David G. Jolley was appointed U.S. Marshal for the Eastern District of Tennessee by President Donald J. Trump in March, 2018. Previously, Marshal Jolley served as the U.S. Marshal for the Western District of Tennessee under President George W. Bush from February 2002 until April 2009. Serving as the U.S. Marshal in two different districts is a rarity in the history of the United States Marshals Service. Jolley is the first person to serve as U.S. Marshal for two different Tennessee districts since the creation of the three Tennessee districts in 1838.
Prior to returning to the U.S. Marshals Service, Jolley served as Director of the Tennessee Valley Authority Police. In 2010, Jolley was promoted to Vice President of Police, Security, and Emergency Management at TVA. As a VP, Jolley continued to serve as the TVA Police Director, but also took responsibility for all TVA non-nuclear physical security functions, as well as all TVA emergency management and crisis management functions.
After retiring from TVA in October 2014, Jolley was employed as a Knoxville-based Senior Security Consultant for TRC Companies. Based in Lowell, Massachusetts, TRC is a national engineering, consulting and construction management firm providing integrated services to the energy, environmental and infrastructure markets. Jolley provided physical security, critical infrastructure protection, and regulatory compliance subject matter expertise to TRC's numerous clients across the U.S. TRC's clients include municipal and county governmental agencies, major corporations, utilities, and universities.
A Tennessee native, Jolley began his law enforcement career as a Special Agent for the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation (TBI). He served as a TBI agent from 1983 until his appointment as U.S. Marshal in 2002. During his career with TBI, he was the case agent on numerous homicide and other violent crime investigations; white-collar and fraud investigations; and narcotic, gang, fugitive, and counter-terrorism investigations. While in the Drug Enforcement Unit, Jolley regularly worked in an undercover capacity. He also was the lead agent on several multi-state drug conspiracy investigations and provided hundreds of hours of testimony in state and federal courts across Tennessee and the U.S. In the Criminal Intelligence Unit, he served on gang task forces, the U.S. Marshals Fugitive Task Force, the FBI Domestic Terrorism Task Force, and worked dignitary protection details with U.S. Secret Service and the Tennessee Highway Patrol. Jolley was one of the co-founders of the Tennessee Gang Investigators Association and served on the Association Board of Directors. He regularly taught street gang and subversive group training classes. Jolley also served as the High Risk Entry Team Leader for the Jackson Regional Division. In 1991, Jolley received the U.S. Department of Justice Award for Meritorious Service, and in 1997 received the U.S. Department of Justice Outstanding Service Award.
Jolley graduated in Middle Tennessee State University in 1982 with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Criminal Justice Administration. He is a graduate of the FBI National Academy in Quantico, Virginia, 172nd Session. He is also a Certified Protection Professional (CPP) through ASIS International, the top security industry certification in Security Management and attended the Wharton School of Business (Univ. of Pennsylvania) Program for Security Executives in 2012.


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The 596 is an extremely rare stamp. Chances are that it is not that stamp. I suggest professional grading if you believe that it is a 596. Nobody here can help you on the basis of a scan in a coin holder.
Werner Salentin, Molokai and DonSellos like this.
For openers the measurements for 596 are: 19 3/4mm x 22 3/4mm. It must be a true green in color. It is perforated 11 x 11.
My understanding is that Scott did not assign a number (596) until 1963. Before there was only #594 of coil waste (rotary press) in vertical format. The #596 is horizontal format.
Do please correct me if I am wrong! The Washington-Franklins give me a headache just thinking about them.
Weiss, L – The Washington-Franklin Heads: Simplified!
Schmid and Armstrong are the best, I think. Of course over the years there have been I am sure hundreds of articles on them - as well as chapters in books on U.S. Stamps. Barbara Mueller United States Postage Stamps, for example, has two chapters on the Washington-Franklins.
As <HOCH> said, your best bet is to send it in for certification. The other option is to offer it to a stamp dealer. If he offers you *something* you can always decline. If he declines to offer it is probably a common stamp.
The below is from OPINIONS III 'The 596 That Wasn't' by Clyde Jennings.


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The Bobcat 843 has a rated operation capacity of 1,700 lbs. Its bucket has a capacity 11.5 cubic feet, measuring 60 inches in width. The 843 has a tipping load of 3,400 lbs and a pumping capacity of 15.5 GPM.
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International Journal of Clinical Medicine
Vol. 3 No. 7 (2012) , Article ID: 26179 , 6 pages DOI:10.4236/ijcm.2012.37115
Whole-Body 64-Slice Multidetector Computed Tomography (MDCT) Identifies High-Risk Myeloma
Giuseppe Mele1*, Grazia D'Agostino2, Giacomo Loseto1, Maria Rosaria Coppi1, Angela Melpignano1, Grazia Angone2, Giovanni Quarta1
1Haematology Division and BMT Unit, Antonio Perrino Hospital Hospital, Brindisi, Italy; 2Radiology Division Antonio Perrino Hospital, Brindisi, Italy.
Email: *giuseppemele2007@gmail.com
Received September 14th, 2012; revised October 20th, 2012; accepted November 30th, 2012
Keywords: Asymptomatic Myeloma; MDCT; MRI; Conventional Radiography
Background: In Multiple Myeloma (MM) the individuation of bone lesions at baseline is mandatory because the detection of cortical damage reflects prognostic implications. Conventional Radiography (CR) shows osteolytic bone lesions only when the cortical bone damage is more than 30%. Whole-body 64-slice multidetector computed tomography (MDCT) has recently been employed for detecting early osteolytic disease. Patients and Methods: Twenty-height patients with Asymptomatic MM according to IMWG criteria underwent a 64 MDCT. Results: In our experience MDCT revealed osteolysis in 14/28 patients with normal skeletal survey and in 6 patients with normal Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI). Patients with radiological evidence of bone disease on MDCT were at high risk of progression with a median time to progression of 5 months (range 1 - 26 months) in comparison with patients without radiological evidence of bone disease who, conversely, showed a median time to progression of 20 months (range 8 - 40 months) (P = 0.0001). Conclusions: MDCT is able to identify MM patients with a high risk of progression, who might benefit from early therapy.
Multiple Myeloma (MM) is an incurable malignancy characterized mainly by osteolytic bone destruction. Based on the currently available evidence compiled by the International Myeloma Working Group (IMWG) [1], Conventional Radiography (CR) still represents the "gold standard" of the staging procedure of newly diagnosed and relapsed MM patients, however, the sensitivity is not sufficient to detect early osteolytic lesions (CR shows osteolytic bone lesions only when the cortical bone damage is more than 30% - 50%). Since early myeloma may reveal no abnormalities on CR, Durie et al. introduced an update of their original system; the new system, named Durie and Salmon Plus staging system and published in 2005, integrates Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) of the spine and whole body positron emission tomography into anatomic and functional system [2].
