markets are withering and dying on the vine AS WE SPEAK. I'm hearing for every single one of my contacts, both floor guys (in both Chicago and NY) and introducing brokers (as I used to be) all over the country, that business is totally evaporating. And we're not talking the normal Christmas season slowdown. No. We're talking people explicitly stating that they are done trading and hedging with futures, both speculators and hedgers. It's over. No mas. See you later, Alligator. Buh-bye.


Accurate sound reproduction requires multiple drivers, each dedicated to reproducing sound within a specific frequency range. That's why, when you look at a speaker, you usually see a woofer for bass response, a tweeter for high frequency sound and often a mid-range driver to handle everything in between.
The big problem with earbuds is space. It's easy to fit multiple drivers in a speaker box, but much tougher to do so inside something as tiny as an earbud. As a result, most earbuds rely on a single driver setup where one multi-purpose driver handles all frequencies. The sound is usually far from ideal, but it keeps the costs down. That's why Apple is able to include a free pair of EarPods with every iPhone.
1More's Quad Driver In-Ear Headphones take multi-driver technology to a new level, with four miniaturized drivers in each earbud. There's a dynamic driver that handles bass and mid-range sound, a pair of armature drivers for high frequencies and a single armature driver dedicated to ultra-high frequencies.
The result is sound reproduction that is much more balanced, with greater detail and a frequency response that leaves most headphones in the dust: 20 - 40,000Hz.
The 1More earbuds are built with premium materials that ooze quality --while contributing to their superior performance. The buds themselves are made of aluminum with tungsten accents. Nicely polished with red trim, they look stunning, offer durability and are comfortable to wear. The Kevlar core cable is durable, virtually tangle-free and helps to reduce noise from brushing on clothing. Inside is oxygen-free copper wire for superior audio transmission. Instead of the usual black, 1More uses a transparent cover so you can see that copper inside, giving the cable an unusual brown hue.
Getting the most out of earbuds requires having a good seal. Even the best buds will sound tinny if they don't fit correctly. To ensure good fit, 1More has always been generous with its selection of included tips, and with the new Quad Driver In-Ear Headphones the company has topped itself. Inside the attractive gift box are nine pairs of ear tips (including the ones pre-installed on the buds), in varying sizes and a choice of silicon and foam.
Also included are a premium leather carrying case with a magnetic clasp, 1/4-inch and airline adapters and even a shirt clip for the cable. iPhone 7 owners will have to use the Lighting cable adapter Apple includes with its smartphone.
Looks, accessories and multiple drivers are all well and good, but that doesn't guarantee good sound. Even with multiple drivers, if the crossover circuitry isn't properly designed the results can leave listeners disappointed. However, during my time with them, the 1More Quad Driver In-Ear Headphones proved to be a showcase of how adding more drivers can dramatically improve the earbud listening experience.
So long as they were seated properly, bass was solid (without being overwhelming) and the highs were sparkling. I wouldn't say it was quite neutral but it made for great listening with plenty of punch and incredible detail.
One of those balanced armature drivers is dedicated to ultra-high frequency sound, boosting the ceiling of the frequency response to 40,000Hz, which is a huge gain over the 20,000Hz most headphones top out at. It's also a considerably higher frequency than most humans can distinguish. While some people can make out 28,000Hz, most people struggle to hear 22,000Hz and that range decreases as you age. So is this actually accomplishing anything besides spec bragging rights?
I really noticed the difference when it came to that detail I've been mentioning. A great example of this is Pink Floyd's "Time." The dynamic driver provides a satisfyingly ominous rumble in the introduction, but while that's going on the roto-toms gain a kick that's missing with many headphones. David Gilmour's guitar work after the first chorus sounds spectacular, and at the same time it's easier to pick out individual instruments and (eventually) vocals in the background that tend to get overshadowed during the extended solo. I'm convinced it's that third armature driver on the 1More Quad Drivers making its presence known that makes the difference and adds the extra detail.
Compared to the pack-ins you got with your smartphone, you'll be blown away by the sound quality of 1More's Quad Driver In-Ear Headphones. Demanding music lovers will find the $199 to be money well spent. However, casual listeners will probably get more value out of 1More's Triple Driver version (which I looked at last fall). Although not quite on the same level, they still offer excellent sound, premium build and include a nice collection of accessories as well --for $100 less.
Disclosure: 1More provided a set of Quad Driver In-Ear Headphones for review purposes, but did not have editorial input.


