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WILMINGTON, Del. (Wednesday, May 28, 2014) – Today, Lieutenant Governor Matt Denn, Chair of the Criminal Justice Council, and Chris Kervick, Executive Director of the Criminal Justice Council, announced the 2014 Byrne Grant recipients at a press conference at the Rick VanStory Resource Center in Wilmington.
This year’s Byrne Grants were awarded to seven non-profits agencies – representing all three counties – that specialized in the CJC’s priority areas of Re-entry and Recidivism Reduction for Adults and Juveniles, Juvenile Prevention and Intervention, and Reducing Homicide and Violent Crime. The total of all awards is $501,079.76 and 82% of funding is dedicated to re-entry services, up from 46% in 2007. The increase in re-entry funding reflects a decision by the CJC to concentrate its limited federal grant resources in this important area.
Lt. Governor Denn said, “These groups have proven track records of providing quality services that continue to make a difference in our communities. I am impressed with their plans to expand these much-needed programs in our state.”
“The Byrne Justice Assistance Grant is the cornerstone federal assistance program for the Criminal Justice Council,” said Executive Director Chris Kervick. “It allows the flexibility required to support local programs as they provide much needed services to the people who need them most. The Criminal Justice Council congratulates this year’s grant recipients and we look forward to working with the agencies to make each program successful.”
Rick VanStory Resource Center CEO Allen Conover said today, “We would like to thank the Delaware Criminal Justice Council for the opportunity to enhance our ability to provide essential services to individuals involved with the criminal justice system that are mentally ill and/or that suffer from substance abuse. We look forward to utilizing our collective experiences to assist others.”
Here is a list of recipients, the award amount, and short description of what the funding will be used for:
Boys & Girls Clubs at Oak Orchard/Riverdale: Stop It Before It Starts Prevention Program $50,930.00
Facilitating 2 curriculums: "Positive Action" on bullying, substance abuse, and suicide for 8 to 13 year-olds; and "Courage to Speak" on drug abuse prevention for parents. Grant will fund program facilitators, counselor, and educational equipment.
Courageous Hearts Equine Assisted Psychotherapy and Learning Center Equine Assisted Learning: Power Tools for Living Program $39,690.00
Providing therapeutic equine activities for at-risk youth. The program teaches youths to interact with and care for horses, and offers mental health counseling. Grant will cover salary for the director, bookkeeper, equine specialists, & therapist, as well as facility rental.
Dover Interfaith Mission for Housing, Inc.: Re-entry Opportunity and Recidivism Prevention $97,900.00
Provide shelter, job placement, case management, and counseling to former inmates.
The Hospitality School, Inc.: Culinary Arts & Restaurant Training Reducing Recidivism $69,933.00
Provide culinary training for hard-to-employ individuals, specially focusing on ex-offenders. This free, 14-week program also teaches soft skills & financial literacy, and includes an internship.
Rick VanStory Resource Centers: Case Management for Mental Health Offenders $115,711.76
Provide case management, mental health counseling, and substance abuse treatment to homeless former inmates. Program will operate in all counties.
Victims' Voices Heard: Victim Impact: Listen and Learn / Stand Down: Courage to Change $60,000.00
Implement two programs that involve group sessions at correctional institutions; one focuses on victim impact awareness and the other on setting and working toward re-entry goals.
The Way Home, Inc.: Expanding Way Home Case Management Services $66,915.00
Add to the agency's case management staff to serve inmates who are re-entering the community. Case manager will assist with employment, education, and basic needs.
Background: The Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) Program (42 U.S.C. 3751(a)) is the primary provider of federal criminal justice funding to state and local jurisdictions. JAG funds support all components of the criminal justice system from multijurisdictional drug and gang task forces to crime prevention and domestic violence programs, courts, corrections, treatment, and justice information sharing initiatives. JAG funded projects may address crime through the provision of services directly to individuals and/or communities and by improving the effectiveness and efficiency of criminal justice systems, processes, and procedures.
One the way home I pass this - the smell of hot fat fills the air - Yummy!
But in the morning today the tanks were being sucked dry by...
"Over the years we have grown and strengthened to become Olleco. Previously known as Agri Energy, Olleco now provides foodservice businesses with resource recovery solutions."
The theft of used cooking oil is costing the Treasury £25m a year in lost duty, a leading UK resource recovery company has claimed. They say it is being stolen from restaurants and takeaways and being converted into unregulated biodiesel for sale on the black market. "As much as 20% of used cooking oil produced in UK is stolen," said Adam Baisley, commercial director at Olleco. HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) said it is monitoring the trade closely.