The lytic bone lesions as well as elevated levels of paraprotein, the presence of an immunoglobulin A isotype, and Bence-Jones protein have been proposed to distinguish between asymptomatic MM patients who are likely to remain stable without therapy for a long period and patients at high risk for a various complication who might benefit from early treatment [3].
The ability to detect both very small lytic lesions (<5 mm) and extramedullary involvement in a single examination, the short acquisition time (8 seconds), the 3D reconstruction algorithms permitting to explore particular and difficult anatomic regions (skull, clavicle, ribs), and the absence of contrast material make Whole-body 64- slice multidetector computed tomography (MDCT) an attractive diagnostic tool. The incapacity to detected osteolysis, essential criteria to treat patients, together with the incomplete field of view including only spine and pelvis, which account for only part of the bone involvement in MM patients, the long acquisition time, the severe claustrophobia, the presence of metallic prostheses, and, finally, the incapacity to distinguish easily between viable neoplastic tumours and treated bone marrow lesions represent the main limitations of conventional MRI.
It is not yet clear whether MDCT is equal to conventional MRI for the assessment of bony metastases. According to Lecouvet MDCT identifies bone destruction in cases where conventional MRI is negative [4]. Conversely, Baur-Melnyk had demonstrated that sensitivity of conventional MRI is superior to MDCT [5]. According to Horger, in analogy to conventional MRI, wholebody low-dose MDCT permits simultaneously the detection of all 3 categories of myeloma manifestations: bone marrow involvement, extramedullary manifestations and lytic bone destruction [6].
In our study, we have used the MDCT to rule out the diagnosis of active myeloma and to try to definitively diagnose asymptomatic MM. In addition, we have compared MDCT with conventional MRI of the spine and pelvis to assess which of these imaging modalities would be more suitable for detecting the presence of focal bone lesions that were not recognized on CR.
We study 28 patients (12 males and 16 females; mean age 60.5 years, range 33 - 81) with Asymptomatic MM according to standardized criteria (IMWG criteria), who were referred to our Haematology Unit. All patients in our study had unequivocal MM based on marrow plasmacytosis and sufficiently high levels of myeloma protein that excluded patients with Monoclonal Gammopathy of Uncertain Significance (MGUS). The term "Asymptomatic MM" is used to describe a stage of disease in which there are no symptoms or organ damages related-MM; CR was the "only" method employed for radiological screening at diagnosis, as requested to current evidence by IMWG. All patients underwent a 64 MDCT (Brilliance 64, Philips Medical Systems, Germany) without contrast from the skull to the pelvis, at the endinspiration breath-old in the cranial-caudal direction. Technical parameters were as follows: 120 kV; 210 mAs; tube rotation time 0.5; pitch 0.923; reconstruction width 1.5 mm; all images were evaluated using three different window/level settings: one specific for bone (3000; 1000 HU), and, to evaluation collateral report, one for mediastinum/abdomen (350; 50 HU), one for pulmonary parenchyma (1600; −600 HU). MDCT evaluation also included the skull, thigh-bone and shoulders. All radiological examinations were performed at least within 2 - 3 months. Our experience was performed with the informed consent of patients.
Exclusion criteria were patients with MM who had additional malignancies. A small number of patients with MGUS (7 patients) and symptomatic MM (11 patients) represented the control group to verify sensitivity and specificity of MDCT for detecting the presence of focal bone lesions. Symptomatic MM was defined by appearance of lytic bone lesions on CR, occurrence of hypercalcaemia, renal disease or progressive anaemia.
Experienced radiologists were blinded with respect to the clinical features of the disease and value of hematologic data. Radiological results were related to conventional biological markers for burden tumor myeloma (b2-microglobulin [β2m] and erythrocyte sedimentation rate [ESR]), therefore, the validation was achieved by the combined evaluation both laboratory data and radiological features. Statistical calculations were performed with MedCalc 9.2.0.1 (MedCalc software Maria Kerke, Belgium). The distribution of times to progression was estimated using the Kaplan-Meyer method and compared with the log-rank test. Currently the follow-up is between 1 and 40 months starting from the first MDCT.
"Control group". Seven patients with MGUS and 11 patients with symptomatic MM represented the control group to verify sensitivity and specificity of MDCT for detecting the presence of focal bone lesions. The 7 patients with MGUS (Table 1) presented completely negative both radiographic techniques (MDCT, conventional MRI); therefore, the CR was concordant with the results of MDCT and conventional MRI in all cases (100%). MDCT was positive in all patients with symptomatic MM (11/11) (Table 1), demonstrating in 5 patients a more extensive involvement in comparison with conventional MRI; conventional MRI was positive in 8/11 (73%) patients with symptomatic MM; therefore, in 3 patients with symptomatic MM (27%), MDCT detected osteolytic bone lesions that were not recognized on conventional MRI.
"Study group". Regarding to 28 asymptomatic MM patients (Table 1), MDCT revealed lytic bone lesions in 14 patients (50%) that were not recognized on CR and in 6 patients that were not recognized on conventional MRI. In 8 patients with MDCT and conventional MRI positive, MDCT demonstrated a more extensive involvement in comparison with conventional MRI. In 4 patients conventional MRI showed bone lesions that were not recognized on MDCT. MDCT and conventional MRI completely were negative in 10/28 patients (36%). Patients with radiological evidence of bone disease on MDCT were at high risk of disease progression with a median time to progression of five months (range 1 - 26 months) in comparison with patients without radiological evidence of bone disease who, conversely, showed a median time to progression of twenty months (range 8 - 40 months). The times to progression for each risk category are depicted in Figure 1 and the differences were statistically significant (P = 0.0001).
In our study the results of MDCT correlated with biological markers related to tumour burden and disease activity (Table 2). Higher serum levels of β2m and ESR were recognized in patients in whom the MDCT
Table 1. Radiological results: conventional radiography, MDCT and conventional MRI.
Table 2. Conventional biological markers related to disease activity.