In the 1950s the United States was ranked seventh in mortality rate of the 21 industrialized nations. Since that time we have declared war on cancer, diabetes and heart disease. We spend more money on health care than any other country in the world, twice as much as England per capita. With all of this time, money and resources spent on health care one would imagine that our ranking would have improved dramatically. However, the truth is that we have dropped to 18th place. It would appear that our health care system is failing us.
An article appearing in the Journal of the American Medical Association, April 15, 1999 states that properly prescribed medications may be the fifth leading cause of death in the United States, and that reactions to prescribed drugs are far more common than previously thought. The article also says that this estimate is conservative in that they only focused on correctly prescribed drugs. Their analysis did not consider other sources of prescription drug problems, such as patient compliance errors, intentional overdoses, narcotics abuse and accidental poisonings. The article goes on to explain that the research also failed to consider the large number of individuals that may have had adverse drug reactions that were not hospitalized, "The truth is we missed a lot of people including those who died at home."
It's not hard to imagine that if you were to factor in all the deaths associated with drug use and abuse, it may be creeping up on cancer and heart disease as the leading cause of death in the United States. The Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America cautioned patients and their families not to panic, saying that prescription medicines are safe and effective when used properly. If 100,000 deaths a year is considered "safe and effective" then what they are telling you is the truth. Are you willing to gamble with your health or the health of your family members? The failure of health care lies in the treating of symptoms and not the disease process itself.
Disease does not exist because of a lack of medication in our blood stream; it is the result of a breakdown in the natural defense mechanisms in the body. I am not suggesting that people should stop taking their prescription medications, however, patients being prescribed a drug should ask if it is absolutely necessary and inform their doctor of any other drugs they may already be taking. It is no secret that we live in an over-medicated society. The secret lies in the harmful and even deadly side effects of these medications. Chiropractic is a safe and effective form of health care that emphasizes prevention of disease through patient education, spinal adjustments, exercise and proper nutrition. Chiropractors use spinal adjustments to restore and maintain proper alignment, which in turn, will allow the body's natural healing ability to prevent disease.
Thomas Edison once said, "The doctor of the future will give no medicine but interest his patients in the car of the human frame, in diet and in the cause and prevention of disease." We the Clinic wholeheartedly echo and promote these profound words.


