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Attendance tracking website for all central government employees
The Narendra Modi government will soon launch an attendance tracking website for all central government employees, according to media reports. The website is expected to help boost transparency in the functioning of bureaucrats.
The website, which is still being developed, will be based on the Jharkhand government's attendance tracking website. The Jharkhand government's website gives real time information on the number of employees present at work, their average clock in and out times etc. The website also provides employee attendance information from each district.
Reports say that the Centre's website too will have features of real time tracking of attendance.
The Narendra Modi government had earlier directed that Aadhar-based biometric attendance systems should be introduced for recording attendance. The website will use the information entered in the biometric devices and will act as a 'centralised management information system' (MIS) for attendance.
Each employee would be given a unique ID from the first or last 6 digits of their Aadhar numbers. This ID will help maintain the database for the website. According to reports, 16000 users across 113 organisations, mostly from the Planning Commission have registered on the website so far. In order to register, nodal officers from the respective department/organisation must log in the website and create master lists of locations, designations and divisions in their offices. Following this, employees can register individually through the unique ID given to them
Source : www.dnaindia.com
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COM. M. KRISHNAN, SECRETARY GENERAL, NFPE & CONFEDERATION & GENERAL SECRETRY, AIPEU GROUP-C (CHQ) RETIRES FROM SERVICE ON SUPERANNUATION ON 31-08-2014
Com. M. Krishnan, Secretary General, National Federation of Postal Employees (NFPE) & Confederation of Central Govt. Employees & Workers, General Secretary, All India Postal Employees Union Group-C (CHQ), Leader, JCM Departmental Council, Department of Posts, Member, JCM National Council will be retiring from service on superannuation on 31st August, 2014.
As per the decision of NFPE Federal Executive meeting held on 21-08-2014 and Central Working Committee meeting of AIPEU Group-C (CHQ) held on 22nd to 24th August, 2014 at Ongole (Andhra Pradesh) Com: M.Krishnan, will continue to function in the NFPE & P-3 CHQ till next Federal Council of NFPE (May 2016) and All India Conference of AIPEU Group-C (June 2015). He will also continue to lead the entire Central Government employees as Secretary General, Confederation till the next National Conference (2016).
Com: R.N.Parashar, Asst. Secretary General, NFPE, will take charge as Secretry General, NFPE from 01-09-2014 till next Federal Council as per the decision of NFPE Federal Executive meeting. Com.N.Subramanian, Deputy General Secretary, AIPEU Group-C (CHQ) will officiate as General Secretary, AIPEU Group-C (CHQ) till next AIC, as per the decision of CWC meeting of AIPEU Group-C.
NFPE CHQ, AIPEU Group-C (CHQ) and the CHQs of all other affiliated unions of NFPE extend our best wishes to Com.M.Krishnan and we are sure that he will lead us in the coming days also.
We are reproducing below the resolutions adopted by NFPE Federal Executive meeting and Central Working Committee meeting of AIPEU Group-C on the services rendered by Com.M.Krishnan. We are also reproducing a letter received from Shri.D.Theagarajan, Secretary General, FNPO.
I. RESOLUTION ADOPTED BY NFPE FEDERAL EXECUTIVE.
The Federal Executive of NFPE records its full appreciation for the yeoman service rendered by Comrade M.Krishnan as the Secretary General of NFPE. The Federation has scaled new heights during his stewardship and the unity of Postal regular employees and Gramin Dak Sewaks entered into a new chapter under his leadership. The united movements of Postal Workers under the banner of Postal JCA as well as the independent struggles under the mighty National Federation of Postal Employees are further strengthened under his able leadership. He provided a militant, progressive leadership with farsightedness for the betterment of Postal Workers. It is under his leadership that the NFPE claimed its historic vanguard role of leading the entirety of CG Employees under the platform of Confederation of CG Employees & Workers and it can be seen that the movement of central government employees has launched a powerful movement including strikes for the establishment of 7th CPC with Comrade M.Krishnan as its Secretary General. The integration of Postal and CG Employees with the entirety of Indian working class organisations in developing the path of united struggles against the neo-liberal policies of Government has further been cemented during his tenure. The leadership of confederation has come back to the Postal Organisation after a long period of 44 years and comrade Krishnan is leading the movement of CG employees in the path of struggle with firmness and it is noteworthy to mention that the unity of all JCM National Council organisations has reached its zenith with all coming together in championing the cause of three lakhs of Gramin Dak Sewaks and thousands of casual labourers in Postal and CG services due to his firm efforts. Ideological education of all cadres and employees through several All India and Regional Trade Union Camps under the banners of NFPE and Confederation; Concrete organisational steps for mobilizing the women employees of Postal Department as well as the Confederation level are some of the landmark achievements of Comrade Krishnan. The National Executive notes with happiness that all the affiliates of NFPE have always maintained a unified stand on all important activities of the Federation and this unity is due to the confidence created amongst all affiliates by the unifying leadership of Comrade Krishnan. The relinquishing of charge as the Secretary General of NFPE by him due to his superannuation from the Government Service is a huge loss to the movement but the Executive wishes to get his valuable advice and guidance to the Federation in the days to come. The National Executive places on record its unstinted gratitude to Comrade M.Krishnan for his able leadership to the historic organisation of NFPE not only as Secretary General but in numerous other capacities as well during his long service. The Federal Executive further resolves that Com.M.Krishnan will continue to be in the Federal Executive of NFPE even after handing over charge, till the next Federal Council meeting to be held in May 2016.
II. RESOLUTION ADOPTED BY CWC MEETING OF AIPEU GROUP - C (CHQ)
RESOLUTION ON THE SERVICES OF COM. M.KRISHNAN, GENEARL SECRETARY, AIPEU GROUP-C CHQ & SECRETARY GENERAL NFPE/CONFEDERATION
The Central Working Committee of All India Postal Employees Union Group 'C' (CHQ) held in Ongole (Andhra Pradesh) from 22.8.2014 to 24.8.2014 unanimously appreciates the sincere, superb and outstanding services rendered by Com. M. Krishnan as General Secretary of AIPEU Group 'C' (CHQ) and Secretary General of NFPE & Confederation during his tenure and like to place on record our whole hearted compliments,greetings and commendations to him and also acknowledge and recognize him for his unparalleled and appreciated service, which definitely resulted in charming the organization to new heights and also in settling many of the long pending demands of the Postal employees, especially Postal Group 'C' staff.
Com. M. Krishnan's contributions in enhancing the prestige and image of AIPEU Group 'C' and thereby NFPE as well as the Confederation, will be remembered forever. In order to strengthen the organization and also to enhance the organizing capacity of the rank and file leaders the P3 CHQ & NFPE CHQ under the leadership of Com. M. Krishnan is maintaining constant communication with the general membership through website and also the Bhartiya Post and Postal Crusader monthly journals. The Trade Union classes and workshops organized by Com M.Krishnan, General Secretary for the NFPE and the Confederation has also contributed to a great extent in improving the quality of the organization. The need of the unity amidst the working class of all sections as well as Government employees, organized and unorganised workers, he preached and also practiced during his tenure upsurge him to the standard of a great statesman and a living legend. It is only Com M. Krishnan, who spends more than 20 hours daily for the working class all along during his tenure.
Com. M.Krishnan is a vivacious, vibrant,meticulous hard working and fully committed leader and is always working for the upliftment and welfare of the Postal employees, especially most down-trodden three lakhs Gramin Dak Sewaks. He has also extended his helping hand to all affiliated unions of the NFPE as the Member and then Leader of the JCM (Departmental Council) Staff side. He is also the All India Secretary General of the Confederation of Central Government Employees & Workers and is at the forefront in implementing all the programmes of the Confederation. The two days strike in February 2014 demanding the formation of the Seventh Pay Commission cut the ice and is one of the milestone in the history of the CG employees' movement.
Com M.Krishnan has pioneered and crusaded his best in making the General Strikes conducted as per the call of Central Trade Unions and other Federations including NFPE against the anti-people and anti-worker policies of the Govt. a grand success in the Postal Sector. As the Secretary General, National Federation of Postal Employees he built the unity of all the Postal employees and conducted various trade union actions which have prevented the adverse effect of implementation of the new economic policy in the postal sector and to save the postal service as a public utility service. The mass recruitment to the extent of 30% and more in the postal is the major advancement of the Federation for which the skill and negotiating capacity of the Secretary General NFPE Com M. Krishnan are fully exploited. The fight against closure of 9797 Postoffices and 300 RMS offices in the name of McKincey Consultancy's recommendation, the campaign against the New Postal Policy and the move of the Govt. to privatise postal services by granting licence to Courier Services, the Cadre Restructuring agreement etc are examples of his uncompromising stand, hard-bargaing and negotiating skill. His capacity to make inspiring and educative speeches and also taking class are worth emulating.
This Central Working Committee of this Union, while saluting Com. M. Krishnan for his devoted and dedicated service to the Central Govt. Employees and Postal employees, especially to the CHQ of AIPEU Group 'C' hereby resolved to utilize the valuable and experienced services of Com. M. Krishnan in the AIPEU Group 'C' (CHQ) till the next All India Conference to be held in June 2015.
III. E.MAIL RECEIVED FROM SHRI.D.THEAGARAJAN, SG, FNPO.
In regard to the services rendered by Sri M.Krishnan to the employees, I am unable to find words to express my appreciation towards him. In the last few years my relationship with him is very cordial and it became useful to the Postal employees. His manner of approaching official side with the issues of staff is bold as well as of positive nature .
So far I do not find negative attitude in him during the negotiation with official side. The retirement of Shri M.Krishnan from the Department is a great loss to the Postal employees in particular and central government employees in general .
In fine , I feel that a good friend of mine is retiring from the service.. I pray to the Almighty to shower blessings on him and his family members to give happiness and prosperity .
CONFEDERATION WRITES TO MINISTRY OF FINANCE
CWC, AIPEU GROUP 'C' HELD AT ONGOLE - A REPORT
In continuation of the CWCs already held at Hyderabad and Guwahati, the third Central working committee of AIPEU Group 'C' was convened at Ongole – A. P. from 22.08.2014 to 23.08.2014, after the Last AIC.
The NFPE & AIPEU Group 'C' flags were upraised by Com. Giriraj Singh President NFPE and Com. R. Sivannarayana CHQ President respectively. Out of 15 office bearers the following Thirteen were present.
1. Com. R. Sivannarayana, President
2. Com. Mangesh Parab, Working President
3. Com. N. Gopalakrishnan, Working President
4. Com. R. C. Mishra, Vice President
5. Com. C. P. Shobana, Vice President
6. Com. M. Krishnan, General Secretary
7. Com. N. Subramanian, Dy. General Secretary
8. Com. R. N. Parashar, Asst. General Secretary
9. Com. A. Veeramani, Asst. General Secretary
10. Com. Balwinder Singh, Financial Secretary
11. Com. U. K. Tiwari, Org. General Secretary
12. Com. S. A. Hamid, Org. General Secretary
13. Com. L. P. Saikia, Org. General Secretary
Com. Gaurang Dev Maity, Asst. General Secretary & Com. H. P. Diwakar, Asst. Financial Secretary were absent.
Out of 22 Circles, barring Delhi Circle in Organisational dispute all the 21 circles represented. Six Mahila Committee members were also present.
Com. Giriraj Singh President NFPE & General Secretary, AI RMS & MMS EU Group 'C' inaugurated the CWC session.
Com. R. Sivannarayana, President CHQ presided over the CWC and the Working Presidents & Vice Presidents assisted him during the session. On behalf of receiption committee Com. DASV Prasad, Circle Secretary, Andhra Pradesh Circle gave welcome address.
The General Secretaries of Sister unions and office bearers of NFPE & Leaders took part amidst the active session and presented their speech.
Com. Seethalakshmi, General Secretary, AIPEU Postmen & MSE/Group 'D'
Com. P. Suresh, General Secretary, AI RMS & MMS EU MAILGUARDS & MTS GROUP 'C'
Com. V. K. Tiwari, General Secretary, All India Postal SBCO Employees Union Group 'C'
Com. P. Pandurangarao, General Secretary, AIPEU-GDS (NFPE)
Com. P. Mohan, General Secretary, AIP Casual, Part Time, Contingent, Contract Workers Federation
Com. S. Raghupathy, Asst. Secretary, NFPE
Com. I. S. Dabas, Ex-General Secretary, AIPEU Postmen & MSE/Group 'D'
Com. K. V. Sridharan, Ex-General Secretary, AIPEU Group 'C'
Com. Manoharan, Working President, NFPE
Com. B. G. Tamhankar, Ex-President, AIPEU Group 'C' & NFPE
Com. Appanraj, Ex-General Secretary, All India Postal SBCO Employees Union Group 'C'
