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hungering for climate justice
Fasters in front of FERC say they are tired but steady and strong.
All along, fasters with Beyond Extreme Energy have had two questions: How will this feel, and how will I pass the time? Of course, that's in addition to the broader concern about how to ensure their actions help bring change.
Faster Jane Kendall takes her message to FERC.
From the day after Labor Day until Sept. 25 — 18 days — a dozen people are on a water-only fast on the sidewalk in front of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, or FERC, on First Street NE in Washington, just down the street from Union Station. Some have stayed overnight on the sidewalk as well, although most head for Lincoln Temple United Church of Christ to sleep.
Other people are fasting for a shorter time, at FERC or in their communities. They are calling on FERC to stop issuing permits for pipelines, compressor stations, storage and export facilities, the machinery of a fracked-gas-powered economy. They want to end the revolving door for employees between FERC and the industry it regulates. They have the support of more than 80 health professionals who have signed an open letter to FERC asking it to stop its "unethical experiment" on communities. They are fasting to show their "unwavering commitment," as one faster's sign says, to people and places in the way of fracking. And to a climate overheated by our insatiable appetites that require ever more fossil fuels to be extracted and burned.
The fast ends Sept. 25, the day Pope Francis speaks at the United Nations and the day after his address to Congress, when he is expected to call for climate, economic and environmental justice, topics from his encyclical Laudato Si': On Care for Our Common Home. Because the "earth, our home, is beginning to look more and more like an immense pile of filth" — as the pope phrased it.
A film crew interviews faster Mackenzie McDonald Wilkins.
Beyond Extreme Energy activists have been at FERC before, blocking its entrances in nonviolent disobedience actions or speaking out at its meetings. They are always hauled out, sometimes to jail. They and affected residents have written letters, testified, lobbied. So far, FERC has not slowed the pace of permits. It has called BXE activists a "situation," which it has handled with new rules intended to silence dissent and isolate FERC commissioners. FERC members are appointed by the president and approved by the Senate but have no oversight other than the courts.
As the days pass, the fasters, ages 19 to 72, remain optimistic, sometimes tired, sometimes lightheaded and dizzy, particularly if they forget to get up slowly. Many say they feel weaker. Food comes only in dreams. One dreamed of a trolley of teacakes rolling by, another of eating a cookie in front of the others. One said he dreamed he had eaten a sandwich and woke up feeling shame and fearing the dream was real. One evening, Steve Norris, a retired history professor and, at 72, the oldest faster, took his son to dinner: "It was very interesting, because I was not tempted by the food. … It's not that food doesn't appeal to me. It does a lot. But there's something about this mysterious journey being more important now than anything else."
Clarke Herbert explains the fast to seniors in town for Elders Climate Action events, including lobbying and two flash mobs.
Faster Clarke Herbert, a former teacher, says one key benefit is that those fasting are getting outside their routine. "And that is what we are asking others to do" to solve our environmental and climate crisis. "We will have to move into a new world, to change from compulsive consumption. That makes fasting really beautiful," he said.
Steve Norris rides the bicycle generator.
In an email on Day 5, Norris of Asheville, NC, wrote that "the experience so far is one of both joy and sorrow: There is the great exuberation and learning that comes from working and fasting daily alongside people with rock-solid determination to challenge climate change and its attendant economic, social and racial injustices. And the exhilaration each time I see a stranger's eyes light up and they say something like: 'thank you for being so bold. Please keep it up.' Then too there is the sadness of dealing daily with the reality that millions of people (the victims of Hurricane Katrina and emigrants from Syria, for example) are already dealing with the impacts of climate change, and that nothing in the short term is going to stop their uprooting and pain, and that ultimately my own grandchildren and great-grandchildren may be similarly impacted."
Faster Lee Stewart posted on Facebook Saturday: "Today is day 5 of the 18 day water-only hunger strike at the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) — an agency that fuels community destruction and climate pollution. My energy and spirits ebb and flow. Sadness, joy. Fogginess, clarity. Breathlessness, stability. Can hardly walk, ready to stand strong. Much love to those who stand up to FERC all over the country. Much love to those who act for justice in the face of bleakness."
Among the youngest fasters, at 23, Sean Glenn says she is feeling mostly "sleepy and grateful to be doing this with such amazing support." After the fast, she heads to Rome, where she will join a 500-mile pilgrimage with former Filipino diplomat Yeb Saño, among others, to the Paris climate talks.
With no need to shop, cook or wash dishes or be much of anywhere but FERC, how do fasters fill the time?
They offer a glossy card with information about the fast to passersby, often FERC employees. Some accept it, others walk by stony-faced. A few offer words of support. On Day 1, someone driving into the FERC parking lot accepted a flier and said FERC employees had been instructed not to talk to the fasters.
Charlie Strickler passes out information about the fast to passersby at FERC.
They take a turn on the bicycle generator, which is used to power phones and laptops during the day. No passersby have taken them up on offers to try out the bike.
They put dots on a United States map to show the locations of communities fighting fossil-fuel projects.
They use fabric paints or markers to design fast T-shirts.
Charles Chandler, aka boxturtle, worked for days on his T-shirt.
They design and will be making quilt squares showing the harm to communities from FERC-approved projects. During the summer, faster Jimmy Betts traveled across the country with the United States of Fracking banner, which was made for an earlier BXE action at FERC. He talked to people fighting fracking and other fossil-fueled projects and now is connecting them with the fasters. Each faster will call one or more of the contacts and design a quilt square based on the conversation. BXE is also spreading the directions for the quilt squares through social media.
They read. Some read Pope Francis' encyclical, which was part of the inspiration and timing for the fast. Or newspapers. Or Rivera Sun's new novel, The Billionaire Buddha, a story of love, connection, healing and awakening. "Imagine that one generation could change the course of all the generations of humanity yet to come. Imagine that the human story does not end in the chapter of today," Rivera writes in the novel. The fasters can imagine that. Day 1 of the fast happened to coincide with International Literacy Day, which was celebrated with a read-in.
International Literacy Day did not go uncelebrated in front of FERC.
They get interviewed by alternative media. CNN, just steps from FERC, hasn't even poked its head out the door to ask what's going on.
Every few days, one of two nurse volunteers checks their blood pressure and pulse.
Thomas Parker, who is 19 and the youngest faster, gets his blood pressure checked.
They know the sun's cycle, which beats down on the sidewalk in front of FERC from about 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., before slipping behind the building. During the first three days, the fierce sun and humidity had them crossing the street to the shade for meetings and respite. In the sun, they mostly sit on camping or beach chairs under rain umbrellas. They apply sunblock.
One day, some fasters joined Elders Climate Action for a flash mob at Union Station and in the cafeteria of the Longworth House Office Building. In the evenings, some attend #BlackLivesMatter and environmental justice meetings in DC, because all these struggles are intertwined in a system built on inequality and sacrificed communities.
On Day 1, Doug Hendren, the Musical Scalpel, entertained the group with his guitar-playing and anti-fracking and social justice songs — "The Ballad of Pope Francis" and "Fracking's Just a Bad Dream," for starters.
Faster Charlie Strickler holds song lyrics for musician Doug Hendren, a retired orthopedic surgeon.
They hold morning and afternoon meetings to check in with each other and plan activities, including the Sept. 25 action to end the fast. That day, starting at noon, the program will include music, speakers, a procession and an attempt to deliver five copies of the pope's encyclical to the FERC commissioners. BXE is inviting passersby who have seen the fasters daily, as well as people who have rallied in DC during the pope's remarks to Congress the day before, to join in the ceremony to break the fast and deliver the encyclical.
They nap.
And they fill and refill and refill again their water bottles from jugs of spring water that faster Debbie Wagner brings from her home. Periodically, they add a bit of salt or potassium. And they hunger for climate justice.
Faster Sean Glenn seeks shade across from the FERC office.
by elisabeth hoffman
Posted by climatehoward
Filed in Uncategorized ·Tags: BXE, climate change, climate justice, FERC, Pope Francis
One Response to "hungering for climate justice"
CREEK-WATER said
AWE-SOME story: THANKs, Elizabeth !!
i'v been fast-ing "RAMADAN-STYLE" since day-1: i eat, but only after sun-down … i'll be in DC in a few days …..
Sincere-ly, CREEK-WATER
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Swedish Awarding system re-instituted
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Since 1975 Swedish subjects have not been conferred any orders of knighthood for services rendered to their country. When the awarding system was abolished in 1974 Sweden however still had to be able to reward foreigners for services towards Swedish interests and in...
Historical background on the three Portuguese Military Orders of Christ, of Avis and of Sant´Iago
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Article by António M Trigueiros, Honorary Fellow of the Portuguese Academy of History, author and editor of such books as "The Journey of the Insignia. For Valour and Loyalty – 1808-2018", "Portuguese Coins in the Age of Discovery", and his...
Prussian Cross of Merit for Women and Maidens (Verdienstkreuz für Frauen und Jungfrauen)
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Translation of the article by Heino Prunsvelt, a longtime collector and researcher of German orders and awards, more that 20-year member of DGO*. The Cross of Merit for Women and Maidens was founded on 22 March 1871 by King Wilhelm I of Prussia (1797-1888) to award...
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We asked Stephan Schwarz, historical researcher, author of the 3-volume work on the Orders and Medals of Honour of the Duchy of Brunswick, for help with information on an unusual Braunschweigian piece from our collection. The result was an article and our already...
The Order of Charles I
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by Catherine Lapinsh and Kristjan Kaljusaar There are many German orders on display at the Tallinn Museum of Orders of Knighthood, however, there are two sets of insignia – of the Order of St Hubert and of the Order of St Henry – that deserve special mention in...

