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I've finally settled on generally packing everything for my travels in Pelican cases & checking them. I'm now searching for a bag to use in-flight and in-car. No laptop to carry (that BMF's in the Pelican). Something to keep my pockets empty through TSA chokepoints, and organized before & beyond. Just Kindle, car GPS, MP3 gizmo, phone, camera, chargers, rain jacket, tickets, receipts, Platypus. Extra room for whatever. Probably add my netbook (no tablet yet). I was thinking about the padded compartments of a camera case, but none I've seen have adequate non-camera/bulk space. I've been looking, too, at Shooter's/Tactical stuff, but nothing's jumped out so far. I've overlooking something - I'm excited to see your suggestions! asked Apr 13 '12 at 08:07 Wayne R |
http://www.amazon.com/Dakine-8130-030-29-DAKINE-Mens-Pack/dp/B002C5IPCQ This is a pretty inexpensive solution that has a couple higher security pockets that I keep my kindle fire in and you could pair it with some of the above Grid-It systems to make room. It also has separate compartments that could be used for the platypus especially if you wont be carrying a full sized laptop. It's got a lot of logo on it though but it's a nice clean solid color, at least in the all black one I have. However, I don't know if you want a backpack or something more "professional" in appearance (i.e. single strap messenger style or brief case type). I really like some of the Maxpedition tactical bags but I think they look a little extreme with the MOLLE system to be dragging through the airport. They are more suited to the outdoors. linkanswered Jun 13 '12 at 17:29 |
Another vote for Tom Bihn (tombihn.com). A lot of Cool Tool readers are fans of his wonderful made-in-the-USA bags. For your needs, you will probably really like the Co-Pilot shoulder bag or Synapse backpack, although there are many other sizes and styles to choose from. I can't speak highly enough of his stuff. Nothing ever falls apart, and his customers are very loyal.... they even have a very active online forum! Check it out! linkanswered Jun 12 '12 at 11:53 Teni |
Zuca pro for Anything travel related. Using this for the Heavy stuff. http://www.zuca.com/ Bulletproof, Very happy customer after destroying too many bags to count. This one may seem pricey but I Swear It's the best money I've ever spent. Tamrac Model 153 World Correspondent's Vest for the personal entertainment batteries and cables. Throw the wallet, keys, Phone, Jewelry, MP3 player, passport etc. in any one of the 5 zippered pockets. Plenty of velcro pockets left over for anything else you might want. Zipper everything up ahead of time and toss it in the plastic tray to run through the x-ray machine. Almost5 time for a new one of these. linkanswered Jun 09 '12 at 21:21 iqak |
For $18.81, there is no better case for electronics. AmazonBasics Universal Travel Case for Small Electronics and Accessories (Black). http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B002VPE1QG/ref=oh_details_o05_s00_i01. Compact to a fault. Hard shell outside. Brushed poly inside has many zippered and variously sized pockets. cannot be beat. linkanswered Jun 07 '12 at 20:11 |
For a courier bag, CourierWare. I've been using their bags for over 20 years (I just wore out my original bag a few years ago) and they're great people with a great product. US-made, if that makes a difference. Another possibility is Red Oxx, perhaps the Gator or the larger Safari-Beanos PR4, or even the Roadster Mini Ruck Rucksack. I have a PR5 and it is awesome for traveling. It swallows stuff like Kobayashi swallows hot dogs. I haven't had any problems fitting it in overhead bins or under seats or checking it. And its construction is practically bullet-proof. Also US-made. linkanswered Jun 07 '12 at 06:53 DanW |
Like many others have said, get something from Maxpedition. They have a huge range of styles and colours (not all look tactical), it is easily customised (they have a huge rage of pouches and other accessories although many models already have numerous slots and pockets) and the materials and build quality is second to none, I have had an MPB as my main work bag for seven years in a harsh desert environment and it has no discernable wear at all, most people are lucky to get two years out of a nylon bag here. They are also extremely good value in my opinion, not the cheapest but you will never wear it out. If you want another opinion, Jack Bauer uses Mapedition as his bag. There are lots of reviews on line. Check the sizes though if buying on line, some bags look bigger than they are, some look smaller. linkanswered Jun 07 '12 at 03:16 MBK |
Just chiming in here to add my vote for Maxpedition gear. It's all very durable and the tac-tie system lets you semi-permanently add additional pouches. I'm not going to recommend a specific model though, but I'll advice you to take a look at both their Versipack and Gearslinger series. The former are single-sling side-carry bags, while the latter are single-sling back-carry bags. Both series come in different sizes. Take stock of the stuff you want to carry, add some margin, and see which model fits your needs. My regular setup is a Jumbo S-Type Versipack (s-type = left-side carry), with a phone-holster attached. When I travel, I normally add the Janus for easy access to things like passports and travel documents. Sometimes I also add an M1 waistpack (which can be attached using tac-ties). For hikes, I have the 32oz Nalgene bottle, for which the Jumbo has a special, collapsible compartment at the rear. One thing to keep in mind: Don't trust the photo's on the Maxpedition website. Their regular bag-showing guy is tiny, so the bags look bigger than they really are. Also, don't be put off by Maxpedition's focus on CCW (Carrying concealed weapon). The CCW compartment is ideal to keep quick access items (My keys and wallet are in there). Hope this helps, Jeroen linkanswered Jun 07 '12 at 00:02 |
You could also check out scottevest.com for travel clothing designed to replace or at least reduce the need for carry-on luggage. linkanswered Jun 06 '12 at 21:09 sedahi |
Check out Tom Bihn (www.tombihn.com) for a variety of travel bags: backpacks, accessory bags, small carry-ons, briefcases, laptop cases, whatever. Built for one-baggers, and built to last! linkanswered Jun 06 '12 at 19:47 tdivcr |
How about Grid-It with whatever bag you want? http://www.cocooninnovations.com/grid.php The GRID-IT!™ organization system is a proprietary patent pending object retention system. A unique weave of rubberized elastic bands made specifically to hold personal objects firmly in place. linkanswered Jun 06 '12 at 15:13 |


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C'mon, join us and be a part of sharing in the smile-making and also to see them again!
Meet point: Wimpy, Princess Crossing. Google map here.
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Ok no worries. Pieter is coming with too. So it will be 3 of us.
@Cheryl: 2.30pm at the Wimpy - it's just the 2 of us so we can just move on straight from there. Would have offered to pick you up but am in Ennerdale in the morning...
Ok so 2.30pm at the Wimpy? Or do we have to be at Princess Crossing at 2.30pm? If so, then 2pm at the Wimpy?
Hi Cheryl, as discussed on the phone yesterday we'll be meeting at the Wimpy and drive in together from there to meet Pastor Gabriel. See you tomorrow.
Are we meeting at the Wimpy's again?
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Statistical Propagation Modeling for Cellular Systems by Logan Scott
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For ground mobile systems, median path loss between
a transmitter and a receiver is usually, but not always, much higher than
predicted by free space propagation laws. Various measurement based empirical
laws have been developed to estimate median path loss for moderate to large
macrocells based on frequency, building environment, and antenna heights;
most notably the Hata2 and JTC3 models. These models
boil down to describing median path loss as:
Median Path Loss (dB) = A + B log10( R )
A is median path loss in dB at 1km
B is the rate at which median signal strength falls off (10 times ")
R is range in
Free space A&B values at 1900 MHz are A=98 dB
and B=20 consistent with an R2 signal strength fall-off rate.
