WILLIAM CLARY PROPERTY EVALUATOR PROFESSIONAL

To be awarded to those individual members of NYSAA actively serving as assessors who have made an outstanding contribution and, in doing so, have furthered the professional status of the assessorвЂ™s role in real property tax administration and real estate appraising.

The descriptions below are guidelines established for the Awards Committee to help them choose worthy recipients.Д¬hristine Hayes, Chair, NYSAA Awards Committee, OUTSTANDING CONTRIBUTION AWARD The perspective recipient does not need to meet ALL of the prerequisites of the potential award. In the time leading up to the Annual Meeting and Seminars, you are encouraged to keep in mind the awards available and keep an 'eye out' for those individuals most deserving of the recognition that these awards afford. In an ongoing effort to insure that these individuals not go unnoticed, the Awards Committee was established to review recommendations, from any individual, knowledgeable of another individualвЂ™s contribution to the assessment profession. More often than not, without looking for public recognition or personal glory, these individuals exert extraordinary effort in a multitude of areas to further the goals of the New York State Assessors Association. We pride ourselves on attaining personal excellence and advancing our shared occupation to a higher level of professionalism.ДЇrom time to time, there are individuals who distinguish themselves from their contemporaries. The weight of existing evidence is that aspartame is safe at current levels of consumption as a nonnutritive sweetener.An association is only as good as its members вЂ“ the New York State Assessors Association is no exception. The studies provide no evidence to support an association between aspartame and cancer in any tissue. Epidemiological studies on aspartame include several case-control studies and one well-conducted prospective epidemiological study with a large cohort, in which the consumption of aspartame was measured. The data from the extensive investigations into the possibility of neurotoxic effects of aspartame, in general, do not support the hypothesis that aspartame in the human diet will affect nervous system function, learning or behavior. Critical review of all carcinogenicity studies conducted on aspartame found no credible evidence that aspartame is carcinogenic. Acute, subacute and chronic toxicity studies with aspartame, and its decomposition products, conducted in mice, rats, hamsters and dogs have consistently found no adverse effect of aspartame with doses up to at least 4000 mg/kg bw/day. The rise in plasma levels of phenylalanine and aspartic acid following administration of aspartame at doses less than or equal to 50 mg/kg bw do not exceed those observed postprandially. Consumption of large doses of aspartame in a single bolus dose will have an effect on some biochemical parameters, including plasma amino acid levels and brain neurotransmitter levels. Food and Drug Administration and European Food Safety Authority established acceptable daily intake levels of 50 and 40 mg/kg bw/day, respectively. Current use levels of aspartame, even by high users in special subgroups, remains well below the U.S. The purpose of this investigation was to review the scientific literature on the absorption and metabolism, the current consumption levels worldwide, the toxicology, and recent epidemiological studies on aspartame.

Aspartame is a methyl ester of a dipeptide used as a synthetic nonnutritive sweetener in over 90 countries worldwide in over 6000 products.

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