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The Tulsa Public Schools family includes six district-authorized charter schools and one partnership school.
District Charter Schools
College Bound Academy
College Bound Academy serves students in grades K-4 through rigorous academics, character development, and a joyful, achievement oriented school culture. The school's mission is to equip every K-4 scholar with the freedom to succeed in middle school and high school, graduate from college and access the professional career of their choice. Learn more.
Collegiate Hall
Collegiate Hall serves students in grades Pre-K-K and 4-8. The school is committed to equipping students with a strong academic foundation and clear moral compass and preparing them for acceptance to, persistence in, and graduation from college. Learn more.
KIPP Tulsa
KIPP Tulsa serves middle and high school students with a focus on developing seven highly predictive character strengths: zest, self-control, gratitude, curiosity, optimism, grit, and social intelligence. The school's mission is to empower all students with the academic, character, and life skills necessary to succeed in high school, college, and the competitive world beyond. Learn more.
Tulsa Legacy Charter School
Tulsa Legacy Charter School serves students in grades pre-K-8. The school's mission is to create a culture of excellence by providing a rigorous, arts-infused curriculum that prepares students for college and the world beyond. Learn more.
Tulsa Honor Academy
Tulsa Honor Academy services students in the 5th-11th grades. The school's mission is to equip all scholars in grades five through eight with the academic skills, content knowledge, and ethical character required for college graduation and life success. Learn more.
Tulsa School of Arts and Sciences
Tulsa School of Arts and Sciences serves students in grades 6-12. The school's mission is to provide a life-changing and life-preparing education for middle and high school students through innovative teaching methods focused on developing individuals holistically. Learn more.
Partnership School
Greenwood Leadership Academy
Greenwood Leadership Academy is a partnership school serving students in grades pre-K-5. The school's mission is to transform the academic and social outcomes of North Tulsa's students by providing a rigorous, well-rounded college and career prep education to ensure that Black Excellence is evident in every arena of our community and to reestablish the greatness of Black Wall Street. Learn more.
ABOUT CHARTERS AND PARTNERS
PUBLIC CHARTERS
PARTNERSHIP SCHOOLS
MEASURES OF SUCCESS
Key Dates for the Charter Partner Application
A charter school is a publicly funded school created through a contract or 'charter' and must show greater accountability for results. Charter schools provide innovative ways of educating children within the public school system and are free and open to all students.
Charter schools differ from traditional public schools in that they receive some regulatory freedom and autonomy in exchange for having their charters reviewed by an authorizer, in this case Tulsa Public Schools. Charter schools still participate in state testing and federal accountability programs. The charter school's operation, organization, management and curriculum are unique and different from those of Tulsa Public Schools.
Interested families must apply for enrollment by completing the charter school's application.
The term "partnership school" refers to a variety of autonomy-rich school models—whether they are innovative schools of the future or well-established models already within the TPS network. They embody the expectations and strategies described by the district within its new strategic plan, Destination Excellence, and the district's theory of change.
What are the characteristics of partnership schools?
Though the characteristics of each school will differ, partnership schools must provide exceptional education to students and commit to higher levels of accountability in exchange for increased autonomy. They are TPS schools that may operate as a stand-alone site or share a school building with a traditional TPS school. A partnership school could have teachers employed by TPS, and therefore members of the TPS bargaining unit; or teachers could be employed by an outside organization. Partnership schools complement the TPS-authorized charter schools as well as the traditional schools of the district, which also have growing opportunities for autonomies and flexibilities to more effectively serve their communities and students' needs.
Partnership schools are—and will be—unique by virtue of their design and autonomies, but all will embrace broad stakeholder engagement. Their work will bring transformational change to the entire district by identifying, sharing and facilitating the implementation of innovative and best-in-class policies and practices.
Critical Measure
Near-Term Financial Health
Current ratio; Fund balance; Enrollment variance; Debt Default
On-time reporting; Protocols for protecting students with disabilities and ELL students
Governance and Reporting
Maintaining non-profit status; Adherence to Oklahoma Open Meetings Act
Charter Act Compliance and Enrollment
Adherence to lottery policy and enrollment; Non-discriminatory admissions; Fall student verification audit; Spring address verification; Suspensions are conducted appropriately
Background checks; Insurance; Emergency drills; Health and safety permits; Facility inspection
August 1 – Partnership School Letters of Intent Due
September 1 – Proposals for Partnership or Charter Schools are due
October – Capacity interviews for Charter School applicants
November – Capacity interviews for Partnership School applicants
December 1 – Deadline for board action on Charter School recommendations
January 1 – Deadline for board action on Partnership School recommendations
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DISTRICT CHARTER PARTNERS
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Ever since I switched to the Canon 6D I've been interested in the Canon 16-35mm f/2.8L II lens, it seemed like the perfect combination of all the factors I need in a super wide angle lens. I was looking for a lens that has a large aperture of f/2.8 for night photography, and accepts screw on filters for using nd filters for long exposures, this is where the Nikon 14-24 andTokina 16-28 fell flat for me, their bulbous front element prevents you from using filters (yes, there are adapters available but they are expensive and bulky). I also wanted something that wasn't too heavy. I wanted the ultimate all-around lens that I could use during the day and night. There is plenty of information out there on how sharp this lens is for landscape photography, in short it's not as good as the Nikon 14-24, but it is very sharp and I am quite pleased with it. Most of the focus of this review will be on it's use for night photography since I couldn't find much information on it's performance.
First thing I noticed when shooting at f/2.8 was the coma in the corners and the strong vignetting. Below are a ton of sample images taken at different focal lengths and apertures.
You can see this lens performs very well at f/4 and okay at f/2.8, as I said earlier, not the best for night, but it is very good. With the Canon 6D I can easily take shots at ISO 12,800 to compensate for this loss of light at f/4. The images above taken at f/2.8 were shot at ISO 6400, the shots at f/4 were taken at ISO 12,800 and I can see very little difference in the amount of noise. If you don't have a camera capable of this high of ISO you can still shoot this lens at f/2.8 and come away with good results.
Next I test vignetting and overall quality….
Here you can see the vignetting is quite strong at f/2.8, but clears up nicely at f/4. For comparison the Rokinon 14mm has similar vignetting and the Nikon 14-24 has very little vignetting. You can also see how many of the stars are brighter at f/2.8, this is due to the coma making the stars bigger, it may look good at this small size, but I can assure you at larger sizes it's not as appealing.
A big factor for me was being able to use filters, I use the Lee Foundation Kit with a Wide Angle Adapter along with a Lee Big Stopper (10 Stop ND Filter), a Lee Little Stopper (6 Stop ND Filter) and a Lee Polarizing Filter, I can also use the Tiffen Fog Filter at night. The only negative is the 82mm filter size, all of my lenses previously were 77mm so I had to do some upgrading.
Another factor to consider is the beautiful sunstar created by the 16-35, this is created by stopping down the aperture to f/16 or f/22 when shooting into the sun. The 16-35 is considered to have the best sunstar out there, although the 14-24 is very good as well.
The close focusing distance is very nice at 11.2″, this allows you to get extremely close to subjects to create unique compositions.
To conclude this review I have to say that I absolutely love this lens, it will never leave my bag. For landscape photography it's stunning and a joy to use. For night photography it's okay. I won't be selling off my Rokinon 14mm, Rokinon 24mm or Sigma 35mm, these are still my dedicated night lenses. When I'm backpacking or hiking though, this is the perfect lens that I can use during the day and night when weight is a major consideration. If you hate the idea of carrying around 3 lens for night photography this is the lens for you. The Nikon 14-24 is still the gold standard for night photography in the 14-20 range and for landscape photography it is sharper, but it doesn't accept filters. There's always trade-offs when looking for an all-around lens, in this case I think the trade-offs are quite reasonable, I highly recommend this lens.
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Excelent comparison of 3 nightscape and day landscape lenses. I have Samyang 14mm but i consider to sell it becouse of distortion (i know i can fix it in camera raw but i'm loosing resolution) and horribly vignette. I shoot mostly landscapes at day and night. Greetings – Thomas from Poland.
p.s. it's weird but i can't find good reviews and atrophotography tutorials in my own language, my most knowledge in landscape photography coming from people like You and other foreign photographers. Thank you a lot for reviews and keep writing!