Figure 1. Patients (n. 14) with radiological evidence of bone disease on MDCT were at high risk of disease progression with a median time to progression of five months (range 1 - 26 months) in comparison with patients (n. 10) without radiological evidence of bone disease who, conversely, showed a median time to progression of twenty months (range 8 - 40 months).
demonstrated a more extensive and manifest involvement. Particularly, in MGUS patients, the median value of β2m and ESR was respectively 1 mg/dl (0.8 - 1.8) and 7 (3 - 10); in patients with Asymptomatic MM according to CR and MDCT, the median value of β2m and ESR was respectively 2.44 mg/dl (1.92 - 4.24) and 41 (8 - 78); in patients with Symptomatic MM according to MDCT, the median value of β2m and ESR was respectively 3.27 mg/dl (2.51 - 7.6) and 83 (49 - 122); in patients with Symptomatic MM according to CR and MDCT, the median value of β2m and ESR was respectively 4.64 mg/dl (2.8 - 9) and 102 (70 - 138).
In two patients, MDCT demonstrated unsuspected second non-haematologic malignancies involving the lung.
New imaging techniques have been proposed both for MM staging and for monitoring response to chemotherapy; unfortunately, none of these modern technologies has been proven entirely reliable in this regard. In fact, basing on the currently available evidence compiled by the IMWG [1], CR remains the standard method to detect osteolytic bone lesions, although the false-negative rate is relatively high (30% - 70%) [5]; MRI or CT remain the diagnostic procedures of choice to assess suspected cord compression [1].
The individuation of bone lesions is mandatory both for the staging of monoclonal gammophaties and because it reflects pivotal prognostic implications. Patients who are clinically asymptomatic but have radiological evidence of bone disease are at high risk of progression with a median time to progression of 8 months [7]. Asymptomatic MM often presents with a multifocal cortical damage unfortunately not detectable by CR imaging because CR shows osteolytic bone lesions only when the cortical bone damage is more than 50% [8].
Conventional MRI is an appropriate tool for detecting bone marrow involvement and soft tissue disease but not skeletal destruction, which represents the major reason to treat patients with MM. MDCT is an appropriate tool for detect both early osteolysis (<5 mm) especially in the spine and associated soft tissue disease in a single examination. In addition, MDCT provides complementary information in comparison to that obtained with conventional MRI. In fact, a further significant advantage of MDCT, is its ability of demonstrating other unsuspected pathological processes—additional malignancies, especially those involving the lungs. In the context of a higher incidence of second malignancies associated with use of lenalidomide [9], the ability of detecting 2 unsuspected non-hematologic malignancies is very interesting. The mayor limitation of MDCT is the radiation dose delivered to patients.
On our initial experience, positive MDCT identified high-risk myeloma; patients with abnormal MDCT had significantly earlier disease progression (median 5 months) than patients with a normal pattern (median 20 months) (P = 0.0001) (Figure 1). Conversely, negative MDCT was a positive prognostic factor. In some selected cases, MDCT was superior to conventional MRI. The falsenegatives on MDCT might be due to early bone marrow replacement before any destruction of trabecular and cortical bone. The false-negatives on conventional MRI might be explained by the fact that very small lytic lesions can be visualized on MDCT before significant bone marrow disease.
In conclusion, MDCT is an excellent imaging instrument for early detection of skeletal destruction on high early disease. According to our opinion, 1) in patients without radiologically detectable osteolysis but with a reasonable suspicion of myeloma requiring therapy (elevated levels of paraprotein, extensive bone marrow plasmacytosis) we recommend the use of MDCT; 2) in the initial staging of MM, MDCT and conventional MRI are complementary imaging techniques; due to the direct visualization of the bone marrow, conventional MRI is appropriate for detecting early bone marrow involvements in absence of osteolysis, while MDCT is superior in detecting very small lytic lesions in absence of evident bone marrow disease, particularly in the long bones and in the difficult anatomic regions (skull, clavicle, ribs). Whole-body low-dose CT techniques (32 or 16-slice scanners) are being developed as very attractive and realistic alternative to conventional X-ray imaging [6]; radiation dose with a low-dose protocol is only slightly more than the radiation dose of CR [5]. Therefore, in the era of new imaging techniques that offer advanced diagnostic accuracy, CR represents an obsolete and out of use diagnostic procedure. Our experience can be criticized since our patients were retrieved from a single institution, and cohort is very small. A big number of patients that confirm the results of our study is necessary.
5. Contributions and Acknowledgements
Giuseppe Mele designed the study and drafted the article. Anna Grazia D'Agostino and Gianni Quarta contributed to the interpretation of data. Giacomo Loseto and Angela Melpignano were involved in the collection of clinical data. Maria Rosaria Coppi was involved in the collection of laboratory data.
The authors thank Giuseppe Lucarelli for technical assistance.
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Bamboo posts – I got mine for $2.00 each at Hobby Lobby when they were 50% off. I bought 38 and my floor measures 7′ x 7′.
Jute – Also bought from Hobby Lobby at 50% off for $1.98.
First lay out a little section of posts. I assembled mine in groups of : 11, 12, 13. When you're dealing with bamboo posts, no two are the same so you'll want to lay them out where they lay nicely together. Some are very nubby and crooked.
Next, take your jute and weave it under and over each post.
When you get to the end, pull enough to go back the opposite direction in the same pattern. This time you'll go over the posts that you went under on the first time and vice versa.
When you get to the end, tie the start and end pieces of the jute together, knotting them a few times. I left mine about 3 inches long and just tuck them between the boards when laid out.
You are going to do this 2 more times on the same set of posts so again in the middle and one more time at the other end. I found that standing over them and weaving the jute through was the easiest. The entire project took me about 30 minutes.
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Asylums are nothing more than gardens of human cabbages, of miserable, grotesque, repugnant human beings watered with the fertilizer of injections.
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As noted by Sabrina Pacifici informed us (and me) last week on her blog BeSpacific, Microsoft took the beta off their MSN Search and went live with it on the MSN portal site last week.
This should greatly increase the use of MSN Search. For those who would like to give feedback to Microsoft, the developer communications site Channel 9 have set up MSN Search Feedback Wikis for user and developer feedback.
So far the MSN search is working well for us at Justia, we are number 1 for every term we optimized our Web site for! This is a Microsoft product I like (even though I primarily use a Mac… I do use Microsoft Office though :).
And of course with the release of MSN Search, Microsoft will now have a reason to update their browser beyond the competition form Mozilla's Firefox…. namely a new interface that focuses more on Web search. Maybe in a year or so, when the first part/version of Longhorn is released. And for blog readers, here is msnsearch's Weblog.