The CWC eleaborately discussed in length and breadth of all the issues related to technology, Core Banking solutions, Core Insurance solutions, MACPs, Cadre restructuring JCM Departmental Council items, Postal JCA Charter of demands and programme of action and Confederation Charter of demands etc.
The following are the important decisions arrived by concensus in the CWC.
1. The Confederation's effort for inclusion of GDS demands in 7th CPC, DA merger etc has been endorsed.
2. The upgradation of pay scale of PA/SA and supervisory posts will be given due importance while oral evidence with 7th CPC.
3. CWC full endorsed the AIPEU Group 'C' (CHQ) Memorandum to 7th CPC.
4. The CWC endorses memorandum submitted by NFPE, JCM NC, Confederation, demanding minimum wage as per 15th ILC, DA merger etc. Five promotion & inclusion GDS in true spirit.
5. The CWC decided to insist the department to implement the agreed cadre restructuring proposal at the earliest.
6. The CWC directed all Divisional and Branches as well as the Circle Secretaries to celebrate the Diamond Jubilee of NFPE in a befitting manner by holding conventions, meetings, recognize the services of old leaders etc.
7. The CWC requested all the divisions and branches to observe Postal JCA programme of actions to clinch all the 39 demands.
8. To end the election dispute of Delhi Circle, it has been decided to conduct General Body by CHQ itself on the basis of actual membership being existed in the divisions after obtaining legal opinion.
Further to the above decisions, the following resolutions have been passed unanimously.
1. In the wake of retirement of Com. M. Krishnan, General Secretary on 31.08.2014, Com. N. Subramanian Deputy General Secretary will officiate in the post of General secretary and Com. M. Krishnan will continue to function in the CHQ till ensuing AIC.
2. Repairing of building of Tarapada Bhawan at New Delhi may be executed as the present state of the building needs rewiring plastering of roof and floor etc. The proposed expenditure will be around Rs. One Lakh.
In precise, the CWC has gone in a constructive manner and the discussions were in detail. The decision taken above will be the road map to the CHQ for its effective functioning. The views and suggestions deliberated by the CWC members have been taken proper note of and they will be taken up with the Directorate and other levels.
CWC recorded its special and sincere thanks to the host of the CWC, (i.e) the Andhra Pradesh Circle Union and in particular to Com. D. A. S. V. Prasad, Circle Secretary, Andhra Pradesh and the divisional union, Prakasam division for volunteering to host the CWC and for the elaborate grand arrangements they made for this meetingand also the wide publicity given through posters and website.
Com. N. Subramanian, Deputy General Secretary has delivered vote of thanks on behalf of CHQ.
Com. D. A. S. V. Prasad Circle Secretary A. P. delivered vote of thanks on behalf of Receiption Committee.
In total, the CWC at Ongole ended with a historic success.
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Gramin Dak Sewaks in rural areas are proposed as Business Correspondent of Banks in Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana
27-August-2014 17:58 IST
Prime Minister to Launch Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana Tomorrow:
To Dedicate Mobile Banking Facility on Basic Mobile Phones to the Nation
The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi will launch the Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana (PMJDY) tomorrow at a function in the national capital. On this occasion, an exhibition on Technology and Financial Literacy will be organized. The Prime Minister will visit this exhibition. A film on 'Financial Inclusion' will also be screened. The Prime Minister will unveil a Logo and a Mission Document on Financial Inclusion. He will also distribute awards to the winners of the Logo contest and the 'account opening kit' to five beneficiaries on this occasion. He will dedicate the mobile banking facility on the basic mobile phone (USSD) to the nation.
The Union Finance Minister Shri Arun Jaitley, Minister of State for Finance, Ms. Nirmala Sitharaman, Principal Secretary to the Prime Minister, Cabinet Secretary and Governor, Reserve Bank of India (RBI) will be present on this occasion among other dignitaries.
Under PMJDY, Comprehensive Financial Inclusion based is proposed be achieved under the six pillars as under:
Phase I (15th August ,2014-14th August,2015)-
 Universal access to banking facilities
 Providing Basic Banking Accounts with overdraft facility of Rs.5000 after six months and RuPay Debit card with inbuilt accident insurance cover of Rs. 1 lakh and RuPay Kisan Card
 Financial Literacy Programme
Phase II (15th August 2015-15th August,2018)-
 Creation of Credit Guarantee Fund for coverage of defaults in overdraft A/Cs
 Micro Insurance
 Unorganized sector Pension schemes like Swavlamban
In addition, in this phase, coverage of households in hilly, tribal and difficult areas would be carried out. Moreover, this phase would focus on coverage of remaining adults in the households and students.
 All the rural & semi urban areas of the country is proposed to be mapped into Sub Service Area (SSA) comprising 1000-1500 households with an average 3-4 villages with relaxation in NE/ Hilly states.
 It is also proposed that looking to the viability of each centre around 74000 villages with population more than 2000 which were covered by Business Correspondents under Swabhiman Campaign will be considered for conversion into full fledged Brick & Mortar branches with staff strength of 1+1/1+2 in the next three years.
 All the 6 lakh villages across the entire country are to be mapped according to the Service Area of each Bank to have at least one fixed point Banking outlet catering to 1000 to 1500 households, called as Sub Service Area (SSA). It is proposed that SSAs shall be covered through a combination of banking outlets i.e branch banking and branch less banking. Branch banking means traditional Brick & Mortar branches. Branchless banking comprises of fixed point Business Correspondents agents, who act as representative of Bank to provide basic banking services.
 The implementation strategy of the plan is to utilize the existing banking infrastructure as well as expand the same to cover all households. While the existing banking network would be fully geared up to open bank accounts of the uncovered households in both rural and urban areas, the banking sector would also be expanding itself to set up an additional 50,000 Business correspondents (BCs), more than 7000 branches and more than 20000 new ATMs in the first phase .
 The comprehensive plan is necessary considering the learnings from the past where a large number of accounts opened remained dormant, resulting in costs incurred for banks and no benefits to the beneficiaries.
 The plan, therefore, proposes to channel all Government benefits (from Centre/State/Local body) to the beneficiaries to such accounts and pushing the Direct Benefits Transfer (DBT) scheme of the Union Government including restarting the DBT in LPG scheme. MGNREGS sponsored by Ministry of Rural Development (MoRD, GoI) is also likely to be included in Direct Benefit Transfer scheme.
 Keeping the stiff targets in mind, in the first phase, the plan would focus on first three pillars in the first year starting from 15th August, 2014.
 The target for setting up additional 50,000 BCs is quite challenging given the constraints of telecom connectivity.
 In order to achieve this plan, phase wise and State wise targets for Banks have been set up for Banks for the period 15th August, 2014 to 14th August, 2015.
 In order to achieve a "demand" side pull effect, it would be essential that there is Branding and awareness of Business Correspondent model for providing basic banking services, Banking Products available at BC outlets and RuPay Cards. A media plan for the same is being worked out in consultation with banks.
 A Project Management Consultant/Group would be engaged to help the Department implement the plan.
 It is proposed to launch the programme simultaneously at National level in Delhi, at every State capital and all district headquarters.
 A web-portal would be created for reporting/monitoring of progress.
 Roles of various stakeholders like other Departments of the Central Government, State Governments, RBI, NABARD, NPCI and others have been indicated.
 Gram Dak Sewaks in rural areas are proposed as Business Correspondent of Banks.
 Department of Telecom has been requested to ensure that problems of poor and no connectivity are resolved. They have informed that of the 5.93 lakh inhabited villages in the country (2011 census) only about 50,000 villages are not covered with Telecom connectivity.
India Post's banking application: RBI lobs ball in government's court
MUMBAI: Reserve Bank Deputy Governor R Gandhi today said the Union government has to take a final call on application for banking licence by the India Post, which has a network of over 1.5 lakh post offices countrywide.
"India Post is in the hands of the government. It is the government which has to approve them to come to us for licence," Gandhi told reporters here.
RBI, which approved only two names out of the 25 applicants in February this year, had left it to the government to decide on the way ahead with India Post's application.
According to reports, the Ministry of Finance, which controls 27 state-run commercial banks, is averse to the idea of the postal department getting into banking.
The RBI says that deepening the financial inclusion is a key objective of granting more licenses and according to some experts the existing network of India Post makes it an ideal candidate.
Meanwhile, on payment and differentiated banks, Gandhi said RBI has received a slew of suggestions on the draft guidelines and is analysing them. He reiterated that this is a priority area for the central bank and it will come out with final guidelines by the end of the year.
India Post to roll-out 1,000 ATMs
MUMBAI, AUG 26:
The Department of Posts will roll-out 1,000 ATMs in the next couple of years as part of its plans to hive off its financial services business into a bank.
Currently, the Department, which is also known as India Post, has two ATMs – one each at Chennai and Delhi.
Kalpana Tewari, Member (Planning & Technology), Department of Posts, said the ATM roll-out is linked to putting the post offices on the core banking platform.
Since 2012, the Department has put 676 Post Offices on the core banking platform. By end of March 2016, it expects to put 25,000 such offices on the platform, which entails networking of branches to enable customers to access their account from and perform transactions at any of these networked offices.
The Department has a budget of Rs. 5,000 crore for modernising its operations, said Tewari.
On the Department's plans to foray into banking, she observed that while the intention of her Department is to enter the banking space, when and how it will be done remains to be seen.
Given that India Post has been handling financial services such as Post Office savings schemes, postal life insurance and money remittance services for several decades, it is likely that it will opt to become a payments bank.
Tewari said the Department, which has 30 crore accounts with deposits aggregating Rs. 6 lakh crore, as a standalone entity as well as a partner to banks is an ideal vehicle for achieving the goal of financial inclusion.
Among the challenges facing the Department include technology and setting up accounting systems, she added.
(This article was published on August 26, 2014)
NFPE WRITES TO DIRECTORATE
NFPE WRITES TO DIRECTORATE regarding Fixation of Pay of Re-Employed Pensioners ( Defence Personnel)
NFPE WRITES TO DIRECTORATE regarding Release of Table of Benefits under EDAGIS 92 & GDSGIS2010 for the year 2014-2015
Cadre Restructuring Committee report submitted by the official side
ORGANISE MASS DEMONSTRATION IN FRONT OF ALL OFFICES ALL OVER THE COUNTRY ON 28.08.2014.
MEMORANDUM WILL BE SUBMITTED TO GOVERNMENT AND TO DEPARTMENT OF POSTS BY JCA LEADERS (NFPE&FNPO) ON 28.08.2014
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National Council JCM Staff Side has made a demand to 7th PAY Commission for Interim Relief and Merger of DA with Basic Pay
NC JCM had raised the issue regarding payment of interim relief and merger of dearness allowance with pay , as an Agenda Item of the Standing Committee of National Council (JCM ) in its meeting held on 7th May, 2014
National Council (Staff Side)
Shiva Gopal /Mishra
Joint consultative Machinery for Central government employees
13-C, Ferozshah Road, New Delhi –110001
The Hon' ble Chairman,
7th Central Pay Commission
Chatrapati Shivaji Bhawan,
1st Floor, B-14/A, Qutab Institutional Area,
Reg : Payment of Interim Relief and Merger of Dearness Allowance with Pay.
The Staff Side of National Council (JCM) , had raised the issue regarding payment of interim relief and merger of dearness allowance with pay , as an Agenda Item of the Standing Committee of National Council (JCM ) in its meeting held on 7th May, 2014.
After detailed deliberations , it was stated by the Secretary (Expenditure), Ministry of Finance on this item that since the terms of reference enables the 7th CPC to send Interim Report , as such, the Staff Side might approach the Pay Commission for a report on Interim Relief and Merger of Dearness Allowance, as recorded in the Record Note of meeting, forwarded to Staff Side vide Director(JCA), Government of India, Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensioners , Department of Pension and Pensioner's Welfare 's letter No. 3/9/2014/JCA dt.24/7/2014.
We, therefore, humbly request you to kindly favourably consider our demand of payment of Interim Relief and Merger of Dearness Allowance with pay as Dearness Allowance, has since crossed the value of 100% on 1st January, 2014 and a number of Government Employees are superannuating every month,who would be deprived of the benefit of the same.
(Siva Gopal Mishra )
Secretary (Staff Side)
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Das Bistum Roermond (, ) ist eines der sieben römisch-katholischen Bistümer der niederländischen Kirchenprovinz und hat seinen Sitz in Roermond.