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Q: A closed form for $\int_0^1\frac{\ln(-\ln x)\ \operatorname{li}^2x}{x}dx$ Let $\operatorname{li}x$ denote the logarithmic integral $^{[1]}$$^{[2]}$$^{[3]}$:
$$\operatorname{li}x=\int_0^x\frac{dt}{\ln t}$$
and
$$I=\int_0^1\frac{\ln(-\ln x)\ \operatorname{li}^2x}{x}dx\approx-4.311872263...$$
Is it possible to express the integral $I$ in a closed form (using algebraic numbers, known mathematical constants, elementary and known special functions)?

A: I will start from Vladimir's result and my calculation. Let
$$ F(s) = \int_{0}^{\infty} z^{s-1} \mathrm{Ei}(-z)^{2} \, dz = \frac{2\Gamma(s)}{s} \int_{0}^{\frac{1}{2}} \frac{u^{s-1}}{1 - u} \, du. $$
Then we have
\begin{align*}
\int_{0}^{\infty} z^{s-1} \mathrm{Ei}(-z)^{2} \log z \, dz
&= F'(s) \\
&= F(s) \left( \psi_{0}(s) - \frac{1}{s} \right) + \frac{2\Gamma(s)}{s} \int_{0}^{\frac{1}{2}} \frac{u^{s-1}\log u}{1-u} \, du.
\end{align*}
Plugging $s = 1$ to both sides,
\begin{align*}
I
&= F(1) \left( \psi_{0}(1) - 1 \right) + 2 \int_{0}^{\frac{1}{2}} \frac{\log u}{1-u} \, du \\
&= -2(\gamma+1)\log 2 + 2 \left[ \mathrm{Li}_{2}(1-u) \right]_{0}^{\frac{1}{2}} \\
&= -\zeta(2) - \log^{2} 2 - 2(\gamma + 1) \log 2
\end{align*}
as desired. Here,
\begin{align*}
\mathrm{Li}_{2}(z) = - \int_{0}^{z} \frac{\log(1 - t)}{t} \, dt
\end{align*}
is the dilogarithm and we exploited the special values
\begin{align*}
\mathrm{Li}_{2}(1) &= \zeta(2), \\
\mathrm{Li}_{2}\left(\tfrac{1}{2}\right) &= \frac{1}{2}\zeta(2) - \frac{1}{2}\log^{2} 2.
\end{align*}

A: Change the integration variable $z=\ln x$, then apply the formula $(12)$. The integral becomes
$$I=\int_{-\infty}^0\ln(-z)\,\operatorname{Ei}^2z\ dz,\tag1$$
where $\operatorname{Ei}z$ is the exponential integral:
$$\operatorname{Ei}z=-\int_{-z}^\infty\frac{e^{-t}}t dt.\tag2$$
In this form the integral can be evaluated by Mathematica:
$$I=-\frac{\pi ^2}{6}-\ln^2 2-2\,(1+\gamma)\ln2,\tag3$$
where $\gamma$ is the Euler-Mascheroni Constant.

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La Coppa LEN 2006-2007 è stata la 15ª edizione del trofeo assegnato annualmente dalla LEN. Le competizione si è aperta il 19 settembre 2006 e si è chiusa con la finale di ritorno giocata il 23 maggio 2007.

Il torneo ha visto la partecipazione di 41 squadre in rappresentanza di 23 federazioni nazionali.

Il titolo è andato ai russi vicecampioni uscenti del Sintez Kazan, alla prima affermazione continentale, che hanno superato nella doppia finale i croati del VK Šibenik.