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The fatal police shooting of Walter Wallace Jr., 27, in Philadelphia is raising questions about what the officers involved were told before arriving at Wallace's home and whether police officers should respond to mental health crises. About 2,700 of the nation's roughly 18,000 police departments have some or all of their officers go through crisis intervention training (CIT), known as the "Memphis model," which aims to help police recognize mental health problems and get people to treatment, according to the National Alliance on Mental Illness. Angela Kimball, national director of advocacy and public policy at NAMI, said the U.S. needs to focus on intervening further upstream. "When you look at the lack of access to mental health care, it's clear that that is contributing to people experiencing crises — many of which are inherently avoidable if you get people the right care at the right time," Kimball said. "We shouldn't wait until somebody is experiencing a crisis. It's not good for the person. It's not good for their family. It's not good for the community. And it's not the job law enforcement signed up for."


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1988; 260 pages. Book #5 in the Discworld series. Genres : Fantasy; spoof. Overall Rating : B+.
The 8th son of an 8th son of an 8th son always turns out to be a sourceror. And from a sourceror, magic just spontaneously gushes. Which causes massive upheavals in Discworld. Wizards change from stumblebums to conquering tyrants. Mage wars begin. The end of the (Disc)world is nigh, and the 4 Horsemen of the Apocralypse ride forth. Well, okay. One horseman and three pedestrians.
a genie in a lamp - with a serious attitude problem.
The drawbacks are slight. At only 260-pages, it's a bit short. Although there is some character development (most notably Rincewind and The Luggage), there really isn't much depth of character. This was kind of a "transition" book for Pratchett- the tone is just a tad bit more serious than his earlier works, and the book loosely examines the themes of Power, Ambition, and Self-Sacrifice. With time, Pratchett's Discworld books get longer, a smidgen less zany, and a dab more insightful as his writing style evolves.
"I meant," said Ipslore bitterly, "what is there in this world that makes living worthwhile?"
I love that end dialog! I really need to read another Pratchett book. This one sounds fun.
I love that end dialog too!
I don't know a lot about these books and I noticed that this is book #5. So, I was wondering if you need to read all of them in sequence to understand each book better or could you say start at #5 and go back if you decide to read them all?
Amanda - among Discworld fanatics, Sourcery seems to be a "so-so" book. i'm not sure why.
Julie - other than the first two (The Colour of Magic and The Light Fantastic), all the rest are stand-alone stories. i'm not reading them in order, and i don't think it's a drawback.
Ugh, cats! I so have a problem with Death now.
I knew there was a reason I like Death!
Aw man, that takes me back. I don't think I could ever think of Sourcery as an 'so-so book' hamilcar barca, for me it marked the point where I was fully engrossed in the Discworld - the point of no return - many years ago. Perhaps if I were just reading it now for the first time I might feel differently though?
Discworld Mal - i liked Sourcery and gave it a B+. my "so-so" remark is based on what self-proclaimed "Discworld fanatics" wrote at Amazon. com.


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The UN is acting like a parallel government in South Sudan
AFRICANGLOBE – With a political solution to the South Sudan crisis still elusive, the government is growing increasingly suspicious of the United Nations and some Western countries over what Juba sees as undeclared sympathies for the rebel cause.
There have been a series of demonstrations by the youth across the country against the UN in general, and Hilde Johnson, the Special Representative of the Secretary-General in South Sudan and head of the UN Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS), in particular, for allegedly meddling in the country's internal affairs.
Things came to a head in mid-March when government forces intercepted a UN convoy carrying an assortment of arms that was destined for rebels fighting the government in Unity State but which had been labelled as food.
The Undersecretary for Foreign Affairs and International Co-operation, Charles Manyang, told reporters that the UN violated an agreement with the government to transport weapons by air and not by road.
"We have no ill-feeling against the UN as an institution. But just like any organisation, there can be mistakes by individuals and our complaints against such should be seen as denoting relations between the government and the international body," said Mr Manyang.
Juba had earlier crossed swords with the UN when government soldiers tried to force their way into a UN camp in Juba, claiming that they were hiding armed rebels who continued to fire at government troops.
Diplomats from Western nations responded by accusing Juba of "threatening" the UN personnel in the country and sustaining negative campaign against the UNMISS.
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AFRICANGLOBE - Don't think the recent murder of a young Black man in South Georgia is an isolated incident. You have to be careful and cautious in every neighborhood you're in. Today's klansmen are embolden by the white nationalists in the White House, they are brave when they have numbers, they are courageous when they have weapons and they have little or no fear of a judge or jury giving them the death penalty for killing Black men, women and children!
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Today would have been Nobel Laureate Norman Borlaug's 100th birthday. Never heard of him? Dr. Borlaug is widely credited with catalyzing humanity's incredible progress against hunger in the 20th century – giving him the nickname "The Man Who Saved a Billion Lives." In celebration, we are running a full-page ad in The Hill that focuses on protecting his legacy against radical activists who want to reverse advances in crop science that employ genetically improved foods (GIFs).
Beyond just being hypocritical, those who oppose GIFs also pose a great danger to the billions of people in the developing world that Borlaug was referencing. Take just one example: Golden Rice. Experts believe that this GIF, which infuses rice with vitamin A, could save many of the 2 million children who die and 500,000 who go blind annually from vitamin A deficiencies. Yet these protesters, through unscientific and fearmongering campaigns, deny the scientific consensus that these foods are safe. By doing so, they are quite literally contributing to the needless death and disability of millions every year – and they couldn't seem to care less.
Dr. Borlaug summarized the potential of GIFs in a 2000 publication, Ending World Hunger: The Promise of Biotechnology and the Threat of Antiscience Zealotry. His contributions to the world food supply earned him the Nobel Peace Prize (1970), Presidential Medal of Freedom (1977), and Congressional Gold Medal (2006), one of only seven people in history to win these three prizes. Today, his legacy is also being commemorated with the dedication of a statue in the U.S. Capitol's National Statuary Hall.
The ragtag groups of fear-mongering, anti-science zealots are nothing but a distraction from award-winning science like Borlaug's – unfortunately it's a distraction that is causing needless death and suffering. We hope more come to know Dr. Borlaug's contributions, and fewer people join the science-denying radicals.


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Apple is facing another investigation by Japan's Fair Trade Commission (FTC). The commission is checking if the tech giant is "leveraging" its dominance in the smartphone operating system (OS) market to crush the competition and restrict choice for consumers. Google will also be probed by the commission for forcing Android manufacturers to pre-install its search engine on their smartphones.
Nikkie Asia reports that in February this year, the Japanese government passed an Act on Improving Transparency and Fairness of Digital Platform. And now the officials are deciding if the law will apply to the OS market and if OS operators like Apple and Google will have to submit regular reports on transactions to the Ministry of Economy, Trade, and Industry.
