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The EPA explains in a document setting guidelines for the decontamination of demolition sites that the "site must be cleaned up to background levels of asbestos contamination." (The term, "background level" refers to the typical asbestos level of non-contaminated soil in that area.) The EPA adds that in order to "clean up the site to background levels, it will probably be necessary to remove all the asbestos contaminated soil. The contaminated soil should be treated and disposed of as asbestos-containing waste material." [Environmental Protection Agency, 6/29/1994; Jenkins, 3/11/2002 ]
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The EPA issues a publication which states that in the event of a terrorist attack causing the release of hazardous substances, the EPA would respond under the authority of the NCP (see 1972). "The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has statutory authorities and responsibilities to prepare for and respond to emergencies involving oil and hazardous substances, pollutants or contaminants, which include chemical, biological and radiological materials that could also be components of a weapon of mass destruction (WMD)…. EPA carries out its preparedness and response efforts primarily under the mandate of the National Oil and Hazardous Substances Pollution Contingency Plan (NCP) and the Radiological Response Program." [Environmental Protection Agency, 5/2000 ]
The Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) Region 2's legal counsel advises in a draft document (obtained by the New York Environmental Law and Justice Project through a Freedom of Information Act): "[AHERA] was developed to determine whether school buildings where asbestos was used are safe. Under this test, an air monitor pumps room air through a special filter for a specified amount of time. Then the number of asbestos 'structures,' or fibers, on a square millimeter of the filter are counted. If there are fewer than 70 such structures, the air is judged to be acceptable. EPA has used this same school-based standard to evaluate the safety of outside air in downtown Manhattan." [Jenkins, 3/11/2002 ] The EPA counsel's statement is a misinterpretation of AHERA (see October 3, 2001-March 1, 2004).
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Christie Todd Whitman, appearing before Congress, states: "Under the provisions of PDD 62, signed by President Clinton in 1998, the EPA is assigned lead responsibility for cleaning up buildings and other sites contaminated by chemical or biological agents as a result of an act of terrorism. This responsibility draws on our decades of experience in cleaning up sites contaminated by toxins through prior practices or accidents." Her deputy, Linda Fisher, will repeat this to Congress a week later (see December 5, 2001). [US Congress, 4/12/2002]
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The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) quietly lifts a 25-year-old restriction on the sale of PCB-contaminated land. PCBs, or polychlorinated biphenyls, are linked to cancer and neurological problems. The rollback, based on an EPA reinterpretation of an existing law, is announced in an internal memo written by EPA general counsel Robert Fabricant. Fabricant claims in the memo that the old interpretation represented "an unnecessary barrier to economic redevelopment." Because the change is considered a "new interpretation" of existing law, the administration has no legal obligation to make a public announcement. Critics, including some EPA staffers, note that the longstanding ban served as an incentive for landowners to notify the EPA of the contamination and clean up their property. As a result, about 100 sites a year were submitted to the agency for review. They also warn that the new policy will make it hard to track sales of polluted sites and to ensure that buyers properly assess the land prior to development. [Environmental Protection Agency, 8/14/2003 ; USA Today, 9/1/2003; New York Times, 9/3/2003]
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The target audience for this medical event is physicians, nurses, respiratory therapists and other healthcare practitioners interested in or currently providing diagnosis, therapy or management to patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD). This CME Conference has been approved for a maximum of 7.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits.
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SOMERSET — With heavy equipment working in the background last Wednesday, National Grid announced the start of construction of its new, state of the art 115 volt substation on land off of Riverside Avenue, which will bring more tax revenue into Somerset and be an asset that can help attract economic development, according to officials who spoke at the ceremonial ground breaking.
The town will get an estimated $620,000 to $752,000 in tax revenue in the first year after the substation goes into service. The station, which National Grid is investing $39 million to $45 million in, is projected to go into service in 2020. Brian Hayduk, director of transmission planning and asset management for National Grid, said the project will bring jobs into the area for environmental and land cleaning services, as well as engineering and construction services.
"There's a significant amount of environmental cleanup that's happening," Hayduk said.
The existing Somerset substation dates back to the 1920s and contains nearly 50-year-old equipment that Hayduk said has reached the end of its useful life. He said the new equipment will meet the growing transmission needs of the Somerset region and will support the area's future infrastructure improvements.
The new substation will not look like the current substation, that resembles an erector set. The new substation will contain steel support structures of switches and circuit breakers. There will be a 45 foot by 85 foot control house that will be constructed on the Riverside Avenue side of the site. The existing transmission line lattice towers will be replaced with self supporting steel monopoles to accommodate a new line configuration into the new substation. No new transmission lines are planned as part of this project, but the existing transmission lines will be reconfigured to connect into the new switching station.
The substation is being constructed on 11 acres of land that is between Riverside Avenue and Route 138.
The structure will be called the Pottersville Substation because that is what that area of town used to be known as when the town had a thriving pottery industry in the 1800s.
The new substation will be a switching station with no transformers. Transformers are typically the equipment associated with audible noise levels. The substation will be equipped with an emergency generator that would operate under emergency conditions. New fencing will be erected to enclose the substation.
National Grid has removed one large above ground storage tank from the property. The tank had been used to store oil for the former Montaup Electric power plant. National Grid performed continuous environmental monitoring and assessment during the tank removal and other site preparation activities. Hayduk said said that the tank was taken down section by section by a contractor. He said that because of an asbestos coating on the walls of the tanks, special abatement procedures and continuous environmental monitoring took place during the tank removal process. He said the process to remove the tank took more than six months. All construction activities will include a Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection approved plan to manage the soils of the site. Hayduk said two shallow retention tanks have also been removed from the property.
Hayduk said that transmission substations usually are out of sight and out of mind, but play crucial roles in the daily lives of people.
Hayduk said National Grid is investing more than $100 million to enhance the reliability of the transmission system that serves southeastern Massachusetts. Another substation, called the Grand Army Substation, will be built on Lees River Avenue in Somerset. National Grid will also be upgrading the existing transmission lines between the new Pottersville and Grand Army substations and between Grand Army and an existing substation at the site of the former Brayton Point power station. National Grid expects to have all of the work completed and operational in mid 2020.
"The projects we're here to celebrate today reflect National Grid's commitmen to meet the needs of our customers in southeastern Massachusetts now and in the future," Hayduk said. "Virtually every aspect of our daily lives depends on electricity, and that will only become truer as the popularity of electric vehicles continues to increase, and as we turn more and more to electric heat pumps to efficiently heat and cool our homes and businesses."
Hayduk said as communities in southeastern Massachusetts look to capitalize on economic development opportunities, such as those that may come as a result of the region's growing offshore wind industry, having a reliable transmission grid will be very important and very attractive to companies that want to locate in the region.
State Rep. Patricia Haddad, who lives eight-tenths of a mile down the road from where the substation is being built, said she can remember other towns having power outages while Somerset did not. She said the power transmission structure is a part of Somerset's landscape. She said the fact that it will be modernized and have an impact on the economy is terrific. Rep. Haddad said she has not heard complaints about National Grid, but has about other power companies.
"I want to thank National Grid for always being there for our community," Rep. Haddad said.