Copy of Jacob Borry Photo - Reverse = "Emily, Ida, & Jonas Labree".
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On October 29, English Language Fellow Kimberly Chilmonik talked with a group of our patrons about the origin of the holiday and described how it is celebrated in the United States.
She also led a Halloween theme vocabulary activities and finish the session with a mummy wrap competition.
For more information about the IRC, click here.
[U.S. Embassy photo by Un Yarat]
Mr. & Mrs. George Johnson (Red Lake Falls), Lucille Harrison (VA), & Gertrude Holm (VA) -7-11-69 - in office with Odin Langen.
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Valencia College hosts the Poinciana Community Resource Fair on May 22, 2021 in Kissimmee, Fla. Partners included Osceola County government, CareerSource, Osceola Public Schools and the Osceola Public Library.
Lewis Williams - married to Margarethe Thorsen - great-grandfather of Jule Griebrok-Assercq.
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Valencia College hosts the Poinciana Community Resource Fair on May 22, 2021 in Kissimmee, Fla. Partners included Osceola County government, CareerSource, Osceola Public Schools and the Osceola Public Library.
Aerial view of Dorena Genetic Resource Center. Cottage Grove, Oregon.
More about DRGC from Richard Sniezko:
DGRC is a regional genetics facility for the Pacific Northwest Region (Region 6), and has worked with developing disease resistance in forest trees since 1966. DGRC is also involved in genetic conservation and other genetic related issues in forest trees, as well as being the national USFS lead for Tree Climbing certification, and is also active in native species restoration and conservation education. DGRC has many partners and coooperators in OR & WA and beyond, including Canada, Hawaii, and tribes. Although a USFS facility, DGRC is located on BLM land.
Photo by: Mike McWilliams
Date: July 7, 2011
Credit: USDA Forest Service, Region 6, Umpqua National Forest, Dorena Genetic Resource Center.
Source: Richard Sniezko collection; Cottage Grove, Oregon.
For more about the Dorena Genetic Resource Center see: www.fs.usda.gov/detail/r6/landmanagement/resourcemanageme...
Image provided by USDA Forest Service, Region 6, State and Private Forestry, Forest Health Protection: www.fs.usda.gov/main/r6/forest-grasslandhealth
Benson Barber Shop - Benson Barber Shop - Shop appears to have same sink as 0000-000-648 - Shop located in basement of what is now Northern State Bank Bldg The back bar is still in Dean Ham's shop on 3rd Street.
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Valencia College hosts the Poinciana Community Resource Fair on May 22, 2021 in Kissimmee, Fla. Partners included Osceola County government, CareerSource, Osceola Public Schools and the Osceola Public Library.
Business diagrams and management models for your visual business knowledge
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Recently thinned encroached meadow in Custer County, SD. This meadow had an overly dense stand of ponderosa pine encroaching over the fence line. This encroachment took up about 35 acres of what was once productive grassland. By removing all the pine there will be an increased growth in grass, and the pasture can now be used for winter grazing without the risk of pine needles causing abortions in the cows come spring.
Overcrowded forest stands are one of the number one resource concerns within the Black Hills. Overcrowded forest stands create the perfect conditions for catastrophic wildland fires. These stands often stagnate and grow very little. Trees in these stands are also more stressed. This increases the chances of large beetle infestations causing large areas of tree mortality. Overcrowded forest stands can be treated through precommercial thinning to reduce the number of trees and therefore increase resource availability. The desired benefits on forested acres in South Dakota can include more understory grasses and vegetation for livestock grazing and wildlife grazing. Forest thinning will allow more sunlight and moisture to infiltrate the forest floor and improve the grasses and forbs growing there.
Resource concerns in this photo include Plant Structure and Composition, Wildfire Hazard.
Plant Structure and Composition – Imbalance of one species of tree or one age class of trees.
Degraded plant composition occurs when there is a lack of diversity of plant species within a geographic area or an imbalance in the relative abundance of plant species. Degraded structure refers to plant density, distribution patterns, or height and layering that is not suited to providing the desired conservation benefits and products.
Wildfire Hazard – tree stand is too thick, has too many ladder fuel trees, and canopy is closed.
Fire can be an important and often beneficial part of the natural ecosystem; however, uncontrolled or “wild” fire can pose threats to life, health, and property. Excessive fuel loads can result in a fire too intense, causing damage to the desired plant community and site conditions. In addition, the secondary effects of some wildfires, including erosion, landslides, introduction of invasive species, and changes in water quality, are often more disastrous than the fire itself.