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Like US FTC, Japan wants to regulate Apple's and Google's dominance of the app market to make it more competitive
As per the report, investigators will conduct surveys and interview OS operators, app developers, and smartphone users to determine if Apple's and Google's implement anticompetitive practices to stifle competition in the smartphone, smartwatches, and wearables markets.
The antitrust watchdog will compile a report outlining OS market structure and the reason why competition has remained static. The commission will work with the central government's Digital Market Competition Council, which is moving forward with its own market probe.
Practices found to be anticompetitive will be itemized in the report, along with possible violations of Japan's law against monopolies.
Japan has joined regulators in U.S., EU, and other countries to keep Apple's and Google's growing dominance in smart devices markets. Previously, Japan's Fair Trade Commission chairman Kazuyuki Furuya said he is keeping an eye on the anti-competitive behavior of tech giants with an overwhelming global presence: Apple, Google, Amazon, and Facebook.
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Maggie O'Malley is thrilled when she lands her dream job as a pharmaceutical researcher at Rxcellance. Not only is this a great jump-start to her career, but she can monetarily contribute to her father's failing restaurant. At her new job she meets quite a variety of different personalities. Some strange, some not so strange and one really hot guy. Maggie is determined not to let anything interfere in her work, though.
Then, a very strange thing happens. On her "new-to-her" cell phone she receives an appointment reminder, but the picture is with someone she doesn't know and a meeting she never scheduled. The stranger ends up dead. It happens a couple more times. Each person meets the same fate as the first one.
She bought her phone second hand and figures these appointments belong to the previous owner. She tries to discover who that is, but to no avail. After a bit more digging, she learns that the victims are connected to her new company.
Along with her best friend, Constantine, Maggie sets out on a journey to learn what is really going on at Rxcellance. She is shocked to discover there is a deadly game going on and it could jeopardize everything Maggie holds dear to her heart.
I can't believe this is the author's debut novel. What a powerhouse of a novel! The authors descriptive writing style brings the story to life. She transports the reader right into the middle of the action with her close attention to detail.
Although this is fiction, it feels like a realistic and frightening look into the pharmaceutical world. I was at the edge-of-my-seat, scared to death for Maggie. The ending was a surprise to me. I never saw that coming. I wish I could think of another term for fast-paced, but that was what this was to the extreme.
I can't even imagine how good the second book will be, but I'm already looking forward to more books by this author. She's off to an amazing start.


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In order to extend the period of temporary stay of foreigners and stateless persons (arriving on the visa or visa-free basis) may apply to the State Migration Service, not later than seven working days before the expiry of the period of stay in Azerbaijan (www.migration.gov.az).
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Starting from March 15, 2013 new procedure of tourist e-visa system has been implementing in Azerbaijan to provide the execution of the Decree of the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan dated November 20, 2012 "On the facilitation of visa procedures for foreigners and stateless persons, travelling to the Republic of Azerbaijan".
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Operations Committee - COMOP
COMOP is a decision-making body, within which the CEOs of the Group's companies present action plans for improving their operational, social, environmental and contractual performance, as well as the progress of the implementation of each subsidiary's strategy. Benchmarks targeting performance improvement are also shared here.
The Operations Committee is chaired and led by the CEO of the Eranove group, Mr Marc Albérola, and includes Ms Pascale Albert-Lebrun, Deputy CEO of the Eranove group, Mr Eric Tauziac, Secretary General of the Eranove group, Mr Mamadou Dia, Director of the Water and Sanitation Group, Mr Ralph Olayé, Director of Project Development and Management, CEO of subsidiaries and of EIG (GS2E), Mr Daniel Sampah, CEO of AWALE, Mr Abdoul Ball, CEO of SDE, Mr Basile Ebah, CEO of SODECI, Mr Dominique Kakou, CEO of CIE, Mr Bernard N'Guessan Kouassi, CEO of CIPREL, Mr Zahalo Silué, CEO of Kénié Renewable Energy and Mr Sylvestre Sem, CEO of GS2E.
Management Committee Financial Monitoring Committee
The Management Committee Financial Monitoring Committee is a body that manages the economic and financial results of the Eranove group's entities. Each of the group's companies have their own Management Committee Financial Monitoring Committee.
Its role is to:
do the groundwork for the subsidiaries' financial planning (business plans, 5-year plans, budgets, updates),
monitor and analyse the results and the key elements of each subsidiary's balance sheet, by local and IFRS standards,
manage the basic options through all the subsidiaries' statements (quarterly and annually),
determine and monitor corrective actions if there is a downturn in the projections,
prioritise feedback on good economic and financial practice among the Eranove group's companies.
Management Committee Financial Monitoring Committee includes, for the Eranove group, the CEO, Mr Marc Albérola and the Deputy CEO, Mrs Pascale Albert-Lebrun, the CEO of each company and the employees that are responsible for their economic and financial elements (DDG, Secretary General, Chief Financial Officer…).


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Revocation of the recognition of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Scotland('ICAS')
Pursuant to its powers under section 931(4) of the Companies Act 2014 ('the Act'), the Irish Auditing and Accounting Supervisory Authority ('the Authority') has decided to revoke the recognition of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Scotland ('ICAS') granted under S.930 of the Act with effect from 22 December 2021. This means that ICAS may no longer authorise individuals or firms as statutory auditors in Ireland or undertake any audit related regulatory functions. This decision follows the application by the ICAS to the Authority for revocation of its recognition. By virtue of the revocation of its recognition, ICAS is no longer a prescribed accountancy body under the Act and therefore, no longer comes under the remit of the Authority.
Practice and Business Improvement
IAASA issues revised quality management standards
Following public consultation, IAASA has today (21 December) issued: International Standard on Quality Management ('ISQM') (Ireland) 1, Quality Management for Firms that Perform Audits or Reviews of Financial Statements, or Other Assurance or Related Services Engagements; International Standard on Quality Management (Ireland) 2, Engagement Quality Reviews; and International Standard on Auditing ('ISA') (Ireland) 220 (Revised December 2021), Quality Management for an Audit of Financial Statements. They will replace International Standard on Quality Control (Ireland) 1 (Revised November 2020) and ISA (Ireland) 220 (Revised November 2020). These standards introduce a new quality management approach that is focused on proactively identifying and responding to risks to quality. The new approach requires a firm to customise the design, implementation and operation of its system of quality management based on the nature and circumstances of the firm and the engagements it performs. It also requires firms to transition to an integrated approach that reflects upon the system of quality management as a whole, rather than individual elements. The benefits of this new approach include: A system that is tailored to the nature and circumstances of the firm and the engagements it performs; A proactive response by the firm to changing circumstances and proactively managing or mitigating risks, and promoting continual improvement and responsiveness; Increased emphasis on monitoring the system as a whole and timely and effective remediation; and Improved integration of the components of the system of quality management. The new standards are effective as of 15 December 2022 and apply as follows: ISQM (Ireland)1 must be designed and implemented by 15 December 2022. The evaluation of the system of quality management required by paragraphs 53-54 must be performed within one year following 15 December 2022 ISQM (Ireland) 2 Effective for audits of financial statements for periods beginning on or after 15 December 2022 and other assurance or related services engagements beginning on or after 15 December 2020 ISA (Ireland) 220 Effective for audits of financial statements for periods beginning on or after 15 December 2022 The standards are on IAASA's website.