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MBTA did not collect $1.8 million in overdue funds, audit finds
Updated Jan 07, 2019; Posted Nov 22, 2016
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More than $1.8 million is due to the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority, according to an audit released by the office of the state Auditor Tuesday.
The audit found long overdue account balances have been left on the books, totaling $1,863,103 more than 90 days past due. Approximately half of the funds are more than a decade past due, according to the Massachusetts state auditor's office.
"The MBTA should take all appropriate steps to collect funds that are due to the agency, but should also realistically write-off balances that are not likely to be recouped. This ensures an accurate picture of the financial status of the entity," Auditor Suzanne M. Bump said in a statement.
An invoice was issued to the city of Boston in 2003 for $911,085 that was never paid, according to the audit. For close to five years, the Massachusetts Department of Transportation, highway division has owed the MBTA hundreds of thousands of dollars, $334,911 in total.
Several national corporations are also named for nonpayment in the audit. The National Railroad Co. is reported to owe the MBTA $112,526, in an invoice from 2013. An invoice was issued to Amtrak for $168,200 in January 2015.
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A Virtual Private Network creates a private tunnel over the internet to a server. This can be located in the same country as you or located somewhere else. This means that, in theory, you can watch your favourite US show because that's where it thinks you are. Crucially, all data traffic sent over the VPN is encrypted, so it cannot be intercepted.
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The alternative to this is to use a router that supports VPNs, and enter your VPN provider's details (or your VPN account details) so that every device that gets its internet connection via the router benefits from the security (and/or change in location) of the VPN.
Both methods have their pros and cons. You may not want all your web traffic to go via your VPN account, perhaps because of a data cap or the fact that the connection is slower than when connected normally via your ISP. In this case, it's probably best to install VPN software only on the PCs and other devices which need it.
You don't have to pay for a service either as some are freely available, though these can have their drawbacks. They may, for example, be slow, unreliable or collect information about your web browsing habits. Furthermore, Netflix is now actively clamping down on VPNs both free and paid, so there's no guarantee that they will work.
While you can try out a free service, we'd recommend going for a reasonably priced, paid-for VPN. These should perform better, be properly supported and your privacy will be protected thanks to the added security of an encrypted connection.
The story of activists such as Edward Snowden and Apple's battle with the US government to unlock an iPhone have raised the profile of the need for privacy. Your ISP will have records of all the websites you visit and if so ordered by the government could be compelled to hand over that information. If you don't like the sound of that using a VPN all the time makes sense.
Even if you are not too concerned about this, when you're using a laptop or mobile device on a public Wi-Fi, you are exposing your browsing habits to anyone that is so inclined to snoop. And if you have ever conducted online banking over a public Wi-Fi network, you are really asking for trouble if you're not going through a VPN.
Another use for VPNs is to bypass ISP restrictions such as line throttling when using peer-to-peer (P2P). By going via a VPN your ISP can't tell what you're doing and the throttling won't kick in.
If you're concerned about privacy, it's important to know where your VPN is based. In recent years some countries have got together to agree to exchange information freely, nominally in a bid to enhance everyone's security. However, many groups are critical of this behaviour believing that mass surveillance impinges on our freedoms.
The countries that have agreed to exchange information are known as the Five Eyes: USA, UK, Australia, Canada and New Zealand. (Read more about the alliance here) The concern from privacy groups is that a government could compel a VPN provider to supply information on its users through a court order. To avoid this you should choose a VPN provider that is based outside of one of these countries.
What information do VPNs keep logs of?
Additionally, many VPN providers have different levels of logging. Some choose to log connection time stamps, IP address and bandwidth used, while others choose to log nothing at all. Needless to say you have to trust the VPN provider that it isn't monitoring your traffic, otherwise you are heading right into a privacy breach, instead of protecting yourself from one.
Some will also store basic payment information, such as your name and address. However, those looking for complete anonymity can seek a provider that accepts payment in the form of gift cards or Bitcoin, which makes it near-impossible to trace back to an individual.
What features should I look for in a VPN?
Most VPNs support all the major platforms but some offer more unusual platforms such as Kindle or Google Chrome. Also look out for restrictions on usage – some ban P2P, while others are fine with it. Free- and trial versions normally have speed restrictions, while paid-for versions should have none. Note that encryption can slow down connections. OpenVPN provides more protection, while PPTP is faster but less secure. You should be able to switch between them depending on need.
Also if you're connecting to a server that's geographically far away, you are less likely to get the full speed that your ISP provides. Look out for server speed claims and make sure that you conduct tests to check whether you are happy early on, so you can get a refund within the time limit if you're not.
From the off Nord VPN impresses. Despite the Scandinavian-sounding name it's actually based in Panama. It maintains Nordic ideals of freedom and trust however, so is located there to be out of the jurisdiction of the 'fourteen eyes'. It has a strict 'no logs' policy so you won't have to worry about it having any record of your internet traffic. As of writing there were more than 500 servers to choose from, from across 51 countries.
Encryption levels are higher than most. You have the option of DoubleVPN, which refers to a AES-256 CBC cipher used twice over and relayed through the Netherlands. Basically, it's extra secure. There's also a Kill Switch to end internet activity should the VPN drop for any reason.
On top of that is the option to uses the TOR network over VPN offering an even greater level of anonymity and access to TORs 'onion' sites - that is sites that are part of the deep web and not accessible via the regular internet.
No surprise then that you can pay using an anonymous method such as Bitcoin if you wish, but you can also use more conventional methods such a credit card or PayPal.
It claims to the easiest VPN to set up and it proved to be quick to setup on the Mac and is easy to use on Windows. It also supports Linux, iOS and Android and up to six devices can be connected at one time. A 24/7 live chat service for support is also available from the website. All in all, Nord VPN is a very strong option.
If you're here because you want a VPN to help you watch US Netflix, you should choose NordVPN or continue reading to find a suitable VPN below. For other VPN uses, however, IPVanish is a popular option that's well worth considering. It has a huge number of servers (more than 700), across more than 60 countries, and you can create five simultaneous connections across multiple devices using just one account and therefore one fee.
We'd pick IPVanish if you're planning to use it for torrents, because it can hide your IP address using a light encryption so as not to sacrifice download and upload speeds.
IPVanish doesn't log any traffic, and owns and operates its entire internal infrastructure (its private network, its physical points of presence and its anonymous servers) with control over all of its entry points. A kill switch adds an extra level of security, too, meaning you the network connection can be immediately terminated if the VPN connection ever drops.
You can use IPVanish across iOS, Android, Windows and Mac, and it can also be used on Android TV and Amazon Firestick. You'll get a 7-day money-back guarantee with no questions asked, and you can pay by Bitcoin should you wish to.
Prices start at just over £5 per month if you commit to a year, £7.50 for three months or £8 for just one month.
CyberGhost has built a solid reputation for security and transparency over the years. The platform boasts a number of key features that make it one of the safest ways to roam the internet.
Alongside the anonymising of your online identity, CyberGhost also features military grade encryption to fend off information thieves. You don't need an additional browser or plug-in as CyberGhost works with pretty much everything and is also available as an app for Android and iOS. A built-in ad-blocker also makes surfing even quicker, although it does deprive impoverished writers of their hard earned money.
While CyberGhost does offer a free tier, it has many of the main features disabled, employs a waiting period each time you connect, and automatically disconnects after three hours, although you can reconnect immediately. It's really there to show you how the service works, and the proper version is available for £45 per year, or £3.99 per month for a single device plan, and £70 per year or £6.99 per month for five devices.
PureVPN is based in Hong Kong, which has the advantage of being out of view of the prying '14-eyes'. It uses 256-bit grade encryption and boasts more than 750 servers across 141 countries. While it makes a big play of the fact that it does not monitor or record any activity that passes through its servers it does admit to keeping record of connections and bandwidth, which it says is in order to optimally manage its servers. It also offers the more secure OpenVPN protocol and maintains its own DNS servers.
Features include split tunnelling, which routes specific apps to access the internet via their local internet connection and other specific apps via their VPN connection simultaneously. There's also a Kill Switch that ensures that your actual IP is never exposed should the VPN drop.
The interface is a little dated looking but gets the job done. You can choose a location either by city, or by activity, such as online sports streaming, and it will connect you to an optimal server.
Pricing is reasonable at $4.99 a month, and you can pay via anonymous payment methods such as cards, and there is a 7-day money back guarantee, as long as you don't exceed 3GB. There's also a 24/7 support available.