Selectmen Chairman Holly McNamara said Somerset has adapted its resources to seize opportunities presented by different times and needs. She said the town has recreated its economy again and again from building wooden ships, to pottery making, to iron industries, to power plants.
"To me, it is symbolic that our town's new venture with National Grid is located on this site," McNamara said as she stood on the land where the electric substation is being built. "It is a symbol that represents a shift through adaptation into the future. Generation by generation, century by century, Somerset has always adapted to new times. What we are doing today is consistent with what generations have done before us: adapting, enduring and moving forward. This is the beginning of the reinvention of our identity, while still maintaining our roots. We don't have to forget where we came from in order to move into the future."
Hayduk said National Grid has approximately 200 electric substations in New England.


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The technology landscape is undergoing a major transformation with CIOs across organizations throwing away old legacy systems and adopting more scalable and flexible systems. This type of transition is even stronger when it comes to IT infrastructures. Most people today suspect that server racks and heavy hardware will eventually fade away, making room for new solutions to take its place.
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Six Qualities Possessed By Debt Collectors
Losing money as a result of accrued receivables has been recorded as the main cause of business losses and subsequent closure. While offering services or products on credit is a common business practice, many businesses still have no clear cut means or policies off getting their money back. Thus the surge in numbers of debt collectors and debt collecting agencies. If your business is wallowing in this business nightmare, you may have to consider hiring a debt collection agency with the following qualities:
- Licensed to collect debts
Most debt collectors in the different states are not licensed to operate in the places they have set up shops. This means that, your business and the entire management team needs to carry out due diligence on the licensing and certification. Keen and comprehensive scrutiny of the debt collectors will assure you that the debt collected gets back to you within the rightful legal means.
- Professionalism
Fostering good relationships with your debtors before, during and after debt collection is quite important. Despite the default on the payment, you will find that the debtors are still important in your line of business. Therefore, the debt collection company hired should be able to foster good relationships when investigating and collecting the debt from the debtors.
- Experienced
It is always a good business idea to have some people who know what they are doing for your business. Businesses are created to generate revenue. This means that every part of the business should have an experienced individual to touch or press the right buttons for continuity and success of business.
GRR Inc. has a big number of experienced personnel having being working as debt collectors for decades. This makes them a great pick for your business. The expertise gained working for all the years in different capacities makes it possible for them to tackle most debt issues while offering amicable solutions. They also have rained and highly qualified persons working for them and you.
- Associations
Just like any other professions, there are associations linked with professional or renowned debt collectors. Being in an association is taken seriously by business owners because it is easy to get recommendations or business portfolios. A debt collection company linked with associations like the Commercial Collection Agency Association, CCAA or the International Association of Commercial Collectors, IACC, would be an easier pick compared to one with no associations.
- Operational niche
The best debt collection company for you should be the one with the experience to work and collect debts from different industries in the economy. All lines of business face debtors who default their payments. This makes it necessary for the debt collectors because they will be forced to work with individuals and companies from all sectors. International coverage is also essential.
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There is a great need for debt collectors to use high tech- tools to analyze the business operations of debtors in drawing payment plans. The use of account receivable management tools makes it possible for tracking of collected revenue as well as all outstanding amounts. Paying of dues to the collectors is also made easier with accountability tools.
In conclusion, the amount of revenue made by your business depends on the liabilities of the company, bad debts as well as expenses and debtors. The accounting books fail to balance where there is excess of expenses, accrued receivables and other liabilities. Therefore, to keep your business afloat at all times, the expenses must be minimized with effective debt collectors. These qualities should be considered in depth at all times.
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There has been a good overall discussion of herbicide resistance found in plants and how they can affect orchard management. Check out this presentation by UC Cooperative Extension Weedologist, Brad Hanson, in the "past Webinars" section:
And read more about glyphosate resistance in orchards:
UC Ag Experts Talk:
Managing Glyphosate-Resistant Weeds in Orchard Crops
Description: One hour webinar about glyphosate-resistant weed management in orchards, delivered by Dr. Brad Hanson. One CEU (other) from the DPR is approved.
Time: Apr 24, 2019 3:00 PM in Pacific Time (US and Canada)
Recorded version will be published on UC IPM YouTube channel about a week after the webinar.
The link to register is https://ucanr.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_96wd2GBMQl2Ou4i4oSwTTg
More information about the webinar series UC Ag Experts talk: https://ucanr.edu/sites/ucexpertstalk/
WESTMINSTER, Colorado - November 23, 2018 - Herbicides have been instrumental in managing Italian ryegrass, a weed that frequently competes with perennial crops in California. Herbicide-resistant populations have become increasingly commonplace, though, including paraquat-resistant Italian ryegrass found recently in a California prune orchard.
A team of scientists set out to determine if the paraquat-resistant population might also be resistant to other postemergence herbicides. Seven other herbicides commonly used in fruit tree and nut tree crops were included in the study, including clethodim, fluazifop-P-butyl, glufosinate, glyphosate, pyroxsulam, rimsulfuron and sethoxydim.
Researchers found the paraquat-resistant population was also resistant to both clethodim and glyphosate. Among the remaining herbicides, glufosinate, rimsulfuron and sethoxydim were found to deliver the best postemergence control. Unfortunately, though, other populations of Italian ryegrass have developed resistance to the three herbicides, indicating their effectiveness may be short-lived.
"Overreliance on postemergence herbicides from a variety of chemical classes can result in weed populations that exhibit multiple resistances," says Caio Augusto Brunharo, a postdoctoral research fellow at the University of California, Davis. "Effective herbicide-resistance management programs are necessary for sustainable weed control."
The researchers recommended a number of preemergence herbicides as control options for Italian ryegrass in fruit and nut tree crops, including tank mixes containing indaziflam and flumioxazin.
Full text of the article, "Multiple Herbicide-Resistant Italian Ryegrass (Lolium multiflorum) in California Perennial Crops: Characterization, Mechanism of Resistance and Chemical Management" is now available in Weed Science Volume 66, Issue 6.
About Weed Science
Weed Science is a journal of the Weed Science Society of America, a nonprofit scientific society focused on weeds and their impact on the environment. The publication presents peer-reviewed original research related to all aspects of weed science, including the biology, ecology, physiology, management and control of weeds. To learn more, visit http://www.
- Author: Lynn M. Sosnoskie
Agronomy and Weed Science Advisor, Merced County
It's getting hot and dry in the Central Valley and the movement of equipment in and out of fields/orchards/vineyards has the potential to stir up a significant amount of dust. Among its other impacts to agriculture (soil erosion, tissue damage, reduced photosynthesis, etc...), wind blown dust can reduce the efficacy of glyphosate, which is an important tool for the management of weeds in trees and vines, along rights-of-ways, and in glyphosate-tolerant agronomic crops (e.g. corn, cotton, alfalfa) in CA.
The adoption of glyphosate has been facilitated, at least in part, by it's relative lack of soil activity (Miller et al. 2013; Zhou et al. 2006). Glyphosate can become tightly adsorbed to soil particles (depending on clay and organic matter content, pH, cation exchange capacity, etc...), thereby reducing the potential for crop injury via root uptake. The ability of glyphosate to bind to soil also contributes to it's reduced efficacy in certain situations. Specifically, dust that settles on weed leaf surfaces (Figure 1) can negatively impact glyphosate performance due to binding/inactivation.