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Script Review: THE HAPPENING
March 10, 2008 Rich Drees Script Reviews
Screenplay by M. Night Shyamalan
"An apocalyptic tone poem."
That's how Fellini described Alfred Hitchcock's nature-strikes-out-at-man thriller The Birds. It's also one apt description for M. Night Shyamalan's latest screenplay, The Happening, a harrowing nightmare vision against which a young couple fights to survive. It is a vision that at one point almost seemed destined to not make it to the silver screen.
Shyamalan brought the screenplay, originally titled The Green Effect, to Hollywood in January 2007, while the Philadelphia-based writer/director was in Los Angeles working on the plans for his cartoon-to-live action adaptation Avatar: The Last Airbender for Paramount. Although he met with executives at most of the major studios – Disney being the noted exception, with Shyamalan perhaps still harboring bad feelings from the confrontation he had with now ex-production president Nina Jacobson that led to him taking his script for Lady In The Water to Warner Brothers – no one moved to buy it. A rewrite later and Shyamalan made a second round of the studios. The March 6, 2007 edition of Variety reporting the results- 20th Century Fox greenlighting the film with production to begin August 2007. As the film's start drew nearer, Mark Wahlberg, Zooey Deschanel and John Leguizamo were announced as being cast as leads. It is Shyamalan's initial draft that is under scrutiny here.
One fall morning, people begin to exhibit strange behavior before inexplicably killing themselves. In Central Park, a woman reading a book suddenly stabs herself in the throat with a hairpin. Blocks away, workers on a construction site just casually walk off the iron skeleton of a skyscraper, plummeting to their deaths. Meanwhile, in a downtown Philadelphia apartment, Elliot and Alma are having an argument. After months of trying, Alma realizes that their marriage is no longer working and is preparing to leave Elliot. Elliot, however, feels that there is still hope that they can repair their relationship, but Alma disagrees.
As reports of strange deaths begin to come in from cities around the world, some believe that the mysterious deaths are part of a coordinated terrorist attack, while others argue that there is no one connection between the cities so far targeted. The school where Elliot teaches science is dismissed. Elliott races home to collect Alma and then meet his friend Julian and his child at Philadelphia's 30th Street Station in order to head out to the presumed safety of the New Jersey countryside. But it is only after they begin their trek do they begin to realize the scope of the death toll. People in big cities, small towns and cars parked on the New Jersey turnpike all succumb to the urge to kill themselves. Elliot begins to realize that the deaths aren't the result of a terrorist attack, but are being caused by the release of a toxin by the surrounding plant life in an evolutionary last-ditch attempt to protect themselves from the predator that endangers them the most- man.
Much in the same way Shyamalan's Signs isn't so much about an alien invasion but how one man rediscovers his lost faith in God in the middle of extraordinary circumstances, the events of The Happening are merely the backdrop against which Elliot and Alma rediscover their love for each other. Interestingly, the screenplay's original title, The Green Effect, refers not only to nature's attack on humanity, but to the climactic scenes of the script's third act, when the color green takes on additional significance, becoming the element that facilitates Elliot and Alma's reconciliation. It seems a mistake to loose a title that has layered meanings with the story for the more generic The Happening, which only seems to highlight nature's attack against mankind and ignores the character-driven story that is the film's backbone. Unless it ties into some change Shyamalan has made to the script based on the original round of studio notes.
(Oddly enough, for an apocalypse story, there's no real mention of religion. Although Shyamalan has Elliot posit a scientific explanation for what is going on, it would be hard not to imagine some would interpret the events as God's judgment on mankind.)
Shyamalan clearly and deftly defines the Elliot and Alma relationship in the first three pages of the script. Their marriage is falling apart. Alma recognizes this but can't get Elliot to see it himself. Elliot, for his part, is clinging to the memory of what their relationship was, rather than face what it has become. In this opening scene, he tries to get out of an argument by postponing the discussion. "We'll talk about this later. We're angry," he says to Alma, oblivious to the sarcasm in her reply, "That must be it Elliot." Alma doesn't hate her husband though, and even tells him that she's not trying to hurt him. Unfortunately, it is this admission that Elliot latches on to as hope that their marriage can be saved. It's a complex dynamic between the two and Shyamalan sketches it for the audience gracefully through the simple dialogue of the scene.
For all the foreground action that focuses on Elliot and Alma's relationship, Shyamalan doesn't neglect the horror elements of the situations he has conceived. He cannily mixes graphic images such as the early deaths in New York City with other scenes, like one set in Rittenhouse Square in Philadelphia, that play out just off-screen, leaving the details to our imagination. Shyamalan doesn't spare many characters a grisly fate, either. Sweet old ladies walking their dogs, commuters, teenagers and others going about their daily routine are all indiscriminately killed by the plants' toxin.
But the real horror of the script is that with the sudden release of the toxin by plants, man finds his taken-for-granted dominance over nature suddenly gone and that he is quite literally surrounded by a quiet, invisible killer against which there is no defense. There's something insidiously frightening in the simple descriptions of a light breeze rustling the grass of New York's Central Park in the moments before the plants' toxin begins to claim its first victims. Filmed properly, and there's no reason to believe that Shyamalan wouldn't do the image justice, this should produce suitable chills in the audience.