In dense residential areas with a 100' basestation antenna height, JTC models
indicate A&B values of A=132 dB and B=38 for an R3.8
signal strength fall-off rate. For further discussion on why signal strength
tends to fall off at an ~R4 rate see my page on Free Space Propagation and the Two Ray Model.
At the very short ranges characteristic of microcellular
deployments, typically less than 1 km, there is a large body of evidence4
that signal strength falls off more slowly consistent with line-of-sight
and/or ducting phenomenon. Fall-off rates revert to R2 and slower
at short ranges. With low basestation antenna heights in the "up to 40 foot
AGL" range, propagation is often nearly free space out to almost a kilometer
and then it starts to fall off very rapidly on the order of R66R9.
Variability is high. This will have profound implications for microcellular
deployments since classic engineered frequency reuse patterns and techniques
are not viable. Dynamic Channel Allocation (DCA) techniques are prevalent
in extant microcellular systems.
Two distinct types of fading generally need to be considered in engineering ground mobile systems; multipath fading and shadow fading. Field measurements have shown that large scale shadow fading due to buildings, terrain variations etc. tends to be log-normally distributed about the median signal strength. By this, we mean that the random component of path-loss is expressed in units of dB with a normal (Gaussian) distribution centered on the median path-loss. For example, with a Flog_normal = 10 dB, signal strength will be within "10 dB of the median 68% of the time ("1F) and within "20 dB of the median 95% of the time ("2F) . Typically, outdoor Flog_normal values in cellular bands are between 6 and 12 dB. Correlation distances associated with shadow fading are of the same order as the size of the objects causing the obtenebration, ~5 to 40 meters. As a consequence, shadow fading tends to change slowly, especially for slow moving users as is shown in Figure 1a.
Figure 1a: Shadow Fading Decorrelation Times as a Function of Velocity
Multipath fading, sometimes called small scale fading is caused by the summation of various delayed and attenuated replicas of signal at the receiving antenna. Because of phase shifts, replicas may either tend to reinforce or cancel each other. Moving the mobile receiving antenna on the order of 28 (~6" @ 1900 MHz) largely decorrelates the fading experienced5 so as a consequence, multipath fading tends to decorrelate rapidly as is shown in Figure 1b. Amplitude statistics of narrowband signals in multipath fading are often characterized as Ricean with the degenerate case of Raleigh fading in diffuse reflection environments.
In some systems, Error Detecting And Correcting (EDAC) codes are combined with symbol interleaving to randomize symbol errors. Unless the interleaver span is longer than the decorrelation interval these techniques are largely ineffective in and of themselves. For voice communications, interleaver spans are limited to about 150 msec or less; otherwise unacceptable delays occur. Thus we see that EDAC techniques need to be augmented with other techniques such as antenna diversity, frequency hopping, and power control in order to maintain communications in a slow fading environment.
Figure 1b: Multipath Fading Decorrelation Times as a Function of Velocity (1900 MHz Center Frequency)
For wider bandwidth signals, multipath fading is broadly divided into two categories; flat and frequency selective fading. If delay spread between relatively strong replicas is much more than roughly 1/[2B Signal Bandwidth], the channel will be frequency selective with some frequency components of the signal attenuated more than others. Frequency Hopping systems take advantage of this fact to randomize symbol errors by hopping among several frequencies. If the delay spread is sufficiently small, all signal components tend to fade together and we must rely on antenna diversity or long interleaver spans to overcome deep fades.
In cellular communications systems, frequencies are used again at sites sufficiently separated in distance in order to conserve spectrum. An air interface's tolerance to interference from distant sites is a key factor limiting how often a frequency can be reused. Sectorization also plays a role in that it limits the number of close interfering sources through the use of directional antennae. Figure 2 shows near in interference source geometry for an N=7 frequency reuse deployment on the forward link (base to mobile). In the case of omnidirectional basestations, the mobile unit (blue x) trying to hear the desired basestation (yellow *) can potentially receive interference from any cochannel basestation (green o). With a three sector deployment, basestations transmit over a 120o azimuth sector. Only the basestations transmitting in the direction of the mobile represent significant interference potential. In a six sector deployment, there are even fewer potential interfering sources.
Figure 2: Forward Link Interference Geometry for N=7
Based on Monte Carlo simulation, Figure 3 plots average signal to average interference ratio (<C>/<I>) on the forward link (base to mobile) as a function of likelihood for N=7 site frequency reuse. Median path losses for each individual Tx to Rx path are independently perturbed by log-normal shadow fading as generated by a Gaussian random number generator. Results from 1000 simulated cases are then sorted to obtain the results of Figure 3.
Here, median path loss is characterized by rate R3.8 signal power fall-off consistent with the JTC dense residential model and shadow fading STandard Deviation (STD) is a modest Flog_normal = 7 dB. The "x-axis" shows the percentage of simulated cases where the <C>/<I> was less than the indicated value. As an example, if we consider the S=1 (Omnidirectional basestation antenna) case and look only at the nearest basestation on frequency_1, there is a 50% probability that <C>/<I> will be less than 12 dB and a 10% probability that <C>/<I> is less than 2 dB.
If rapid handoff capabilities and/or soft handoff are incorporated into the air interface; significant gains <C>/<I> are attainable by picking the basestation with the best <C>/<I> at any given time. If the mobile unit scans around in frequency and looks at frequency_2 and frequency_3, the frequencies of it's next nearest neighbors, it might find a better <C>/<I>. This case is depicted in the S=1, "Best of 3" curve where in simulation, whichever basestation selection leads to the highest <C>/<I>, that one is selected. Now, there is a 10% chance that <C>/<I> will be +12 dB or less. Stated another way, there is a 90% chance that <C>/<I> is greater than +12 dB. Providing, the mobile is always locked onto the "Best of 3" it will obtain 10 dB of macroscopic diversity gain at the 90% confidence point. This is significant in that high confidence of sufficient <C>/<I> is needed to ensure reliable communications.
Figure 3: Forward Link <C>/<I> for N=7
Depending on specific modulation formats and error correction coding, different air interfaces tolerate varying levels of <C>/<I>. As an example, the American Mobile Phone Standard (AMPS) system is based on an analog 30 kHz wide narrowband FM modulation format and typically requires an average SNR of 15 dB or better to obtain clear reception. AMPS normally requires N=12 if sectorization is not used and N=7 with three sector deployments. Qualcomm's IS-95 CDMA system can operate with much lower average SNR's (~ -15 dB) because it uses relatively large bandwidths (1.25 MHz) to send data at low rates (~2.4 to 9.6 kbps). The attendant processing gain helps overcome the effects of noise and cochannel interference. As a consequence, N=1 frequency reuse is the norm for IS-95. The GSM system combines slow frequency hopping (217 hops/second) with ~rate 1/2 convolutional coding to operate acceptably with an average SNR of 9 dB. When using omnidirectional antennas, GSM requires N=7 frequency reuse to obtain good coverage. With three way sectorization, N=4 frequency reuse is commonly used.