Figure 1. Dirt on field bindweed (Convolvulus arvensis) leaves
The detrimental effects of dust on glyphosate performance have been described by Zhou et al. (2006) and Boerboom et al. 2006). Results from Zhou et al. (2006) showed that dust applied to the surface of eastern black (Solanum ptychanthum) and hairy (Solanum sarrachoides) nightshades reduced weed control, with greater amounts of dust resulting in greater reductions in herbicide efficacy (Figure 2). In a study conducted by Boerboom et al. (2006), dust was deposited over the tops of plots of common lambsquarters (Chenopodium album); water was then used to remove the dust treatment from ½ of the plots prior to a glyphosate application. Similar to the results achieved by Zhou et al. (2006), the occurrence of dust visually reduced common lambsquarters control (relative to the plots where the dust had been washed away). Results from both sets of studies show that dust generation has the potential to significantly impact glyphosate performance'
Figure 2. Percent reduction in weed control by glyphosate as affected by the rate of a silty clay dust applied to the leaves of two nightshade species. Greater numbers on the Y-axis indicated greater reductions in control.
Adapted from Zhou et al. (2006) Weed Science 54:1132-1136.
A few closing thoughts about dust and it's impact on weed control:
- Be mindful of how soil disturbance (cultivation, farm traffic, etc...) affects dust production.
- Make glyphosate applications in advance of crop production events that are likely to generate substantial amounts of dust.
- Sprinkler irrigation may be able to remove dust from the leaves of weeds under some situations. Glyphosate applications should be made after the leaves have dried but before more dust can be deposited.
- Soil particles in spray water can also bind to glyphosate and reduce herbicide efficacy; only clean water should be used to fill spray tanks. (Not actually dust related, but a good practice to remember)
Boerboom, C. et al. (2006) Factors affecting glyphosate control of common lambsquarters. Proceedings of the North Central Weed Science Society 61:54.
Miller, T. et al. (2013) Glyphosate stewardship: Maintaining the effectiveness of a widely used herbicide. ANR Publication 8492. https://anrcatalog.ucanr.edu/pdf/8492.pdf
Zhou, J. et al. (2006) Soil dust reduces glyphosate efficacy. Weed Science 54:1132-1136.
Note: An earlier version of this post is available at the following website: http://treefruit.wsu.edu/dust-can-affect-weed-control-with-glyphosate//h4>/h4>


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The given image, when placed into the context of contemporary art, is automatically conceived as an abstract artwork. However, there is an explanation for it: "spontaneous drawing by a girl of 3 years 9 months. Artificially fed since birth. Placed from institution into foster home at the age of 1 month". It is written at the bottom of the canvas that this is a page from the book «Children's Drawings. Diagnostics and Interpretations» by the children diseases researcher John Dileo. The illustration refers to a passage from the book which explains about a child's first attempt to understand the world - the picture is a way of streamlining the information. Starting from the age of 3 years old, the vestibular apparatus is mature enough to learn how to draw a circle, becoming the main motif. When drawing, a child doesn't try to copy the way an object looks exactly but draws the main idea, the inner model. Komar and Melamid use the method of appropriation, which is known since the time of Marcel Duchamp, when one takes a book page from its initial context and signs it with his name. This gesture can point to ideas about human developmental peculiarities or to the circle as a prototype of things, and the irony regarding abstraction, as people often say that «any child is able to draw the same». The authenticity was confirmed with sarcasm by Alexander Melamid: «Really, I signed it. Actually, I don't remember this work. It was a period of time when I signed any type of bullshit, which is still going on today. If you have some bullshit that you want to send me, I'll sign it with pleasure. By the way, just ask people you know or strangers to send me some bullshit to sign». V
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Inspired by the icons that made heavy metal great.
Inspired by the likes of Judas Priest, Manowar, Iron Maiden, Saxon and the wealth of other bands that rose in the wake of the tidal wave that heavy metal stirred up in the early 80s, this collection of MIDI is a pure homage to the greats.
Expect a hard-hitting and forcefully pounding collection of grooves that draws from a time when heavy metal wasnt just a style of music it was a way of life and a religion. Youll find a plethora of anything from basic bulldozer-heavy grooves to galloping madness, double bass drum frenzies and all the fills to match.
Times may change. Great grooves simply dont. Welcome to a mauler of a MIDI pack that will hit you and your songs like a proper ram.


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Why am I writing about Blogging Mistakes I've Made – AM Making?
As I sat down today to "work on the site", I asked myself:
- Where do I start?
- What do I REALLY want?
- What do my readers REALLY want? (and some of you have helped me with that by taking my survey – and I THANK YOU – again)
- How do I plan on doing everything that's running through my mind?
I'll answer the last question FIRST and that will pretty much explain the answers to the other three questions as well. So my answer is:
I honestly don't know!
Oh, I have something here on-site already set up and ready to go……HOWEVER…..there's no foundation in place for it…..YET!! I finally realized that it's not quite ready to be shared. Yes, I THOUGHT it was, but without a foundation, it's worthless…..to you….AND to me.
So I've decided this:
The Holidays will be kicking in full force beginning next week and I've decided to put this new project on hold until AFTER the Holidays. Besides, wouldn't the New Year be a better time to concentrate on my blog and my readers?
You see, my biggest mistake in my blogging "slash" biz is that I am the type of person that tends to get the cart before the horse. I also tend to get involved in WAY too many projects, a jack-of-all-trades, which leaves me little time to concentrate on just ONE super project at a time! Not to mention, leaving no time for my family or myself! I think that everything has to be done NOW, QUICKLY…..and that is where I get in trouble! You'd think I would've learned after all these years that the GOOD things take time. I need to slow down and do just ONE thing at a time.
I'm going to take a class in January……..yes, we bloggers "slash" biz people are continually trying to learn how to run our online businesses. So 2016 is looking pretty exciting…..not only for ME but YOU, my readers! What I really want is to communicate to you (WITH YOU) what I know, share my successes along with the failures. I AM human, we ALL are. I'm being gut honest here today….putting it all out there. Rambling may be involved as well and for that, I apologize. But at least you can see where I'm coming from.
I'm stepping back until AFTER the Holidays. I've been working practically non-stop putting this new project in place and to be truthful……I MISS MY FAMILY! And they come first. And yours should too. I'm ready to step into the Holiday season with cleaning, cooking, baking, decorating, and shopping……and no worries! Those little men in my head can just take a break!!
I'm sure you'll see a blog post here and there because I DO plan on doing my own version of December Daily. I have for the past 4 or 5 years and it helps keep me spiritually motivated for Christmas, not to mention how fun it is!
Okay, I THINK I've pretty much laid it all out in a nutshell (a big one) and I hope all my readers understand and will hang in there because I DO have big plans for Cheryl McCain Photography……it's just getting there this time of year that has made me realize I can't do it RIGHT if I don't slow down so it CAN be done right. And then YOU will benefit from it!
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In Arkosa, you'll be developing your bunker, recruiting unique new colonists and trying to keep your population happy, fed, rested and breathing.