Those coming to the movie expecting another "Bruce Willis is really a ghost" type twist ending with which some appear to expect from Shyamalan will be sorely disappointed. At this point in his career, it should be obvious that Shyamalan is more than a one-trick pony, a weaver of supernatural O. Henry stories that send their audiences out theater doors into the bright sunlight of a much safer and rational world than the one they just witnessed, their minds still reeling from a last minute storytelling hairpin curve. Instead, Shyamalan is a fantasist with a fascination for the human condition. He is more concerned with exploring human emotion and reaction than he is with presenting the spectacle against which these stories invariably play against. And while he may have recently stumbled with last year's Lady In The Water, this initial draft of The Happening shows a writer/director working very much on all cylinders.
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Review: THE HAPPENING
June 13, 2008 Rich Drees Film Reviews
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Listen to Tennessee 18, a 57-year-old man from Knoxville, Tennessee. Click or tap the triangle-shaped play button to hear the subject.
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PLACE OF BIRTH: Johnson City, Tennessee (but raised in Knoxville)
OCCUPATION: finance and consulting
EDUCATION: bachelor of science degree in business administration
The subject has never lived outside Tennessee, but he does speak of traveling "all over the world."
The speaker reports no other known significant influences on speech.
RECORDED BY: Kathryn Cunningham
I was born in Johnson City, Tennessee, in 1965, moved to Knoxville in 1972. Lived there until '79, when we moved to Athens, Tennessee. And I swore if I ever got back to Knoxville, I'd never leave. And I haven't. Um, and, uh, consider East Tennessee, um, the place where God hangs his hat when he's ready to take a rest. Uh, most beautiful part of the country in my opinion, having traveled, uh, all over the world, and, uh, the genuineness of the people, uh, and, and all that surrounds us, uh, is, is the allure, for me, to remain where I'm grounded and rooted from.
Post- or pre-COVID, uh, spending time over in Neyland Stadium and Thompson-Boling Arena, uh, for the University of Tennessee, uh, football or basketball games. Uh, I've been a lifelong Vol fan, uh, born in February and was in Neyland Stadium that September of '65, so, uh, if it's UT-related, that's what we do in our spare time. Uh, as well as follow our son, who's a collegiate, uh, track athlete, uh, follow him, uh, to the places where he, where he competes.
TRANSCRIBED BY: Kathryn Cunningham
This speaker's vocal-tract posture features a significant degree of tongue-root retraction. This feature is especially notable in the NORTH, FORCE, and NURSE sets. LOT and CLOTH are distinct, with notable rounding in CLOTH. As would be expected in this region, there is consistent smoothing to a monophthong in the PRICE set (here generally realized with /ɐ/) and a PIN/PEN merger. There is noticeable breaking in the FLEECE set (sometimes realized with /əɪ̯/), the SQUARE set (/ˈskweɪ̯.ɚ/), and the GOAT set (realized with /əʊ̯/ or /oʊ̯/). STRUT is realized quite centrally. I have heard some variation in the pronunciation of Knoxville from native speakers; while some say /ˈnɒks.vəl̴/, this speaker has a clear /vɪl̴/ in the second syllable, with relatively equal stress between the two syllables.
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PHOTO: Greer Gilchrist (left) and Cameron Neal launched The Harbinger in June.
CM: When did you decide, "Let's open our own place"?
GG: One rainy day, I was waiting for Cam at our favorite D.C. coffee shop, the Wydown, and she came in looking very serious. She said, "I want to open a café with you." Cameron doesn't say things like that lightly, so I knew she meant it. CN: Which is funny, because I don't cook at all.
GG: That's my part of the bargain—the food. Cameron does everything else.
CM: What made you pick Charleston?
CN: It's home to me. I went to College of Charleston, and my family lives here.
GG: It wasn't hard to lure me. Plus, I would've gone anywhere Cameron wanted to go; there's no one else I'd start a business with.
CM: Did the North Central neighborhood speak to you particularly?
CN: We both live nearby, and we knew the neighborhood needed something. We found this place last October; it was a pool hall and ice-cream parlor before and had been vacant for seven years. It was perfect—although my dad needed a good bit of convincing that this area of Charleston was ready for our café. But I had a good feeling about it.
CM: You did a beautiful job designing the space. What inspired the décor?
CN: We wanted to have soulful materials with a lot of personality. There are tin tiles that Greer and I picked up in Georgia, knickknacks from Virginia and Maryland, and random objects we snagged on a road trip to Maine. We found all of the chairs washed up on the beach after Hurricane Matthew—we carried them back on our beach cruisers and refinished them.
CM: Does the food draw from lots of different influences, too?
GG: The food menu is a representation of my life—it feels really good to say that. I drew inspiration from restaurants and meals that I've loved in the past: a bakery in Montreal; a super-trendy café in Los Angeles; Cameron's mom's salad.
CN: Greer's from Maryland, but she didn't try to recreate New England down south, or make a Southern menu, which I appreciated. Instead, she took advantage of what Charleston does well, which is produce.
CM: How do you feel about calling The Harbinger a vegan café?
CN: We don't use the word "vegan" in our menu, even though it's 95 percent plant-based. I'm so aware of people like my dad, who have lived in Charleston forever and aren't open to veganism. It can be pretentious and ostracizing.
GG: People think they won't be full! Portion size is important to me. Growing up, I cooked for my older brothers, six-foot-five guys who played football at Dartmouth. I think that's the test. I make meatless meals that would leave even my brothers satisfied.
CM: It's hard not to fill up on your baked goods first! How long have you been baking, Greer?
GG: I started when I was five. I baked in D.C., and then when I first moved here, I worked as the pastry chef at Gnome Café. I like to make off-the-wall cookies with local ingredients, like dark chocolate with Edisto Island rosemary and cinnamon-ginger with sweet-potato frosting.
CM: What's Dad's verdict, Cameron?
CN: He loves our café. He'll stop in to order all the time, not knowing the dishes are vegan (or "veh-gen," as he says). And he never can tell.