Personal Access Communications System (PACS)6 is a low tier air interface intended primarily for pedestrian users. Obtained through Monte Carlo simulation, Figure 4 plots a receiver operating characteristic for a PACS mobile receiver using two antenna diversity reception. As <C>/<I> decreases, the receiver sees more cochannel interference and becomes less tolerant of thermal noise. Figure 4 plots the dividing line between being able to obtain a Frame Error Rate (FER) of 0.01 and not being able to do so. The choice of FER = 0.01 is consistent with good voice quality when using a low rate (~8 kbps) vocoder. The PACS air interface makes provisions for future use of low rate vocoders but in current practice, the PACS system uses 32 kbps ADPCM (CCITT G.726). Somewhat higher FER could be tolerated.
Figure 4: PACS Receiver Operating Characteristic for FER = 0.01
Using the <C>/<I> simulator of the previous section and extending it to compute mean thermal Eb/No as a function of range, we can simulate 1000 cases at each range and classify each case as "FER Acceptable" or "FER Unacceptable". Figure 5 which plots probability of obtaining required Frame Error Rate (FER) performance as a function of cell radius for N=7 frequency reuse. In this deployment model, basestations would be placed two times the cell radius apart. The mobile receiver employs dual antenna diversity to combat small scale fading and is required to provide a FER of 10-2 or better. Flat fading and static frequency allocations7 are assumed. The user is located near the cell edge. Providing the mobile unit moves at pedestrian velocities, the PACS air interface will handoff between basestations rapidly enough to obtain "Best of 3" performance. At higher speeds, the air interface is unable to keep up with the changing shadow environment and performance would be better described by the "Nearest" cases.
For deployments with closely packed cells we see coverage probability saturates because of <C>/<I>. Even though the desired signal is strong, in a significant proportion of locations, cochannel interference from other basestations is strong enough to jam out the desired signal even though mean thermal Eb/No is quite high. With S=1, coverage saturates at 58% for "Best of 3" operation. This means that 42% of all edge locations cannot provide FER of 0.01 or better.
As cells are less densely packed we start to see coverage probabilities start drop because of problems with signal strength. Mean thermal Eb/No falls with distance. Looking at specific cases, coverage probabilities with an N=7 frequency reuse are generally not capable of supporting FER < 0.01 except for the sectorized deployments more typical of high tier systems.
Figure 5: PACS Forward Link Coverage with FER = 0.01 for N=7
If a FER of 0.1 is acceptable, we obtain the results of Figure 6. In general, the apparent coverage is better with higher saturation coverage probabilities. At a FER of 10%, voice will be pretty scratchy with ADPCM and unusable with low rate vocoders.
Figure 6: PACS Forward Link Coverage with FER = 0.1 for N=7
If we want good coverage at FER=0.01, we might want to reuse frequencies less often to improve <C>/<I>. Figure 7 considers an N=13 frequency reuse with static allocations. Now performance is generally quite acceptable providing user velocities are slow enough so "Best of 3" performance is obtained.
Figure 7: PACS Forward Link Coverage with FER = 0.01 for N=13
[1] For a more complete introduction, I suggest:
[2] M. Hata, Empirical Formula for Propagation Loss in Land Mobile Radio Services, IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology, August 1980
[3] JTC(AIR)/94.09.19-065R5 (there are probably more recent versions)
[4] The TTL Experimental License Progress Report for August 1991 reports on an extensive measurement program using low basestation antenna heights. It is just one of many sources on microcellular propagation.
[5] Basestation antennae on moderate to high towers are another story. Fade decorrelation distances are from 3 to 6 feet depending on tower height and frequency. See W.Y. Lee, "Mobile Communications Engineering", McGraw-Hill 1982, ISBN 0-07-037039-7. Also section 4.0 of this document.
[6] PACS originated within BELLCORE and has been standardized by T1 and TIA
[7] PACS includes provisions for a slow dynamic
channel allocation method on the forward link. Called QSAFA (Quasi Static
Automatic Frequency Allocation), this method may improve frequency reuse
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1 These [are] the words which Moses hath spoken unto all Israel, beyond the Jordan, in the wilderness, in the plain over-against Suph, between Paran and Tophel, and Laban, and Hazeroth, and Di-Zahab; | 1 These are the words Moses spoke to all Israel in the desert east of the Jordan--that is, in the Arabah--opposite Suph, between Paran and Tophel, Laban, Hazeroth and Dizahab. |
2 eleven days' from Horeb, the way of mount Seir, unto Kadesh-Barnea. | 2 (It takes eleven days to go from Horeb to Kadesh Barnea by the Mount Seir road.) |
3 And it cometh to pass in the fortieth year, in the eleventh month, on the first of the month hath Moses spoken unto the sons of Israel according to all that Jehovah hath commanded him concerning them; | 3 In the fortieth year, on the first day of the eleventh month, Moses proclaimed to the Israelites all that the LORD had commanded him concerning them. |
4 after his smiting Sihon king of the Amorite who is dwelling in Heshbon, and Og king of Bashan who is dwelling in Ashtaroth in Edrei, | 4 This was after he had defeated Sihon king of the Amorites, who reigned in Heshbon, and at Edrei had defeated Og king of Bashan, who reigned in Ashtaroth. |
5 beyond the Jordan, in the land of Moab, hath Moses begun to explain this law, saying: | 5 East of the Jordan in the territory of Moab, Moses began to expound this law, saying: |
6 `Jehovah our God hath spoken unto us in Horeb, saying, Enough to you -- of dwelling in this mount; | 6 The LORD our God said to us at Horeb, "You have stayed long enough at this mountain. |
7 turn ye and journey for you, and enter the mount of the Amorite, and unto all its neighbouring places, in the plain, in the hill-country, and in the low country, and in the south, and in the haven of the sea, the land of the Canaanite, and of Lebanon, unto the great river, the river Phrat; | 7 Break camp and advance into the hill country of the Amorites; go to all the neighboring peoples in the Arabah, in the mountains, in the western foothills, in the Negev and along the coast, to the land of the Canaanites and to Lebanon, as far as the great river, the Euphrates. |
8 see, I have set before you the land; go in and possess the land which Jehovah hath sworn to your fathers, to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob, to give to them, and to their seed after them. | 8 See, I have given you this land. Go in and take possession of the land that the LORD swore he would give to your fathers--to Abraham, Isaac and Jacob--and to their descendants after them." |
9 `And I speak unto you at that time, saying, I am not able by myself to bear you; | 9 At that time I said to you, "You are too heavy a burden for me to carry alone. |
10 Jehovah your God hath multiplied you, and lo, ye [are] to-day as the stars of the heavens for multitude; | 10 The LORD your God has increased your numbers so that today you are as many as the stars in the sky. |
11 Jehovah, God of your fathers, is adding to you, as ye [are], a thousand times, and doth bless you as He hath spoken to you. | 11 May the LORD, the God of your fathers, increase you a thousand times and bless you as he has promised! |
12 `How do I bear by myself your pressure, and your burden, and your strife? | 12 But how can I bear your problems and your burdens and your disputes all by myself ? |
13 Give for yourselves men, wise and intelligent, and known to your tribes, and I set them for your heads; | 13 Choose some wise, understanding and respected men from each of your tribes, and I will set them over you." |
14 and ye answer me and say, Good [is] the thing which thou hast spoken -- to do. | 14 You answered me, "What you propose to do is good." |
15 `And I take the heads of your tribes, men, wise and known, and I appoint them heads over you, princes of thousands, and princes of hundreds, and princes of fifties, and princes of tens, and authorities, for your tribes. | 15 So I took the leading men of your tribes, wise and respected men, and appointed them to have authority over you--as commanders of thousands, of hundreds, of fifties and of tens and as tribal officials. |
16 And I command your judges at that time, saying, Hearkening between your brethren -- then ye have judged righteousness between a man, and his brother, and his sojourner; | 16 And I charged your judges at that time: Hear the disputes between your brothers and judge fairly, whether the case is between brother Israelites or between one of them and an alien. |