Geschichte
Das erste Bistum Roermond wurde am 12. Mai 1559 aus Gebieten des Erzbistums Köln und Bistums Lüttich gebildet; es wurde von den französischen Besatzern, die eine größere und übersichtlichere Struktur anstrebten, am 26. November 1801 aufgelöst. Der größte Teil des Bistums wurde dabei dem Bistum Lüttich zugeschlagen. Aus einem kleineren Teil wurde das neue, erste Bistum Aachen und das Apostolische Vikariat Grave-Nimwegen gegründet.

Das heutige (zweite) Bistum wurde 1840 als Apostolisches Vikariat Limburg wieder aus Gebieten des Erzbistums Köln und Bistums Lüttich errichtet. Seine Grenzen fallen zusammen mit den politischen Grenzen der Provinz Limburg. Am 4. März 1853 wurde das Vikariat zum heutigen Bistum Roermond erhoben.

Statistik
Im Bistum Roermond waren 2018 in 13 Dekanaten etwa 612.000 Katholiken registriert (54,7 % der Gesamtbevölkerung), von denen durchschnittlich 20.500 (2 % der Gesamtbevölkerung) den Gottesdienst am Sonntag besuchen. Im Bistum waren 2007 noch 838.000 Katholiken registriert (74,6 % der Gesamtbevölkerung), von denen damals 37.800 (3 % der Gesamtbevölkerung) den Gottesdienst am Sonntag besuchten (Stand 31. Dez. 2007).

Bischofskirche ist seit 1661 die Sankt-Christophorus-Kathedrale in Roermond; der Jahrestag ihrer Weihe wird am 3. September gefeiert.

Siehe auch
 Liste der Bischöfe von Roermond

Weblinks

 Offizielle Website (niederländisch)

Einzelnachweise

Roermond
Roermond

Gegründet 1559
Organisation (Provinz Limburg, Niederlande)

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I actually wrote a jQuery plugin a while back (http://macarthur.me/typeit) that does this same thing with a few more features for customization, but it's obviously dependent on jQuery. I might pull a few tips from your JS examples if I ever want to make a vanilla JS version — particularly the CSS injection idea. Some of it relies on jQuery to do what CSS animations could do natively, and I'd like to see that changed.
Is this still available somewhere? I'd love to see it and the page is no longer available.
Sorry, I moved the site to a dedicated URL and it looks like the redirect was down for a while.
The new location is https://typeitjs.com, but that redirect should also be working now.
Love the CSS-only version! Ingenius.
There is a link to a demo on the abive github page. It has a robust api that offers a lot of natural "typing" use-cases: back, continue, etc. I hope you guys find it useful!
Very cool trick! I'm working on a personal project right now and trying to accomplish a similar functionality to this (like typed.js) dynamically using only CSS/SCSS via ::before/::after and the content property. Because the property isn't animatable, it will automatically reveal each character without having to do any width or overflow changes and hiding/showing text.
Thanks so much for this, I have on problem. I build alot of websites for clients using squarespace and for some reason when implementing this after typing whats in HTML, the cursor keeps on going. Someone care to help me out?
Hey Brandon! The CSS snippet relies on a fine balance between the length of the content and the number of steps in the animation. If you're finding that the cursor continues past the container, then try adjusting the number of steps in the animation so that is corresponds with the length of the content using the effect.
I loved this! Thankyou. Is there any way you could do this for multiple lines in CSS alone?
Hi guys, I am a self-learner and am wondering how I can tweak the second option (first option with js) to limit the number of times the loop is repeated.
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Is there a way to implement this upon scrolling? Where it doesn't load until the user scrolls down to that section of the page?
AMAZING! I love it. The text im working with is on two lines, only the first line is typing out the second just isn't there. What can i do to resolve this?
This is how I did it, give the .line2 class to your second line of text and so on.
I'd like to know how to remove the cursor, and how to make it type just until the text length?
5. you could also modify the cursor color for each line or even change it from -> to -> to (and so on) on the same line.
There were some questions asked about this on Stack Exchange and on other forums and developer blogs so that's also the main reason for posting it here.
Thanks, Joeri, and nice work! I went ahead and added your pen to the collection.
Hi! Is it possible to type and delete using only CSS? I am using just the CSS editor in wordpress and have it working for one line, but would love to be able to do multiple different phrases on that same line using a similar type and delete that was done with JS.
nice ones there. i really like $.t.js ( https://github.com/mntn-dev/t.js ), which supports nested html tags as well.
So how to insert HTML/CSS the text in the third example?
Is there a way to loop this effect continuously so that it keeps replaying upon finishing?
Great article :), I am just wondering what do you mean by saying using JS might have an accessibility concern?
Hey – LOVE this. Has anyone figured out how to backspace the text as well?
I add This (https://codepen.io/hi-im-si/pen/DHoup) typing effect in my website but i want the cursor in the left.
Is there a way to do this so it's responsive and would push onto the next line? I have a little longer line of text (var languages_i_speak =["HTML", "CSS", "Ruby on Rails", "JS", "WordPress", "Human"];) and it won't all fit on one line, my issue is that it's either not showing up, or it's spilling out of the box I want it in. I tried taking off whitespace: no-wrap, but that makes it initially display it all and looks crazy. I'm pretty new to all this and could use some help!
Just one question: In the first example "The cat and the hat", what properties do I need to add to have an erase effect?
Hi! Not sure if it's just a glitch, but it always begins typing the first few words and then starts over again (actually finishing it the second time) I mean at least it eventually finishes typing but I'd like to know if there's a common reason why that hiccup happens every time, and how to fix it?
Hey Mackenzie! Could be the number of steps in the animation. May need to adjust that and some of the other numbers depending on the length of the text.
How can I loop the typewriter effect?
Hi. I love the CSS typewriter effect. I'm working on a project now and would like to implement it, but I am having problems with the overflow hidden and white-space:no wrap on smaller screen sizes. I'm still relatively new to the coding game so perhaps there is a simple solution someone can guide me towards? Thank you!