Technical Roundup 17 December
Welcome to this week's Technical Roundup. In developments this week, the CCAB-I Insolvency Committee has recently published Technical Alert 04/2021 Register of Beneficial Ownership of Companies and Industrial Provident Societies – Guidance for Insolvency Practitioners; the Pensions Authority has released its Engagement Programme Findings Report for 2021; the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has issued amendments to the European Single Electronic format (ESEF) to update the core taxonomy to the latest updates to IFRSs. Read more on these and other developments that may be of interest to members below. Auditing IAASA has updated the definition of 'listed entity' in its Glossary of Terms. Accountancy Europe has issued its December 2021 Audit Policy Update. Financial Reporting The IFRS Interpretations Committee have published their November 2021 update. The IFRS Interpretations Committee is the interpretative body of the International Accounting Standards Board (IASB). The Interpretations Committee works with the Board in supporting the application of IFRS Standards. The matters discussed in this update include. A tentative agenda decision on whether an example of a software reseller was acting as a principal or agent under IFRS 15. Consideration of feedback received on a tentative agenda decision published in June 2021 regarding whether an electricity retailer has the right to obtain substantially all the economic benefits from use of a windfarm throughout the term of an agreement with a windfarm generator. Discussion of a request relating to negative vehicle emission credits and whether an entity that has generated such credits has a present obligation that meets the definition of a liability under IAS 37. The IFRS Foundation published a webcast explaining the recommendations from the Technical Readiness Working Group (TRWG) to the recently announced International Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB) for consideration. The IASB has issued Initial Application of IFRS 17 and IFRS 9 - Comparative Information (Amendments to IFRS 17) on 9th December 2021. EFRAG has updated its Endorsement Status Report to reflect this. EFRAG have issued a Briefing Paper to stimulate debate within Europe and clarify the IASB's discussions on Subsidiaries without Public Accountability: Disclosures. The paper discusses how the IASB's proposals outlined in the exposure draft might be applied in the EU. The International Accounting Standards Board (IASB) will host its 2023 Research Forum in early November 2023 on the general theme of accounting for intangible assets. The IASB and its partnering journals for the forum have issued a call for papers on the theme of accounting for intangible assets. European Single Electronic Format (ESEF) reporting applies to companies whose securities are admitted to trading on a regulated market in the EU for years commencing on or after 1 January 2021. On 16th December, Chartered Accountants Ireland and the Financial Reporting Lab of the FRC presented a webinar to assist users in preparing for ESEF. Insolvency The CCAB-I Insolvency Committee has recently published Technical Alert 04/2021 Register of Beneficial Ownership of Companies and Industrial Provident Societies – Guidance for Insolvency Practitioners. This Technical Alert highlights the features of the Central Register of Beneficial Ownership of Companies and Industrial and Provident Societies which are of particular importance to insolvency practitioners. This guidance has been prepared on a practical basis and is intended to be of a practical nature. This Technical Alert is available on our website. The CCAB-I Insolvency Committee has also recently updated a number of its Republic of Ireland Statements of Insolvency Practice (SIP) as part of a periodic review. SIPs are a series of documents which aim to maintain standards by setting out required practice and harmonising members' approach to a particular aspect of insolvency practice. The following SIPs have now been published with an effective date of 16 December 2021: SIP 7B Office-holders preparation of insolvency receipts and payments accounts; SIP 8B Planning and organisation of creditors meetings; SIP 10B Proxies; and SIP 11B The handling of funds in formal insolvency appointments. These updated SIPs are available on our website. Anti-Money laundering /Fraud/Cybersecurity The European Payments Council has recently issued its 2021 Payment Threats and Fraud Trends Report which provides an overview of the most important threats on the payments landscape , including social engineering phishing and malware. The report tries to increase awareness and suggests some measures for control and mitigation of threats. Fscom, a UK compliance firm has recently made available a blog on best practices for effective Suspicious activity reporting. You can also register on their website to view their webinar on "Suspicious Activity Reporting- Best Practice Guidance Webinar." The UK National Crime Agency has issued advice in the run up to Christmas on how not to fall victim to a "cloned company" scam or fraud. This is where fraudsters replicate or clone real company websites by using the name, address and 'Firm Reference Number' attached to a company and authorised by the Financial Conduct Authority. Follow the link for advice from the National Economic Crime Centre. Charities The Charities Regulator recently published an Annual Report Information Note which sets out a number of changes and additions to the Annual Report Form which will take effect from January 2022. These changes are intended to provide greater transparency around the activities of registered charities in Ireland. Other Areas of Interest The Central Bank has published its eighth edition of the Financial Conditions of Credit Unions Report. The report provides an update on the financial performance and position of credit unions, to inform credit unions and provide input for boards as they undertake their own strategic analysis and decision-making. It also recently published a Behind the Data and Research Technical Paper that examines the impact of Covid-19 on borrowers and businesses. More details are available here including FAQs and an explainer video for SMEs on COVID 19 supports for SMEs. Finally from the Central Bank this week, it published its Market Based Finance Monitor 2021 . MBF refers to the raising of debt or equity through financial markets, rather than through the banking system. The new publication aims to monitor activities and balance sheet trends in the Irish market-based finance sector that could point to potential financial vulnerabilities. The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has published amendments to the European Single Electronic format (ESEF) to update the core taxonomy to the latest updates to IFRSs. The Pensions Authority has published its Engagement Programme Findings Report for 2021.It has also publicised the creation by OECD of a stakeholder engagement group for pension funds (and insurance companies).The purpose is to have structured and routine dialogues with each stakeholder group and to call on their expertise to ensure the policy work being developed responds to the real world developments in the sector. The Pensions Authority also recently published an employer guide to defined contribution master trusts which provides information for employers on defined contribution master trusts and what to look for when selecting a master trust. Ministers in the Dept. Of Enterprise Trade & Employment recently launched a new website to help businesses get started in taking climate action. The website allows SMEs to input some simple information and get an estimate of their carbon footprint and a personalised action plan to reduce it. The feedback will include details of the relevant help that is available from Government through various agencies. Click here to access the website called climatetoolkit4business.gov.ie. The Minister for Enterprise Trade & Employment welcomed the recent passage of the Companies (Corporate Enforcement Authority) Bill 2021 through all legislative stages in the Houses of the Oireachtas. The Bill will now be sent to the President for his signature and enactment into law and will establish the Corporate Enforcement Authority (CEA). The Irish Workplace Relations Commission recently launched its Strategy Statement 2022-2024 'Meeting Stakeholder Expectations in a Changing World of Work'. It sets out its various targets and objectives for the future and reviews the Strategy Statement for 2019-2022. The European Commission recently proposed a set of measures to improve working conditions in platform work and to support the sustainable growth of digital labour platforms in the EU. A digital labour platform is for example where a person works for a food-delivery or a ride-hailing app. We will keep readers up to date with any developments. Minister Michael McGrath recently spoke to the British Irish Chamber of Commerce on public investment priorities for the island of Ireland. He spoke about the Shared Island dimension of the revised National Development Plan and how the plan sets out how the Government will work in partnership with the Executive, UK Government, the European Union and with Local Authorities - for more effective public investment, for the island as a whole. He outlined business and employment opportunities and investment priorities. Details of his address can be found here. For further technical information and updates please visit the Technical Hub and the Covid-19 Hub on the Institute website.