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Prataioli mushrooms and summer truffle.
Prataioli mushrooms are known to be practically free of fat and to have a good supply of higher protein, both in quality and in quantity, to other foods of plant origin, in particular is a good source of two amino acids: lysine and tryptophan.
This mushrooms were already known in ancient times as well as the Romans, as testified by Horace with his verses, considered them excellent.
The summer truffle or "scorzone", scientific name Tuber aestivum Vitt sometimes reach considerable size and is very similar to the black truffle. The outer surface is presented with pyramidal warts brown color. It has a strong aromatic odor.
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Law Enforcement Careers in North Dakota
According to the North Dakota Attorney General, local law enforcement agencies in the state reported more than 48,000 crime index offenses in 2018. The crime rate in North Dakota was essentially unchanged from 2017 to 2018.
Part of the reason for the relatively low crime rate in this state is due to the active efforts of law enforcement agencies at every level across the state. A career as a municipal police officer, sheriff's deputy, or state trooper are excellent choices for anyone who wants to help hold the line against crime and criminals in North Dakota.
Jobs with the North Dakota Highway Patrol
The North Dakota Highway Patrol helps to create a safe environment for drivers on the roads of North Dakota. In 2018, there were 105 fatal crashes on the state's highways resulting in 115 fatalities… a 10-year low for the state, partially the result of concerted efforts by the state patrol to bring down DUI numbers in the state.
Anyone trying to join their ranks and get in on the fight is required to have either a bachelor's degree or an associate degree combined with 2 years of military service or work experience interacting with the public. Having had a felony or domestic violence conviction will cause an applicant to be disqualified.
Jobs with the Bureau of Criminal Investigation in North Dakota
The Bureau of Criminal Investigation Division (BCI) assists the efforts of other law enforcement agencies to conduct criminal and drug enforcement investigations and maintains the sex offender and criminal history registration systems. It also provides training for those in law enforcement and educates the public on the dangers and signs of drug abuse. The agency also has one of the few dedicated cybercrime units in the state.
Jobs with Sheriff's Departments in North Dakota
In a largely rural state, it follows that most law enforcement agencies will be established at the county level, and that means a lot of opportunities to work as a sheriff's deputy in North Dakota. In some cases, you don't necessarily have to choose between agencies; recently, the cities of Bismarck and Mandan, and Burleigh and Morton counties combined their application and testing process for establishing a common pool for new hires.
Grand Forks County
Recent reorganizations in the sheriff's department in Grand Forks County has opened up opportunities for deputies and new supervisory roles to aim for eventual promotions.
Most of the 36 sworn personnel in the office of the Morton County Sheriff are assigned to patrol and corrections. Additional assignments include civil process and warrants, and investigations.
Ward County
The Ward County Sheriff's Department has two divisions: the Investigations Division and the Patrol Division. Applicants for the position of deputy in Ward County must have at least a high school diploma along with at least a year of full time work experience with the public. The department prefers those who have a two-year college degree and a year's experience working in law enforcement.
Jobs with Municipal Police Departments in North Dakota
There are fewer municipal police agencies in North Dakota than in many more heavily urbanized states, but they still require quality candidates for the position of police officer and deal with the same issues of violence and drug-related crime as officers in larger cities.
Bismarck PD
The members of the Bismarck Police Department are dedicated to fighting crime in Bismarck, which has a rates of violent and property crime considerably higher than the national average in the U.S.
Fargo PD
The Fargo Police Department has 181 sworn officers who work to protect the over 122,000 residents of this city. The rates of both violent and property crime is higher in Fargo than in most other U.S. cities. Police officers in Fargo are members of the Investigative, Intelligence, or the Narcotics Units. The Narcotics Unit is also responsible for fighting gangs and prostitution.
Grand Rapids PD
The members of the Operations Division of the Grand Rapids Police Department are divided into three bureaus: the Uniform Patrol Bureau, the Community Resources Bureau, and the Criminal Investigations Bureau. This division also includes a K-9 program, a bicycle patrol, and special purpose vehicles.
Minot PD
The members of the Minot Police Department fight crime in this metropolis that has higher property crime rates than much of the country, but lower than average rates of violent crime. Anyone interested in becoming a police officer in Minot is required have an AA degree in Criminal Justice. A four year degree can make a candidate even more competitive.
North Dakota Law Enforcement Salaries
According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the average annual salary for police officers in North Dakota was $27.49, or about $57,190 per year. In the 90thpercentile, officers and troopers making $74,770 or more, however. In a state with a low cost of living, it's plenty to provide a high quality of life.
We've pulled pay data directly from the departments below, reflecting the most recently published salary information available. While the numbers don't include overtime compensation or bonuses for specializations, they do reflect information about the rates for beginning, mid-career, and veteran officers. In some cases, depending on the department's structure and promotion policies, the high end number reflect positions with supervisory responsibilities. The entry level data is offered for post-probation roles.
Police Officer Salaries
Officers in municipal police departments in North Dakota tend to start at a relatively higher salary than in more rural agencies, and their high end pay can top out above $80,000 each year, as it does with the Fargo and Minot police departments.
Bismarck Police Department
Entry – $49,180/yr
Senior – $73,770/yr
FargoPolice Department
Entry – $54,1420/yr
Grand ForksPolice Department
MinotPolice Department
Police Officer – $44,682/yr
Senior Police Officer – $57,197/yr
Police Sergeant – $80,818/yr
West FargoPolice Department
Sheriff's Deputy Salaries
Although sheriff deputies cover the bulk of the territory across the state of North Dakota, they often have pay rates well below those of their urban counterparts. The wealth of opportunities and responsibilities can make up for lower pay with more job satisfaction and better chances for promotion, however.
McLean County Sheriff's Department
Cass CountySheriff's Department
Ward CountySheriff's Department
Mid-level – $35,132/yr
State Trooper and State Police Salaries
North Dakota state troopers get the best of both worlds—their training and professionalism is near the top among all police agencies in the state, and they enjoy a better than average salary range throughout their careers as well.
North Dakota Highway Patrol
State-level salary and employment data compiled by the United States Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics in May of 2018. Figures represent accumulated data for all areas of employment for medical and health services managers – https://www.bls.gov/oes/current/oes_nd.htm#11-9111.
BLS salary data represents state and MSA (Metropolitan Statistical Area) average and median earnings for the occupations listed and includes workers at all levels of education and experience. This data does not represent starting salaries. Employment conditions in your area may vary.
Agency-level salary and employment data was sourced directly from the municipal, county and state law enforcement agencies named and reflects the specific salary ranges and seniority- or rank-based pay described by the respective agency.
All salary and employment data accessed in August 2019.
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Peter Lorrimer Whitehead (8. ledna 1937, Liverpool, Anglie – 10. června 2019) byl britský filmový režisér. Mimo filmů režíroval také hudební videa. Patří mezi ně například video ke skladbě "Interstellar Overdrive" skupiny Pink Floyd, video "I'm Not Sayin'" od Nico a několik dalších, například pro skupinu The Rolling Stones.