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using System.Net.Sockets;
using System.Net.Test.Common;
using System.Threading.Tasks;

using Xunit;
using Xunit.Abstractions;

namespace System.Net.NetworkInformation.Tests
{
    public class NetworkInterfaceBasicTest
    {
        private readonly ITestOutputHelper _log;

        public NetworkInterfaceBasicTest()
        {
            _log = TestLogging.GetInstance();
        }

        [ConditionalFact(nameof(PlatformDetection) + "." + nameof(PlatformDetection.IsNotWindowsSubsystemForLinux))] // https://github.com/Microsoft/BashOnWindows/issues/308
        public void BasicTest_GetNetworkInterfaces_AtLeastOne()
        {
            Assert.NotEqual<int>(0, NetworkInterface.GetAllNetworkInterfaces().Length);
        }

        [Fact]
        [PlatformSpecific(TestPlatforms.Windows)]  // Not all APIs are supported on Linux and OSX
        public void BasicTest_AccessInstanceProperties_NoExceptions()
        {
            foreach (NetworkInterface nic in NetworkInterface.GetAllNetworkInterfaces())
            {
                _log.WriteLine("- NetworkInterface -");
                _log.WriteLine("Name: " + nic.Name);
                _log.WriteLine("Description: " + nic.Description);
                _log.WriteLine("ID: " + nic.Id);
                _log.WriteLine("IsReceiveOnly: " + nic.IsReceiveOnly);
                _log.WriteLine("Type: " + nic.NetworkInterfaceType);
                _log.WriteLine("Status: " + nic.OperationalStatus);
                _log.WriteLine("Speed: " + nic.Speed);

                // Validate NIC speed overflow.
                // We've found that certain WiFi adapters will return speed of -1 when not connected.
                // We've found that Wi-Fi Direct Virtual Adapters return speed of -1 even when up.
                Assert.InRange(nic.Speed, -1, long.MaxValue);

                _log.WriteLine("SupportsMulticast: " + nic.SupportsMulticast);
                _log.WriteLine("GetPhysicalAddress(): " + nic.GetPhysicalAddress());
            }
        }

        [Fact]
        [PlatformSpecific(TestPlatforms.Linux)]  // Some APIs are not supported on Linux
        public void BasicTest_AccessInstanceProperties_NoExceptions_Linux()
        {
            foreach (NetworkInterface nic in NetworkInterface.GetAllNetworkInterfaces())
            {
                _log.WriteLine("- NetworkInterface -");
                _log.WriteLine("Name: " + nic.Name);
                string description = nic.Description;
                Assert.False(string.IsNullOrEmpty(description), "NetworkInterface.Description should not be null or empty.");
                _log.WriteLine("Description: " + description);
                string id = nic.Id;
                Assert.False(string.IsNullOrEmpty(id), "NetworkInterface.Id should not be null or empty.");
                _log.WriteLine("ID: " + id);
                Assert.Throws<PlatformNotSupportedException>(() => nic.IsReceiveOnly);
                _log.WriteLine("Type: " + nic.NetworkInterfaceType);
                _log.WriteLine("Status: " + nic.OperationalStatus);

                try
                {
                    _log.WriteLine("Speed: " + nic.Speed);
                    Assert.InRange(nic.Speed, -1, long.MaxValue);
                }
                // We cannot guarantee this works on all devices.
                catch (PlatformNotSupportedException pnse)
                {
                    _log.WriteLine(pnse.ToString());
                }

                _log.WriteLine("SupportsMulticast: " + nic.SupportsMulticast);
                _log.WriteLine("GetPhysicalAddress(): " + nic.GetPhysicalAddress());
            }
        }

        [Fact]
        [PlatformSpecific(TestPlatforms.OSX)]  // Some APIs are not supported on OSX
        public void BasicTest_AccessInstanceProperties_NoExceptions_Osx()
        {
            foreach (NetworkInterface nic in NetworkInterface.GetAllNetworkInterfaces())
            {
                _log.WriteLine("- NetworkInterface -");
                _log.WriteLine("Name: " + nic.Name);
                string description = nic.Description;
                Assert.False(string.IsNullOrEmpty(description), "NetworkInterface.Description should not be null or empty.");
                _log.WriteLine("Description: " + description);
                string id = nic.Id;
                Assert.False(string.IsNullOrEmpty(id), "NetworkInterface.Id should not be null or empty.");
                _log.WriteLine("ID: " + id);
                Assert.Throws<PlatformNotSupportedException>(() => nic.IsReceiveOnly);
                _log.WriteLine("Type: " + nic.NetworkInterfaceType);
                _log.WriteLine("Status: " + nic.OperationalStatus);
                _log.WriteLine("Speed: " + nic.Speed);
                Assert.InRange(nic.Speed, 0, long.MaxValue);
                _log.WriteLine("SupportsMulticast: " + nic.SupportsMulticast);
                _log.WriteLine("GetPhysicalAddress(): " + nic.GetPhysicalAddress());
            }
        }

        [ConditionalFact(nameof(PlatformDetection) + "." + nameof(PlatformDetection.IsNotWindowsSubsystemForLinux))] // https://github.com/Microsoft/BashOnWindows/issues/308
        [Trait("IPv4", "true")]
        public void BasicTest_StaticLoopbackIndex_MatchesLoopbackNetworkInterface()
        {
            Assert.True(Capability.IPv4Support());

            _log.WriteLine("Loopback IPv4 index: " + NetworkInterface.LoopbackInterfaceIndex);

            foreach (NetworkInterface nic in NetworkInterface.GetAllNetworkInterfaces())
            {
                foreach (UnicastIPAddressInformation unicast in nic.GetIPProperties().UnicastAddresses)
                {
                    if (unicast.Address.Equals(IPAddress.Loopback))
                    {
                        Assert.Equal<int>(nic.GetIPProperties().GetIPv4Properties().Index,
                            NetworkInterface.LoopbackInterfaceIndex);
                        return; // Only check IPv4 loopback
                    }
                }
            }
        }

        [ConditionalFact(nameof(PlatformDetection) + "." + nameof(PlatformDetection.IsNotWindowsSubsystemForLinux))] // https://github.com/Microsoft/BashOnWindows/issues/308
        [Trait("IPv4", "true")]
        public void BasicTest_StaticLoopbackIndex_ExceptionIfV4NotSupported()
        {
            Assert.True(Capability.IPv4Support());

            _log.WriteLine("Loopback IPv4 index: " + NetworkInterface.LoopbackInterfaceIndex);
        }

        [ConditionalFact(nameof(PlatformDetection) + "." + nameof(PlatformDetection.IsNotWindowsSubsystemForLinux))] // https://github.com/Microsoft/BashOnWindows/issues/308
        [Trait("IPv6", "true")]
        public void BasicTest_StaticIPv6LoopbackIndex_MatchesLoopbackNetworkInterface()
        {
            Assert.True(Capability.IPv6Support());

            _log.WriteLine("Loopback IPv6 index: " + NetworkInterface.IPv6LoopbackInterfaceIndex);

            foreach (NetworkInterface nic in NetworkInterface.GetAllNetworkInterfaces())
            {
                foreach (UnicastIPAddressInformation unicast in nic.GetIPProperties().UnicastAddresses)
                {
                    if (unicast.Address.Equals(IPAddress.IPv6Loopback))
                    {
                        Assert.Equal<int>(
                            nic.GetIPProperties().GetIPv6Properties().Index,
                            NetworkInterface.IPv6LoopbackInterfaceIndex);

                        return; // Only check IPv6 loopback.
                    }
                }
            }
        }

        [ConditionalFact(nameof(PlatformDetection) + "." + nameof(PlatformDetection.IsNotWindowsSubsystemForLinux))] // https://github.com/Microsoft/BashOnWindows/issues/308
        [Trait("IPv6", "true")]
        public void BasicTest_StaticIPv6LoopbackIndex_ExceptionIfV6NotSupported()
        {
            Assert.True(Capability.IPv6Support());
            _log.WriteLine("Loopback IPv6 index: " + NetworkInterface.IPv6LoopbackInterfaceIndex);
        }

        [Fact]
        [PlatformSpecific(TestPlatforms.Windows)]  // Not all APIs are supported on Linux and OSX
        public void BasicTest_GetIPInterfaceStatistics_Success()
        {
            foreach (NetworkInterface nic in NetworkInterface.GetAllNetworkInterfaces())
            {
                IPInterfaceStatistics stats = nic.GetIPStatistics();