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GeneNews Partners With AIM Laboratories on Cancer Tests
NEW YORK (GenomeWeb) – GeneNews announced today that it signed an agreement with reference lab AIM Laboratories under which each company will make its tests available to the other's customer base.
Specific terms of the deal were not disclosed.
GeneNews offers a line of tests for early cancer risk stratification and diagnosis through its Innovative Diagnostic Laboratory subsidiary — headquartered in Richmond, Virginia — including the blood-based test ColonSentry for colorectal cancer. St. Louis-based AIM provides a range of lab services such as routine blood testing and therapeutic drug monitoring to healthcare and corporate organizations.
"Combining forces and capitalizing on each company's geographic strengths will help both parties expand rapidly throughout the US," GeneNews Chairman and CEO James Howard-Tripp said in a statement. "In addition, this collaboration will give both companies the opportunity to expand their test menus in order to provide additional benefits to new and existing practices and healthcare systems."
Earlier this week, GeneNews reported its first quarter financial results, posting a sharp drop in revenues due to changes in its billing process.
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Using your BlackBerry smartphone as a tethered modem is a great way to get connected to the Internet when you don't have access to another network. But it requires the right equipment and the right data plan.
Before you get started, you should check that your phone can be used as a tethered modem. BlackBerry's Website has a list of supported phones.
If you don't see your phone on the list, check with your carrier to see if the functionality is supported.
Before you do anything, you should check the details of your phone's data plan. When using your BlackBerry as a tethered modem, you'll be transferring lots of data, so you'll need an appropriate plan. And remember, even if you have an unlimited data plan, it still may not support tethered modem use. You may need a specialized plan from your carrier. Check with your carrier to see if this is the case; it's better to know ahead of time, so you don't get socked with a huge bill later on.
Now that you know you have the right phone and the necessary data plan, you'll need to install BlackBerry's Desktop Manager software on your PC. This software works with Windows 2000, XP, and Vista computers only; Mac users will need a third-party solution.
The BlackBerry Desktop Manager software will be included on the CD that came with your phone. If you don't have access to the CD, you can download the application from Research In Motion's Website.
Research In Motion does not list this as a required step, so your BlackBerry may work fine as a tethered modem if you skip this one. But if you're having problems, try disabling the IP Header Compression.
To do this, go to the Control Panel, and then the "Network and Sharing Center."
Click "Manage network connections" from the list of options on the left.
You'll see the BlackBerry Modem connection you just created; right-click on it and select "Properties."
Click "Properties," and then "Advanced."
Make sure the box that says "Use IP header compression" is not checked.
Click all of the OK buttons to exit.
Connect your BlackBerry smartphone to your computer via USB.
Connect your BlackBerry smartphone to your computer via USB, using the cord that came with it. If this is the first time you've connected the phone, you'll see drivers automatically installing.
You can verify that the phone is connected by looking at the bottom left-hand corner of the BlackBerry Desktop Manager app. If a phone is connected, you'll see the PIN number.
In order to establish your connection, you'll need a number to connect to. If you're using a CDMA or EvDO BlackBerry phone (one that runs on the Verizon Wireless or Sprint networks), the number should be *777.
If you're using a GPRS, EDGE, or UMTS BlackBerry (one that runs on the AT&T or T-Mobile networks), the number should be *99.
If these numbers don't work, check with your cellular carrier. They may be able to provide you with an alternate number.
You'll also need a username and password from your cellular carrier. If you don't know it, call them and ask how to find it.
You'll also want to give this newly-created connection a name that will allow you to identify it in the future, such as BlackBerry Modem. Enter this name in the "Connection name" field at the bottom of the page.
You can test the connection if you'd like. Whether or not you test it now, make sure to save it so you'll have all of the information you just entered.
Verify that the modem drivers are installed.
The BlackBerry Desktop Manager application should automatically install the modem drivers you need, but you'll want to make sure. To do so, go to your computer's Control Panel.
From there, select "Phone and Modem Options."
These directions are specific to Windows Vista, so you may see slightly different names used if you're on a Windows 2000 or XP machine.
Add a new Internet connection.
Go to your computer's Control Panel. From there, select "Network and Sharing Center."
From the list on the left side, choose "Set up a connection or network."
Then select "Connect to the Internet."
You'll be asked, "Do you want to use a connection you already have?"
Select "No, create new connection."
You'll be asked "How Do You Want to Connect?"
You'll be asked "Which Modem Do You Want to Use?"
Choose the standard modem that you created earlier.
Verify that the modem is functioning.
Go to your computer's Control Panel. From there, select "Phone and Modem Options."
Click on the "Modems" tab and select the "Standard Modem" you just created.
You should get a response that identifies it as a BlackBerry modem.
Set up an Internet APN.
For this step, you'll need some information from your cellular carrier. Specifically, you'll need an initialization command and a carrier-specific APN setting.
Once you have that information, go to your computer's Control Panel. From there, select "Phone and Modem Options."
Click on the "Modems" tab and select the "Standard Modem" again.
When the "Properties" window, reappears, click the "Advanced" tab. In the "Extra initialization commands" field, type: +cgdcont=1,"IP","<your Internet APN>"
Your BlackBerry Modem connection should now be ready to use.
In order to connect to the Internet, you'll need to have your BlackBerry smartphone connected to your PC, and the BlackBerry Desktop Manager software running.
Click on the Windows icon on the bottom left-hand side of your computer (or the "Start" button) and select "Connect to."
You'll see a list of all available connections. Highlight your BlackBerry Modem, and click "Connect."
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The semi-annual Beach Babies consignment sale is a great place for anyone interested in purchasing gently used children's items at a great price, including furniture, clothing, equipment, toys, shoes, and books. It's also a wonderful spot for people whose children have outgrown these items! Consigners earn 65-75% on all items sold. The sale happens at Waccamaw Pottery, only three miles from Seaside Grove.
The 29th Annual St. Patrick's Day Festival and Parade brings nearly 30,000 people to celebrate on Main Street each year! The parade begins at 9:00 am and is followed by live music on three stages, a kid's area complete with rides, and 150 vendors selling local art, food, and drinks. Celebrate the Irish tradition and welcome the coming of spring!
Have a car enthusiast at home? Then you must go to this show! With over 3,000 cars and trucks from all over the country, this is the largest independent car and truck show on the east coast. Drive your own car over (it's only 15 minutes from Seaside Grove!) and spend the day admiring the incredible vehicles at the former Myrtle Square Mall site.
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Q: Burp Tool configuration I am trying to configure BURP Tool. Following things i have done:
1) Ran web-application using tomcat port no : 8080,
2) Changed network to proxy 127.0.0.1:8080 in tomcat, and installed burp certificate in authorities
3) In burp tool, the proxy -> options -> intercept is running.
When i try to run my application i am getting following error message.
Invalid client request received: Dropped request looping back to same Proxy listener.
Can someone help me on this? Thanks in advance!!

A: I struggled with the same error. When I changed the port number to 8081 under Proxy Listeners in Burp (Proxy --> Options), it started working.