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This mod requires Forge and is SSP and SMP compatible!
Baby Mobs adds baby versions of many vanilla monsters, each with its own special abilities. These baby mobs replace their adult mob versions when they spawn, at a certain rate (specified in the config file).
I know this mod has not been updated in a while, but I was hoping to learn a way to disable the baby dragon effect on a dragon egg when placed! It is very cute, but loud.
hello a question how baby golem and baby snow golems are made?
hey by the way there's a little bug with the baby enderman that causes a chashand could you also add a way to tame babies?
Sure, preferably as a Twitch/Curse mod pack so it downloads directly from here.
Oh don't worry it is a twitch mod pack :D I love uploading to curse with mod packs!
Would be a really nice addition having a tag to prevent a mob from becoming a baby. I mean, when a mob spawns, if tagged with e.g. babymobs:preventBaby:1b the mob will not attempt to become baby.
With my Progressive bosses mod, the wither spawns wither skeletons during the fights that have no drops. Sadly sometimes they become baby. With this you can farm wither skeleton skulls infinitely.
EDIT: And there should be a way to disable baby wither too.
Hello! I love this mod, it is a fantastic addition to any SMP!
However... on my most recent server I am running into issues.
The babies simply will not spawn!
Everything in the config file is at default, so I would expect to see about 25% of them as babies. So far, none after several days of gameplay.
I'm running a spongeforge server with a handful of other mods. Quark, dungeon tactics, and biome bundle are the main features.
Are there any incompatibilities you are aware of?
Hello, glad you like the mod! There shouldn't be any incompatibilities. Baby Mobs don't spawn on their own - they replace normal mob spawns; so make sure that normal mobs are spawning properly and that the replace rates are correct in the config. If those are correct but Baby Mobs still aren't spawning, then my guess would be Sponge, because they like to break things.
Hrrrmmm. Ya, everything else seems correct.
I'd have to guess one of my plugins or sponge config has changed the way spawns happen.
I'll dig into it a bit more an let you know.
Can you add a Wither Chicken?
Playing on 1.12.2 Kinda works but "[main/WARN]: Received passengers for unknown entity" getting this error occasionally spamming the console it seems with spiders skeletons or 1 of the 2 baby mobs being the only mod , i forgot it was for `1.12.1 or earlier officially, but im just reporting this for a heads up anyway, also wondering if i can just ignore it, though it may clog up logs over long periods im sure.
The 1.12 version should be compatible with 1.12.X. If it is not, please let me know.