However, the planet won't make it easy for you. There'll be regular attacks from the resident hostiles to contend with, plus a whole bunch of unique events that can occur to your intrepid explorers while they are out in the wastelands. In order to claim victory you'll need a well organised, productive and happy bunker. But only one colony will win the grand prize… a ticket off the planet.
"Good morning residents of Bunker '42! And what a glorious morning it is on this fair planet Arkosa. The red mountains stand tall, the moons are shining bright and it has been thirteen days since the last raid! Rejoice!
"We have a special announcement this morning residents of '42. For too long we have lived, as every other Bunker colony has, on this once revered and celebrated world, without hope or faith of a brighter future. We were abandoned! Left isolated in the aftermath of…The Event…
"But no more, dear colonists! No more! For we have received a message from the stars! Salvation is coming!
"A mining ship returning to the galactic hub with a full load from the nearby astro-belt has received the global distress beacon. They are coming to rescue…us!
"One lucky Bunker can squeeze aboard the vessel and begin life anew amongst the rest of the galaxy. And need I say, Bunker '42 has the very best chance of being chosen by the benefactors of this rescue!
"So polish those Nitro tanks! Harvest the bugs for a grand feast! Prepare the entertainment and scour the dunes for more hands and tentacles to put on deck! Our reputation must precede us…we must be chosen! Let these fateful friends find our Bunker worthy of departure into the skies!"
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TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. (June 30, 2016) — Omni United Pte. Ltd. has acquired A to Z Tire & Battery Inc. of Amarillo, Texas, providing the Singapore-based tire distributor a wholesale presence throughout the American Southwest encompassing more than 6,000 dealers.
The A to Z deal is Omni United's second acquisition of a U.S. wholesaler in the past nine months and is considered the next strategic step toward scaling up the company's multi-brand distribution business in the U.S. Last November Omni bought Interstate Tire Distributor of Commerce, Calif.
Financial details of the deals were not disclosed.
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Liberty City And Vice City Stories Going To PlayStation Network Next Week
Rockstar Games has announced that both Liberty City Stories and Vice City Stories from Grand Theft Auto will appear on the PSN next week as part of their PlayStation 2 Classics library. Have you never played them? Here's a brief summary from Rockstar:
Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City StoriesThe streets of Liberty City are in turmoil. Warring mafiosi vie for control as the town begins to self-destruct under waves of political corruption, organized crime, drug trafficking and union strikes. No one can be trusted as Toni tries to clean up the mess of the city's chaotic underworld. Deranged hit men, morally depraved tycoons, cynical politicians and his own mother stand in his way as Toni tries to bring the city under Leone control.Forced to fight for his life in an odyssey that will shake Liberty City to its foundations, Toni must use any means necessary to secure his place in the leadership of the Leone family in a town up for grabs.Grand Theft Auto: Vice City StoriesVice City, 1984. Opportunity abounds in a city emerging from the swamps, its growth fueled by the violent power struggle in a lucrative drugs trade. Construction is everywhere as a shining metropolis rises from foundations of crime and betrayal.As a soldier, Vic Vance has always protected his dysfunctional family, his country, himself. One bad decision later and that job is about to get much harder. Kicked out onto the streets of a city torn between glamour and gluttony, Vic is faced with a stark choice – build an empire or be crushed.
Both games will be available for $10 each upon the next PlayStation Store update.


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Ameex Off Campus Recruitment Drive For Freshers | Associate Software Engineer Process | 6th August 2018 – Chennai
Good news for the competitors who are eagerly searching for the latest job vacancies in Chennai. Aryan is recruiting candidates for exciting job opportunities in Chennai location. Candidates who had completed graduation must utilize this chance and enhance a better career. Aspirants should not have backlogs in last attempted exams if having they are not eligible to attend the Ameex Off Campus Recruitment Drive in Chennai.
Ameex Off Campus Recruitment Drive Details
|Company Name
|Ameex Technologies
|BE, B.Tech (CSE, IT, ECE), MCA 2017,2018
|Job Location
|Job role
|Associate Software Engineer
|Not Disclosed By Recruiter
|IT-Software / Software Services
Dear aspirants, Ameex, is conducting a drive for, especially for BE, B.Tech (CSE, IT, ECE), MCA 2017/2018 Candidates. Applicants Should be able to understand productivity measures and support senior members in improving productivity, hurry up and give wings to your career in a reputed organization like Ameex. To take part in Ameex Walkin Drive individuals must practice Ameex Placement Papers along with Ameex Test Patterns to clear Ameex interview process. Postulants should carry a copy of your updated CV to be a part of your dream company. For more information about Ameex Off Campus Recruitment Drive must refer this entire page for accurate data and bookmark our All India Jobs.
Ameex Job Description
- Associate Software Engineer at Ameex Technologies will focus on tactical development and implementation.
- Must have the ability to incorporate software development best practices.
- Should be able to understand productivity measures and support senior members in improving productivity.
- To support senior members of the project team in technical challenges outside the scope of work.
- Must be capable of producing reasonable work estimates.
- Analyze all designs and tests plans and prepare required documentation on same.
- Assist in preparing all technical design documents and ensure effective implementation of all projects and plan all activities.
- Analyze and identify all issues in requirements and design and assist in providing resolution of same and perform various tests on software to resolve all issues.
Ameex Interview Process
- 1st Day: 6th August 2018, Monday at Ameex (Written test starts at 8 a.m. Candidates are requested to verify their hall ticket for test timings).
- 2nd Day: 7th August 2018, Tuesday at Ameex (Written test starts at 8 a.m. Candidates are requested to verify their hall ticket for test timings).
- 3d Day: 8th August 2018, Wednesday at Ameex (Technical F2F interview I & II)
- 4th Day: 9th August 2018, Thursday at Ameex (HR Round)
- Please do not apply if you have been interviewed by Ameex and its subsidiary companies in the past six months.
Ameex Technologies Company Profile
Ameex Technologies is a Digital Transformation partner delivering AI enabled content and personalized commerce solutions and is fueling the transformation in digital experiences. To support senior members of the project team in technical challenges outside the scope of work. Must be capable of producing reasonable work estimates. Ameex Technologies Established in the year 2007, we help you build and deliver integrated, optimized user experience across all digital touchpoints, all audiences, with the customer at the center, and throughout the customer engagement journey.
Ameex integrates CMS, Personalization of Content, Marketing tools, AI/ Chatbots and Commerce Solutions that is backed with strong analytics support, content delivery through the right platforms (web, mobile, IoT, etc..) that are scalable, easy to maintain and cost-effective.
How To Apply For Ameex Freshers Walkins?
Freshers those who are recent graduation passed outs and looking for any employment opportunity here is good news for you all from Ameex Off Campus Recruitment Drive. Ameex Technologies is conducting Off-campus recruitment in Chennai location. Aspirants who had satisfied the given eligibility criteria can face the Intevriew at mentioned venue. Also, carry the latest updated resume without fail.
Ameex Walkin Details
Walkin Date: 6th August 2018
Walkin Time: 8.00 AM
Ameex Technologies Pvt Ltd,
6th Floor, IIFL Towers (Workenstein Building),
Plot 143 M.G.R, Salai, Perungudi,
Chennai – 600 096
Landmark: Near Apollo Hospital, Perungudi.
Important Certificates Need To Carry For Ameex Recruitment Drive
- Recent passport size photographs.