A: Is Tomcat running on the the same system as Burp? If it is, you need to use a different port number.
What URL did you enter to your browser? The symptoms you describe look like you used http://127.0.0.1:8080 - which points to your proxy. Instead, you need to enter the URL for Tomcat, e.g. http://mytomcat:8080

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The Daily Jackass: Chris Hooks
The Texas Observer's political writer/Democratic gun-for-hire has been putting extra bitters in his cocktails while on duty in Philadelphia.
"Cranks", "dead-enders", "messianic" (in a description of Jill Stein and a hilarious comparison with Bob Bavakian) is nothing more than excessive spleen-venting from the most Green-hostile of Democrats sixty days ahead of the first scheduled presidential debate.
Dude. I know it was hot and wet in the City of Brotherly Love (scroll down to 'Phooey, Philly') but maybe you should wait until the Greens start to actually register a little in the polling before you twist your knickers that tight.
Oh. Well. Maybe now is a good time to shit yourself.
With the counterpoint, Dr. Mark Jones of Rice University's Baker Institute has an exceptionally respectful, direct, and thorough advance of next week's presidential nominating convention here in H-Town. Bold emphasis is mine.
Last week, national attention was focused on Cleveland and the Republican Party's National Convention. This week, national attention is focused on Philadelphia, where the Democratic Party's National Convention is being held. Houstonians should not feel entirely left out, however, since Houston will host the Green Party National Convention next week (August 4-7) at the University of Houston campus.
The main order of business at the Green Party Convention will be to nominate the party's presidential candidate, Dr. Jill Stein. In doing so, the party will symbolically launch its national campaign, which includes not only Stein's presidential bid but hundreds of other campaigns throughout the country for offices ranging from U.S. senator to state representative to county commissioner.
At present, Stein has formally qualified to appear on the ballot in 23 states (including the District of Columbia) and is expected to qualify in between 20 and 25 additional states before filing closes in early September. In addition to retaining the support of individuals who voted for her during the 2012 presidential election, Stein and her fellow Greens hope to capture the votes of Bernie Sanders' supporters and others who want to cast a protest vote against Hillary Clinton, signal to the Democratic Party that it needs to move to the left, or who believe that the future of the country's progressive movement does not lie within the Democratic Party but rather via the creation of robust alternatives to what they consider to be a two-party duopoly.
Stein's prospects for victory are nonexistent. However, an improved performance by Stein would be positive for the Green Party in two principal ways. First, it would demonstrate the existence of popular support for the Green Party and its type of progressive agenda while simultaneously improving the party's name recognition and brand among the general public. Second, in a host of states, a good showing by Stein could represent the difference between guaranteed access to the ballot in 2018 and (in some cases) 2020 and either spending scarce resources on costly signature gathering campaigns to obtain ballot access or not being able to run candidates for public office.
Texas is one of the states where an improved Stein performance could be invaluable to the Green Party in regard to ballot access. In recent election cycles, Texas Democrats did not run a complete statewide slate of candidates, and the Green Party was able to maintain its ballot status by surpassing the required 5 percent vote threshold in the contests lacking a Democratic candidate. In 2016, however, Texas Democrats are fielding candidates for every statewide office, and unless a statewide Green Party candidate wins at least 5 percent of the vote in one of the eight statewide races, the party would need to undertake a very difficult ballot access campaign in 2018. To qualify for ballot access in two years, the Green Party of Texas would have to obtain 47,183 valid signatures in less than three months from registered voters who did not vote in the 2018 Democratic or Republican primaries. Since many signatures end up being invalidated, the Greens would need to gather close to a 100,000 signatures to safely cross this threshold and qualify for ballot access, a Herculean task for a party with very limited resources.
This year, in addition to Stein, the Green Party is fielding six candidates for statewide office in Texas (one for railroad commissioner, three for the Supreme Court and two for the Court of Criminal Appeals), almost 20 congressional candidates and around two dozen candidates for other offices ranging from state representative to sheriff to county commissioner. If Stein or one of her fellow Greens does not win at least 5 percent of the statewide vote on Nov. 8, this year could mark the last year for some time that Texas voters are provided with so many options to "vote Green."
That covers every single base. Nothing to quibble with and nothing to add.
Jackass on deck: Misandry Angie (who probably isn't capable of receiving whatever I blog as anything but 'mansplaining', but I'll offer it anyway).
Posted by PDiddie at Saturday, July 30, 2016
In addition, TX Dems who can only fill 1/3 of the Lege, etc. have no room to complain about downballot races.
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Mrs. Carlos C. Houghton passed away last Friday afternoon at the family residence, 530 Washington street, Wilmette, after a lingering illness. Brief services were held Saturday morning at the Scott funeral home, 1124 Central street, Wilmette, and the remains were taken to Washington, D. C., for burial. The deceased is survived by her husband and four children, Donaldson, Marjorie, Donald and Lucy. The family formerly lived in Washington and move to Wilmette two years ago.


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The saintie is an Indo-Persian parrying spear. It is a staff weapon that can be used both for offensive and defensive purposes. They have been produced since the 16th century and were used up to the 19th century. The use of saintie is extremely scarce today.

Medieval Indo-Persian staff weapons
Since swords remained expensive items affordable only to affluent officers, staff weapons or polearms or even simple blades fixed to long shafts were developed as a cheaper alternative with highly effective use. Staff weapons were given for the ordinary foot soldier to equip them with powerful and effective killing tools. The Indo-Persians innovated a wide range of staff weapons e.g. iron maces, long-handled battle axes, and long shafts with pointed spearheads at the point e.g. the spear-like saintie.

Staff weapons may have evolved from agricultural implements or from simple clubs. They could be as effective as swords in face-to-face combat. Following the gunpowder revolution, the staff weapons were gradually rendered obsolete. Despite the condition, many staff weapons remained in use and the shape is virtually unaltered up. Some Asian armies in the 18th-century and even in the 19th-centuries still use staff weapons in a battle.

Use
The saintie is used as a parrying weapon. It is a versatile weapon with both defensive and offensive function. The shaft, with its ribbed or ringed design, could be used like a staff to deflect hostile blows. The spear point was thickened to allow an offensive thrust to penetrate the enemy's thick clothing or armor.

Form
Saintie usually measures between  to . The saintie is an all steel or all iron weapon. It consists of a spearhead and a ribbed shaft. The spear blade is thickened and may be serrated to help penetrate stronger armor. The shaft is similarly made of steel or iron and is designed with ribbed hafts or with ring-like features that goes along the length; this is used for parrying swords and other weapons. In some examples, the ribbed hafts are replaced with an intricate and complex pattern, perhaps indicating that the owner of the saintie was an affluent officer or the saintie is merely a display object. Some saintie are found with a thin layer of gold and silver.

The center of the shaft is usually smooth, designed to be strongly gripped. A loop handguard made of strong iron is attached to the center of the shaft to protect the hand. This iron handguard is often elaborately shaped, despite its protective use as knucklebow. Sometimes there's a second spear point placed on the iron handguard. The bottom end of the saintie has a kind of finial, which is used to deliver non-lethal blow to the enemy.

The shaft of the saintie sometimes concealed another dagger.