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Time does not stand still, so the global gambling market is gradually expanding with more and more countries establishing the relevant regulations in order to permit online casino-powered activities to their citizens and allow them to get paid in local currencies. The Brazilian market is not an exception. It is quickly growing and evolving, while casino operators here are trying to keep up with the recent trends and allow Brazil-based players to utilize Brazilian reals as a topical casino-driven currency.
Brazilian reals represent the national currency of Brazil and they are commonly abbreviated as BRL according to the international standards of the currency coding. Nowadays, there are numerous casino-powered sites accepting Brazilian reals as a gaming currency, so if you are staying in Brazil or are a permanent resident of this country, you will not have any trouble finding a suitable casino, be it online or a stationary one, in order to get access to casino-driven entertainments and get paid in Brazilian reals.
Moreover, thanks to the on-going tendency for the casino expansion across the territory of Brazil, it has become increasingly easier to not only withdraw cash but also deposit money using Brazilian reals. Therefore, we see no reasons why you would not be able to enjoy casino-related amusements and have lots of fun along with getting paid in a suitable currency for your ultimate convenience.
Brazil is known to be the biggest and most highly populated nation across South America, so it is getting more and more common for Brazil-based residents to utilize services of online casino-powered platforms, not only off-shore, but also locally. As for the local currency, Brazilian reals have been subject to certain fluctuations throughout the previous years, but they still remain a commonly accepted currency on the territory of the state that can be easily used for casino-related activities.
In case you do not want to be concerned about exchange rates or some associated commissions and respective fees, Brazil-based online gaming platforms would be the best option. These establishments allow local users to deposit and withdraw funds using Brazilian reals with extreme simplicity and utmost convenience.
All of these gaming platforms allow users to conduct monetary operations using Brazilian reals. This means that if you wish to obtain your winnings and store cash in Brazilian reals, it might be useful for you to find out details about how these casinos are functioning and what privileges they provide.
Casino-loving players residing in Brazil might wonder how they can deposit cash using Brazilian real casino currency. In fact, such players do not even have to find out how to convert their national currency into more widely acknowledged ones like USD. This is because there is an abundance of ways to use Brazilian real gambling currency for the purpose of making a deposit.
In Brazil, it is possible to gamble and play slots online without any financial boundaries. Such options as Brazilian reals web-based casino sites provide numerous opportunities to the local players and the whole process of making a deposit is accelerated multiple times, which saves much money in addition to being a convenient way of storing casino-oriented cash.
There is no need to pay any commission or other fees that might be associated with making a double currency conversion in order to deposit or withdraw Brazilian reals. Instead, local players can use services of Brazilian real casino sites in order to make such conversions. The system works as follows.
The given casino platform converts money for Brazilian players into the most suitable one and makes players aware about any fees that need to be charged. In most cases, such currencies as USD and Euros are most frequently used for such purposes and allow making financial transfers using Brazilian reals, which is evidently the best choice for Brazil-based players.
The next question that needs to be covered here is how to make withdrawals using Brazilian reals as a topical casino-powered currency. In fact, it is as easy as making a deposit if you are a resident of Brazil. This is because there are diverse banking methods that are all aimed at meeting the needs and preferences of the local players in terms of making withdrawals of their winnings in the national currency – Brazilian reals. As a result, in a matter of a second, you'll get hold of your monetary rewards without additional trouble.
In order to conduct a withdrawal process, you might need to be a holder of a credit or a debit card. All you have to do is to use the banking services in order to withdraw your winnings in Brazilian reals. No matter whether you are playing table games or are rather fond of hitting prizes in online slots, you'll have all chances to withdraw your winnings in the end of your endeavors.
If you are still conscious about getting your winnings in Brazilian reals, then you may also check out e-wallet systems among many other options. This mechanism is suggested to be a safe and rather quick tool that can be used for withdrawing your cash prizes in Brazilian reals as a preferable currency. We are pretty sure that you will hardly encounter any difficulties when faced with the need to withdraw your monetary gains in Brazil.
If you are a resident of Brazil, we would like to reassure you that there are tons of slots waiting to be discovered apart from myriads of table games such as poker, which are all availed to the nationals of the state. What is more, in today's fast-moving world, it has become extremely easy to make deposits and cash-outs with the help of Brazilian reals, because there are multiple opportunities to accomplish this task thanks to the on-going technological progress and the constant improvement of technologies.
Simply get going and you will definitely manage to choose the best casino-driven platform from the available ones. Besides, check out which deposit and withdrawal methods are available to Brazil-based players and which of them allow users to make transactions using Brazilian reals.
There is a plethora of lucrative options on offer, so you are likely to find the best possible one, which will let you get your winnings in Brazilian reals and make necessary payments in the national currency. As it was mentioned earlier, there is no need to be worried about possible commissions, because this issue is controlled by web-based casino platforms that provide users with a chance to make conversions of Brazilian reals into more popular currencies if there is such a need.
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In a bid to reduce the growing problem of congestion, Highways England are set to trial traffic lights for the first time ever on motorways in the UK.
The M6 and M62 motorways have been selected to be the first areas to trial traffic lights as part of a £7million scheme.
The trial is set to begin next month at the Croft interchange, where junction 21A on the M6 meets junction 10 of the M62 near Warrington in Cheshire.
The traffic lights will be located at this link road and will operate during peak hours.
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A number of motorway slip roads do have traffic lights installed on them and have done so for many years but this new scheme will be the first time ever that lights have been installed actually on the motorway network itself.
There's around 2,300 miles of motorway in the UK, however this represents a mere 1% of the total road network in the country, which in turn accounts for 21% of the 323 billion miles that motorists manage to travel every year, with motorway traffic up 30% in 2016 when compared to the mid 90s.
In a recent survey, 61% of drivers said they believed that motorway traffic had got worse over the past year.
The new traffic light scheme will start in December, with lights to be installed on the eastbound M62 heading towards Manchester, where reduced speed limits will coincide with the lights during peak times.
In January 2018, traffic lights will be installed on the link road where the M6 meets the eastbound M62. The aim of the scheme is to reduce the amount of traffic on the M62 which already suffers from congestion.
The scheme might be introduced at more motorway link roads up and down the country if the trial proves a success.
"Once the system is fully up and running we'll be monitoring its use over a period of up to a year. If it is successful – and we believe it will be – it could well be used on other motorway to motorway link roads across the country," said Andy Withington from Highways England.