17 ye do not discern faces in judgment; as the little so the great ye do hear; ye are not afraid of the face of any, for the judgment is God's, and the thing which is too hard for you, ye bring near unto me, and I have heard it; | 17 Do not show partiality in judging; hear both small and great alike. Do not be afraid of any man, for judgment belongs to God. Bring me any case too hard for you, and I will hear it. |
18 and I command you, at that time, all the things which ye do. | 18 And at that time I told you everything you were to do. |
19 `And we journey from Horeb, and go [through] all that great and fearful wilderness which ye have seen -- the way of the hill-country of the Amorite, as Jehovah our God hath commanded us, and we come in unto Kadesh-Barnea. | 19 Then, as the LORD our God commanded us, we set out from Horeb and went toward the hill country of the Amorites through all that vast and dreadful desert that you have seen, and so we reached Kadesh Barnea. |
20 `And I say unto you, Ye have come in unto the hill-country of the Amorite, which Jehovah our God is giving to us; | 20 Then I said to you, "You have reached the hill country of the Amorites, which the LORD our God is giving us. |
21 see, Jehovah thy God hath set before thee the land; go up, possess, as Jehovah, God of thy fathers, hath spoken to thee; fear not, nor be affrighted. | 21 See, the LORD your God has given you the land. Go up and take possession of it as the LORD, the God of your fathers, told you. Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged." |
22 `And ye come near unto me, all of you, and say, Let us send men before us, and they search for us the land, and they bring us back word [concerning] the way in which we go up into it, and the cities unto which we come in; | 22 Then all of you came to me and said, "Let us send men ahead to spy out the land for us and bring back a report about the route we are to take and the towns we will come to." |
23 and the thing is good in mine eyes, and I take of you twelve men, one man for a tribe. | 23 The idea seemed good to me; so I selected twelve of you, one man from each tribe. |
24 `And they turn and go up to the hill-country, and come in unto the valley of Eshcol, and spy it, | 24 They left and went up into the hill country, and came to the Valley of Eshcol and explored it. |
25 and they take with their hand of the fruit of the land, and bring down unto us, and bring us back word, and say, Good is the land which Jehovah our God is giving to us. | 25 Taking with them some of the fruit of the land, they brought it down to us and reported, "It is a good land that the LORD our God is giving us." |
26 `And ye have not been willing to go up, and ye provoke the mouth of Jehovah your God, | 26 But you were unwilling to go up; you rebelled against the command of the LORD your God. |
27 and murmur in your tents, and say, In Jehovah's hating us He hath brought us out of the land of Egypt, to give us into the hand of the Amorite -- to destroy us; | 27 You grumbled in your tents and said, "The LORD hates us; so he brought us out of Egypt to deliver us into the hands of the Amorites to destroy us. |
28 whither are we going up? our brethren have melted our heart, saying, A people greater and taller than we, cities great and fenced to heaven, and also sons of Anakim -- we have seen there. | 28 Where can we go? Our brothers have made us lose heart. They say, 'The people are stronger and taller than we are; the cities are large, with walls up to the sky. We even saw the Anakites there.' " |
29 `And I say unto you, Be not terrified, nor be afraid of them; | 29 Then I said to you, "Do not be terrified; do not be afraid of them. |
30 Jehovah your God, who is going before you -- He doth fight for you, according to all that He hath done with you in Egypt before your eyes, | 30 The LORD your God, who is going before you, will fight for you, as he did for you in Egypt, before your very eyes, |
31 and in the wilderness, where thou hast seen that Jehovah thy God hath borne thee as a man beareth his son, in all the way which ye have gone, till your coming in unto this place. | 31 and in the desert. There you saw how the LORD your God carried you, as a father carries his son, all the way you went until you reached this place." |
32 `And in this thing ye are not stedfast in Jehovah your God, | 32 In spite of this, you did not trust in the LORD your God, |
33 who is going before you in the way to search out to you a place for your encamping, in fire by night, to shew you in the way in which ye go, and in a cloud by day. | 33 who went ahead of you on your journey, in fire by night and in a cloud by day, to search out places for you to camp and to show you the way you should go. |
34 `And Jehovah heareth the voice of your words, and is wroth, and sweareth, saying, | 34 When the LORD heard what you said, he was angry and solemnly swore: |
35 Not one of these men of this evil generation doth see the good land which I have sworn to give to your fathers, | 35 "Not a man of this evil generation shall see the good land I swore to give your forefathers, |
36 save Caleb son of Jephunneh -- he doth see it, and to him I give the land on which he hath trodden, and to his sons, because that he hath been fully after Jehovah. | 36 except Caleb son of Jephunneh. He will see it, and I will give him and his descendants the land he set his feet on, because he followed the LORD wholeheartedly." |
37 `Also with me hath Jehovah been angry for your sake, saying, Also, thou dost not go in thither; | 37 Because of you the LORD became angry with me also and said, "You shall not enter it, either. |
38 Joshua son of Nun, who is standing before thee, he goeth in thither; him strengthen thou; for he doth cause Israel to inherit. | 38 But your assistant, Joshua son of Nun, will enter it. Encourage him, because he will lead Israel to inherit it. |
39 `And your infants, of whom ye have said, For a prey they are, and your sons who have not known to-day good and evil, they go in thither, and to them I give it, and they possess it; | 39 And the little ones that you said would be taken captive, your children who do not yet know good from bad--they will enter the land. I will give it to them and they will take possession of it. |
40 and ye, turn for yourselves, and journey toward the wilderness, the way of the Red Sea. | 40 But as for you, turn around and set out toward the desert along the route to the Red Sea." |
41 `And ye answer and say unto me, We have sinned against Jehovah; we -- we go up, and we have fought, according to all that which Jehovah our God hath commanded us; and ye gird on each his weapons of war, and ye are ready to go up into the hill-country; | 41 Then you replied, "We have sinned against the LORD. We will go up and fight, as the LORD our God commanded us." So every one of you put on his weapons, thinking it easy to go up into the hill country. |
42 and Jehovah saith unto me, Say to them, Ye do not go up, nor fight, for I am not in your midst, and ye are not smitten before your enemies. | 42 But the LORD said to me, "Tell them, 'Do not go up and fight, because I will not be with you. You will be defeated by your enemies.' " |
43 `And I speak unto you, and ye have not hearkened, and provoke the mouth of Jehovah, and act proudly, and go up into the hill-country; | 43 So I told you, but you would not listen. You rebelled against the LORD's command and in your arrogance you marched up into the hill country. |
44 and the Amorite who is dwelling in that hill-country cometh out to meet you, and they pursue you as the bees do, and smite you in Seir -- unto Hormah. | 44 The Amorites who lived in those hills came out against you; they chased you like a swarm of bees and beat you down from Seir all the way to Hormah. |
45 `And ye turn back and weep before Jehovah, and Jehovah hath not hearkened to your voice, nor hath he given ear unto you; | 45 You came back and wept before the LORD, but he paid no attention to your weeping and turned a deaf ear to you. |
46 and ye dwell in Kadesh many days, according to the days which ye had dwelt. | 46 And so you stayed in Kadesh many days--all the time you spent there. |
Young's Literal Translation is in the public domain. (Young's Literal Translation - The Bible Online) | Scripture quoted by permission. Quotations designated (NIV) are from THE HOLY BIBLE: NEW INTERNATIONAL VERSION®. NIV®. Copyright © 1973, 1978, 1984 by Biblica. All rights reserved worldwide. (New International Version Bible Online) |


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Concealed Carry Permit Issue Class: Shall Issue to Residents Only
The "Shall Issue to Residents Only" classification means that the issuing official will issue a permit to a North Carolina resident if they meet all of the legal requirements. Non-North Carolina residents are not eligible for the North Carolina concealed carry permit.