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Crowder, Danny Gokey, for KING & COUNTRY, Jesus Culture, Mandisa, MercyMe slated for 2017 K-LOVE Fan Awards performances
Wed, May 24th 2017 03:15 pm
'The K-LOVE Fan Awards: Ignite Hope' to hit big screens on June 13
7eventh Time Down, Big Daddy Weave, Britt Nicole, Colton Dixon, Crowder, Danny Gokey, for KING & COUNTRY, Hawk Nelson, Jeremy Camp, Jesus Culture, Kari Jobe, Love & The Outcome, Mandisa, Matthew West, MercyMe, Natalie Grant, One Sonic Society, Ryan Stevenson, Tauren Wells, Tenth Ave North, We Are Messengers and Zach Williams will perform at the 2017 K-LOVE Fan Awards taking place this Sunday at Nashville's Grand Ole Opry House.
Adding to the top industry names include Dave Frey (Sidewalk Prophets), Francesca Battistelli, Julianna Zobrist, Matt Hammitt, Nichole Nordeman, Peter Furler, Phil Joel, Sadie Robertson and Steven Curtis Chapman, who will serve as the night's presenters for the fifth annual awards show. Returning as hosts will be four-Time Grammy Award nominee Matthew West and Emmy Award winner Elisabeth Hasselbeck.
For the first time ever, The K-LOVE Fan Awards will be on the big screen. Presented by Fathom Events and John Sanders LLC, "The K-LOVE Fan Awards: Ignite Hope" will be shown in movie theaters nationwide on Tuesday, June 13 (7 p.m. local time). Tickets for "The K-LOVE Fan Awards: Ignite Hope" can be purchased online by visiting www.FathomEvents.com or at participating theater box offices.
Fans throughout the U.S. will be able to enjoy the event in more than 500 select movie theaters through Fathom's Digital Broadcast Network. For a complete list of theater locations, visit the Fathom Events
website (theaters and participants are subject to change).
Among the favorite artists participating in the weekend events are Daigle, Chapman and Skillet, who are making their K-LOVE Fan Awards weekend debut. The fan-experience-driven weekend will include a kick-off concert, "Run For Love" 5k benefitting Hands & Feet Project, "Songwriter's Showcase" and "Fan Zone."
Coca-Cola Consolidated will once again serve as a presenting sponsor for the K-LOVE Fan Awards. For more information on attending the weekend, visit www.KLOVEFanAwards.com.
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Hellbender – Giant Salamander of North America
by John Groves |
Hellbender FAQ
What does a hellbender look like?
Hellbenders are very long, measuring 12 to 29 inches. Their color ranges from drab brown to olive brown, with irregular black marks scattered on their backs and tails; their undersides are lighter, ranging from light brown to yellowish-orange. Hellbenders are soft and fleshy—their skins seem too loose for their bodies. Their bodies are somewhat flat, especially at the head, and the mouth is large with small, sharp teeth on both jaws. A smaller set of double crescent-shaped teeth are found on the roof of the mouth. The eyes are small, beady and unlidded.
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A hellbender's legs are short and very strong, and they have webbed feet. The tail is long and also very powerful, and has a dorsal line extending onto the back.
Hellbender (front view)
Photo courtesy By Brian Gratwicke via Wikimedia Commons
How did it get its name?
Few people are even aware of the hellbender's existence, and those who do know it often mistake it for a small alligator. They are also often called "waterdogs" or "mud puppies." Hellbenders have obviously been associated with some very unpleasant experiences—it may be that early fishermen believed that hellbenders were creatures from the underworld who were "bent" on returning to that place.
What is the hellbender's preferred habitat?
Hellbenders are found in cold, fast-moving streams and rivers from southern and western New York down to northern Georgia, Alabama, and Mississippi, and as far west as central Missouri and possibly southeastern Kansas. The eastern hellbender is found throughout most of this range, while the Ozark hellbender is found only in southeastern Missouri and northeastern Arkansas. In North Carolina, hellbenders are found only in the mountains of the state's western region.
Hellbender Distribution
Map courtesy Nrg800 (own work) via Wikimedia Commons
How is the hellbender adapted for its habitat?
The hellbender is well-adapted for life in fast-moving streams. The powerful tail and webbed feet described above allow them to move efficiently through waterways. Also, a set of horizontal flaps of skin along the sides of their bodies allow hellbenders to extract oxygen directly from the water. When water levels are low, adults can rise to the water's surface and simply gulp air through their mouths. Recently hatched and juvenile hellbenders, though, have feathery red gills that they use for underwater breathing.
Hellbender (back view)
Photo courtesy Brian Gratwicke via Wikimedia Commons
What do hellbenders eat?
Hellbenders primarily eat crayfish, but will also eat aquatic invertebrates, small fish and (perhaps) fish eggs. They can also be scavengers, eating anything that has died in the water. The will also eat other hellbenders or unguarded hellbender eggs.
How do hellbenders reproduce?
Hellbenders breed in late summer or early fall. A male hellbender will use his tail to scoop out a nest depression under a large rock or other debris in a quiet part of the waterway. The male then attracts one or more females to the depression; the females release eggs and the male fertilizes them.
Nests may contain 300 to 400 eggs if a single female is involved, or as many as 1000 eggs if several females are involved. The eggs may be eaten by the male or a female, but they are usually regurgitated and then develop normally.
Females are forced from the nest site soon after the eggs are laid. The male guards the eggs from crayfish and other predators by laying with his head near the opening of the nest site. He will move air over the eggs during the entire 8- to 12-week incubation period.
When they hatch, hellbender larvae are about 1.5 inches long, with undeveloped legs and large heads. After a few months the legs form fully; after two or three years they lose their gills. Maturity is reached between five and eight years of age.
What threats to hellbenders face?
Hellbenders are very vulnerable to water pollution. High amounts of silt in streams—which can occur due to highway construction, home building, or other activities causing erosion—quickly affect hellbenders. Other pollution from industrial and urban communities also threatens the animal.
Acid draining from mines is also a problem for hellbenders, as is the construction of dams, reservoirs and other structures that slow the speed of streams and allow impurities to build up in the waterways. Also, canoe rental facilities have begun using dynamite to remove rocks and boulders from streams in order to make it easier for their canoes to pass. This probably increases the amount of sand and silt in the stream, which in turn harms the hellbenders; many hellbenders have been found with deep cuts in their heads and bodies that appear to be related to heavy canoe traffic.
Finally, the practice of "gigging" for hellbenders, especially popular in the Ozark Mountains, is causing damage since the gigging season coincides with the hellbender's reproduction season.
Is the hellbender an endangered species?
In general—and especially in the southern range of the species—hellbenders have active and viable populations, though they do receive some special protection in some states. In these southern areas, though, it is the ecosystem in which the species lives, and not the species itself, that receives special protections.
Why should the hellbender be protected?
The hellbender is an important part of stream and river ecology. For example, they help control crayfish populations, which is helpful to fishermen because crayfish often feed on the eggs of gamefish. Also, hellbenders help remove diseased or weak individuals from the larger fish population.
Researchers Work Up Hellbender
Photo courtesy U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Southeast Region via Wikimedia Commons
Most importantly, though, hellbenders are an excellent "indicator species." This means that they very accurately reflect the overall health of an area's streams and rivers. When hellbender populations begin to decline in that area, it is a good sign that the entire ecosystem is degraded as well, and is in need of increased protection. Even though the hellbender is only one member of the river and stream ecosystem, it is like a "canary in a mineshaft" and can tell us much about the quality of that system.
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Hellbender – Current Status – 2015
Hellbenders are Federally listed as a "species of concern" and may be a candidate for listing as an endangered species. Human impacts like acid mine drainage, dam construction, siltation from farms, forestry, and housing development...	Read More
Among the forty-two species of salamanders found in the woods, streams and rivers of North Carolina, the hellbender may be the strangest. Some people say the hellbender is the most grotesque-looking salamander in North America.
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A Holiday Wish: 2013, The Year Of The Chimpanzee
By Barbara J. King
According to the Chinese zodiac, 2013 will be "The Year of the Snake." I'm hopeful that in the United States it will become "The Year of the Chimpanzee."
On Tuesday came the fabulous news that 113 federally owned chimpanzees, many subjected for years to invasive lab procedures that shattered their bodies and minds, will be moving to Chimp Haven Sanctuary.
As you're reading this post, the U.S. Senate is considering the Great Ape Protection and Cost Savings Act (GAPCSA), which would move about 500 more chimpanzees to sanctuary. On behalf of , the actress and director Anjelica Huston has written a powerful op-ed on why GAPCSA is crucially important.
A board member at the Save the Chimps sanctuary in Florida, Huston says:
[some of the chimpanzees] are just babies and others ... have been locked in laboratories for as long as 50 years. [Via GAPSCA they would] be retired to sanctuaries where they would be able to live out their days in peace, with companions, space to move about, grass to walk on, blankets and other essentials for their mental and physical comfort.
Read Huston's full piece for details on the chimpanzees' treatment in research labs. The awful facts must be aired; we must face them.
They also lead us to ask ourselves, how did it come to this? How is it that we're a nation of people who buy cute, stuffed chimpanzees for our kids, enjoy chimpanzee documentaries on the big and little screen and admire Jane Goodall's conservation efforts, while at the same time being the only industrialized nation with no legislation to protect chimpanzees from invasive research?
But it's the season of hope right now, and I do have genuine hope that we are moving in the right direction.
We need to believe that fighting for lab chimpanzees, including about 300 who are not federally owned, can really turn their lives around in beautiful ways.
We need to believe that working to help vulnerable animals is one place where we can become our own best selves.
To grasp the good we can do, watch this 2-minute video of Rufus's family at Save The Chimps. As this little band of rescued apes explores a new foraging board, a "puzzle problem" offered to stimulate their senses and their smarts, we see their close social ties and their excitable body language. These animals are using their recovering bodies and their recovering minds, enjoying a life free from needles, surgical tables and fear.
As we move toward a New Year, it's in our country's power to ensure that hundreds more chimpanzees will soon live in this same safe and dignified way.
Barbara's next regular Thursday post will be January 10. In the meantime, you can keep up with more of what she is thinking on Twitter:
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Barbara J. King is a contributor to the NPR blog 13.7: Cosmos & Culture. She is a Chancellor Professor of Anthropology at the College of William and Mary. With a long-standing research interest in primate behavior and human evolution, King has studied baboon foraging in Kenya and gorilla and bonobo communication at captive facilities in the United States.