- Hard copies of an updated resume.
- Any valid ID proof such as PAN Card, Aadhar Card, License, Passport etc.
- All educational marks sheets xerox copies.
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OK, so I'm not much of a traveler in the states. My trips usually bring me to Finland or Ecuador.
I'm finally getting out there in the midwest and I bought a Serfas. I packed the bike up (I hope I did a good job). Any tips here. It's my first road bike packing job. I want to use those travel locks that airport sec. can open.
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• The Grant can be used to pay for specialist advice in areas such as IPR strategy, advice on New Product Design and Development, IT support, Financial advice, Marketing strategy for a new product, process or service.
Jackie, this is great news for the BIC and Staffordshire, but can you remind us what the funding is for?
As you said we have been running this project for three years and it has been a very successful project for us and so we are over the moon that it will continue for another three years. We will be able to continue to offer business advice on innovation within Staffordshire, run a number of self-development workshops and events focussing on innovation and continue to offer our New Product Development Grant.
This grant can be used to help companies pay for external assistance to help them research, develop and launch to market a new product or service. We have helped 45 innovations in the last three years and look forward to helping to bring many more to market.
The typical expenditure would include Patent or Trade Mark Attorney Fees – we can't pay towards a Patent or a Trade Mark itself but we could help with the fees for the advice these Attorneys give. It would also include the work done by market research companies, product designers, sofware companies, legal entities, testing facilities es etc – any consultancy fees where a company has to pay for external advice.
Our grant is for Staffordshire based B2B (business to business activity) companies or new start-up companies with a new product idea which they would sell business to business. As this project is an extension, companies who have received funding from us in the last three years would, unfortunately, be ineligible to apply.
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Often, people's notion is that laserjet printers are not designed for productivity since they use four colors. However, that is not the case as laser printers deliver photo prints that are good. You only need to understand where the secret of success lies. Foremost comprehend the printer's limitations. Secondly, set it up in the required manner. Lastly, use the right paper, and your photos will be clear. Factors that make laserjet printers good for photo printing include:-
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6'leven is our Young Adults service at Doxa Deo Wilgeheuwel we come together every Sunday Night eleven minutes pas six.
Why eleven minutes past six?
1 Corinthians 6:11 it talks about as being washed and Justified in the name of the Lord Jesus. We believe 6'Leven is a place where we celebrate a life that has been washed and been justified and we celebrate the freedom we have because of what Jesus has done for us.
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I checked with the District Worship Chair (or as I like to call him, the Dean of the Cathedral). The correct rubric is:
Loser buys the first round.
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He also reminded me of the important rule:
Liquor, then Beer.
Not that it matters. I don't plan on Liquor. Just a cool refreshing beer. One of God's great first article gifts.


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Play the Beauty and the Beast Best Guess game to give your brain a workout! The game involves five well-known characters from the castle: Mrs. Potts, Chip, Lumiere, Cogsworth and the Featherduster. You can play a game with three or four pegs, and that's precisely how many characters you have to guess!
The game works like this: Belle and the Beast are thinking of three (or four, depending on your game mode) characters. A character can appear in the sequence more than once. You have to guess the sequence by dragging any 3 or 4 characters with your mouse from the left-most column into the bottom row. If you change your mind, pick a different figure and place it over the wrong one. All set? Click GO.
Two things will happen. The black dots on the left of each row will light up, and Belle will tell you, in the panel on the left, how many characters you've placed right and how many you've put wrong. The dots convey the same information. A blue dot means the correct figure in the right place, a red dot indicates the right character in the wrong place, and an empty dot means you haven't found that character yet. You are not told which characters are correct.
Take your next guess by dragging characters into the next row up. You have up to ten tries to guess which are the right characters and which is their correct order. Is luck on your side, or are you just really, really smart?
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They must have completed their Diagnostic test before this is possible.
To change which skills they practice, students should:
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- On the City page, click the blue 'Choose skills' panel.
- Using the skill browser, check the box beside the skill they want to practice.
- To help find a skill, search for it with the filters on the side.
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From Wall Street to the wild: Georgia Pellegrini is a modern-day Martha Stewart
Georgia Pellegrini went from banking on Wall Street to cooking in New York restaurants to hunting in the wild — and she wants you to do the same.
"I was really unhappy. I think it was sort of my journey in figuring out how to do what really made me tick," Pellegrini told Fusion's Alicia Menendez.
So Pellegrini left the stability of the finance world and opted for "modern pioneering." Pellegrini said getting back to your roots doesn't necessarily mean having to head into the wild.
"[It's] everything from growing 25 pounds of potato in a garbage bag on your fire escape to making fresh mozzarella in 30 minutes in your free time on the weekend," the modern-day Martha Stewart explained.
Pellegrini is rolling up her sleeves and getting back to her roots while encouraging women everywhere to do the same. Her motto? "Get some dirt under your fingernails even if you have red nail polish on them."
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Through Adversity to the Stars
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Well, in featuring our Easter series, we missed something yesterday. Yes, we missed April Fools Day, but that is not what I had in mind.
1 April 2018 was the centenary of the Royal Air Force. Almost the oldest air force in the world. Apparently, Finland's is a few months older, but was in a civil war at the time and had very few aircraft. Even then Britain Royal Flying Corps and Royal Naval Air Service were formidable air forces. Here's a bit about how it came about.
You have no doubt noticed that Britain consolidated the Navy and Army air services in forming the RAF, something America never did. In fact, to this day, we have three full-scale air forces: The US Air Force, the Navy's air force, and the Marine's air force. They all are multipurpose but have different emphases. USAF is ground-based, USN mostly carrier based, and USMC again mostly carrier based but geared toward air support of ground forces. But the US services are quite a lot bigger than Britain's, and by the time the USAF was formed, in 1948, well, the various air services were far too entrenched and had much too much history for it to happen.
Then this, where the RAF saved Britain and the free world. If they had lost, it is highly unlikely that the war would have been won.
Churchill was never known for understatement, but truly he did when he said –
The gratitude of every home in our Island, in our Empire, and indeed throughout the world, except in the abodes of the guilty, goes out to the British airmen who, undaunted by odds, unwearied in their constant challenge and mortal danger, are turning the tide of the World War by their prowess and by their devotion. Never in the field of human conflict was so much owed by so many to so few.
That is part of the story, the easy part, defending one's home. But defending oneself does not win wars. Wars are won by destroying anything that supports the enemy's war effort. And Britain did superbly at that. That it is still controversial is appalling, wars, especially existential wars for survival, are fought with any available weapon. Bomber command did nothing that the Wehrmacht did not do at Stalingrad or the Red Army at Berlin. This is a fairly non-biased story of that.
Like the 8th United States Army Air Force, Bomber Command took horrendous casualties but saved many British and American soldiers lives. Was it as effective as they hoped? No. Giulio Douhet was wrong. Wars are not won by air campaigns, they are won by men with rifles and bayonets. But many of those soldiers lived because of the men in the bombers. And we didn't have to fight the third round, against the Soviet Union, because those same men went on to convince the Soviets that they would be destroyed, as the Germans had been.
And it continues, we saw an example in our own time when a British Vulcan bomber strike mission launched in England struck Port Stanley in the Falkland Islands, disrupting the Argentinian command and control, easing the way for the ground forces to recover the island.