Minimum Requirements for a North Carolina Concealed Weapon Permit:
- You must be a U.S. citizen or a permanent resident alien.
- You are a resident of North Carolina for at least the last thirty (30) days prior to application.
- You must be at least 21 years of age or older.
- You are qualified to own a firearm in a safe manner.
- You must have completed an approved firearms training course.
- You must not under indictment nor have been convicted of a felony in the U.S. or elsewhere.
- You must not be a fugitive from justice.
- You must not be an unlawful user or addicted to any controlled substance.
- You must not be adjudged insane or mentally deranged.
- You must not be admitted to a mental health.
- You have not renounced U.S. citizenship.
- You must not be under court order.
- You must not be convicted of misdemeanor or domestic violence.
- You must not be dishonorably discharged from the Armed Forces.
- You must not have been convicted of driving under the influence (DUI) within three (3) years prior to application.
Miscellaneous North Carolina Concealed Carry Permit Information:
- Instructions for new applications for a license to carry concealed weapon:
- Complete an application, under oath, on a form provided by your local sheriff's office.
- Pay the non-refundable fee of $80.
- Accomplish fingerprinting and allow the sheriff's office to take two (2) full sets of fingerprints that may cost up to $10.
- Submit an original certificate of completion of a handgun safety course.
- Submit your North Carolina driver's license or state I.D. card.
- Authorize to disclose to the sheriff any record concerning your health or capacity background records.
- Permit fees for a retired law enforcement officer can be reduced if you provide a copy of your letter of retirement from either the North Carolina Teacher's and State Employees' Retirement System or the North Carolina Local Governmental Employees' Retirement Systems. An endorsement letter from the head of the agency indication that you was previously employed and you were neither involuntarily terminated nor under administrative or criminal investigation within six (6) months of retirement. Once presented, you will have to pay $45 for initial application and $40 for a renewal application.
- The processing of the application may take up to forty-five (45) days after submitting all the necessary documents.
- The sheriff may issue a temporary permit to an individual when deemed necessary for the individual's safety or for the safety of his or her property or family is in immediate danger. You will be asked to submit an application, two (2) sets of fingerprints and the non-refundable fee of $80 to obtain this permit. This permit will be valid for ninety (90) days and is non-renewable.
- Certain qualified individuals are exempted from the firearms safety training course:
- Retired law enforcement officers for two (2) years of less.
- Current law enforcement officer who is authorized by the agency to carry a handgun in the course of duty.
- Licensed as an armed security guard.
- North Carolina license to carry concealed weapon are valid for five (5) years.
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Before you can even consider a concealed carry permit, you must still be able to legally possess or own a firearm under U.S. federal law.
United States Code Title 18, Part I, Chapter 44, Section 922: "Firearms, Unlawful Acts" is a summary of conditions that disqualify a person from firearm possession or ownership.
The person cannot be:
- under indictment for or have been convicted of a felony. (see note 1)
- a fugitive from justice
- an unlawful user of or addicted to any controlled substance
- adjudicated as a mental defective or has been committed to a mental institution
- an alien who is illegally or unlawfully in the United States (see note 2)
- discharged from the Armed Forces under dishonorable conditions;
- someone who has renounced his or her U.S. citizenship;
- subject to a court order that restrains the person from harassing, stalking, or threatening an intimate partner of the person or child of such intimate partner or person, or engaging in other conduct that would place an intimate partner in reasonable fear of bodily injury to the partner or child
- convicted in any court of a misdemeanor crime of domestic violence,
- Note 1: Felony conviction does not include any conviction which has been expunged or set aside, or for which a person has been pardoned, or has had civil rights restored, unless the pardon, expungement, or restoration of civil rights expressly provides that the person may not ship, transport, possess, or receive firearms.
- Felonies don't include non-violent business related crimes.
- Civil rights are generally restored after the sentence is completed for felonies that are not crimes against persons.
- Note 2: Legal immigrant aliens ("green card" or approved and pending green card) are not prohibited.


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Biography of Sheldon Harnick
Born: April 30, 1924 Chicago
Portage Park Grammar School 1930-1938
Started studying violin while in grammar school.
Carl Schurz High School 1938-1942. (Continued violin studies and music theory at the Boguslawski Musical College). During junior and senior years at Schurz began to write parodies, sketches and some original songs with collaborator Stanley Orzey.
Drafted 1943. Honorable discharge 1946 (Rank: T-4). While stationed at Robins Field, Georgia, worked as a performer and wrote songs for shows put on by our volunteer Special Service Group. (I was a technician in the Signal Corps, attached to the Air Force; the entertaining was done on my own time.) Also, entered Yank Magazines parody contest and was one of five 2nd prize winners. After discharge from Army worked as a violinist in Bud Whalens dance band around Chicago.
Northwestern University School of Music 1946-1949; Bachelor of Music Degree, majoring in violin. Contributed to Northwesterns annual student revue, the Waa-Mu Show: 1947-48-49-50-51-52-53. Also, one year wrote the score for the water show, the Dolphin Show.
After graduation worked with Henry Brandons dance orchestra around Chicago and the Midwest. (The size of the band had to be trimmed to continue to get engagement: I was one of several musicians let go.) Worked with Xaviar Cugats orchestra on a theater date in Minneapolis but was fired after the first show.
Came to New York in 1950 to try to be a theatrical song writer.
First song in a Broadway show: The Boston Beguine in New Faces of 1952. In the next few years I contributed songs to the following On and Off-Broadway revues (with music either by myself, David Baker or Lloyd B. Norlin): Twos Company, John Murray Andersons Almanac, The Shoestring Revue, Shoestring 57, Kaleidoscope, The Littlest Revue, Vintage 60. (Also had songs in several Julius Monk Cabaret shows.) Did lyrics for first book show, Horatio (Book: Ira Wallach, Music: David Baker). Produced at Margo Jones theater in Dallas in 1954. (This show was later produced Off-Broadway in 1961 under the title Smiling the Boy Fell Dead). Worked on theater staff of summer resort, Green Mansions, for the full summer season of 1955, half the season of 56 and several weeks in 57. Called in to write lyrics, anonymously, on The Amazing Adele (1956 never came to Broadway); Shangri-La (1956). Also Portofino (1958) where my lyrics, alas, were not anonymous.