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Dog attack: Mother's warning to parents after 'all of toddler son's nose ripped' from single bite
Jodie Griffiths says the images of two-year-old Romy following the attack by Blizzard are a warning that even trusted pets can maim children and she does not trust any dog now.
Thursday 21 April 2022 13:42, UK
Image: Romy Griffiths pictured after having surgery
A mother has shared distressing photos of how the family dog bit her toddler son's face, "ripping all of his nose", even though he was the boy's "best friend".
Romy and his siblings had been playing in the living room with their new flying helicopter toys as the eight-year-old Staffordshire Bull Terrier Cross slept on the sofa nearby.
Romy's father, Daniel Griffiths, 32, had only looked away for a second before the child screamed out in agony and he turned back to find him covered in blood after a single bite tore through his nose.
Mother-of-eight Ms Griffiths, who was at work when the attack happened on 27 December, said: "It fractured his jaw, ripped all of his nose, ripped out three teeth from the root - he had to have hundreds and hundreds of stitches, they lost count of how many.
Image: Romy and Blizzard before the attack
"The damage was really bad on the inside of his nose and they said if the dog had bit down a little bit more his whole nose would have been bitten off."
Photos show how Romy was left with deep lacerations across his nose and face, a fractured jaw and missing teeth from the attack.
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Dog was child's 'best friend'
The parents say the dog, who was their son's "best friend", had never been aggressive before, leaving them convinced he had been startled awake by the flying toy and lunged at the tot's face in shock.
Ultrasound assistant Ms Griffiths, from Walsall, in the West Midlands, said: "I was at work and got a call from my partner saying the dog had bit the baby - I was very panicked and couldn't believe it. I still find it hard to get my head round it now.
"When I got home Romy was covered in blood and my partner was covered in his blood as well."
The parents took Romy to New Cross Hospital in Wolverhampton, and from there, he was transferred to Birmingham Children's Hospital where he underwent surgery the following day to stitch his nose back together.
What was meant to be a two-hour operation ended up taking five hours due to the extensive damage to the little boy's face, followed by two nights in hospital recovering.
'He wouldn't let anyone look at his face'
She said: "We didn't quite realise how bad it was until after his surgery because he wouldn't let anyone look at his face."
Blizzard had been part of the family for most of his eight years since being a puppy and had never shown any signs of aggression before, said the couple.
Romy, who has been left with scarring on his face, has to have check-ups at the hospital as he grows due to concerns that the amount of stitching done to his nose will prevent it from growing with him.
Doctors have warned that he may need another operation by the time he is four and further surgery when he is a teenager to reshape his nose and nostrils to his growing face.
Warning to other parents
Ms Griffiths hopes to warn other parents about the risks of having a dog around children.
She said of Romy: "Even looking at him now I can't believe he's got to live with this scar but he is healing beautifully.
"I want to raise awareness and I wouldn't advise anyone with kids having a dog because even if it's an accident it can still happen.
"People love their dogs and say 'my dog would never do that' but we used to say the same."
She also said that police agreed that what happened was an accident, meaning Blizzard could stay with the family if they wished.
But the mother admits she would never be able to trust the canine around her children again and so they decided to surrender him to the police to be rehomed.
'He was Romy's best friend'
She said: "Blizzard has always been a family dog who loved to play, loved a fuss and wanted to get involved with everything.
"He was a soft dog and the kids loved him to death. He was Romy's best friend.
"I don't think it was a planned attack. He's not continued the attack or ragged him about or anything, all that damage was just from one bite.
"I would never have trusted him around my kids again, I don't trust any dog anymore."
After surrendering Blizzard to the police to be rehomed, the dog was given a "thorough assessment" and it was determined he could not be rehomed due to the nature of the incident, and was humanely destroyed.
A West Midlands Police spokesperson said: "We were called to [an address] in Wolverhampton on 27 December 2021 to reports a child had been bitten by a dog.
"The two-year-old was taken to hospital and treated for serious injuries to his face. The dog, a Staffordshire Bull Terrier Cross, was seized under Section 3 of the Dangerous Dog Act.
"The ownership of the dog was transferred to police. Following a thorough assessment it was established the dog could never be rehomed due to the violent act and they were humanely destroyed."