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Mahindra XUV400 electric SUV booking is open today: book it online, view price, features here
Mahindra XUV400 electric SUV is available for bookings from today, January 26, 2023, 11am. You can book it online by visiting Mahindra's official website.
Mahindra and Mahindra will start booking their recently launched electric SUV, the Mahindra XUV400 from 11am today, January 26, 2023. The electric SUV is available in two variants, namely XUV400 EC and XUV400 EL. The starting price is Rs. 15.99 lakh. Inform about the same, MahindraXUV400 tweeted"Get ready for sheer excitement as you are only hours away from owning the fully electric C-SUV XUV400 from €15.99 Lakh*. Bookings open at 11am."
The vehicle can be booked online by visiting Mahindra and Mahindra's official website. Since the booking opens at 11am, the company has offered the option to log in now to avoid the crowds. Here's one direct link from the website where you can book the Mahindra XUV400.
The Mahindra XUV400 EC variant will have a 34.5 kWh battery with a range of 375 km. It is available in 5 color options. The main features of the vehicle are: single pedal drive, 3 intelligent driving modes, 2 airbags, R16 steel wheels, all disc brakes, electrically adjustable ORVM, LED taillights, 2 charger options (2.2 kW and s7.2 kW) and more.
Mahindra XUV400 EL variant gets a 39.4 kWh battery with a range of 456 km. Some of the other features include pedal drive, 3 intelligent driving modes, 6 airbags, R16 diamond cut alloy wheels, all disc brakes, power adjustable and folding ORVM, rear view camera, power sunroof, 7.2 kW charger and more.
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Counter-consensus on Kramnik vs. Deep Fritz
There are several assessments of the recent Kramnik vs. Deep Fritz match out today that suggest a growing consensus that machines have achieved complete dominance over humans at chess: see Stephen Moss at The Guardian ("Man v machine (and guess who won)"), Cyrus Farivar at Engadget ("Computer beats world chess champion, moving on to poker and go"), and George Dvosrsky at the Institute for Ethics and Emerging Technologies ("The future of chess"). I do not think this is a fair assessment of the match, which for me simply proved that "to err is human" and to forgive "does not compute." After all, Yasser Seirawan has shown quite convincingly that Kramnik had a clear win in game one. And most accounts of game two are that Kramnik had the better of a likely draw before "the blunder of the century." Games three to five were hard fought draws, where Kramnik proved himself at least the machine's equal. And in the final game, where Kramnik probably felt he had to go for a win as Black to tie the match, the World Champion tossed away at least equality with another blunder (the bizarre-looking 24...Rb6? according to Sakaev). It seems to me that, other than two blunders in games two and six, Kramnik proved himself at least equal to the computer. In fact, if we could just eliminate the problem of human error, we should be able to win next time.
Suggested solutions to the human error problem include giving the human more time, the ability to move pieces around on an analysis board (which the computer is basically allowed to do), or access to a database (which the computer has built in). All this points to the idea of pitting an unaided correspondence player against the computer. Though this would hardly be as interesting for the audience, it may be the best challenge for the computer programmers and something they are more likely to learn something from than the inevitable blunder-fest that staged matches have become.
posted by Michael Goeller at 5:36 AM
Personally, I think that what Kramink was able to accomplish (A winning position in game one) is a remarkable testament to the human mind and it's ability to play chess. To it's credit, I thought that Deep Fritz played very well, especially in the later games.
Fri Dec 08, 07:28:00 PM EST
Hydra lost a correspondence match v Arno Nickel 0.5-2.5 I think it was - although Nickel was undoubtedly using a computer too.
Also, isn't a computer processor the equivalent of a human's 'thinking centre'? So I don't see why the computer should be allowed four of these v Kramnik.
Mon Dec 11, 07:03:00 AM EST
funkyfantom said...
# John Henry started on the right-hand side,
And the steam drill started on the left.
He said, "Before I'd let that steam drill beat me down,
I'd hammer my fool self to death,
Oh, I'd hammer my fool self to death."
# The steam drill started at half past six,
John Henry started the same time.
John Henry stuck bottom at half past eight,
And the steam drill didn't bottom till nine,
Oh, the steam drill didn't bottom till nine.
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Watering cans for indoor plants are most effective in they have a fairly long spout allowing you to reach in amongst a houseplant grouping and be able to water them all without having to move a plant.
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The team stands at 1-7, Kevin Love will miss a major chunk of time due to injury, and head coach Tyronn Lue was sacked after just six games. But on Friday, the team would announce that Love underwent foot surgery. The team said in statement that Love likely won't return to basketball activity for at least six weeks, potentially pushing his return back multiple months.
The 30-year-old Love played in Cleveland's first four games before the pain became intolerable.
Drew is 1-2 since replacing Tyronn Lue, who was sacked October 28 after an 0-6 start to the season.
Yikes. Keep in mind, the Cavaliers just gave him a four-year extension worth $120 million this past offseason. The short version is that the front office and coaching staff have given players differing messages all season, contempt is brewing between the young players and the veterans, and during all of this the team has managed to win just one game.
Assistant coach Larry Drew asked the team to restructure his contract if he's going to be the team's "interim" coach and fill in for Lue this season.
The Cavaliers say an age-discrimination lawsuit filed by former assistant coach Jim Boylan is "frivolous" and a "shameless cash grab".
The Cavs dropped to 1-8 on the season on Saturday night, getting blown out by the Charlotte Hornets, 126-94.