                _log.WriteLine("- Stats for : " + nic.Name);
                _log.WriteLine("BytesReceived: " + stats.BytesReceived);
                _log.WriteLine("BytesSent: " + stats.BytesSent);
                _log.WriteLine("IncomingPacketsDiscarded: " + stats.IncomingPacketsDiscarded);
                _log.WriteLine("IncomingPacketsWithErrors: " + stats.IncomingPacketsWithErrors);
                _log.WriteLine("IncomingUnknownProtocolPackets: " + stats.IncomingUnknownProtocolPackets);
                _log.WriteLine("NonUnicastPacketsReceived: " + stats.NonUnicastPacketsReceived);
                _log.WriteLine("NonUnicastPacketsSent: " + stats.NonUnicastPacketsSent);
                _log.WriteLine("OutgoingPacketsDiscarded: " + stats.OutgoingPacketsDiscarded);
                _log.WriteLine("OutgoingPacketsWithErrors: " + stats.OutgoingPacketsWithErrors);
                _log.WriteLine("OutputQueueLength: " + stats.OutputQueueLength);
                _log.WriteLine("UnicastPacketsReceived: " + stats.UnicastPacketsReceived);
                _log.WriteLine("UnicastPacketsSent: " + stats.UnicastPacketsSent);
            }
        }

        [Fact]
        [PlatformSpecific(TestPlatforms.Linux)]  // Some APIs are not supported on Linux
        public void BasicTest_GetIPInterfaceStatistics_Success_Linux()
        {
            foreach (NetworkInterface nic in NetworkInterface.GetAllNetworkInterfaces())
            {
                IPInterfaceStatistics stats = nic.GetIPStatistics();

                _log.WriteLine("- Stats for : " + nic.Name);
                _log.WriteLine("BytesReceived: " + stats.BytesReceived);
                _log.WriteLine("BytesSent: " + stats.BytesSent);
                _log.WriteLine("IncomingPacketsDiscarded: " + stats.IncomingPacketsDiscarded);
                _log.WriteLine("IncomingPacketsWithErrors: " + stats.IncomingPacketsWithErrors);
                Assert.Throws<PlatformNotSupportedException>(() => stats.IncomingUnknownProtocolPackets);
                _log.WriteLine("NonUnicastPacketsReceived: " + stats.NonUnicastPacketsReceived);
                Assert.Throws<PlatformNotSupportedException>(() => stats.NonUnicastPacketsSent);
                _log.WriteLine("OutgoingPacketsDiscarded: " + stats.OutgoingPacketsDiscarded);
                _log.WriteLine("OutgoingPacketsWithErrors: " + stats.OutgoingPacketsWithErrors);
                _log.WriteLine("OutputQueueLength: " + stats.OutputQueueLength);
                _log.WriteLine("UnicastPacketsReceived: " + stats.UnicastPacketsReceived);
                _log.WriteLine("UnicastPacketsSent: " + stats.UnicastPacketsSent);
            }
        }

        [Fact]
        [PlatformSpecific(TestPlatforms.OSX)]  // Some APIs are not supported on OSX
        public void BasicTest_GetIPInterfaceStatistics_Success_OSX()
        {
            foreach (NetworkInterface nic in NetworkInterface.GetAllNetworkInterfaces())
            {
                IPInterfaceStatistics stats = nic.GetIPStatistics();

                _log.WriteLine("- Stats for : " + nic.Name);
                _log.WriteLine("BytesReceived: " + stats.BytesReceived);
                _log.WriteLine("BytesSent: " + stats.BytesSent);
                _log.WriteLine("IncomingPacketsDiscarded: " + stats.IncomingPacketsDiscarded);
                _log.WriteLine("IncomingPacketsWithErrors: " + stats.IncomingPacketsWithErrors);
                _log.WriteLine("IncomingUnknownProtocolPackets: " + stats.IncomingUnknownProtocolPackets);
                _log.WriteLine("NonUnicastPacketsReceived: " + stats.NonUnicastPacketsReceived);
                _log.WriteLine("NonUnicastPacketsSent: " + stats.NonUnicastPacketsSent);
                Assert.Throws<PlatformNotSupportedException>(() => stats.OutgoingPacketsDiscarded);
                _log.WriteLine("OutgoingPacketsWithErrors: " + stats.OutgoingPacketsWithErrors);
                _log.WriteLine("OutputQueueLength: " + stats.OutputQueueLength);
                _log.WriteLine("UnicastPacketsReceived: " + stats.UnicastPacketsReceived);
                _log.WriteLine("UnicastPacketsSent: " + stats.UnicastPacketsSent);
            }
        }

        [ConditionalFact(nameof(PlatformDetection) + "." + nameof(PlatformDetection.IsNotWindowsSubsystemForLinux))] // https://github.com/Microsoft/BashOnWindows/issues/308
        public void BasicTest_GetIsNetworkAvailable_Success()
        {
            Assert.True(NetworkInterface.GetIsNetworkAvailable());
        }

        [ConditionalTheory(nameof(PlatformDetection) + "." + nameof(PlatformDetection.IsNotWindowsSubsystemForLinux))] // https://github.com/Microsoft/BashOnWindows/issues/308
        [PlatformSpecific(~TestPlatforms.OSX)]
        [InlineData(false)]
        [InlineData(true)]
        public async Task NetworkInterface_LoopbackInterfaceIndex_MatchesReceivedPackets(bool ipv6)
        {
            using (var client = new Socket(SocketType.Dgram, ProtocolType.Udp))
            using (var server = new Socket(SocketType.Dgram, ProtocolType.Udp))
            {
                server.Bind(new IPEndPoint(ipv6 ? IPAddress.IPv6Loopback : IPAddress.Loopback, 0));
                var serverEndPoint = (IPEndPoint)server.LocalEndPoint;

                Task<SocketReceiveMessageFromResult> receivedTask =
                    server.ReceiveMessageFromAsync(new ArraySegment<byte>(new byte[1]), SocketFlags.None, serverEndPoint);
                while (!receivedTask.IsCompleted)
                {
                    client.SendTo(new byte[] { 42 }, serverEndPoint);
                    await Task.Delay(1);
                }

                Assert.Equal(
                    (await receivedTask).PacketInformation.Interface,
                    ipv6 ? NetworkInterface.IPv6LoopbackInterfaceIndex : NetworkInterface.LoopbackInterfaceIndex);
            }
        }
    }
}

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Dr. Helm is in private Practice at Allergy and Asthma Care, PA. He sees all ages, but specializes in pediatric. His special interests include childhood sinus disease, hay fever, food allergies and eczema. He teaches at the University of Minnesota and is a lecturer at Children's Minnesota. His outside interest include, cross country skiing, biking and hiking.