And now, a hundred years from its founding, the RAF is still looking to its future, as it too welcomes the F35 Lightning II into the inventory.
One of the things that caught my eye, that F35 on display bears the markings of one of the US Marine Corp squadrons (VMF). And that too is appropriate, since US Marine Corps wings will sometimes be assigned to Britain's new carrier, the HMS Queen Elizabeth, which looks like it will be second only in power to an American fleet carrier. And note this, the United Kingdom is the only power that the United States trusts enough to place entire units of our military under their command. Ever, this is the first time it has happened.
Congratulations to the Royal Air Force, and here's to many more years of keeping the peace and fighting the wars of a free people.
The title is the accepted translation of the RAF motto.
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As the holidays rapidly approach many Americans are looking forward to reuniting with friends and family in communal celebration. It's a time to value and thank the people in our lives and reflect on the year that's passed. For the Trump family, this reflection is bound to be less than joyous.
The Trumps have quickly become one of the most hated clans in the world. President Trump is one of the most unpopular presidents in history and his feckless children have been incompetently bumbling all the unearned governmental responsibilities their father has bestowed on them.
On top of that, many members of the family have been drawn into the crosshairs of special counsel Robert Mueller as he investigates possible conspiracy between the Trump team and Russia. Donald Trump Jr. in particular looks to be on the verge of going down, and his testimony before the House Intelligence Committee only raised more questions about his involvement with the Russians and his father's knowledge thereof.
In other words, the Trumps don't have a lot to celebrate this Christmas. Perhaps that explains why the First Lady said she'd prefer to spend the holiday far away from the rest of the world.
When asked where in the world she would celebrate the holidays if she could go anywhere, Melania said, "I would spend my holidays on a deserted island, a tropical island, with my family." Presumably, that island would allow her to escape her responsibilities as First Lady and allow her family to temporarily escape their legal problems.
NBC News tweeted out the clip:
First lady Melania Trump answers questions about Christmas from children: "I would spend my holidays on a deserted island, a tropical island, with my family." pic.twitter.com/pQKDBynLAG
— NBC News (@NBCNews) December 7, 2017
It appears that Melania wants to slip out the limelight. By all accounts, she never liked the idea of being First Lady in the first place, which makes sense given that she's proven unable to fill the role the way her predecessor did.
Melania has even gone so far as to parrot some of her husband's worst bigotries, notably with her recent decision not to invite LGBT or black reporters to the White House Christmas party. With that in mind, it's hard to feel any real sympathy for her. She chose to marry a beast, and now she has to live with her decision.
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Bellator MMA Light Heavyweight Champ Liam McGeary Joins "Stitch" Duran as Well as MMA Legends Royce Gracie, Randy Couture, Cung Le, Mark Coleman at the Bellator MMA Fan Fest Prior to Saturday's "Bellator 154: Davis vs. King Mo" Event at SAP Center
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Tuesday May 3, 2016— "Bellator 154: Davis vs. King Mo" takes place on May 14, and airs LIVE and FREE on SPIKE at 8 p.m. ET/7 p.m. CT and features a light heavyweight main event of Phil Davis versus King Mo.
Fans of all ages are invited to Dave and Buster's in Milpitas, CA to meet and get autographs from some of the top names in all of mixed martial arts. Fans will also have the opportunity to win tickets and great prizes, as well as snap a photograph with the Bellator ring girls.
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The first British World Champion in the history of MMA will always be Liam McGeary. At 6'6 the towering fighter has achieved notoriety around the world with his impressive skillset, which has seen him end fights with impressive knockout power as well as jiu-jitsu prowess. Currently undefeated at 11-0, the future is bright for the Bellator MMA Champion. Most recently, McGeary defeated Tito Ortiz in the main event of the groundbreaking "Bellator MMA: Dynamite 1."
The name Gracie is synonymous with MMA, and that is largely in part to Royce Gracie, the man who is considered to have invented the sport as we know it today. The winner of the first several UFC events, Gracie would dismantle multiple opponents in a single night, many of which were much larger than him. For many years there was no answer for the Gracie Jiu Jitsu technique that he brought into a fight. Today, it's hard to find an MMA fighter who hasn't trained in the art of jiu jitsu. Most recently, Gracie defeated Ken Shamrock in the main event of the record-breaking "Bellator 149."
One of the most recognizable MMA fighters of all time, Hall of Famer Randy Couture transitioned nicely into the entertainment world after his fighting career, starring in several television shows and movies, most notably the Expendables franchise and Dancing with the Stars. Inside the cage, Couture was a fearless underdog, often defeating men with great size advantages. "The Natural" was a multi-time heavyweight and multi-time light heavyweight champion in the UFC.
When watching any combat sports event, it's odd not to see Jacob "Stitch" Duran as the professional cutman on duty. Recently, Bellator MMA was pleased to exclusively secure his services as cutman for the foreseeable future, after "Stitch" signed a multi-year contract with the Scott Coker-led promotion. "Stitch" is seen everywhere combat sports events take place, and played a vital role in the recent smash blockbuster, "Creed."
If there is one legend in attendance who knows a thing or two about kickboxing and MMA, it's Cung Le. Born in Vietnam, Le fought 17 times around the globe and never lost before making the leap from kickboxing to MMA, where he won the Strikeforce middleweight championship. From there, the San Jose, Calif. – based fighter would continue to expand his recognition past the world of combat sports, starring in multiple feature films. Le remained competitive into his 40's, finishing Rich Franklin in what was unanimously considered the 2012 knockout of the year.
A legend in the heavyweight division, Mark Coleman was the UFC 10 and UFC 11 tournament champion, the promotion's first Heavyweight Champion, and the Pride Fighting Championships 2000 Open Weight Grand Prix champion. The accolades don't stop there; Coleman represented the United States at the 1992 Summer Olympics and won gold medals at the Pan American Championships in freestyle wrestling in 1990, 91 and 92.
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TEF Silver
City of Sunderland College has opted into the TEF and received a Silver award.
This course will equip you with the early education and care practice skills, knowledge and the understanding necessary for the early education and care environment. It will provide you with the education and training for entry to, or progression in, a range of careers in early education and care including senior early years practitioner, supervision and management roles in children's nursery and other childcare settings; teaching assistant roles in early education or pre school settings; care and education support for children with special educational and development needs.
Course details
Unit 1 - Personal and Professional Development through Refelctive Practice Unit 2 - Protecting Children in Early Education and Care Environments Unit 3 - Play and Learning in Early Childhood Unit 4 - Supporting and Promoting Children's Development (Babies and Toddlers) Unit 5 - Supporting and Promoting Children's Development (Young Children) Unit 6 - Promoting Healthy Living Unit 7 - Preparing for Research Unit 8 - Promoting Inclusive Early Education and Care Environments Unit 9 - Investigating Childhood: Action Research for Early Childhood Practitioners Unit 10 - Improving Quality in Children's Early Education and Care Environments At Level 5 there are three pathways and Leadership and Management Pathway
Assessment method
Assessment methods will include essays, reports, presentations, reflections and an action research project. You will also complete a Practical Reflective Evidence Portfolio (PREP) over the duration of the programme.