SHOWS WITH JERRY BOCK (whom I met in 1956): The Body Beautiful (1958) Ford Tractor Show (Closed-circuit TV Industrial Show, 1959). Fiorello (1959). Tenderloin (1960). Man in the Moon (1963) for the Bil Baird Marionettes. She Loves Me (1963). To Broadway with Love (1964) (For New York Fair). Fiddler on the Roof (1964). Baker Street (Contributed several songs anonymously: 1965). The Apple Tree (1966). The Canterville Ghost (1966) (TV Musical). The Rothschilds (1970). Also, wrote material for the then Mayor of New York, John V. Lindsay, for his appearances before the Inner Circle (Press Club Show) 1966-70-71-72-73.
INDUSTRIAL SHOWS From 1958 to 1959 I did Industrial Shows for firms like Buick, Esso Gas, Nabisco, Columbia Phonograph, Milliken, etc., and did one Ballantine Beer TV Commercial (with Jerry Bock) in 1965.
SHOWS (AND SONGS) WITH MARY RODGERS: Pinocchio (1973) for the Bil Baird Marionettes. Song: Williams Doll for Marlo Thomass TV Special: Free To Be You and Me (1974).
SHOWS/FILMS WITH MICHEL LEGRAND: A Song for a King (Unproduced film). A Christmas Carol. The first production was a Christmas tour in 1981. Stock and Amateur production rights are now handled by the Rodgers and Hammerstein Organziation. Aarons Magic Village Animated film released in U.S. in 1997. (Released in Europe as The World is One Big Chelm in 1955.)
SHOWS (AND SONGS) WITH JOE RAPOSO Theme for TV series written by Alan Alda: Well Get By (1974). Alice in Wonderland (1975) for the Bil Baird Marionettes. Sutters Gold, a Cantana. Premiere: Boston Symphony Orchestra (1980). A Wonderful Life Musical based on the film Its a Wonderful Life. First production: University of Michigan (1986). Stock and Amateur rights now handled by the Rodgers and Hammerstein Organization.
OPERAS: With JACK BEESON: Captain Jinks of the Horse Marines. Premiere: Kansas City Lyric Theatre, Missouri (1975). Originally recorded by RCA, now available on Desto Records. Dr. Heideggers Foundation of Youth. Premier: National Arts Club, NYC (1978). Recorded by CRI Cyrano: Premiere: Theater Hagen; Hagen, Germany: September 10, 1994. With THOMAS Z. SHEPARD: Love in Two Countries: comprising two one-act operas: That Pig of a Molette and A Question of Faith. Premiere: Musical Theatre Works, Theatre at St. Peters Church, NYC (1991). With HENRY MOLLICONE: Coyote Tales Commissioned by the Lyric Opera of Kansas City (Missouri). Premiere: Kansas City, March 7th, 1998. By MYSELF: Frustration, a mini-opera in one brief act. Premiere: Encompass Theatre, NYC (1979), Frustration was one of several short comedic operas included in a presentation called Fantasies Take Flight.
ENGLISH TRANSLATIONS/ADAPTATIONS: Stravinski: LHistoire du Soldat. Premiere: Chamber Symphony of Philadelphia, with Bil Bairds Marionettes (1967). Renard. (Commissioned by PBS, not yet produced.) Ravel: LEnfant et les Sortileges. Premiere: The Manhattan Music School (1971). Now the official American translation. Mozart: LOca del Cairo (The Goose from Cairo). Premiere: Lyric opera of Kansas City, Missouri (1982). Lehar: The Merry Widow. Premiere: San Diego Opera Company, featuring Beverly Sills, (1977). Bizet: Carmen. Premiere: Houston Grand Opera Company (1981).(they commissioned the translation). An abbreviated version of my translation, slightly revised, became the English version of Peter Brooks La Tragedie de Carmen. Premiere: Vivian Beaumont Theatre, NYC (1984). Canteloube: Songs of the Auvergne. Seven of these had their first performance in a concert given by Marni Nixon, NYC (1982). J.S. Bach: The Contest Between Phoebus and Pan (Cantana). Commissioned by the Bach Aria Group. Premiere: Stony Brook, NY (1988). The Appeasement of Aeolus (Cantata). Commissioned by the Bach Aria Group. Premiere: Stony Brook, NY (1990). Chabrier: Une Education Manquee (A Flawed Education). This, along with LOca del Cairo was commissioned by the Metropolitan Operas Mini-Met. (Not yet produced.) Jean-Michel Damase: The Heiress. Translated from the French libretto by L. Ducreux based on the Ruth and Augustus Goetz play, which was in turn based on Henry Jamess novel Washington Square. (Not yet produced in English.) Edouard Pailleron: Le Monde ou Lon SEnnuie: (A World Where Boredom Reigns). (Not yet produced.) Eugene Labiche/Edouard Martin: Le Voyage de Monsieur Perrichon (Monsieur Perrichons Vacation). (Not yet produced) Verdi: Questa o Quella (aria from Rigoletto). Translated for Placido Domingo to perform on his TV Special (1985). Ives: Elgie. Translation used as the final song in Jerome Robbins ballet Ives Songs. Premiere: NY State Theatre (1988). Ghetto: Translations of Yiddish songs for use in the play of that name by Joshua Sobol. (Of a dozen songs, I translated half; Jim Friedman translated the other half). Premiere: Mark Taper Forum, L.A. (1986). Michael Legrand: The Umbrellas of Cherbourg (text by Jacques Demy). Premiere: NY Shakespeare Festival Theatre (1979). Michael Legrand: LAmour Fantome (text by Didier van Cauwelaert) (Not yet produced.) Song: A Friend Has Gone Away (French: Un Ami Sen Est Alle lyrics: Jean Drejac) Ad van Dijk: Cyrano, the Musical (text by Koen van Dijk.) In collaboration with Peter Reeves. Neil Simon Theater (1993).
MISCELLANEOUS FILM/TV SONGS: Theme (music and lyrics) for DUMONT CAVALCADE OF STARS, weekly TV variety show starring Jackie Gleason. (1952) Theme for film: The Heartbreak Kid. Music: CY COLEMAN (1972). Theme for film: Blame it on Rio. Music: CY COLEMAN (1984). (We had another song in that film: I Must Be Doing Something Right). Theme for TV film: Marriage Is Alive and Well. Music: FRED KARLIN (1980). Theme for Northwestern University TV Special: The Way They Were. Music : LARRY GROSSMAN (1981). Our song, In The Beginning, was nominated for an Emmy Award. New lyrics for Sousas The Stars and Stripes Forever (my version: The Man With the Sign), for the Norman Lear TV Special: I Love Liberty (1982). Adapted opening number from A Chorus Line for use in the 1988 Academy Award Telecast. Songs for the HBO animated film: The Tale of Peter Rabbit. Music: STEPHEN LAWRENCE (1991).
MISCELLANEOUS MUSICALS: Rex. Music: RICHARD RODGERS (1976). The Phantom Tollbooth. Music: ARNOLD BLACK; Book: Norton Juster and Sheldon Harnick. Premiere: Harwich Junior Theatre, West Harwich, Massachusetts, (2002). Dragons:my book, lyrics and music, based on the Russian play, The Dragon, by Yevgeny Schwarz. Premiere: Northwestern University (1984). Good Company (Songs That Made It From Shows That Didnt). I provided the continuity. Premiere: Berkshire Theatre Festival [Stockbridge, MA] (July, 1997).