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Category Archives: Events & Rallies
May 31, 2019 ITN
Check out the "goings on" at the Buffalo Chip this August! Folks, you
wont get this anywhere!CLICK HERE FOR FURTHER DETAILS Continue reading THE BUFFALO CHIP IS THE PLACE TO BE IN STURGIS THIS AUGUST! →
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Article by Daymon Woodruff, the Buffalo Chip.
If you love riding motorcycles, you probably agree that the best part about winter is when it's over. And for those of us in the Midwest, there's no better way to give Old Man Winter that final kick out the door than to hit up the Donnie Smith Bike and Car Show presented by Dennis Kirk at the Saint Paul RiverCentre.
As usual, the show was a lot to take in, with attendees roaming the exhibit halls like kids in a candy store. After watching everyone drool over the entries, find treasure at the parts swap and meet some of the biggest names in the industry, here were some of the bikes, cars and moments that stood out to us.
The Loss of a Legend
As soon as the show opened Saturday morning and attendees started to pour in, it didn't take long for word to spread that the world of custom motorcycles had lost its king, Arlen Ness, just the night before.
To the Donnie Smith Show family, Arlen Ness was many things—a hard worker, a creative genius, and a fellow Hamster—but above all else, he was our dear friend.
Losing Arlen the night before an event in which he has been so engrained wasn't easy, but in a strange sense, the show acted as a gathering that held his spirit. Spending two days surrounded by some of the people who knew him best allowed us to recount old stories, laugh, cry and celebrate his remarkable time on this earth.
Rest in peace, buddy.
PLEASE CLICK HERE TO READ THE REST OF THIS TERRIFIC ROUNDUP OF THE DONNIE SMITH SHOW.
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The 2019 exhibition is free to the public and will showcase over 40 of the world's top builders and artists at the Buffalo Chip this August.
Sturgis, SD (April 9, 2019) More than 40 of the world's top motorcycle builders and artists will be offering their take on light and lean in the Sturgis Buffalo Chip's 2019 Motorcycles as Art exhibit titled "What's the Skinny – Motorcycling without the Fat", curated by Michael Lichter. This collection of bikes, which includes a majority of custom bikes built specifically for this exhibition, also include bikes with historic significance. They will be displayed together only for this exclusive, seven-day event. The gallery-style exhibit will give guests an open view of the bikes from every angle, with each bike displayed atop an elevated pedestal and lit with theater lights. The Sturgis Buffalo Chip will host the exhibit in a 7,000 sq. ft. dedicated gallery in its Event Center. The exhibit is open free to the public 2 p.m. to 10 p.m., Saturday, Aug. 3 through Friday,
Aug. 9.
"Each year Michael brings together some of the most talented people on the planet to participate in this exhibit," said Rod Woodruff, Sturgis Buffalo Chip President. "They all come together, creating a collection of motorcycles surrounding this skinny theme which is sure to inspire some real beauties. We're very pleased to be able to offer such a world-class show free to the public."
Nothing New is Young Again
There are no rules restricting the builders on type and size of tires, how much the primary can stick out or an absolute maximum width for the fuel tank and handlebars. Lichter based each builder's inclusion solely on past bikes they have built and their interest in the "skinny" aesthetic. The bikes they build are limited only by their imagination and ingenuity, which is why industry professionals have been known to frequent the exhibit to pick up new ideas and trends.
"Skinny bikes aren't new," said exhibit curator Michael Lichter. "At the dawn of the 20th century, bikes were all very light. No sooner had they appeared and riders were racing them on board tracks. Skinny meant fast and has continued to do so in all forms of racing. One thing I love about the re-emergence of skinny bikes as a style is looking at them from the back; straight-on with their thin tires, clean lines, narrow primaries with exposed chains, and handlebars barely wider than their slim tanks. I'm excited to see what these builders are going to bring to the table this year."
The Builders and Artists
A list of participating artists who will be displaying works consistent with the theme will be announced in the coming weeks. Some of the best pinstripe artists in the world, coordinated and including Ray Drea of Harley-Davidson, will also be contributing pieces.
The list of custom motorcycle builders and two-dimensional artists so far scheduled to present their skinny masterpieces at the 2019 "Motorcycles as Art" exhibit include:
Andrea Radaelli, Radikal Chopper – Milano, Italy
Arlen Ness, Arlen Ness Enterprises – Dublin, CA
Billy Lane, Choppers Inc – Daytona Beach, FL
BMW North America
Brian Buttera, Buttera's Metal Werx – Lakeland, FL
Brian Klock, Klock Werks – Mitchell, SD
Chris Callen, Flat Broke Chops & Rods – Tarentum PA
Chris Tope – Richardson, TX
Cristian Sosa, Sosa Metalworks – Las Vegas, NV
Cole Rogers – Springboro, OH
Dakota Toomey – Southampton, NJ
Dalton Walker, Split Image Kustoms – Hanford, CA
Dan Rognsvoog, Cabana Dan's Creations – Franksville, WI
Dave Perewitz, Perewitz Cycle Fab – Halifax, MA
Dorin Racz Arpad – Câmpia Turzii, Romania
Freddie Arnold, Hickory Flat Hot Rods – Canton, GA
Hawke Lawshe, Vintage Technologies – Columbia Falls, MT
Jack Deagazio – East Syracuse, NY
Jay Donovan, BareSteel Design – Victoria, BC, Canada
Jesse Srpan, Raw Iron Choppers – Chardon, OH
Josh Sheehan – Minden, NV
Justin McNeely, Hooked on Speed – Jackson, MO
Ken Nagai, Ken's Factory – Nagoya, JAPAN
Kevin "Teach" Baas – Prior Lake, MN
Kyle Brewer, Paughco – Carson City, NV
Max Hazen, Hazan Motorworks – Los Angeles, CA
Michael LaFountain, Santa Clarita, CA
Mike Lange – Big Bend, WI
National Motorcycle Museum – Anamosa, IA
Nick Beaulieu, Forever Two Wheels – Windham, ME
Nick Pensebene – Edgewater, FL
Paul Brodie, Flashback Fab – Langley, BC, Canada
Paul Miller, PanicRev Customs – Calgary, AB, Canada
Paul Yaffe, Paul Yaffe Originals – Phoenix, AZ
Samuele Reali, Abnormal Cycles – Bernareggio, Italy
Takatoshi Suzuki, Seven Motorcycles – Sendai, Japan
Zach Ness, Arlen Ness Inc – Dublin, CA
For more information about the Buffalo Chip's free-access Motorcycles as Art Exhibition visitMotorcyclesAsArt.com
About Michael Lichter
Michael Lichter began photographing custom bikes and the biker-lifestyle in the 1970s. Working with Easyriders Magazine since 1979, he has produced over 800 stories for them. Michael is also a regular contributor to 16 other publications around the world, has 11 coffee table books to his credit and exhibits his photographic art in galleries and museums in the USA and abroad. As a curator, Michael first started creating themed exhibitions with custom motorcycles and art in 2001 at the Journey Museum in Rapid City. In 2009, the annual exhibition was moved to the purpose-built 7,000 square foot gallery at the Sturgis Buffalo Chip where it was given the name "Motorcycles as Art" and continues to this day. Michael has operated out of the same commercial photography studio in beautiful Boulder, Colorado for more than 35-years. Visit www.facebook.com/lichterphoto, Instagram (whistlingmike) or the all new www.lichterphoto.com to see his images. Contact Michael atmike@lichterphoto.com.
About Motorcycles as Art
Every year the Sturgis Buffalo Chip's indoor Motorcycles as Art exhibition presents a changing conceptual theme that brings together the most innovative collection of groundbreaking custom bikes from today's premier builders with artwork from the most famed moto-artists. The Sturgis Buffalo Chip and curator, famed photographer Michael Lichter, present an environment that must be seen to appreciate. Free to the public and open for just seven days each year, all are invited to take their time and walk through history in the making that is the Motorcycles as Art exhibit.
The Sturgis Buffalo Chip® is the Largest Music Festival in Motorcycling®. It is the world's first and leading entertainment destination for the motorcycle enthusiast, awarded AMA Track of the Year in 2016, American Flat Track Event of the Year and South Dakota Excellence in Tourism Innovation award winner in 2017. Since 1981, the venue's high-profile, nine-day festival, known as The Best Party Anywhere®, remains one of the world's most televised and longest running independent music festivals. Located three miles east of Sturgis, SD on 600 creek-fed acres, it offers six stages of entertainment, a swimming hole, bars, mouth-watering food, showers, cabins, RVs, camping and more to visitors traveling from all corners of the world. The Chip's concerts and races are free with camping. The Motorcycles as Art exhibit curated by Michael Lichter showcases the works of the world's best bike builders. Numerous bike and stunt shows and all shopping, live music and events at the CrossRoads are free and open to the public. More details are available at www.BuffaloChip.com.
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Spring has sprung at the corner of 6th & Canal as the Harley-Davidson Museum celebrates Milwaukee Day and so much more in April
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Milwaukee, USA – April 5, 2019 – Spring and the sounds of Harley-Davidson motorcycles roaring to life are in the air. Now that Milwaukee has awoken from its winter slumber, it's the perfect time to visit the world's only Harley-Davidson Museum for unique events, mouthwatering eats and legendary displays. Continue reading Spring has sprung at the corner of 6th & Canal as the Harley-Davidson Museum celebrates Milwaukee Day and so much more in April →
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Vegas BikeFest Partners with Freeze Management
Las Vegas, NV: Vegas BikeFest and Freeze Management announced today a strategic partnership to co-produce the 2019 Vegas BikeFest. Freeze Management will assist in all areas of the rally with emphasis on marketing and entertainment.
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Here you will find a list of frequently asked questions..
What do you do as a fish vet?
Who do The Fish Vet service?
How can you tell if a fish is sick?
Are you a real vet?
How is Dr Loh different from other veterinarians?
Can I organise a phone consultation?
Can I bring my fish to you?
Fishes, like any other animals, can and do get sick. They may have physical ailments, become sick from a bad environment, or may succumb to infectious diseases caused by parasites and bacteria. I provide a mobile fish veterinary service and I carry a portable laboratory and pharmacy so that I can find out the causes of their illness and give them immediate appropriate treatments.
My clients are diverse and range from individual pet fish owners to retailers, farmers and exporters, locally, interstate and in Singapore. My patients range from kois and goldfish to Bettas, sharks and rays to seahorses, discus, oscars and other cichlids. I am the consultant veterinarian to AQWA (the Aquarium of WA), am an adjunct lecturer at Murdoch University and provide advice on fish health and welfare to several universities and the RSPCA.
Common signs of sickness in fish may include one or a combination of the following: flashing, clamped fins, dropsy (pine cone appearance), white spots, cotton wool growths, ulceration and more. These signs of disease are usually not specific to any one thing and as such, it is often difficult to make a diagnosis over the phone or just from a picture. If others say that they can do this, they are just guessing. Any treatment recommended will be by trial and error and you will lose valuable time trying to save your pet. The Fish Vet uses a combination of special tools including clinical examination, water chemistry analysis and microscopy.
Yes I am. I am a registered veterinarian and also have a Master's degree as well as Memberships in two subject areas – in Aquatic Animal Health (veterinary medicine of fish, crustacea and molluscs) and in Pathobiology (the study of diseases). I am able to prescribe and dispense all the medications and I can treat dogs and cats, but I choose to only treat fishes.
Dr Loh is a registered veterinarian with the equivalent of 5 years undergraduate tertiary education and more than 6 years post-graduate education. He has over 25 years experience in the field of fish keeping and over 10 years of clinical aquatic veterinary medicine. He is recognised by the Australian College of Veterinary Scientists' credentialing system based on assessment of the applicant's knowledge, skills and experience in aquatic veterinary medicine.
He commits to weekly Continuing Professional Development to keep abreast on the latest information. He regularly reads scientific journals (such as Diseases of Aquatic Organisms, Australian Veterinary Journal, Aquaculture Environment Interactions, Aquatic Biology, Aquatic Microbial Ecology, Aquatic Botany), obtains information from mailing lists (such as AquaVetMed, ACVSc Aquatic Animal Health Chapter, Fish Health Master Class Thailand, Australian Society for Veterinary Pathologists, ProMED-mail [a program of the International Society for Infectious Diseases]) and is active on various forums such as (WAVMA [World Aquatic Veterinary Medical Association], AVA UEP [Australian Veterinary Association's Unusual and Exotic Pets Special Interest Group], ABIN [Australian Biosecurity Intelligence Network]).
Without seeing your fish, I can only give you very general advice. A house/site visit would offer a higher success rate in addressing your fish health issues. I am based in Perth and visit Melbourne on a monthly basis (the first Saturday of each month). Field visits outside of these places/times can be organised.
If you are not located in these cities, you may wish to combine a phone consultation with email, pictures and videos. Alternatively, you can select a local veterinarian of your choice and I can take your vet through the diagnostic process and treatment options. As an aid, your vet may wish to purchase a copy of the "Australian Fish Vetting Essentials" available through my shopping cart.
In the majority of cases, the fish's environment plays a big role in their health and well-being. In many instances, it is crucial for me to see the where and how the fish are kept and how the environment may impact on the fish health and the method for treatment. As such, I only make home/site visits to ensure the fish gets the appropriate treatment.
Veterinary fees are commensurate with the level of difficulty and the time it takes to provide the service. Depending on the type of service required, I have hourly rates, daily rates or I can work on a monthly retainer basis. Medications, ancillary testing or procedures and disbursements are in addition to the timed fees..
I was born in Malaysia and migrated to Australia as a boy. In Perth, I completed my primary, secondary and tertiary education. I got my first job as a Fish Pathologist in Tasmania, servicing the large aquaculture farms, working with salmon, trout, abalone and oysters. Clinically, I began working with ornamental fish in 2002 helping people with fish ailments.