Register of Beneficial Ownership of Companies and Industrial Provident Societies – Guidance for Insolvency Practitioners
The CCAB-I Insolvency Committee has today published Technical Alert 04/2021 Register of Beneficial Ownership of Companies and Industrial Provident Societies – Guidance for Insolvency Practitioners. This Technical Alert highlights the features of the Central Register of Beneficial Ownership of Companies and Industrial and Provident Societies which are of particular importance to insolvency practitioners. This guidance has been prepared on a practical basis and is intended to be of a practical nature. This Technical Alert is available on our website.
IAASA has updated the definition of 'listed entity' in its Glossary of Terms
Following public consultation, IAASA has updated the definition of ''listed entity' in its Glossary of Terms. The amendment will align the definition of 'listed entity' in the Irish auditing framework more closely with the International Auditing and Assurance Standards Board (IAASB) definition. It will also provide additional clarity to auditors about the entities classified as listed entities in Ireland. The revised definition applies to audits of financial statements for periods beginning on or after 15 December 2021. The revised Glossary of Terms is available here. The feedback paper is available here. Responses received are available here.
Welcome to this week's Technical Roundup. In developments this week, the Financial Reporting Council has published a revised Audit Enforcement Procedure ("AEP") and feedback statement. This follows consideration of the responses received to the consultation launched on 22 July 2021 regarding proposed amendments to the AEP; on Friday 10th December, EFRAG along with BusinessEurope and the IASB are holding a joint webinar entitled "Future of IFRS disclosure requirements: What we learnt from the field test with European preparers" Read more on these and other developments that may be of interest to members below. Auditing IAASA has published a thematic paper discussing the use of data analytics in Ireland's statutory audit market. This paper provides an overview of the areas where auditors perform data analytical audit procedures and supports in place for auditors in using data analysis tools and discusses challenges faced by auditors when using data. The FRC has published a revised Audit Enforcement Procedure ("AEP") and feedback statement. This follows consideration of the responses received to the consultation launched on 22 July 2021 regarding proposed amendments to the AEP. A link to the revised AEP is available here. The FRC has announced its areas of supervisory focus for 2022/23, including priority sectors, for corporate reporting reviews and audit quality inspections. The FRC's Supervision Corporate Reporting Review team will supplement its routine reviews of corporate reporting with six thematic reviews. These reviews will identify scope for improvement, as well as examples of better practice, in areas of key stakeholder interest. The FRC's Supervision Audit Quality Review team will pay particular attention in its reviews to areas including climate-related risks, fraud risks, and cash and cash flow statements. The FRC has published a Collection of Perspectives, following the FRC Culture Conference held in June 2021 that brought together a wide range of international experts to explore the important link between culture and high-quality audit. Financial Reporting The IASB has issued a proposed IFRS Taxonomy Update, 'IFRS Taxonomy 2021 Proposed Update 2 — Technology Update'. The Financial Reporting Council (FRC) has announced its areas of supervisory focus for 2022/23, including priority sectors, for corporate reporting reviews and audit quality inspections. On Friday 10th December, EFRAG along with BusinessEurope and the IASB are holding a joint webinar entitled "Future of IFRS disclosure requirements: What we learnt from the field test with European preparers". In his address to delegates at the AICPA and CIMA conference on 7th December in Washington, Andreas Barckow, chair of the IASB discussed sustainability, the IASB's current and future work programme and convergence. The FRC has issued FRED 79- FRS 101 Reduced Disclosure Framework – 2021/22 cycle, which proposes no amendments to FRS 101 as a result of its latest annual review. Comments on FRED 79 are requested by 1 March 2022. Insolvency The Companies (Rescue Process for Small and Mirco Companies) Act 2021, which provides for the Small Company Administrative Rescue Process (SCARP) was commenced on Tuesday, 7 December 2021. The commencement order, associated regulations and prescribed forms will be available on the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment's website in the coming days. Further information about the process can be found on the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment's website. Other Areas of Interest In February 2021, the International Valuation Standards Council (IVSC) published a perspectives paper 'Challenges to Market Value' that looked at the challenges in relation to the availability of market information in a pandemic world. A broad range of feedback was received in relation to the paper that has prompted the IVSC to publish a second paper in the series. The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA), the EU's securities markets regulator, has published its latest edition of its Spotlight on Markets Newsletter. The Pensions Regulator recently made a presentation to IAPF Governance Conference on the Authority's Code of Practice. They talked about pension scheme governance, the Code of Practice and why it is needed and that it sets out the Pension Authority's expectation of trustees .You can read a copy of the presentation here and click here for the Code of Practice. The Department of the Environment, Climate and Communications recently published Cyber Security Baseline Standards and associated implementation guidelines for use by Public Service Bodies. The main goal of the standards is to improve the resilience and security of information and communications technology infrastructure and systems (ICT) in Public Service Bodies. Follow this link to the publication and read Minister Ossian Smyth's comments on the publication here . A salutary lesson from the UK shows how organisations must ensure they get the basics of their data security correct. Due to tight timescales and a new IT system in the UK Cabinet Office, a mistake was made which resulted in the disclosure of hundreds of postal addresses online. There was no specific or written process in place at the time to sign off documents and content containing personal data prior to being sent for publication. The error resulted in a fine of £500,000 by the UK Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) the ICO commenting that the Cabinet Office's complacency and failure to mitigate the risk of a data breach meant that hundreds of people were potentially exposed to the risk of identity fraud and threats to their personal safety. You can read here what the ICO said and here for details of the monetary penalty notice. The Minister for Enterprise Trade & Employment recently announced that the interim period of the Companies (Miscellaneous Provisions) (Covid-19) Act 2020 is extended to 30 April 2022. The Act makes temporary amendments to the Companies Act 2014 and the Industrial and Provident Societies Act 1893 to address issues arising as a result of Covid-19. It allows companies and industrial and provident societies in Ireland to hold their AGMs and general meetings online, increases the period of an examinership to 150 days and increases the threshold