•Overstocked forest increases the risk of fire outbreak
•Continuous fuels increase the risk of the spread of fire
•Abundance of ladder fuels increase fire intensity and potential rate of spread
Practices that can address these resource concerns:
383 Fuel Break - A strip or block of land on which the vegetation, debris, and detritus have been reduced and/or modified to control or diminish the risk of the spread of fire crossing the strip or block of land. Control and reduce the risk of the spread of fire by treating, removing, or modifying vegetation, debris, and detritus.
666 Forest Stand Improvement - The manipulation of species composition, stand structure, or stand density by cutting or killing selected trees or understory vegetation to achieve desired forest conditions or obtain ecosystem services. Consider crop tree management (Perkey et al. 1994) when making decisions about which trees to retain and which to cut, kill cut, or kill.
For more information on South Dakota's resource concerns, visit www.sdresrouceconcerns.org or www.farmers.gov/conserve/tool. You can also reach out to your local NRCS office or Conservation District. Find your local USDA NRCS office and employee directory at: bit.ly/ContactNRCSSD
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A five row shelterbelt such as this one is often used for farmstead or livestock protection.
Resource Concern: Energy efficiency of equipment and facilities
Windbreaks or shelterbelts are barriers used to reduce wind speed and usually consist of trees, shrubs, or a combination. For the greatest protection, the windbreak needs to be oriented perpendicular to the troublesome winds. In South Dakota and the great plains region, the windbreak is placed on the north and west sides of the area needing protection.
The diversion of wind and reduction in wind speed behind a windbreak modifies the environmental conditions in this sheltered zone. The sheltered zone extends as far as ten to fifteen times the height of the windbreak downwind from the windbreak. The greatest wind reduction occurs between two to five times the height of the windbreak downwind. For maximum wind protection, the windbreak needs to be dense and tall.
The farmstead located in the sheltered zone will require less energy for heating due to the modified environmental conditions. Individual savings depend on local site and climatic conditions, the building’s construction quality, an individual’s living habits, and the design and condition of the windbreak.
Windbreaks may also be used to:
• Protect livestock – increase feed efficiency, increase weight gains, increase survival of newborns, improve animal health, and ultimately increase profits
• Reduce wind erosion by slowing the wind speed and protecting the area directly behind the windbreak
• Reduce pesticide drift
• Filter dust and other air pollutants;
• Provide wildlife travel corridors and habitat
• Store carbon
• Reduce noise
For more information on South Dakota's resource concerns, visit www.sdresrouceconcerns.org or www.farmers.gov/conserve/tool. You can also reach out to your local NRCS office or Conservation District. Find your local USDA NRCS office and employee directory at: bit.ly/ContactNRCSSD
Northrop School Album-1991-2 - K - Susan Olson - B: Aaron Bendickson, Amber Neadeau, Dan Christenson, Mike Westlake, Cassie Hagman, Zackary Collins, Kelsey Johnson, JasonRantanen, M: Missy Johnson, Nicole Colbert, Jordy Harger, Randy Olson, Alison.
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Northrop School Album- 1991-2-Safety Patrol-Mr Tri- B: Mr Tri, 3rd: Andrew Solem, DerrickCole, Stacy Hovet, Nicole M. Johnson, Nicole A. Johnson, Wade Haviland, Brock Howard, Jessica Nelson, Jenny Sullivan, Michelle Cota, Todd Christensen, Jesse Hornseth,.
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Queen City Bottling Works - 1907- 42 - TRF - Owners Joseph Becker, Wm Becker, & Frank Protz - Located near the Methodist Church parking lot near water tower 1997-010-013 & 1997-040-(051-053).
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Valencia College hosts the Poinciana Community Resource Fair on May 22, 2021 in Kissimmee, Fla. Partners included Osceola County government, CareerSource, Osceola Public Schools and the Osceola Public Library.
A fire was burning during the whitebark pine conference at Crater Lake National Park. Started by lightning on July 23, 2006, this fire (Bybee Complex) was managed as “wildland fire use for resource benefits.” Whitebark pine conference field trip. Crater Lake National Park, Oregon.
For a summary of this conference see, Proceedings of the Conference Whitebark Pine: A Pacific Coast Perspective, R6-NR-FHP-2007-01: pdfs.semanticscholar.org/e1d5/ef37b3e8f9a80683aa51b682f5f...
Photo by: Richard Sniezko
Date: August 29, 2006
Credit: USDA Forest Service, Region 6, Umpqua National Forest, Dorena Genetic Resource Center.
Source: DRGC digital photo collection; courtesy Richard Sniezko, Cottage Grove, Oregon.