Here is a sampling of some banjo resonators that I have held the same distance from the same microphone and pinged with the same object. This is interesting but not supposed to be conclusive in any way. These banjo resonators were suspended on the pad of my index finger at the neck notch struck with the same force with the tip of my finger on the inside of the resonator with the resonator's inside pointed toward the microphone. This may satisfy someone's curiosity. Please let me know what you think.


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Wim Tap (né le  à La Haye et mort le  dans la même ville) est un footballeur et entraîneur néerlandais ayant fait toute sa carrière à ADO La Haye.

Biographie
En tant qu'attaquant, Wim Tap est international néerlandais à 33 reprises (1925-1931) pour 17 buts inscrits. Il fait partie des joueurs sélectionnés pour les JO de 1928, mais il ne joue aucun match. Les Pays-Bas sont éliminés au premier tour.

Il fait toute sa carrière de joueur à ADO La Haye, sans rien remporter en seize saisons, et y est l'entraîneur pendant dix saisons, remportant deux championnats néerlandais de suite (1942 et 1943).

Clubs

En tant que joueur
 1920-1936 :  ADO La Haye

En tant qu'entraîneur
 1936-1946 :  ADO La Haye

Palmarès
 Championnat des Pays-Bas de football

 Champion en 1942 et en 1943

Notes et références

Footballeur international néerlandais
Footballeur aux Jeux olympiques d'été de 1928
Joueur de l'ADO La Haye
Entraîneur néerlandais de football
Naissance à La Haye
Naissance en octobre 1903
Décès en septembre 1979
Décès à La Haye
Décès à 75 ans

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These are jamun fruits, which to me look a little like large Kalamata olives. When they're ripening they change colour from green, to pale pink, to a deep crimson red and then finally to a deep purple-black. They're very pretty to look at, I think, especially when tossed against this perfect shade of pink cloth.
In the intense heat of pre-monsoonal June in Rajasthan, I watched, worriedly, as my friend Shankar picked them for work by climbing a ladder made from sticks of bamboo, tied together, from trees that were about 30 metres high.
I don't like to eat them as they're too sour for me, but they're known to have many health benefits, particularly for those people with diabetes.
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Once Lord Astor's private wine cellar, the Cellar Dining Room has been beautifully restored and is perfect for a more intimate, informal setting. It has brick walls, mighty pillars and a vaulted ceiling, making an unusual and atmospheric dining room for smaller parties and private gatherings. It's also perfect for hosting wine tastings.