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Despite progress in cities, N.J. homicides jump 4 percent in 2015
N.J. Homicide Victims 2015
Gallery: N.J. Homicide Victims 2015
By Dan Ivers | NJ Advance Media for NJ.com
Despite positive signs in many of the state's historical centers of violence, homicides spiked slightly across New Jersey in 2015.
According to a NJ Advance Media survey of prosecutor's offices in the state's 21 counties, at least 375 people died under violent circumstances over the last 12 months -- a roughly 4 percent increase over last year's total of 361.
More than a quarter of those slayings took place in Newark, where a bloody finish to the year, which included 25 homicides over November and December, drove the city's total to 105*, according to police department statistics -- an uptick of 12 over 2014.
The late surge drove Mayor Ras Baraka to lobby for a shake-up of the city's police department, pushing for the hiring of Essex County Prosecutor's Office Chief of Detectives Anthony Ambrose to take over a new public safety director position, while eliminating the traditional police and fire director jobs. The City Council is expected to approve those appointments early next month.
"We desperately need to do something different," Baraka said in a Tuesday address at City Hall. "Obviously, what has been going on has not been acceptable. We need to be able to go forward and address what's happening in our city in a very quick and definite way."
The bloodshed in the state's largest city was also evident in many of its neighboring communities, which continue to battle their own waves of violence.
East Orange saw 11 slayings this year, nine more than 2014 and its highest total since 2009. Irvington's total dropped from 18 to 12, but Orange -- which went without a single homicide in 2014 -- recorded 5 cases.
As a whole, Essex County accounted for 143 homicides in 2015 -- far and away the most of any county, and nearly 40 percent of all cases.
Positive signs for cities
Essex represented something of an anomaly around the state, however, as other metropolises managed to either flatten their homicide rates or make measurable progress on their troubled streets.
Trenton, just two years removed from an all-time record of 37 homicides in 2013, cut its rate by roughly half to just 17.
Police spokesman Lt. Stephen Varn attributed the decline to increased collaboration with state and federal agencies in the area, as well as the work of a newly formed unit dedicated solely to investigating and preventing shootings.
"What we found was that individuals involved in non-fatal shootings were also the ones being involved in homicides," he said. "We felt that if we could put more resources into solving the non-fatal shootings and getting those offenders off the street, it was just a matter of time before they ended up into a fatal shooting."
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Positive trends were also evident in Paterson, where the city cut killings by eight after a troubling 2014 that saw 26 homicides, and Elizabeth, where slayings fell from 13 to 10.
In Camden, police recorded 32 homicides, one fewer than its total for 2014. The two statistics reflect a marked improvement from 2013, when the city of just 77,000 piled up 59 murders, spurring the state to send in a new regional police force that put nearly 200 more officers on the street.
Violent deaths in Jersey City increased by one to 25. Mayor Steven Fulop said that despite the addition of 55 new officers -- all of whom were assigned to the city's more troubled southern and western districts -- officials continued to battle a pervasive gun culture.
"Relatively speaking, versus most cities of our size, we're doing very well," he said. "But access to guns, and particularly access to guns among young people, continues to be a challenging situation for Jersey City and every city in the country."
Homicides at home
In June, Philip Seidle began tailing Tamara Seidle, through the streets of Asbury Park.
The veteran Neptune police sergeant fired several shots from his .40-caliber service handgun into his ex-wife's Volkswagen Jetta, killing her as their 7-year-old daughter looked on from her passenger seat, officials have said.
What emerged in police reports and court documents in the weeks to come, including allegations of physical and emotional abuse dating back years, painted a picture many advocates say is fueling much of the homicides in sleepy bedroom communities known more for farmers' markets than open-air drug sales.
In October, 48-year-old Suzanne Bardzell was killed with a machete outside her Midland Park home. The alleged perpetrator Arthur J. Lomando, was her ex-boyfriend and a former New York City cop who threw himself in front of a subway train in Harlem hours after the slaying. He survived.
In other incidents, all of the parties died, including a Christmas night tragedy in which a distraught husband killed his wife and 8-year-old daughter in their Edgewater apartment before turning a gun on himself.
The stories cut across all of the state's racial, gender and socioeconomic divides.
Latrena May, a 27-year-old teacher in East Orange, was gunned down by the father of her young daughter in May. The following month, Cindy Fortino fatally shot her husband Dean in their Vernon home before killing herself.
Nicole Morella, Director of Policy and Communications for the New Jersey Coalition to End Domestic Violence, said problems with domestic violence turning deadly are far from a new phenomenon, though cases like those involving Seidle and Bardzell are receiving far more media scrutiny than in the past.
"I think what we're seeing in New Jersey is unfortunately just tried and true of what's happening nationally," she said.
"(The coverage is greater) not just in the reporting of homicides, but with more information in some of the history in these cases and some of the challenges. When we just read the headlines of the death, we kind of miss the boat."
Morella said her organization is lobbying the state to allow courts to better track and assess domestic offenders who might be at high risk of reoffending, or escalating their level of violence.
Results thus far have been mixed, however, and she said problems can often go undiscovered for years due to the emotional attachments between abusers and their victims, and the fears both are forced to battle when weighing how to confront the issue.
"Sometimes there is a stigma around actually asking for help. For men, it shows their vulnerability, which they may not be supported in doing," she said.
That sentiment was shared by many tasked with preventing untimely deaths around the state, whether on a city corner or suburban cul-de-sac.
Fulop said authorities in Jersey City often struggle to convince witnesses to come forward or testify, leaving some of its worst offenders to roam free and trap some residents in a seemingly endless cycle of violence.
"We need the community to be a part of it," he said. "Sadly in a lot of urban communities, there's a culture of 'snitches get stitches', which is really hard for us."
*Note: The overall homicide count in Newark stands at 105, according to the Newark PD, and 104 according to the Essex County Prosecutor's Office.
Correction: An earlier version of this article provided an incorrect total of homicides for Jersey City in 2014 and Camden in 2015.
Dan Ivers may be reached at divers@njadvancemedia.com. Follow him on Twitter at @DanIversNJ. Find NJ.com on Facebook.