Image provided by USDA Forest Service, Region 6, State and Private Forestry, Forest Health Protection: www.fs.usda.gov/main/r6/forest-grasslandhealth
Overcrowded forest stand in the Black Hills. Overcrowded forest stands are one of the number one resource concerns within the Black Hills. Overcrowded forest stands create the perfect conditions for catastrophic wildland fires. These stands often stagnate and grow very little. Trees in these stands are also more stressed. This increases the chances of large beetle infestations causing large areas of tree mortality. Overcrowded forest stands can be treated through precommercial thinning to reduce the number of trees and therefore increase resource availability. The desired benefits on forested acres in South Dakota can include more understory grasses and vegetation for livestock grazing and wildlife grazing. Forest thinning will allow more sunlight and moisture to infiltrate the forest floor and improve the grasses and forbs growing there.
Resource concerns in this photo include Plant Structure and Composition, Wildfire Hazard.
Plant Structure and Composition – Imbalance of one species of tree or one age class of trees.
Degraded plant composition occurs when there is a lack of diversity of plant species within a geographic area or an imbalance in the relative abundance of plant species. Degraded structure refers to plant density, distribution patterns, or height and layering that is not suited to providing the desired conservation benefits and products.
Wildfire Hazard – tree stand is too thick, has too many ladder fuel trees, and canopy is closed.
Fire can be an important and often beneficial part of the natural ecosystem; however, uncontrolled or “wild” fire can pose threats to life, health, and property. Excessive fuel loads can result in a fire too intense, causing damage to the desired plant community and site conditions. In addition, the secondary effects of some wildfires, including erosion, landslides, introduction of invasive species, and changes in water quality, are often more disastrous than the fire itself.
•Overstocked forest increases the risk of fire outbreak
•Continuous fuels increase the risk of the spread of fire
•Abundance of ladder fuels increase fire intensity and potential rate of spread
Practices that can address these resource concerns:
383 Fuel Break - A strip or block of land on which the vegetation, debris, and detritus have been reduced and/or modified to control or diminish the risk of the spread of fire crossing the strip or block of land. Control and reduce the risk of the spread of fire by treating, removing, or modifying vegetation, debris, and detritus.
666 Forest Stand Improvement - The manipulation of species composition, stand structure, or stand density by cutting or killing selected trees or understory vegetation to achieve desired forest conditions or obtain ecosystem services. Consider crop tree management (Perkey et al. 1994) when making decisions about which trees to retain and which to cut, kill cut, or kill.
For more information on South Dakota's resource concerns, visit www.sdresrouceconcerns.org or www.farmers.gov/conserve/tool. You can also reach out to your local NRCS office or Conservation District. Find your local USDA NRCS office and employee directory at: bit.ly/ContactNRCSSD
Margarethe Williams Family-Lewis Williams married Margarethe - 2nd from left - Jule's grandmother,Martha - 3rd from left. Other sisters are Cora & Ester who married brothers named Andrew & August-The males are Henry and Andrew and Clarence.
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This twisting tower clad in reflective aluminum tiles was designed by architect Frank Gehry. I love this building, called Arts Resource Centre, like almost everything that Frank Gehry does. It was not fully finished yet when I took this picture.
It is part of the LUMA Arles experimental cultural complex also called the Parc des Atelier, an arts center established by Swiss collector Maja Hoffmann and dedicated to providing artists with opportunities to experiment in the production of new work through interdisciplinary collaboration.
"Due to be 56 meters high when complete, the tower is formed of a concrete core with a steel frame. Glass boxes and shining aluminum panels are stacked around this in an irregular formation above a circular glass atrium.
Gehry's design for the façade is supposed to echo the craggy rock formations found near the city, the same kind that inspired sometime-resident Vincent van Gogh to paint them in 1888.
Inside, a vast circular atrium will recall the Roman amphitheater in Arles, part of the city's designated UNESCO World Heritage site.
American architecture critic Frank Miller described Gehry's design as a "stainless-steel tornado", although some locals have reportedly dismissed it as resembling a crumpled drinks can."
Arles, Provence.
France, 2019
The Cory tug 'Resource' pulling its barge loaded with London rubbish containers seen here passing a selection of Woolwich housing blocks as it heads downstream along the River Thames to the Essex marshes at Mucking.
The World Café on "Mobilizing Our Future".
On the 14th November in the Montbrillant Building of ITU, this World Café provided a cross-section of ITU staff with the opportunity to contribute to some of the key strategic challenges faced by the ITU
The objective of the event was to pull together the ideas and input from staff on how we can better attract and engage Sector Members as well as develop new approaches for resource mobilization. 356 ideas were collected - the most abundant harvest so far from any ITU World Café.
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