The synopsis to this movie made me interested in it. When the movie was presented with the director and cast present I was intrigued. This seemed like a movie that could end up in my top 10 list according to what I read and heard.
But I did not like it at all, I was thinking troughout the movie I swear I'll leave this theatre but I wanted to know how it would develop. The story deals about a girl that is in rehab, but at no point in the movie she is relapsing or talks about drugs at all. Her best friend is smoking crack in front of her and there's hardly any emotion visible. The girl does act okay, but does not convince as an ex druguser. The conversations are shallow and throughout the movie the only thing that matters is her fathers campaign. She is helping him with his antidrug policy by showing the pro's of rehabilitation. At a certain point she changes completely and from that moment on I lost my interest. The story has an unsatisfying ending and that's what bothered me, why did they choose for this. It did not interest me that much too ask about it after the movie.
This movie did get a lot of attention but does not deliver to the hype. Too bad since I really wanted to like it.


I am very flattered that several times in the last year I have heard a similar message from some of my friends who are not dog lovers. "You have shown me why people love their dogs so much" they have said. This is the ultimate compliment to me, even more powerful than when other dog owners ask for my input or advice on something dog related. To hear this sentiment from non-dog people means that I have opened their minds and hearts to the joys that dogs can bring to the human world. If I can influence a handful of friends, maybe I can influence more by continuing to share stories and advice on my favorite topic.
It was not until recently that I realized that I have my own philosophy on dog ownership, a mindset that I call Love, Laugh, Woof. Over the last six years I have tended to my three senior dogs, all with their own serious medical conditions, and ultimately said goodbye to them one at a time when those medical conditions ravaged their bodies and took away their quality of life. I have also raised two puppies into grown dogs over that time, giving me ample experience in those moments when you need your patience and understanding the most.
My heart swells with love watching them sleep so innocently.
Sure, loving your dog sounds easy. After all, dogs are cute and wiggly and sweet. Dogs want to please us and make us happy. Who wouldn't love a dog? Unfortunately, too many people.
By love I mean real, true lifelong love. I mean the real love that never wavers when things get hard, the love that keeps you going through sickness and in health, like the words spoken in a marriage vow. By love I mean never giving up on your dogs, opening your heart fully to them, having compassion for the reasons behind their behavior. Real love means never abandoning them in a shelter or leaving them with just veterinary personnel when their time here on earth is about to come to an end. Real love means forgiving them when they do something "wrong" and never forgetting that we chose to bring them into our lives, not the other way around. Real love means real commitment from the moment they step that first paw into your life until the last breath that they take with you by their side.
Tinkerbell makes us laugh every day.
If there is a way to get through life without a sense of humor then I am not aware of it! Laughter just makes most situations better, even the hard ones. Having a sense of humor and having fun with your dogs makes you an overall better dog owner and a happier person, whether you are laughing with them or at something they've done. With two young Labrador Retrievers, I laugh a lot.
Let's flash back to Tinkerbell's puppyhood when she was just a four-month old pup. We had worked with her for two months on understanding which of the items in our house were her toys and which were off-limits. For a young pup she was doing fantastic. Let's face it, from a dog's perspective it is not easy to understand why one furry stuffed object is ok to chew and the other is a decorative pillow that is off-limits. Both stuffed, both equally chewable.
One night I sat on the sofa watching a TV show with her entertaining herself on the floor a few feet away. I glanced at her every few minutes while she happily chewed her giant moose antler with those razor-sharp little puppy teeth. Later that night when it was time for bed I noticed that the carpet right where she had been laying looked matted down. I went to inspect and to try to fluff it up and make sure it was not wet. We had only had one accident inside since coming home two months earlier so I would have been surprised if she had peed there. She was an A+ student in the lessons being taught.
To my surprise the carpet was neither wet nor matted down; it was gone. Yes, gone. The mesh was still intact, but the carpet fibers were gone. I remember thinking, "Oh, so that's how carpet is made." While I thought she was chewing her bone she was actually pulling individual carpet fibers out with her little puppy teeth and had made a golf ball sized bare patch in our carpet, right smack in the middle of the floor!
The next morning I showed my husband what she had done, and I laughed as I relayed the story and took all of the blame. I couldn't be mad, it was my own fault for missing that point where she switched from antler to carpet fiber. All I could do now was watch for her to do it again and correct her in that moment, but for this piece of carpet the moment was gone. Plus in the grand scheme of life, a small patch of missing carpet fibers was not a big deal. And so I relayed the story to my husband with greatly exaggerated detail of how she was chewing the bone one minute and the next I had missed her using her little pointy sharp puppy teeth to carefully pull the fibers out of the carpet but still leave the mesh. His reply was classic and one of the reasons I love him so much as a husband, a father, and my partner in dog-parenting, "Eh, we want to put down hard wood at some point anyway, right?" But how many puppies end up in shelters because the owners can not laugh at the situation, cannot laugh at themselves for not watching the puppy closely enough?
Laughing with your dog is equally important. Have you ever noticed your dog's tail go into overdrive when you are laughing and having fun, maybe playing fetch or tug or giggling when they lick your face? They respond to that, they live for that happy sound to come trickling out of our mouths, it is an emotional reward for them, like giving applause to someone doing a live performance.
Dogs like to have fun just as much as we do and they recognize that human laughter is a happy sound. In fact according to an article in The Scientific American that I found on The Huffington Post, researchers in Europe studied MRIs of the brain activity of dogs and found that they have more neural activity when they heard positive sounds like laughter versus negative sounds like crying. You can see that in your own dog without a MRI machine just by looking at their happy and relaxed wagging tail when their humans are laughing.
Jackson is a dog who likes a routine and watches our body language constantly!
The Woof part of my philosophy on how to be a great dog owner means putting yourself in your dog's proverbial paws from time to time. Woof means being empathetic to the fact that your dog is a dog. Your dog is not a small furry human. Although we may refer to ourselves as pet parents or in our house momma/daddy, I know without a shadow of a doubt that my dogs are dogs. It would be disrespectful to them to treat them as anything else.
So I treat my dogs like dogs. But that does not mean I treat my dogs poorly, it means I treat them with respect, love and kindness, but I always honor the fact that they are dogs. Because they live in our human world I am a parent to them in the sense that I set the rules, I keep them safe from harm, I choose their dog food, their organic treats, I tend to their medical care. I teach and enforce the rules and do all of those things that a human parent would do for their kids.
By honoring the fact that they are dogs, though, I respect their culture, their body language, their rules for communicating and the way they view the world. It is similar to respecting another country and it's culture in the sense that different does not mean lesser. Understanding that dogs are dogs lets you give them what they need to be happy in our human world.
As a result, as much as I would like them to be with me 24/7 I don't drag them out to blazing hot summer festivals, I don't take them places where there is something happening that would cause them stress. I let them stop and sniff interesting stuff on our walks, knowing that just because I don't see it doesn't mean it's not important.
I don't smother them with nonstop hugs that they do not appreciate, although I do sneak some kisses and a few hugs here and there. I've learned where it is polite to be petted and I no longer pet the tops of their heads. I provide them routine like they need and both physical and mental exercise to keep them happy and I watch and pay attention to their verbal cues and how they interact with each other. And finally, I marvel every single day that we have a friendship and a love for each other than spans different species, where we do not speak the same language but we can still communicate, and that I give as much to them as they give to me.