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To work as a teacher at a state school in England or Wales, you will need to achieve qualified teacher status (QTS). This is offered on this course for the following level:
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Sony has issued a statement regarding the current lack of songs on the SingStar PS3 SingStore, promising new content on 18th January and more to follow in early February.
"SingStar fans have been asking when the SingStore will be populated with more songs," the statement reads. "Our original vision, as outlined in early preview coverage of SingStar, was to have more than 350 songs available on the SingStore. We are working hard to increase the volume of content as quickly as possible."


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Our Schools
Aurora Public Schools is the sixth largest district in Colorado. Currently there are
- 4 Early Childhood Education Centers
- 28 Elementary Schools
- 7 P-8 Schools
- 1 6-12 School
- 6 Middle Schools
- 7 High Schools
- 1 Technical College
Visit our interactive map where you can find out more information on each individual school, such as highlights, school data, demographics and more.
Our Students
Aurora Public Schools has more than 40,000 students who come from over 130 countries and speak more than 130 languages. The demographic breakdown of our student is:
Our Staff
Our staff is made up of employees that are passionate about our kids, who recognize each students unique needs and abilities and recognizes our strength in diversity. Below is a summary of our employee demographics and accomplishments:
Staff Demographics
Staff Accomplishments
- 2019 Colorado Superintendent of the Year
- Every Senior at Aurora West College Preparatory Academy 100% graduation rate for the Class of 2018
- Center of Excellence Award- Century Elementary and Vega Collegiate Academy
- John Irwin Schools of Excellence Award- Aurora Quest K-8
- 2018 Outstanding School Nurse for Students in a Specialty Area- Linda Wood
Learn more about APS
Every student shapes a successful future.
Our MISSION describes our purpose: In partnership with our community, we accelerate learning for all students to develop the knowledge, skills and character necessary to shape successful futures.
Core Beliefs
Benefits are an important part of our total compensation package. Here at Aurora Public Schools we offer a variety of benefits options to provide the best care to both our employees and their families. Below is list of some of our employee and employer paid benefits.
APS also has additional valuable programs such as Employee Assistance Program, Health and Wellness and others through Cigna including healthy rewards, identity theft, will preparation and secure travel. For more information you can visit our Benefits website at https://hr.aurorak12.org/benefits/.
Job Description Review Cycle Information
As part of the job description review process, APS asks employees and supervisors to review the most recent job description and suggest changes according to current practices, education, license requirements, etc. The edited job descriptions are submitted to OCS for salary market surveys. Oehm's provides data and recommendations based on comparisons of metro area districts similar in student population and demographics.
The following factors are considered when analyzing job descriptions:
- Minimum experience
- Minimum education
- Essential duties and responsibilities based on the frequency and percentage of time allocated to the duty.
- Supervisory duties
The final decisions of salary adjustments are made by the Division of Human Resources in collaboration with division heads. Human Resources looks for a trend of 2-3 consecutive years of at least 5% above or below market of the position's mid-point salary range before considering an adjustment.If there are adjustments to job descriptions and/or salary ranges, they are normally applied at the beginning of the following contract year.
Job descriptions in the following areas will be reviewed in the corresponding school years:
2019 - 2020
- Maintenance and Operations
- Planning/Construction
- Security
- Information Technology
- Related Administrative and Professional/Technical positions
- Nutrition Services
- Secretarial/Clerical
- Accountability and Research
- Budget and Finance
- Communications
- Division of the Superintendent
- Grants Office
- Human Resources
- Transportation
- Related Administrative and Professional/Technical positions
2021 – 2022
- Paraeducators, Educational Assistants, Campus Monitors, Family Liaisons, and other related jobs
- Division of Equity in Learning
- Print Services
- Pickens Technical College
- Related Administrative and Professional/Technical positions
Current Salary Schedule
Licensed Salary Schedule- New for the 2020-21 School Year
Beginning the 2020-21 school year, a new salary schedule shall be implemented for all licensed staff. Returning teachers, with lower ten-year cumulative earnings from SY 2020-21 to SY 2029-30, are able to elect to remain on the current schedule or move to the new salary schedule. The decision to transition to the new or remain on the old salary schedule is a one-time, non-revocable election.
The following calculator can be used to view compensation under the current salary schedule and the new schedule to help those who are eligible to decide between the two.
Previous Salary Schedules
2019-20 Salary Schedules
- 2019-20 Licensed Salary Schedule
- 2019-20 Classified Salary Schedule
- 2019-20 Admin/PT Salary Schedule
2018-19 Salary Schedules
- 2018-19 Licensed Salary Schedule (Effective July 1, 2018-December 2018)
- 2018-19 Classified Salary Schedule (Effective July 1, 2018-December 2018))
- 2018-19 Admin/PT Salary Schedule (Effective July 1, 2018-December 2018)
- 2018-19 Licensed Salary Schedule (Effective January 1, 2019)
- 2018-19 Classified Salary Schedule (Effective January 1, 2019)
- 2018-19 Admin/PT Salary Schedule (Effective January 1, 2019)
2017-18 Salary Schedules
Follow the link below to view the Agreement between the Aurora Public Schools Board of Education and the Aurora Education Association.
Policies become effective immediately upon adoption by the Board of Education. Regulations are effective on the date on which they are posted to the district website.
Below are the staff personnel policies, click here for the full list of policies
- GBA - Hiring / Equal Employment Opportunity
- GBAA - Nondiscrimination / Nonharassment of Employees
- GBEA - Staff Ethics / Conflict of Interest
- GBEB - Post Hire Background Checks
- GBEBA - Staff Member Dress
- GBEBC - Gifts to and Solicitations by Staff
- GBEC - Drug and Alcohol Free Workplace
- GBECA - Drug and Alcohol Testing
- GBGA - Staff Health and Safety
- GBGB - Staff Personal Security and Safety
- GBGC - Employee Assistance
- GBGD - Workers' Compensation
- GBGE - Legal Protection of Employees
- GBI - Staff Participation in Political Activities
- GBJ - Personnel Records and Files
- GBK - Classified Staff Concerns / Complaints / Grievances
- GCB - Professional Staff Contracts and Compensation
- GCBA - Professional Staff Contracts / Compensations / Salary Schedules
- GCC - Staff Leaves and Absences
- GCCAA - Staff Sick Leave
- GCCAB - Staff Personal / Emergency / Legal Leave
- GCCAD - Staff Military Leave
- GCCAG - Staff Leaves of Absence without Pay
- GCCAH - Staff Paid Leave
- GCCAI - Staff Medical and Family Leave
- GCCB - Administrative, Professional / Technical and Instructional Staff Leaves and Absences
- GCCBAA - Administrative and Professional / Technical Staff Health Leave Bank
- GCCBG - Administrative Staff Consultant Leave
- GCDB - Administrator / Professional / Technical Employee Vacations
- GCE/GCF - Professional Staff Recruiting / Hiring
- GCFC - Professional Staff Licensing and Credentialing Requirements
- GCK - Professional Staff Assignments and Transfers
- GCOC - Evaluation of Administrative and Professional / Technical Staff
- GCQB - Administrative Staff Reduction in Force
- GCQF - Discipline, Suspension and Dismissal of Administrators and Professional / Technical Employees
- GCS - Professional Research and Publishing
- GD - Support / Classified Staff
- GDBA - Classified Staff Salary Schedules
- GDBC - Classified Employee Supplementary Pay / Overtime
- GDCAA - Support Staff Health Leave Bank
- GDCCF - Federally Mandated Family and Medical Leave
- GDD - Support Staff Vacations and Holidays
- GDE/GDF - Classified Staff Recruiting / Hiring
- GDJ - Support Staff Assignments and Transfers
- GDKA/GDKB - Length of Support Staff Work Day / School Year
- GDMD - Support Staff Professional Development
- GDO - Evaluation of Support Staff
- GDP - Classified Staff Promotions and Reclassification
- GDQ - Support Staff Termination of Employment
- GDQD - Discipline, Suspension and Dismissal of Classified Employees
- GDQE - Reinstatement of Support Staff Employees
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Well I've kinda sorta been a little bit productive this weekend, doing three layouts at the Scrapbooking Delights crop on Friday night and another last night with my friend Juz here scrapping with me! Gotta be happy with that eh, any page done is one less to do... ;)
This one is Sketch #5 over at 52 Sketches 52 Weeks, loving all their old sketches and have printed them ALL to do at some stage!