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Posted in Film Reviews, tagged 1960s, George Sanders, Gerry Levy, Hilary Dwyer, Maurice Evans, Neil Connery, Patrick Allen, SF, The Body Stealers, total cobblers on March 17, 2019| Leave a Comment »
Way out somewhere in the distant reaches of movie obscurity there are lost worlds of films that have not just been totally forgotten, they were never noticed in the first place. Whole TV channels (usually the ones with the high numbers) exist just to give this sort of film a (marginal) justification for existence, the sort of thing their original creators can barely have dreamt of when they were originally being made – usually as cheap and cheerful programme filler. (Which is essentially what they still are.)
The real joy of cruising through the high number channels is that occasionally you come across something really special (I use the word in a non-standard sense) that you previously had no conception even existed. So it was with Gerry Levy's 1969 offering The Body Stealers, produced by perennial genre-movie also-rans Tigon – lest I sound too harsh, I should of course remind you that Tigon had the odd flash of brilliance, releasing Blood on Satan's Claw and Witchfinder General, which in itself would be enough earn any company a mention in the history of British genre cinema.
The Body Stealers is not quite bad enough to get Tigon stricken from the record again, but some might say it was a close thing. In any case, this is a different sort of film to those two I just mentioned, being ostensibly set in present-day Britain, where a parachute drop is in progress. Watching it are top brass George Sanders and a parachute engineer played by 'guest star' Neil Connery (his little brother, who shamelessly used this connection to have a sort of vestigial film career for quite a few years). All is going well, until weird radiophonic noises trouble the soundtrack and… the parachutes descend to the ground, unoccupied! The parachutists have vanished into thin air (Thin Air being one of The Body Stealers' various alternate titles).
Well, roll credits, and after that, roll stock footage of an air show, where another parachute display is in progress. There are more oooo-eeee-oooo noises, this time accompanied by primitive optical printing special effects, and the parachute display team have vanished too. An observer on the ground reports seeing them fade away into nonexistence, but their C.O. isn't having any of it. 'Whatever my men get up to, and they usually do, fading away isn't it,' he declares, the sort of line that makes you want to send everyone involved back to have another go.
Well, senior air force bod Allan Cuthbertson (probably best remembered as the twitching colonel from the Gourmet Night episode of Fawlty Towers) takes a break from letching over his secretarial staff to convene an inquiry, and decrees that an outside investigator be brought in. Connery suggests he knows the man for the job, but he could be difficult to find…
Thirty seconds later, they find him: he is Bob Megan, played by slab-faced B-movie lead and ubiquitous voice-over artist Patrick Allen. Whatever Bob's professional qualifications (everyone just calls him Bob, just as everyone calls Connery's character Jim, lending the film a peculiarly informal air), they end up being rather secondary to the fact he is basically a borderline sex pest, apparently incapable of meeting a young woman without macking on her in a horribly corny way.
Naturally, the plot ends up revolving around Bob's mysterious ladykilling talents, as not only does he win (very easily) the affections of female boffin Hilary Dwyer, he also catches the eye of a mysterious blonde whom he meets lying on the beach one night and who has the odd talent of being able to vanish without a trace. Could she possibly be connected to the mystery of the vanishing parachutists – especially when, as senior boffin Maurice Evans suggests, the whole thing could have something to do with Outer Space?
Yes, it is that Maurice Evans. One minute you're giving a brilliant performance in the original Planet of the Apes, one of the greatest SF films ever made, then before you know it you wind up in a pile of tosh like this. He must have had a really demanding mortgage, is the only explanation I can think of.
I should make it clear that The Body Stealers really is tosh, and it's not even good tosh at that. This is the kind of film where you quickly learn to be pleasantly surprised when any element of it is not preposterous, clumsy, or just horribly inappropriate. One key plot twist, for example, comes when Jim reveals that Bob's new mystery girlfriend doesn't show up in photographs. Well, it's a daft idea, but daft ideas fuel most of these British SF B-movies – the thing that makes you roll your eyes is the fact that in order to work this into the plot, Jim is revealed to be the kind of guy who goes out lurking on the beach of an evening, secretly taking photos of people without telling them.
I would say this is highly questionable behaviour, but it's nothing compared to Bob's relentless pursuit of any young woman who crosses his path – never mind the endless hopeless pick-up lines, he's the kind of guy who goes for a snog within three minutes of meeting a woman. The worst thing is that the plot demands that they put up only a token resistance and all end up falling in love with him. Seriously, this is the kind of film that gave generations of young men entirely the wrong idea about how to talk to women: here they are almost all entirely decorative, recreational objects, whose response to being endlessly patronised is to fall jealously in love with whoever's responsible.
The horrific gender politics of The Body Stealers really eclipse most of the rest of the plot, which I suppose has a certain sort of B-movie guile to it, in that it largely manages to dodge using expensive special effects – the one big prop, the alien spaceship, is a second-hand one bought from Milton Subotsky. But even here it's all just corny, low-stakes stuff, mostly resolved by people standing around in rooms expositing at each other. (Hilary Dwyer is not too bad, I suppose, and does a good scream during the climax.) There is a half-decent cast here, but no-one makes much impression – Neil Connery, on the other hand, reveals again that whatever Sean's limitations as an actor, he still got all the family's allocation of talent.
On the other hand, I would be lying if I said I didn't enjoy The Body Stealers at all: I was amused by the film's attempts to economise, while desperately trying to hide the fact it was made for next to no money; I was rather tickled by the efforts of two blokes called Bob and Jim to tackle such a cosmic metaphysical enigma. The film does manage to take itself seriously, which is an impressive achievement all things consider – but, these days at least, I doubt it will manage to persuade even the most sympathetic audience to do the same. Tosh of the purest variety, but hard to entirely dislike.
Posted in Film Reviews, tagged 1970s, action, Beneath the Planet of the Apes, Charlton Heston, James Franciscus, Kim Hunter, Maurice Evans, Planet of the Apes, SF, Ted Post on June 23, 2011| 3 Comments »
You know, I've thought for a long time that Charlton Heston has taken a lot of stick he didn't really deserve. Most of this revolves around his personal politics, in particular a few unwise comments he made while in charge of the NRA. People who are quick to dismiss Heston as a gun-toting autocrat are invariably unaware that much earlier in his life he was a supporter of the Civil Rights movement, openly coming out in favour of Dr King at a time when it could have been extremely damaging to his career. It's a bit like dismissing Francis Ford Coppola as a talentless hack because he directed Tonight For Sure, One from the Heart and Jack, while choosing to overlook the fact that he made The Godfathers and Apocalypse Now.
Well, anyway. Proof that Heston had his head screwed on is surely provided by his terms of engagement with Ted Post's Beneath the Planet of the Apes. The original movie was a smash hit and a sequel was duly commissioned – but, according to his memoirs, Heston was reluctant to sign on. The story had been told, he thought: with the big reveal at the end of the movie done, all that was left in terms of story options were simplistic comic-book adventures amongst the apes.
They couldn't make the movie without him, though, and so Heston made them an offer: he'd do the new movie, but make only a cameo appearance at the very beginning: 'Kill me off in the first scene.' The producers made a counter-offer: how about if he was only in the end of the movie, which concluded with… spoiler ahoy… the end of the world. Charlton Heston signed up, enabling the creation of one of the strangest studio movies ever made.
Beneath opens with a brisk recap of the climax of the previous movie, before moving equally sharply on to stranded astronaut Taylor (Heston) being swallowed alive by some slightly variable special effects, leaving his mute girlfriend Nova (Linda Harrison, the highly talented and well-qualified girlfriend of the producer) at a loose end. As luck would have it (and this is a pretty big ask to make of the audience so early into the picture) she comes across another crashed spaceship from the 1970s.
Here we are introduced to Brent (James Franciscus) and the dodgy continuity which plagues the Apes movies. The first film made it quite clear that Heston knew he'd be shooting off to the distant future and an unknown world – that his was a Mission of No Return. And yet Brent seems convinced that he ended up here by accident, and has, in fact, been sent to rescue him.
Hmm. Franciscus does a very decent job of standing in for Heston, but his problem is that this is literally what he is doing. It's an hour before Heston reappears and there's a strong sense of the movie marking time while awaiting this, to begin with anyway. Things aren't helped by the fact that the audience is, by now, well ahead of Brent in virtually every way. We know that the Planet is ruled by Apes, and we know that it's actually post-apocalyptic Earth. Watching Brent find all this stuff out for himself involves a rehash of the previous film, squeezed into thirty minutes or so and with no ideas or novelty to it this time around: there's lots of chasing and capturing and escaping but it's all curiously bland and uninvolving, and Brent comes across as a bit of a doofus.
That said, this section does feature Kim Hunter reprising her role as friendly chimp Zira, and she does a very good job of hiding the fact she has nothing to do but exposit to Franciscus. (Roddy McDowell for once does not appear, directing a movie in Scotland at the time.) Also prominent is Maurice Evans as Zaius, the Minister of Science. Some of the scenes with Hunter and Evans have a bizarre, sitcom-ish quality (and there's one scene set in an ape sauna, which just seems silly), but he is mostly involved in setting up the new plot that will power the second half of the film.
Now, for a long time I thought this was just fairly broad Vietnam-era satire, but the idea of a holy war being launched on the pretext of the need to secure vital resources obviously has much wider applicability (I first saw this movie at the height of the first Gulf War and can't believe I didn't pick up on it at the time). The militaristic gorilla faction in the ape government is set upon invading the Forbidden Zone, an area holding the last relics of the old human civilisation (and where Heston disappeared at the start of the movie). Driven ahead of the advancing ape army, Brent and Nova are forced to take refuge there, and soon discover a colony of intelligent human mutants possessed of incredible psychic powers…
It's taken a while, but at this point the movie stops seeming quite so silly and turgid and hokey and slams into gear. That's not to say that the pace picks up, as such, but suddenly it's very clear that Paul Dehn's script is about something, and that something is the extreme danger of putting religious zealots in charge of anything. The apes have set out on a holy war to purge the humans in accordance with the teachings of their Lawgiver, while the mutants all belong to a cult which worships a doomsday bomb, left over from the good old days…
The first time I saw this movie I didn't know what to make of it and was tremendously repelled by all things that now make it seem to me so striking and unusual. I got the idea that the mutants worshipping the bomb was a metaphor for the lunacy of life during the cold war, but I didn't appreciate the surrounding stuff: both sides are driven into conflict by their religion, and both sides are led by disingenuous hypocrites and sophists.
It's an incredibly dark vision for a film to have and I can only assume that with the end of the world required at the end of the movie, Post and Dehn felt themselves free to go a little crazy and not worry about usual things like taste and restraint and giving the audience a cheery time. I can think of no other way to explain the relentless nihilistic strangeness of the final third of the film. The two protagonists are psychically impelled to fight to the death. Visions of giant ape statues appear, afflicted with bloody stigmata. There's an extraordinary scene where a congregation apparently made up of people who've been flayed alive sing tuneless hymns to a nuclear missile. You don't get this kind of thing in Pirates of the Caribbean.
In the end the story develops something of the oppressive atmosphere of an unfolding nightmare, as one by one the protagonists are shot down by the marauding apes. Taylor finally cracks and decides that everyone would be better off dead, triggering the doomsday warhead. And then, after an arrestingly impassive voiceover announcing the death of the entire planet, the credits roll in silence.
For a long time I dismissed this movie as a lazy rehash of the original with some interestingly weird stuff nailed onto the end, but now I'm not so sure. For the sheer intensity, bleakness, and hallucinatory quality of its closing sections, there's nothing else in the series to match it – and indeed, very little else in mainstream cinema anywhere. Certainly none of the other films would ever be quite so dark and strange again.
Because, of course, the final irony is that there were other films. Beneath the Planet of the Apes was another substantial moneymaker, and Dehn famously received a telegram informing him 'Apes survive. Sequel required.' A sequel, of course, without Charlton Heston, but that turned out not to be the end of the world. Then again, as this film teaches us, sometimes even the end of the world isn't the end of the world.
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From the Hootoo archive. Originally published 21st October 2004:
'Somewhere in the universe, there has to be something better than man.'
Two science fiction movies came out in 1968 that both, in their own way, had a huge effect on the genre. The received wisdom appears to be that Kubrick's 2001: A Space Odyssey gave the genre brains and artistic integrity, and that Franklin J Schaffner's Planet of the Apes gave it box-office clout and mainstream appeal – with the obvious addendum that 2001 is by far the superior and more significant picture.
Well, I'm not so sure about that, and so I would like to take this opportunity to say a few words in praise of Planet of the Apes, a film whose image has inevitably suffered from association with the far from dazzling later sequels and remake it ultimately spawned. Based on a novel by Pierre Boulle, this was in some ways a highly significant movie, simply because it was the first big-budget SF production for over a decade, and arguably the first ever to feature a major star in the lead role.
The star of Planet of the Apes is, of course, Charlton Heston, at very near the apogee of his fame and abilities. He plays Taylor, the cynical and pessimistic commander of a deep space mission. After a long period of travel at near-lightspeed velocities, Taylor and his companions crash-land on an apparently barren world. They are cut off from home by millions of miles and two thousand years (a side-effect of travel at such enormous velocities), and start searching for food and water.
They find them, along with primitive, feral humans. But there is another civilisation here as well. The humans are raiding the crops of this world's masters, several species of intelligent apes, and they respond by ruthlessly hunting down and killing these pests (as this is only two thousand years in the future, the government's ban on hunting has still not quite come into effect). Taylor finds himself captured, and about to be treated like an experimental specimen by the ape scientists…
Taylor eventually manages to convince two of his captors, veterinarian chimpanzee Zira (Kim Hunter) and her fiance, archaeologist Cornelius (Roddy McDowell), that he is an intelligent being – but this only serves to worsen his predicament. The Minister for Science, Dr. Zaius (Maurice Evans) seems to have a pathological terror and hatred of even the idea of an intelligent human, and an equal determination to destroy Taylor and the threat he represents. It seems the ape civilisation has a dark secret at its heart…
The most impressive thing about Planet of the Apes is not its production values and make-up effects, striking though they both are, but the way in which it succeeds in operating on many different levels. First and foremost, you can watch it as an adventure-thriller, with Heston put into personal jeopardy on a regular basis and a number of big set piece action sequences along the way. The story's various revelations are skilfully handled, as are the grisly revelations of the diverse but uniformly horrible fates met by the other members of Taylor's crew. The eerie score by Jerry Goldsmith is another significant asset.
But beyond this, and setting the movie apart from nearly all modern SF movies, is the way in which it quite casually touches upon a large number of different ideas and issues. To be sure, it doesn't explore most of them in any great depth, but at least they're there for the perceptive viewer to pick up on. And most of them are topics which mainstream non-SF movies would probably shy away from – most obviously is the film's commentary on animal rights, achieved through a simple reversal of the status quo. But equally central to the story is a startlingly incisive critique of religious fundamentalism: the ape ruling caste sneer at the theory of evolution which some of the younger chimps are proposing. By implication, the villains of the film are creationists: something you almost certainly won't find in many mainstream films these days. Admittedly some of the satire in the film is clumsy and obvious, but this is limited to minor elements of the script.
Even so, what gives Planet of the Apes its' memorably grim quality is the fact that, at its heart, this is a very simple story about one man's journey. It's somehow blackly comic that Taylor begins the film by turning his back on human civilisation, convinced that there must be something superior out there – but as the film goes on he finds himself an advocate for his own species, determined to prove man can be more than just the destructive animal Zaius insists is the case. This is what gives the movie's famous ending its power: Taylor, having rediscovered his belief in the worth of his own kind, suddenly has it snatched away from him again, and is left a howling wreck in the surf.
Heston's performance is equal to the task, both physically (one suspects he found the shoot every bit as demanding as his more heavily made-up co-stars) and emotionally – he even manages to make some of scriptwriter Rod Serling's more peculiar dialogue sound quite natural. But the rest of the principle cast are equally impressive, even if Hunter and McDowell wouldn't really get a chance to shine until a couple of sequels later.
And I do think that in its own way this is every bit as impressive a movie as 2001. Admittedly, it is frequently clumsy and unsubtle, some of the humour is laboured, and in places it's rather implausible. But it's involving in a way the Kubrick movie rarely is and, while not wholly immune to portentousness, neither is it overwhelmed by its own profundity. The first three sequels are really rather good, too. I think this is a genuine classic of the cinema, and a landmark movie of the SF genre.