IMPORTANT AWARDS: Fiorello: Tony Award, Pulitzer Prize, NY Drama Critics Circle Award. She Loves Me: Grammy Award. Fiddler On The Roof: Tony Award, NY Drama Critics Circle Award, Newspaper Guild of NY Page One Award. The Merry Widow: The Angel Album using my translation won the Grammy as Best New Opera Recording of 1978/79. Gold Records: RCA Cast Album Fiddler on the Roof (stage production). United Artists Soundtrack Album Fiddler on the Roof (film). Arista Album: Free to Be You and Me (on which I was represented by the song Williams Doll, music MARY RODGERS, and a poem: Housework). Platinum Record: RCA Cast Album Fiddler on the Roof (stage). The Johnny Mercer Award, presented by the Song Writers Hall of Fame to Jerry Bock and myself. Spirit of American Creativity Award to Jerry Bock and myself, given by the Foundation for a Creative America. Jewish Cultural Achievement Award to Jerry Bock and myself in the Performing Arts field, given by the National Foundation for Jewish Culture. Marc Blitzstein Memorial Award given to me for achievement in the creation of opera librettos by the American Academy and Institute of Arts and Letters. Honorary Degrees Awarded by Illinois Wesleyan University: Doctor of Humane Letters (October 3rd, 1996) and by Muskingum College, New Concord, Ohio (May 11th, 1997)
Mr. Harnick is a member of The Dramatists Guild and the Songwriters Guild of America.
Shows by Sheldon Harnick
Apple Tree, The Fiddler On The Roof JR. Fiddler On The Roof Fiorello! Phantom Tollbooth Rothschilds, The She Loves Me Tenderloin Phantom Tollbooth JR. Phantom Tollbooth TYA


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28 Jan 2015
Territory-based artists have the opportunity to combine art with wildlife through this year's Artists-in-the-Park Program (AiP) at the Territory Wildlife Park (TWP).
23 Jan 2015
Screen Territory, with the support of Screen Australia, is offering Territory screen writers two exciting opportunities to develop low budget feature films, Low Means Low and IGLOW.
21 Jan 2015
Kick off your Australia Day celebrations with the annual Australia Day Fun Run on Monday 26 January 2015 at the Darwin Waterfront. Registrations open from 6am with the run at 7am.
21 Jan 2015
The Parks and Wildlife Commission NT (PWCNT) is inviting nature lovers to meet the frogs of the desert at Simpsons Gap next month.
21 Jan 2015
More than 300 Territorians have already had their say on reforms to the Commercial Passenger Vehicle industry and the Department of Transport wants to hear your views too. Submissions are open until close of business, 25th January 2015.
16 Jan 2015
The Parks and Wildlife Commission of the NT (PWCNT) is urging the public not to release animals into the wild without authority to do so.
14 Jan 2015
There are now 21 confirmed melioidosis cases and one death so far this wet season. With continued monsoonal rains the Centre for Disease Control expects the number of confirmed cases to rise … daily.
12 Jan 2015
Residents in the Barkly and Alice Springs regions are being urged to take precautions to protect themselves against mosquitoes, with numbers expected to increase following extensive rain last week.
12 Jan 2015
The Department of Sport and Recreation is offering a series of free education sessions designed to improve the physical development and competency of junior athletes.
09 Jan 2015
Residents in the Barkly and Alice Springs regions are being urged to take precautions to protect themselves against mosquitoes, with numbers expected to increase following heavy rain this week.
08 Jan 2015
A number of roads throughout the Territory, particularly in the Alice Springs, Katherine and Barkly regions are either closed or have restrictions in place due to flooding. For details, please visit www.roadreport.nt.gov.au where you can search alphabetically for the road you need to check. The Road Report is updated round the clock as conditions are officially changed. Motorists can also use the freecall number 1800 246 199. For a detailed list of all Territory road closures and conditions, please see attached PDF.
08 Jan 2015
Kids can learn to surf these school holidays in the Wave Lagoon. Surf Life Saving NT is offering five-day surf programs which focus on surfing skill development for children aged between 7 to 13 years. Classes run from Monday to Friday, 8.15am to 10.15am.
07 Jan 2015
The break in monsoon rain means now is the perfect time for Top End rural residents to pick up their free herbicide to help combat the spread of Gamba grass.
07 Jan 2015
Dr Aviv Dombrovsky is an internationally recognised plant pathologist from the Volcani Institute in Bet Dagan, Israel.
07 Jan 2015
The Northern Territory Government has initiated the review of the Code of Practice for Responsible Gambling and drafted a specific code for online gambling.
05 Jan 2015
The Parks and Wildlife Commission NT (PWCNT) has praised the overall behaviour of hunters this waterfowl hunting season which officially ends at 7.45pm tomorrow.
05 Jan 2015
The NT Department of Correctional Services has confirmed a small group of youth detainees were responsible for damaging a section of the Don Dale Youth Detention Centre in Berrimah last night.
04 Jan 2015
Free school holiday activities are back every weekday from 10am at the Darwin Waterfront. The school holiday program starts tomorrow (Monday 5 January) and will run until Friday 23 January 2015.
02 Jan 2015
The Centre for Disease Control is warning that contact with mud, groundwater and aerosolised soil during the wet season increases the chance of exposure to the potentially fatal disease - Melioidosis.
31 Dec 2014
The Parks and Wildlife Commission NT (PWCNT) crocodile management team has removed 287 estuarine (saltwater) crocodiles from Northern Territory waterways as part of its crocodile management program.
31 Dec 2014
Top End residents are being urged to remain vigilant and keep protecting themselves against mosquitoes.
23 Dec 2014
The Department of Correctional Services has formally re-commissioned the old Berrimah prison as the new Don Dale Youth Detention Centre.
23 Dec 2014
The Darwin Waterfront is going wild this New Year's Eve with a "Jungle Party" that's sure to bring out the party animal in everyone.
22 Dec 2014
The Cucumber Green Mottle Mosaic Virus (CGMMV) response team has now completed surveillance of commercial cucurbit crops across the Territory and have not found any signs of the virus outside existing quarantine areas.
19 Dec 2014
Top Enders are being warned to take precautions against melioidosis following six cases, including one death, that have occurred already this wet season.
19 Dec 2014
The Department of Correctional Services has teamed up with RSPCA Darwin to boost its volunteer numbers and improve the lives of abandoned or abused animals in its care.
18 Dec 2014
With the Festive Season nearly upon us, Territorians are being asked to ensure that their pets are cared for over the Christmas/ New year break.
18 Dec 2014
Bushfires NT advise that a Fire Danger Period has been declared until the 31 March 2015 in the Central Australia region.
17 Dec 2014
Territory adults and children will be given the gift of hearing this Christmas, when the latest round of cochlear implants provided through a partnership between Royal Darwin Hospital (RDH) and the Royal Institute for Deaf and Blind Children (RIDBC) are 'switched on'.
15 Dec 2014
The Parks and Wildlife Commission of the NT (PWCNT) advises that remaining rubbish bins at Litchfield National Park will start to be removed from Monday, 19 January 2015.