72DPI stands for 72 dots per inch. Dots per inch is a measure of spatial printing or video resolution, in particular the number of individual dots or pixels within the span of one linear inch.
The term 72 dpi is used to express the resolution of a screen and measure the density of pixels in an image that is being stored or viewed on a computer. Digital images are made up of pixels (or dots). Each pixel represents the colour at a single point in the image, so a pixel is like a tiny dot of a particular colour.
72DPI was the agreed standard for designing and sizing screen-based media, hence the name 72DPI was chosen to reflect our core services and specialist skills.
The term 72dpi goes back to the early Apple computers (Macs). The early Macs were setup to represent points as pixels on screen. Points are the printer's way of measuring type sizes; they are very nearly 1/72nd of an inch. The early apple monitors were designed so that 1 pixel was approximately the size of 1 point, as such Mac programmers got used to points=pixels, hence 72dpi or 72ppi.
The term has continued until today and "72dpi" has become standard industry terminology. It is now common practice when designing for screen based media to create images at 72 dots per inch (or 72 pixels per inch).
This concept is carried across other technology with digital cameras and many graphical applications (such as Adobe Photoshop, and Adobe Fireworks) which have the default resolution for web ready images set to 72dpi.
The Myth of 72dpi Unfortunately with advances in technology, (changes in screen sizes and resolutions) a resolution of 72dpi (72 dots/pixels per inch) is no longer accurate, but the term and use of 72dpi remains.
Infact the DPI that is used for an image in any screen based media (e.g. a web site, mobile website or mobile app) doesn't matter. You could use a 300dpi image or a 2dpi image and get the same result on screen; it's the pixel dimensions set for the image that really count.
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EECP is also beneficial for diabetes, high blood pressure, stroke, edema, chronic fatigue, impotence and Obesity. It is also being used for for longevity, enhanced sports performance for athletes, overall sense of well being. EECP improves circulation to all of the organs of the body.
A treatment called Enhanced External Counterpulsation (EECP) works in harmony with your heart and can improve circulation to your heart muscle. EECP is a mechanical method that delivers extra blood to the heart. It has been shown to help reduce or eliminate angina—chest pains caused by coronary artery disease. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved EECP for patients with angina in 1992. In June of 2003, the FDA approved EECP for congestive heart failure as well.
The treatment is called "external" because it happens outside the body. "Enhanced" refers to the equipment involved, which has been refined since the procedure was first developed in the early 1950's. "Counterpulsation" refers to the procedure which moves blood to the heart in between heartbeats, during the resting phase when the heart relaxes and fills with blood. This relieves pressure just before each heartbeat. Counterpulsation increases blood flow to the heart, lessens the heart's workload and provides more oxygen while also lowering the heart's need for oxygen. Approximately 80 percent of the oxygen-carrying blood flow to the heart's muscle occurs when the heart itself is at rest.
If you are one of the more than 7 million people in the US who suffer from angina, you know too well the pain and discomfort associated with this primary symptom of coronary heart disease.
Angina, or chest pain, signals that a part of your heart muscle is not receiving an adequate supply of blood and oxygen. The heart requires a particular rich blood because of its heavy workload, and receives this nourishment through the coronary arteries. When these vessels are narrowed or blocked, restricting blood flow, they fail to supply adequate oxygen.
One of the body's response to pain and problems caused by narrowed arteries is to increase the amount of blood flowing to the muscle by opening up tiny branches of nearby vessels. The network of tiny blood vessels—known as "collateral circulation" –makes it possible for blood to detour around blocked or narrowed arteries. The development of collateral circulation is particularly important in the heart muscle where it may be life-saving. However, the development of collateral circulation is a gradual process and not everyone has the same natural ability to develop these networks at a rate that will relieve angina.
EECP and Congestive Heart Failure.
According to the American Heart Association, there are currently 5 million individuals in the U.S. who suffer from CHF and 550,000 new cases are diagnosed each year.
Heart failure results when the heart cannot pump enough blood to meet the needs of other organs. Subsequently, fluid retention and other changes take place, causing heart function to gradually worsen. The International EECP Patient Registry reports that EECP is safe and improves exercise capacity and quality of life in about 70 percent of heart failure patients who undergo treatment.
EECP uses compressed air to inflate three sets of cuffs that are wrapped around the patient's calves, lower thighs and upper thighs while he or she lies on the treatment table. The cuffs are inflated and deflated in sequence once during each heartbeat to squeeze blood up into the heart. ECG electrodes are placed on the patient's upper chest to identify the timing of the inflation/deflation sequence. Treatment sessions are for one hour, five days a week for seven weeks. Some patients may need additional treatment hours.
After EECP treatment, you may find that: You can walk farther, carry heavier packages, and be more active without having angina. You have fewer attacks of angina Your episodes of angina are less intense You need less anti-anginal medication You can return to work, go out to dinner, garden, travel, or enjoy golf or bowling once again You no longer restrict your social life, volunteer activities, or exercise because you are worried that they will cause angina EECP has an important role in augmenting the collateral blood flow to the heart muscle in those with compromised circulation.