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These atmospheric hoods usually thin and dissipate as the thunderstorm below stops growing.
It appears that the cap cloud that formed in Alabama on Saturday may have gotten some extra support from above as well.
As thunderstorms grew, they ran into an unordinarily southern dip in the jet stream for July. Winds aloft at the height of these pileus clouds were likely 50 to 65 mph.
Winds like this coming from the jet stream would have needed to divert around or over the growing thunderstorms.
It's likely that this cap cloud grew in part due to this wind, making it also a lenticular cloud.
Lenticular clouds are common around mountainous areas where wind is diverted up and over or around the terrain.
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Vision Engineering Collaborates with Aberlink, Launches Deltron
February 15, 2021 | Vision Engineering
Vision Engineering, a 62 year old leading designer and manufacturer of non-contact measurement, digital 3D visualization, and ergonomic inspection technologies, is partnering with Aberlink Ltd, the well-known British metrology innovator, to add the first contact-only measurement system to its range of metrology systems.
Designed for robustness, reliability, affordability and ease of use, Deltron, is a shop floor hardened non-Cartesian CMM with an innovative delta robotic mechanism, reknown for repeatable motion, fast acceleration and a high level of measurement accuracy. The delta mechanism on Deltron operates with a maximum vector speed of 500mm/sec and a maximum vector acceleration of 750mm/sec2.
Deltron is built with temperature sensors which ensure the measurement results are as though they were performed at 20oC. This means the system can be positioned anywhere it is needed, next to a machine tool, in a manufacturing cell, or used in a dedicated inspection area.
The cylindrical measuring volume of the system is 14.5" (370 mm) diameter x 10.6" (270mm) in height. The measuring accuracy of 2.6 + 0.4L/100 μm incorporates 0.1 μm resolution scales and a granite base holds samples up to 440 lbs (200 kg).
Delivered with ViTouch3D, a powerful and easy to use software, suitable for a range of abilities.
Deltron is the result of a new partnership between Vision Engineering, and Aberlink Ltd., the largest UK-owned manufacturer of co-ordinate measuring machines, vision measuring systems and measurement software. The partnership will see Vision Engineering branding Aberlink's brand new Extol shop floor CMM, as Deltron. Both Vision Engineering and Aberlink are well known manufacturers in their respective markets and the collaboration will allow both companies to extend their coverage of the global metrology market.
Güven Türemen, Vision Engineering's Group Commercial Metrology Manager said "We are delighted to partner with Aberlink in adding Deltron to our growing metrology product range, the first of a number of collaborative and innovative products between our companies".
He continued, "We use Aberlink CMM technology in our own manufacturing facilities in Surrey, UK and in Connecticut, USA. We know how important it is to have a robust and easy to use CMM in the heart of our machine shop to ensure consistent quality and compliance. Our emphasis has always been on ergonomics and ease of use in a production environment. Aberlink have taken delta positioning technology, widely used in automation, to create a true shop floor product for use close to the point of manufacture, by production engineers."
Optimizing Test Engineering Practices for High-Mix Electronics Manufacturing
08/15/2022 | Mark Laing, Siemens Digital Industries Software
For PCB and assembly manufacturers, test engineering has become a critical factor in enhancing the profitability of new product introductions (NPIs). Given the trend toward high-mix, low-volume production, the journey from design data to an automated PCB testing program must be quicker and more efficient than ever before. In this article, we will discuss how to optimize the efficiency of the test engineering process in accordance with these new market realities.
Happy's Essential Skills: Recruiting and Interviewing
12/29/2020 | Happy Holden, I-Connect007
Printed circuit manufacturing was not one of the jobs that electrical engineers in HP wanted to do. EEs were also not the best choice for printed circuit manufacturing because chemical engineers, chemists, and mechanical engineers had more skills useful to support the PCB manufacturing process. Therefore, I was authorized to recruit external hires. To recruit chemical engineers, we went to those universities noted for their focus on industries like electronics, process control, and environmental...
The Test Connection's Bill Horner Remembered
11/18/2020 | I-Connect007 Editorial Team
Bill Horner, the founder of The Test Connection Inc. and a well-respected engineer, passed away on September 21, 2020. He was 81 years old.