15 Dec 2014
The Parks and Wildlife Commission of the NT (PWCNT) advises that remaining rubbish bins at Litchfield National Park will start to be removed from Monday, 19 January 2015.
15 Dec 2014
School holidays may have started, but there was still work happening at Anula Primary School this weekend. The destruction of banana plants in the six red zones of the Territory continued with work by Banana Freckle field teams in schools over the weekend.
12 Dec 2014
The first group of Trainee Correctional Officers (TCOs) to be assigned to the new Darwin Correctional Centre at Holtze will today graduate from the initial phase of their 12-month training program.
12 Dec 2014
Bushfires NT is inviting the public to provide comment on a Recommendation Paper as part of the review into the Bushfires Act.
12 Dec 2014
A commitment to bring down the level of family and domestic violence in the Northern Territory has this week earned an Alice Springs project's reference group their second major acknowledgment this year.
09 Dec 2014
Screen Territory and ABC Arts have selected the filmmakers and artists who will be showcased in the new documentary series, Art X *North.
05 Dec 2014
The rehabilitation of Legacy Mine Sites in the Territory has taken another step forward with the successful installation of remote monitoring equipment at the former Goodall gold mine 100 klm south-east of darwin.
05 Dec 2014
Top End residents are being urged to take precautions to protect themselves against mosquitoes, with numbers expected to increase from Sunday, following heavy rainfall last week.
02 Dec 2014
An injured Northern Snapping Turtle that was rescued by a fisherman from Hardies Billabong is ready to be released back into the wild.
28 Nov 2014
The Northern Territory Archives Service (NTAS) is pleased to announce that applications for the 2014 Northern Territory History Grants are now open.
28 Nov 2014
Today, the door will finally close on another chapter of corrections in the Northern Territory with the last prisoners to be transferred from the Berrimah Correctional Centre (BCC) to the new Darwin Correctional Centre (DCC) at Holtze.
25 Nov 2014
Northern Territory Public Sector (NTPS) staff gave generously in the 2013/14 financial year, donating a record breaking $41,222 to charity.
21 Nov 2014
Warlayirti The Art of Balgo, an exhibition from one of the most successful art centres to emerge from a remote Australian area, will open at the Araluen Art Centre on Friday, 28 November.


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An old man dies in a fire, murder finds a stable owner, Charlie's Volkswagen is blown to bits. And while tracking down the vicious killer, the ex-cop turned private eye must prove that he has no mob connections.
"Charlie Bradshaw makes a most welcome reappearance." (The Washington Post Book World)


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Finding IA Kids 'Forever Homes'
CEDAR RAPIDS, IA (CBS2/FOX28) -- Right now, there are more than 600 children in Iowa eligible for adoption -- many of them are older children, siblings, or those with behavioral challenges that can make it hard to find them a forever home.
But families all over the state are opening their hearts and homes to those children, including Bethany and Jason Reynolds in Cedar Rapids. They adopted their son, Dakota, 8, a little more than a year ago.
"When we first met him, we fell in love with him," said Bethany.
"He walked right up to you and gave you a big old hug, like we weren't even strangers. I don't think I ever felt so much love in my whole life. He just really melted my heart," said Jason.
So it didn't matter to these parents that Dakota came with a few challenges. He's been diagnosed ADHD, Oppositional Defiant Disorder, and Reactive Attachment Disorder.
"I totally accept him for what he is, just like he accepts me for what I am," Jason said.
It's children like Dakota that the Iowa Kids Net is working to find a home. Through a concerted effort with the state, the need has actually gone done recently, but they still need more parents like Bethany and Jason to step up.
Luckily, the Reynolds are already fostering three other kids, and thinking about adopting a set of siblings.
As for Dakota, he says his adoption day was the best day of his life.
For more information on Iowa Kids Net, including how to become a foster or adoptive parent, visit iowakidsnet.com.


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So... my babies... awww :) Ptolemy is the orange tabby, belfry is the black one, and Mudpuddle is the white one with the spots :)
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Hi Julianna, What cute kitties. How long have you had them? Will you be able to take them overseas with you. Was I correct that you are moving to Jordan? Larry |
Hi Larry! Ptolemy (top one) is 8, Puddles (bottom one) is 5, and Belfry (the black one) is 3 :) I shouldn't have to worry about taking them overseas since we won't be moving over there for a while.. right now we're working on immigration for him and he won't be able to come here until that is set... if he can get a student visa that will be the fastest even though it's not a green card... but otherwise I may be looking at not seeing him for the next 9 months. |
Sorry I realized I forgot to say-- yes, if I have to, I can take them overseas :) i will if they are still alive! |
Oh, they are good looking kitties. Dare I ask about the rest? Mine are adjusting to being OutDoorsMen very well. They have ALL learned to climb the fence, even though they are quite aged. I would never have thought a 12 yo would be interested in another yard. They hunt chickens, and lay about. The eldest, male Siamese stays out until rain, or 53* whichever comes first. In clement weather, he stays out nearly 23 hours a day! Your kitties are beautiful. Thanks for the enticing portraits. |
Hey Cena! (BTW I got your email and responded). Christopher threatened and screamed and threw things at me until I finally agreed to take them to the shelter like he wanted. That's what happened to the rest. it broke my heart but I was trying to save a marriage. Didn't work. I still dream about them all the time. As far as I know though, they were all adopted out in a senior's program. |
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10:012 a.m. Karst: I know you were recently named to the new Produce Traceability Initiative leadership council. What have been your initial impressions about that group and how do you think the industry is dealing with PTI implementation?
10:12 a.m. Danner: The big struggle we have right now is getting to the perception that it is not an association mandated deal, but it is our — the industry's — initiative. I think a lot of work needs to be done to change that perception. When I talk to people now, they say, "Oh yeah, it is something PMA or United is trying to push down our throats."
But it is not. The struggle we have is that anytime a company looks at an investment, the first words out of their mouth are "What is the return on investment?" For PTI, you cannot say that you going to invest X and get it back in Y.
What is the ROI? Hopefully safer food, you won't have the massive recalls, hopefully you won't have the kneejerk reaction where say (a certain lot of) cilantro is bad and suddenly you don't want cilantro from anybody. The long term goal of this is that if there is a problem, you hit those lots, you get them out of the system, you destroy them and we move on. Let's not hurt other suppliers and let's keep the confidence level of the consumer.
That's my struggle is try to educate why we are going forward with this and why we need to do it. I don't think that is the norm right now in the wholesale/distributor sector. You talk to a lot of people on the terminal markets and not a lot of them are going full force on this.
10:14 a.m. Karst: As time goes by, what is your sense of what is going to happen with PTI?
10:15 a.m. Danner: I think it is going to happen, I really do. It is very costly to institute. We need to somehow address those costs because everyone is asking for more, more, more, more and no one wants to pay for it. It is the same thing as a person who walks in and wants a Lexus for a VW price tag. We understand everybody wants it, but is everybody willing to pay the 10 to 20 cents per carton it will probably take? There are a lot of big people there on that PTI council and trust me there have been discussions down that road. I was very, very pleased with our first leadership meeting at PMA. No one held back. There were no bad questions, no bad answers, there was no bad anything. There was a lot nice free speaking and openness and I think we have a helluva leader (Cathy Green of Food Lion) in helping us with that. We need to know what the issues are, and if we don't' know what they are we can't address them.


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