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EmployStream Launches Latest Version of Best-in-Breed Hiring and Onboarding Platform
EmployStream, a SaaS company that helps high-volume employers streamline their new hire onboarding process, has released the latest version of the its Talent Relationship Management platform. This latest release builds upon the strengths of the existing flexible, mobile-friendly EmployStream software with a refreshed dashboard that combines self-service administrative tools, communication tools and day-to-day onboarding management into one comprehensive app. The result is a streamlined experience that makes the platform even more powerful and convenient to use.
"We are committed to listening to our customers' needs, and through the insights that we gather we will continue to deliver an amazing experience," said Rob Sable, EmployStream's Founder and CTO.
EmployStream is designed to remove frustrations and inefficiencies from the hiring and onboarding process by delivering a simple, mobile-friendly solution that keeps employers compliant, boosts hiring speeds by up to 90 percent, and halves costs. It combines a self-service management console, careers portal and employee portal into one complete hiring automation platform, eliminating paperwork and risk in the process. With the addition of a new candidate engagement module, EmployStream continues to expand its capabilities with time-saving and revenue generating automation.
EmployStream's latest release comes on the heels of the company raising $1 million in a recent funding round, adding new team members and simultaneously launching its new company branding. "It has been an exciting Fall for us," remarked Gerald Hetrick, EmployStream's CEO. "We are especially excited about the new launch because we built our reputation on driving speed and efficiency for employers, and the EmployStream platform delivers that more effectively than ever."
In the coming months, EmployStream plans to announce additional new features and partner integrations. Fueled by their rapid growth, the company is poised to accelerate their efforts to improve the hiring and onboarding experience for their customers.
EMPLOYSTREAM helps high-volume employers eliminate costly mistakes, expenses and delays from their new hire onboarding process by harnessing modern, beautiful, mobile-friendly software. The EmployStream talent platform is built and maintained by staffing industry experts that want to simplify employers' work lives, eliminate manual processes, and streamline the finding, hiring, and retention of great people. For more information, visit www.employstream.com and follow @EmployStream on Twitter.
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#2,097. For the First Time (1969)
Directed By: Octavio Cortázar
Starring: Charlie Chaplin
Trivia: The entire film was shot on April 12, 1967 in the village of Los Munos, in the Baracoa municipality of Cuba
Produced by the Cuban Film Institute, For the First Time is a wonderful little documentary that's sure to delight cinephiles the world over.
For the First Time was shot in its entirety on April 12, 1967, when a "cine-mobile" truck carrying a generator and movie projector rolled into the small village of Los Munos. A remote village nestled deep in the mountains near Gunatanamo, Los Munos is well secluded (the driver comments at the beginning of this documentary that he's had trouble in the past just getting his truck in there), and its residents rarely venture far from home. As a result, most of them have never seen a motion picture before. After gathering what appears to be the whole town together, the two men in the cine-mobile proceed to show the crowd excerpts from Charlie Chaplin's Modern Times. It was a huge success.
Designed to promote Cuba's home-grown film industry, For the First Time kicks things off with a few interviews: first with the two men who spend 28 days a month living in the Cine-Mobile, driving it from town to town;, and then with the villagers themselves, many of whom admit they've never seen a movie before. Where this film truly excels, though, is in its second half, when we catch a glimpse of the faces of those viewing the film, and reacting to the images they're seeing on the screen. The entire audience, young and old, howled with laughter as they watched the scene in Modern Times where Chaplin tests the "automatic feeder", a contraption built to keep workers on the job during their lunch hour.
Along with creating a new bunch of film fans (one villager, after viewing Modern Times, says "A movie is a beautiful and important thing"), the Cine-Mobile vehicle and For the First Time also prove just how magical moving images can be, and to see these people sitting back and enjoying something produced 30 years earlier definitely brought a smile to my face.
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#2,087. Navajo Joe (1966)
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#2,089. The Revenant (2015)
#2,090. Waves '98 (2015)
#2,091. Children of Eve (1915)
#2,092. Circus of Fear (1966)
#2,093. Pigs (1972)
#2,094. The Mummy's Shroud (1967)
#2,095. One Froggy Evening (1955)
#2,096. Coming Distractions (2004)
#2,098. So You've Grown Attached (2014)
#2,099. Sea Child (2015)
#2,100. Symphony in F (1940)
#2,101. The White Buffalo (1977)
#2,102. Fangoria's Blood Drive (2004)
#2,103. Godzilla Against MechaGodzilla (2002)
#2,104. All the Love You Cannes! (2002)
#2,105. More (1998)
#2,106. The Bat (1926)
#2,107. Rock & Rule (1983)
#2,108. Drux Flux (2008)
#2,109. Sainte barbe (2007)
#2,110. Land of the Heads (2009)
#2,111. Ha'Aki (2008)
#2,112. Subservience (2007)
#2,113. Robes of War (2008)
#2,114. Hungu (2008)
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UN Pressures Argentina into New and Extreme Abortion Law
By Stefano Gennarini, J.D. | January 7, 2021 NEW YORK, January 8 (C-Fam) Argentina's new abortion law, adopted last week, is a new type of law. Promoted by the global abortion industry, it elevates abortion as a human right that trumps all other rights and enshrines gender ideology into... read more
The "Cuties" Project. Lowering the age of consent is the ultimate prize. Wherein Fr. Z rants.
The "Cuties" Project. Lowering the age of consent is the ultimate prize. Wherein Fr. Z rants. by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf, 10 September 2020 Netflix created a hideous video called "Cuties", which is nothing but child exploitation and worse, sexual abuse of children and an offence to any... read more
The Indisputably Best Way to Raise a Saint
By Dan Millette, OnePeterFive, August 13, 2020 What occasionally keeps me up at night, besides the yappy dog a few houses over, is wondering how to raise my children to become saints. There are so many questions my wife and I ponder. How do we get our children to a reverent Mass? Will... read more
Catholic music publisher vows investigation into Haas as allegations mount
By Christopher White, National Catholic Reporter, July 27, 2020 As allegations of serial sexual misconduct against Catholic composer David Haas continue to mount, a leading supplier of sacred music has vowed an investigation into how one of the church's best selling musicians' record of... read more
Anderson Cooper and the New Normal
Why Surrogacy Is Oppression By John Stonestreet and Maria Baer, 05/8/20 A couple of weeks ago, a woman had a baby. Childbirth, of course, happens tens of thousands of times a day in the United States, but this baby was a product. A couple paid a doctor and an agency to secure the child.... read more
James Martin S.J. Strikes Again
By Fr. Gerald E. Murray, February 29, 2020 Fr. James Martin, S.J. has been in the news again this past week, after several bishops from the American Southwest reported that, during their ad limina visit, Pope Francis expressed displeasure about how his meeting last year with the controversial... read more
FDA: Thousands of Deaths Associated With Drugs Given to 'Trans' Children
Fatal blood clots, suicidal behavior, lowered IQs, brittle bones and sterility are just a few of the potential side effects of 'puberty blockers' that the transgender industry doesn't want talked about. By Celeste McGovern, September 18, 2019 Thousands of children attending... read more
Openly gay priest claims Pope Francis affirmed his homosexuality in private phone call
The former Dominican says the pontiff told him in 2017: 'I give you the power of the keys.' By Doug Mainwaring, LifeSite News, January 3, 2020 January 3, 2020 (LifeSiteNews) – An "out" gay priest who rejects the Church's teaching on homosexuality shared his personal reaction to a phone... read more
Pope appoints new archbishop for booming African diocese
CNA, December 30, 2019 Pope Francis has promoted an African bishop known for his emphasis on family, community, and traditional values. In an announcement released on Monday, the Holy See Press Office confirmed that the pope has named Bishop Andrew Nkea Fuanya as the new Archbishop of Bamenda in... read more
"What Is Man? An Itinerary of Biblical Anthropology," is the result of five years of study by scripture scholars and theologians on the Pontifical Biblical Commission. (CNS photo/Paul Haring)
Biblical document does not signal opening to gay marriage, official says
By Cindy Wooden, Catholic News Service, December 20, 2019 A new book by the Pontifical Biblical Commission cannot be read as opening the Catholic Church to the acceptance of gay marriage or homosexual unions, said the secretary of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith. "In reality,"... read more
Vatican Archbishop: those who say Judas is in hell are 'heretics' and priests may 'accompany' assisted suicides
By Diane Montagna ROME, December 11, 2019 (LifeSiteNews) — In a statement difficult to reconcile with Scripture and Tradition, Archbishop Vincenzo Paglia, President of the Pontifical Academy for Life, has claimed on behalf of the Catholic Church that anyone who says Judas Iscariot is in hell... read more
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Dmitri Liulin fue un deportista soviético que compitió en esgrima, especialista en la modalidad de espada. Ganó dos medallas en el Campeonato Mundial de Esgrima en los años 1961 y 1962.