And another, Sketch #2 using a glimmer mist splatter that I am just in love with!
Then this one is a just because about my beautiful friend Marijana. Mwah!
And the monthly kit challenge at Scrapbooking Delights, me and my Em, using one of my mum's gorgeous handmade flowers that will soon be available for purchase in the Scrapbook Savvy store, and are already available for local girls.
I have decided this week that we're going on holidays in January, after tossing it around for awhile I've just bit the bullet and started looking. DH had a bright idea that we could just stay at home and relax....but he seems to forget that my work is at home, and if I'm here then I'll be working! So we need to get away, and seeing as he has a month off over xmas and Cooper starts school in February...its the perfect opportunity and we'd be mad to not take advantage of that. The Gold Coast is looking really good to me, just waiting for a few email replies on accommodation. I can't wait! :)
I have just told my friend Linda who is due on 9th Jan that she better go early, I don't want to miss out on meeting her new bub on the day he or she is born! ;)
Thats it from me, am gathering tax papers so we can do a tax return and hopefully be able to PAY for a holiday! Thats always the bad part, eh...
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April 29, 1921. 10:45pm. A man enters the public washroom in Allan Gardens. According to the police constable patrolling the park that night, here's what happened next: "I was looking into the lavatory. I saw Thomas S and another man, Harold F.
"Thomas S was sitting on the closet seat and peeping through a small hole in the partition. I saw Harold F put his penis to the hole and Thomas S commenced to suck it after a few minutes. I was watching. I went to the door of the lavatory, opened the closet door where Harold F was — he was pulling away from the hole and sitting back on the seat. I then arrested them."
Long before Squirt and Grindr came along to guide us, men in Toronto discovered the potential of the lavatory as a site for sex. Lavatories were a central fixture in the sexual underworld of early 20th-century Toronto. I say "underworld" because several of Toronto's early public lavatories were actually built belowground. From street level, you descended stairs into their dark, dank depths.
More commodious "comfort stations," as they were sometimes called, could be found in the city's central parks. Allan Gardens, as we've just seen, was popular. So, too, was Queen's Park. But men also had sex in the washrooms of Union Station, the YMCA, and those in amusement areas such as Sunnyside and the Toronto Islands.
Men met up in a number of ways. Some found each other first on the street before repairing to a restroom. Other men waited with anxious perseverance inside the lavatory for another man to come into an adjacent stall. Once inside adjoining stalls, connected by a hole in the partition, men employed a variety of means to signal their interest. One might put his hand through the hole, or, as we learn from Henry B's court case file, the other man "looked through a hole in [the] partition and then took his penis out and put it through the hole," after which "he put his hand through the hole and grabbed my penis and took it in his mouth and sucked it."
Another method was the straightforward proposition. In August 1919, Frank B recalled meeting Charles B when he came into the Central Y on College St. He "asked me to go to the toilet with him and he said he would give me a dollar. I went there and [he] started to open the front of my pants." Unfortunately for Charles, the encounter ended at this point, and Charles found himself before the Police Court charged with attempting to procure Frank for an act of gross indecency. It's not entirely clear from the case file whether Frank turned Charles in because he was shocked to discover Charles's intentions or, more likely, because Charles failed to produce the promised $1, offering instead the less-than-acceptable sum of 50 cents.
Most often men ended up in court because they were caught by the morality department of the Toronto police. Long before the advent of video surveillance, police kept a close eye on what went on in the city's toilets.
On May 11, 1922, just before midnight, Thomas P and James C were inside the lavatory at Allan Gardens. Thomas "was sitting on the toilet and his pants were unbuttoned and down and there was a hole cut through the partition between the compartments. He was looking through the hole then he put his hand through . . . to a man on the other side . . . James C was also sitting on the toilet at the same time with his pants unbuttoned and down. When Thomas put his hand through, James stood up, putting his rectum against the hole in the partition and Thomas then stood up and put his penis through the hole and started working towards James."
Eventually, police officers came into the lavatory, catching Thomas and James in the act. The two men were arrested, found guilty of gross indecency and sent to jail. During the trial, one of the first questions concerned how it was that the police could see Thomas and James. The answer was to be found in the washroom's architecture. As the court heard, there were two basic designs: the "open lavatory," a space with urinals, and lavatories that also had compartments with doors.
As the two officers explained, "there is a hole in the wall at the back of the lavatory [and from the outside] you can look down into all the compartments . . . we have a platform built at the back so that we can." The officers climbed up onto the platform using ladders. From this platform, "you could see both [compartments] at the same time."
When caught by police, men improvised a number of ways to avoid arrest and its potentially devastating consequences. When Howard and Thomas were arrested, the police noted, "Howard F denied it [and] Thomas S said nothing." Silence and denial were both common strategies; so, too, was giving a false name. Others expressed indignation. "It is absurd," proclaimed one man to the charge that he had let another man suck him.
When Thomas P was first arrested, he said, "I am too excited to tell you anything." But later Thomas came up with what he thought was a plausible explanation. He said that "he saw a hole in the partition and he got up just to see if his penis was big enough to go through the hole." To explain why he required a helping hand from another man in the lavatory, Norman T said that "he had been under medical treatment and that he could not properly urinate."
Many of these stories and strategies ultimately failed. But if we focus on that outcome, we will have missed the point. Even under the oppressive conditions of police surveillance and what must have been the frightening experience of arrest, men were not passive. Many talked back to the police. These were brave, early forms of resisting arrest. Remember, these men challenged the police in a period before the rise of an organized gay community.
Researching and writing about our pasts has important political uses. Following the bathhouse raids in 1981, for example, a group of historians working in the community-based Toronto History Group pored over old newspapers and compiled a long list of the bathhouses police had raided over the previous few decades. By doing so, historians were able to counter the police claim that the 1981 raids were an anomaly by demonstrating that, in fact, they were only the most recent and most brutal moments in a long history of police harassment.
History is also a humbling reminder that, clever as we post-Stonewall, post-bathhouse-raid generations are, we were not the first to boldly claim public sexual space in this city.


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