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For more savings tips, read 6 Ways to Save at Whole Foods.
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Back to Nature items are kosher? They carry no hechshir.
I couldn't find anything on their website, so then I checked them out on Amazon – if you enlarge the pixs, it looks there is an OU on them. For example, here. I'll have to check them out in person (I haven't yet).
I went to Back to Nature website and couldn't find the $1 coupon for cookies. Any ideas where I can find it? Thanks so much for all your help – I love your blog.
I'll get back to you after Shabbat – I hope they didn't take it down.


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Sequel to 'The Fall of Singapore'. The horrific story of the Australian prisoners of war who were forced by the Japanese to work on the notorious Burma railway during WWII. The 270-mile railway was completed by 1944 and had taken a terrible toll. More than 12,000 prisoners of war died, including 2,646 Australians.
The program traces events from the fall of Singapore in 1942, focusing on the men of the ill-fated 8th Division of the Australian Army and telling of their internment at Changi prison camp, the construction of the railway in Thailand, the eventual Japanese surrender and the release of the prisoners and the return of a few POWs to Changi after the war ended. Australian author Russell Braddon, then 21 years of age, was one of the prisoners and he describes his experiences in his best-selling book 'The Naked Island'.
For this program, he visits the former prison and many other sites, including the railway, for the first time since the war ended. He and a number of fellow ex-prisoners recall their ordeal including popular actor/comedian Slim De Grey. The program is illustrated with historical black and white film footage, photographs, paintings and sketches. The narrator is actor Phillip Hinton.
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How much money does the LDS Church give to charity?
How much did the LDS Church donate in 2020?
What percentage of LDS tithing goes to charity?
How much has Walmart donated to charity?
Does the LDS Church donate?
Which church gives the most to charity?
What does the Mormon Church do with tithing money?
What happens if a Mormon does not tithe?
How much does target donate to charity?
How much does Amazon donate to charity?
Does Walmart sponsor anything?
Since the organization's inception in 1985, Latter-day Saint Charities has provided over $2.3 billion worth of assistance in 197 countries. 2020 by Intellectual Reserve, Inc. All rights reserved.
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints made $6 billion in 2020 through an investment fund, according to a FOX 13 report. The numbers were reported in a new filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. [Read a deeper look at the tithing devout Latter-day Saints pay to their faith.]
Latter-day Saint Charities provided about $100M in assistance in 2019, reports show | KSL.com.
You donate 10 percent of your income for tithing (see Doctrine and Covenants 119). You give your tithing to a member of your bishopric or branch presidency or submit it online at donations.lds.org.
(December 21, 2018) – As part of their mission to use their strengths to make a difference, Walmart and the Walmart Foundation announce they have donated more than $61 million in cash and in-kind contributions to non-profit organizations in California, including more than $14 million in Los Angeles, during FY18.
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LDS Charities, the nonprofit humanitarian arm of the Church, focuses on relieving suffering, fostering self-reliance and providing opportunities for service for people around the world regardless of religion, nationality or race. … One hundred percent of donations are used for humanitarian efforts.
Catholic Church Giving Stats
Most Catholics aged 16-34 donate $100 or less to their local parish a year. …
Most people donate under $100 a year to their parish. …
People who make the most also donate the most. …
Catholic Charities USA collected $714 million in private donations.
The LDS Church uses tithing funds for building and maintaining temples and meetinghouses. It is also used to fund the church's missionary and education efforts.
If a church member does not participate or attend a tithing settlement meeting, the bishop or branch president declares a tithing status in their behalf. Each year, the tithing status of every member is recorded and sent to church headquarters in Salt Lake City, Utah.
In 2020, Target gave over $33 million in cash grants and product donations in the Twin Cities. In addition, we donated more than eight million pounds of food and team members volunteered more than 58,000 hours in the community.
Jeff Bezos topped the list by donating $10 billion to launch the Bezos Earth Fund. Bezos, who last week announced he was stepping down as Amazon CEO to devote more time to philanthropy and other projects, also contributed $100 million to Feeding America, the organization that supplies more than 200 food banks.
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Walmart has been helping people save money – and live better – ever since. In 1982, the Walmart Foundation was created to help support the communities Walmart serves. Together, Walmart and the Walmart Foundation generally provide more than $1 billion in cash and in-kind annual giving.


Here is the slap of the day. When a clothing brand is able to defend something else than a so-called standard so far removed from reality that it doesn't make sense anymore, you get to touch the real concept. And sometimes so many times you end up facing the emptiness of the action of someone else, but not today. Danish brand Han Kjøbenhavn, known for their unique film creations for their collection, has released the strongest piece of poetry I have seen in a while with their soon to be released Fall/Winter 2012 Collection. I'm still dizzy from it.