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Types of language disorders in students classified as ED: Prevalence and association with learning disabilities and psychopathology
Gregory J. Benner, Richard E. Martison, J. Ron Nelson, Nicole C. Ralston
Special Education and Communication Disorders
The purpose of this study was to determine the prevalence of four types of language disorders among public school students (N = 152) classified as Emotional Disturbance (ED). We also examined the association of the types of language disorders experienced by these students with specific learning disabilities and clinical levels of specific types of psychopathology. Nearly 66% of the students with ED experienced a language disorder, with combined receptive-expressive disorders being the most common (35.5%). Students with a language disorder, particularly combined receptive-expressive disorder, showed significantly poorer achievement and more learning disabilities (LD) in all areas compared to students with no language disorder. Furthermore, 91.3% of the students with any LD also had a language disorder. Types of language disorders were not significantly distinguished by psychopathology, although severity was serious in both students with and without a language disorder. These findings have implications for the identification and treatment of language disorders in students classified ED.
Education and Treatment of Children
Association Learning
Affective Symptoms
Benner, G. J., Martison, R. E., Nelson, J. R., & Ralston, N. C. (2009). Types of language disorders in students classified as ED: Prevalence and association with learning disabilities and psychopathology. Education and Treatment of Children, 32(4), 631-653.
Types of language disorders in students classified as ED : Prevalence and association with learning disabilities and psychopathology. / Benner, Gregory J.; Martison, Richard E.; Nelson, J. Ron; Ralston, Nicole C.
In: Education and Treatment of Children, Vol. 32, No. 4, 01.11.2009, p. 631-653.
Benner, GJ, Martison, RE, Nelson, JR & Ralston, NC 2009, 'Types of language disorders in students classified as ED: Prevalence and association with learning disabilities and psychopathology', Education and Treatment of Children, vol. 32, no. 4, pp. 631-653.
Benner GJ, Martison RE, Nelson JR, Ralston NC. Types of language disorders in students classified as ED: Prevalence and association with learning disabilities and psychopathology. Education and Treatment of Children. 2009 Nov 1;32(4):631-653.
Benner, Gregory J. ; Martison, Richard E. ; Nelson, J. Ron ; Ralston, Nicole C. / Types of language disorders in students classified as ED : Prevalence and association with learning disabilities and psychopathology. In: Education and Treatment of Children. 2009 ; Vol. 32, No. 4. pp. 631-653.
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It is always a great joy to collaborate with NGOs on all kinds of charitable initiatives and it was no different when met with the prospect of establishing the brand for "PATITAS EN LA CALLE – fomentamos la adopción" (PAWS ON THE STREET – encouraging adoption). PATITAS aims to invite the adoption of stray pets, revealing their vitality and convivial character through the use of professional photography.
For this project, I was responsible for the process of branding, including ideating of its official naming, creating its visual identity, logo, and promotional materials such as letterhead, business cards, posters and packaging.
Creative natural and hilarious wedding pictures. Part of the photo album appeared in the official facebook page of Vespa.
Go to link: "Vespa Style Wedding".
Art director and photography assistant during the outdoor photo shoot. In charge of finding interesting places for the photoshoot. Professional photo retouching of all the selected pictures for the photo book.


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European spare parts center F-35 officially opened
More than two years after the Netherlands won the bid for hosting the European distribution center, the spare parts warehouse for all F-35 aircraft in Europe was officially opened today. The US Department of Defense already officially announced this in August 2017. It concerns the storage, dispatch and management of spare parts of more than 400 F-35s for the coming decades. With the establishment of this operation, the Netherlands and Brabant show that they are true leaders in logistics.
At Woensdrecht Air Force Base in Brabant, the European warehouse was officially opened under the watchful eye of around two hundred guests from home and abroad, including representatives from the Pentagon and US government. From this distribution center, the Dutch will take care of the logistics of the spare parts of the new fighter plane for the next twenty years. The first JSF aircraft for the Netherlands landed in Leeuwarden last Thursday. But the logistics deal is much larger than just the Netherlands. Richard Laurijssen. Commander Logistics Center Woensdrecht (LCW): "It's not just about our own fleet, but about the entire F-35 fleet in Europe – from Israel to Norway and from the United Kingdom to the eastern border of Europe."
Pick, pack, ship
The Logistics Center Woensdrecht acts as a European distribution center. This operation has recently been renewed and automated. In the warehouse, which has an floor area of 14,000 square meters, mainly small parts are stored – packaging and shipping take place from here, including customs clearance and export permits. The European distribution center will also have a privileged position at Schiphol Airport Amsterdam, because transport will not only take place by road, but also by air.
OneLogistics partnership
The Netherlands has been working hard in recent years to win the order. OneLogistics, partnership of the Dutch Top Sector Logistics, the Dutch Customs Authorities, the Province of Noord-Brabant, the Brabant Development Agency (BOM), NIDV / NIFARP and the Royal Dutch Air Force / Logistics Center Woensdrecht signed an ambition document in 2016 in which it was agreed that all parties involved would work towards the joint development of a European logistics solution for the spare parts of the Joint Strike Fighter (JSF), the successor to the F-16.
Source: Logistiek.nl
Roland Grimm
Maintenance & Aerospace
+31 (0)6 51 14 27 77 rgrimm@bom.nl
+31 (0)88 83 111 20 info@investinbrabant.com
Why Brabant


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