at which a company is deemed unable to pay its debts to €50,000. The Dept of Enterprise Trade & Employment has recently published its December newsletter. Topics covered include the commencement of SCARP legislation, a reminder of the National Minimum Wage increase on 1 January 2022,a masterclass on 14 December next held by Enterprise Ireland (registration required) for those looking to upskill for export growth and who want access to development of selling skills and a webinar on 11 January 2022 on patenting trends. In its recent article entitled "Sustainability reporting: Why should SMEs care", Johan Baros, EU Policy Manager at Accountancy Europe discusses the role of the SME and how they should prepare for sustainability reporting. On December 6th, the International Federation of Accountants (IFAC) published its vision for high-quality assurance of sustainability information—calling out best practices identified during its year-long, global engagement campaign related to the State of Play in Sustainability Assurance. This vision addresses the importance of global standards, regulation that supports decision-useful disclosure, and the value of an interconnected approach to sustainability and financial information reporting and assurance. FATF recently held a conference on environmental crime which included as participants heads of international organisations such as the UN's Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) and the UN Environment Programme. FATF President Dr. Marcus Pleyer called for a global push to take the illicit profits out of environmental crimes and participants discussed how to develop partnerships to tackle the dirty money that helps fuel environmental crimes. You can follow the link here to view videos of various speakers. For further technical information and updates please visit the Technical Hub and the Covid-19 Hub on the Institute website.


From highly acclaimed director Gus Van Sant this triumphant story was nominated for 9 Academy Awards – winning Oscars for Robin Williams, Matt Damon and Ben Affleck and also features nominee Minnie Driver. Will Hunting (Damon) is a headstrong, working-class genius. After one too many run-ins with the law, Will's last chance is a psychology professor (Williams).


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For immediate release: May 8, 2019
Governor Cuomo Announces 14 Programs to Receive $5.5 Million to Help At-Risk Youth and Combat Gang Violence
Funding Includes $1 Million Investment in Long Island to Combat MS-13 Violence; $4.5 Million to Support Upstate Youth in Improving Workforce Skills and Avoiding Crime
Governor Andrew M. Cuomo today announced 14 programs that provide at-risk youth with alternatives to gang involvement will receive $5.5 million in funding for workforce and educational development programs across the state through the Workforce Development Demonstration Project. Youth who are significantly behind in basic skills will receive help in obtaining their high school diploma, state equivalency credential or will be engaged in post-secondary school. Occupational skills training will be offered in the building trades, service industry trades, information technology, health care and maintenance. Governor Cuomo announced this program in his 2019 State of the State address.
"New York will not stand idly by as gangs prey on young people in our communities which is why we are taking an all levers approach to keeping our kids safe," Governor Cuomo said. "These comprehensive programs will provide critical educational and employment opportunities to at-risk youth, offering them a positive alternative to participating in the scourge of gang violence."
Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie said, "The Assembly Majority is committed to combatting the spread of gang violence by ensuring at risk youth have access to opportunities and positive alternatives that encourage community engagement and personal growth. This funding will help bring education and work opportunities to our youth that will steer them down a better path and help them make valuable contributions to our communities."
Senate Majority Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins said, "Far too many young people in communities plagued by gangs and violence get trapped going down the wrong path because they don't see an alternate future. That is why the Senate Majority is proud to invest in job training and gang prevention efforts. We will continue to stand against gang violence and work tirelessly to help New York children reach their full potential."
"At a time of horrific shootings and lives lost across the country, we're continuing our commitment to ensuring the safety of all New Yorkers," said Lieutenant Governor Kathy Hochul. "By investing millions of dollars in programs and resources we can combat gang violence and protect our young people. We will not tolerate any form of hate or violence in our state, and we stand together in our efforts to protect the lives of children and families in communities across New York."
The funds are being awarded on a competitive basis to not-for-profit organizations, educational institutions and government entities to provide alternative programming and services, such as education, occupational skills training, employment services and leadership development. They will engage the youth in their communities to prevent them from falling prey to gang recruiters or pursuing other negative activities that may result in justice system involvement.
The awarded programs will target and serve youth aged 16-24 who have dropped out of school, are unemployed, are involved in the justice system, are aging out of foster care, are gang-involved or at-risk of gang-involvement and other disadvantaged youth.
This holistic approach will help curb gang-related violence and, most importantly, address the factors that lead youth to gang activity in the first place. Specifically, these services will connect vulnerable youth with essential life and job skills needed to build a career and contribute to their communities.
Acting OCFS Commissioner Sheila Poole said, "We are committed to build stronger, brighter futures for our young people. Our work to lead youth away from gang-related violence and into education and jobs is vital to the future of New York State. This project offers teens and young adults opportunities to connect with positive influences to build successful futures and communities through civic engagement and leadership opportunities."
Michael C. Green, Executive Deputy Commissioner of the State Division of Criminal Justice Services, said, "At the Division, we are committed to enhancing public safety through resources and services that improve the entire criminal justice system. By implementing proven strategies, we have worked with our local partners and community-based organizations to promote positive behavior, reduce violence, and save lives. These new developmental programs will provide much-needed, critical support to at-risk youth so they can change their path – and their communities – by pursuing education and employment."
The funds were awarded on a competitive basis to the following non-profit, government, and charitable organizations:
ORGANIZATIONS AWARDED BY REGION
United Way of Long Island
Eastern Suffolk BOCES
Rockland BOCES
Dutchess County Workforce Investment Board, Inc.
The Chamber Foundation, Inc.
Ulster Youthbuild LLC
Social Enterprise and Training Center
Schenectady County: The Pathways and Opportunities to Success Program
Syracuse Employment and School Opportunity Network (SEASON) Program
Urban League of Rochester, NY Inc.
Pathstone Corporation
The Service Collaborative of WNY, Inc.