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PhilTonks2: Perks Of The Job - why rail workers should travel for free.
Perks Of The Job - why rail workers should travel for free.
I came across an article in the Daily Telegraph the other day which made reference to free or discounted rail travel for those who work in the rail industry.
There was quite a bit of debate on my Facebook and Twitter feeds regarding this, especially my support for free / discounted travel for staff.
Some compared it to Sainsbury's giving their employees free shopping, but is it really the same? Is rail travel a product you can hold in your hand, or use, or eat?
The train is going to make the journey regardless of who is on it and how much they have paid.
Some in the industry work long, unsociable hours. What is the harm of letting them use the system that they work on? If we want to recruit and retain the best people to work on our railways, are we really going to be so spiteful as to say you can't use the network to which you dedicate your working life for free? Free or discounted travel is a perk of the job that says that we want to retain you and value what you do.
And is it really a problem? The majority of those with free passes received them pre 1993 when they still worked for British Rail. Are there vast numbers of these people crammed into our carriages taking up space?
Many of today's railway employees don't enjoy such perks. They've been watered down considerably.
My own view is that this is a spiteful article, which panders to the lowest common denominator argument - someone sees something of "value" and doesn't want the other person to benefit from it. The angle is that "millions of free or discounted journeys are made every year" and the report tries to link it to the above-inflation ticket rises.
Are we honestly going to believe that if we take away these well-earned travel benefits from railway staff that our ticket prices are going to come down? Come off it. This is spurious newspaper reporting at its best.
I've come across some railway employees on my travels who probably don't know the meaning of customer service. We need the best people to provide our rail network. Job motivation is a complex world, but let's start by forgetting this ridiculous jealousy-driven idea that by giving rail workers a free ride we've got it all wrong. Part of job satisfaction and motivation is surely about being proud of what you do. Free travel is a decent perk that hurts no one but says much about how staff are valued. If rail staff feel valued at least partly through such "perks", we might all just get a better service when we travel.
To that Phil might I add How many times will you read of and off-duty member of railway staff stepping forward to work when something goes seriously wrong, and I can assure you that when I worked for the railway and got my free trips I would often find it impossible to avoid doing something to enhance the travelling experiences of other passengers with information or other assistance.
And back then just how much did the taxman think my benefit was worth? Just £10 per year, because a huge number of rail workers simply did not use their rail travel perk - they showed their confidence in their product and drove or flew away on holiday!
Maybe the rail companies would like to buy this perk off the staff?
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There is currently political unrest in Thailand, and the Thai Government has declared a 60-day State of Emergency in Bangkok from 22 January. This allows the government the ability to impose curfews, ban gatherings and restrict access. We strongly recommend travellers avoid demonstration areas and large gatherings.
Current foreign travel advice (including the UK, Australian and NZ governments) is to exercise caution but does not state there is a need to avoid travel. Stray departures will operate as normal unless the situation changes, and our Bangkok shop in the Khao San Road area remains open.
Preah Vihear Temple is the subject of a long-running territorial dispute between Thailand and Cambodia, and while both sides are trying to work out a diplomatic solution there is currently some unrest in the area.
During this time, Stray will vary the travel day between Siem Reap – Kamphong Thom, to visit a sacred mountain and nearby National Park. We include a short jungle trek and swim in the pools at the bottom of the stunning waterfalls.
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REL 2021085 Relationship between State Annual School Monitoring Indicators and Outcomes in Massachusetts Low‑Performing Schools
The Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education supports low-performing schools through a process that draws on qualitative and quantitative data from monitoring visits. The data are used to produce ratings for 26 turnaround indicators in four turnaround practice areas relating to school leadership, instructional practices, student supports, and school climate. This study analyzed data on school indicator ratings collected during school years 2014/15–2018/19 from 91 low-performing schools, with a focus on the distribution of the ratings among schools during their first year in the monitoring system and on the relationship of ratings to school outcomes. During the first year in which ratings data were available for a school, a majority of schools were in the two highest rating levels for 21 of the 26 indicators. Schools generally had lower rating levels for indicators in the student supports practice area than in the other three practice areas. Ratings for half the indicators were statistically significantly related to better schoolwide student outcomes and had a practically meaningful effect size of .25 or greater, and none was statistically significantly related to worse outcomes. Two indicators in the leadership practice area (school leaders' high expectations for students and staff and trusting relationships among staff) were related to lower chronic absenteeism rates. Ratings for five indicators in the instructional practices area were related to higher student academic growth in English language arts or math; two of these indicators (use of student assessment data to inform classroom instruction and school structures for instructional improvements) were related to higher growth in both English language arts and math. Ratings for four indicators in the student supports practice area (teacher training to identify student needs, research-based interventions for all students, interventions for English learner students, and interventions for students with disabilities) were related to higher student academic growth in English language arts or math. Two indicators in the school climate practice area (schoolwide behavior plans and adult–student relationships) were related to higher student academic growth in English language arts or math or lower chronic absenteeism rate. Eight indicators were not statistically related to any of the outcomes of interest. 5/17/2021
REL 2016150 Stated Briefly: College enrollment patterns for rural Indiana high school graduates
This "Stated Briefly" report is a companion piece that summarizes the results of another report of the same name. This study examined 1) average distances traveled to attend college, (2) presumptive college eligibility, (3) differences between two-year and four-year college enrollment, (4) differences in enrollment related to differences in colleges' selectivity, and (5) degree of "undermatching" (i.e., enrolling in a college less selective than one's presumptive eligibility suggested) for rural and nonrural graduates among Indiana's 2010 high school graduates. "Presumptive eligibility" refers to the highest level of college selectivity for which a student is presumed eligible for admission, as determined by academic qualifications. The researchers obtained student-level, school-level, and university-related data from Indiana's state longitudinal data system on the 64,534 students who graduated from high school in 2010. Of the original sample, 30,624 graduates entered a public two-year or four-year college in the fall immediately after high school graduation. Data were analyzed using Chi-square tests, GIS analysis, and hierarchical generalized linear models. Rural and nonrural graduates enrolled in college at similar rates, but rural graduates enrolled more frequently in two-year colleges than nonrural graduates. About one third of rural graduates enrolled in colleges that were less selective than colleges for which they were presumptively eligible. Rural graduates travel farther to attend both two-year and less selective four-year colleges than nonrural graduates. 5/24/2016
REL 2015071 How Methodology Decisions Affect the Variability of Schools Identified as Beating the Odds
Schools that show better academic performance than would be expected given characteristics of the school and student populations are often described as "beating the odds" (BTO). State and local education agencies often attempt to identify such schools as a means of identifying strategies or practices that might be contributing to the schools' relative success. Key decisions on how to identify BTO schools may affect whether schools make the BTO list and thereby the identification of practices used to beat the odds. The purpose of this study was to examine how a list of BTO schools might change depending on the methodological choices and selection of indicators used in the BTO identification process. This study considered whether choices of methodologies and type of indicators affect the schools that are identified as BTO. The three indicators were (1) type of performance measure used to compare schools, (2) the types of school characteristics used as controls in selecting BTO schools, and (3) the school sample configuration used to pool schools across grade levels. The study applied statistical models involving the different methodologies and indicators and documented how the lists schools identified as BTO changed based on the models. Public school and student data from one midwest state from 2007-08 through 2010-11 academic years were used to generate BTO school lists. By performing pairwise comparisons among BTO school lists and computing agreement rates among models, the project team was able to gauge the variation in BTO identification results. Results indicate that even when similar specifications were applied across statistical methods, different sets of BTO schools were identified. In addition, for each statistical method used, the lists of BTO schools identified varied with the choice of indicators. Fewer than half of the schools were identified as BTO in more than one year. The results demonstrate that different technical decisions can lead to different identification results. 2/24/2015
REL 2009068 How Eight State Education Agencies in the Northeast and Islands Region Identify and Support Low-Performing Schools and Districts
This report describes and analyzes how eight state education agencies in the Northeast and Islands Region—those of Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New York, Puerto Rico, Rhode Island, and Vermont–identify and support low-performing schools and districts under the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001. Focusing on direct state supports and interventions, the report finds that the eight agencies have created supports and rationales to put federally defined accountability principles into practice in response to their specific contexts, local needs, and capacities. 3/2/2009
NCES 2008353REV Public School Graduates and Dropouts from the Common Core of Data: School Year 2005-06
This report presents the number of high school graduates, the Averaged Freshman Graduation Rate (AFGR), and dropout data for grades 9 through 12 for public schools in school year 2005-06. The counts of graduates, dropouts, and enrollments by grade (which serve as the denominators for the graduation and dropout rates) are from the Common Core of Data (CCD) nonfiscal surveys of public elementary/secondary education. These data represent high school graduates receiving regular diplomas for the 2005-06 school year and dropouts from the 2005-06 school year. 9/19/2008
WWC IRDPFT08 First Things First
First Things First is a reform model intended to transform elementary, middle, and high schools serving significant proportions of economically disadvantaged students. Its three main components are: (1) "small learning communities" of students and teachers, (2) a family and student advocate system that pairs staff members and students to monitor and support progress and that serves as a bridge between the school and family, and (3) instructional improvements to make classroom teaching more rigorous and engaging and more closely aligned with state standards and assessments. 1/24/2008
REL 2007024 Levers For Change: Southeast Region State Initiatives To Improve High Schools
This descriptive report aims to stimulate discussion about high school reform among Southeast Region states. The report groups recent state activities in high school reform into six "levers for change." To encourage critical reflection, the report places the reform discussion in the context of an evidence-based decisionmaking process and provides sample research on reform activities. 9/14/2007
NCES 98018 State Comparisons of Education Statistics: 1969-70 to 1996-97
Compendium of state level elementary, secondary, and higher education statistics at the state level. 10/15/1998
NCES 97376 State Indicators in Education 1997
This report includes 34 indicators. These indicators were selected in order to: 1) take advantage of state-level data available in several NCES data sources, as well as some other data sources, most notably the Current Population Survey of the U.S. Census Bureau; and 2) to present a fairly comprehensive view of most relevant aspects of the condition of education in the U.S. states. 10/2/1997


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