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To Date: 01-10-2011
The Chairman
Steel Authority of India Ltd
Lodhi Road
New Delhi-110003
Subject: Charter of Demands
Dear Sir,
The terms of wage agreement dated 29th April 2010 in respect of the employees of SAIL & RINL will expire on dated 31-12-2011, after completion of the five years period effective from dated 01.01.2007. The terms of new settlement would be effective from dated 01.01.2012. In order to avoid delay in implementation the Steel, Metal & Engineering workers' Federation of India (HMS) is placing the following demands and urge upon the management of SAIL to complete negotiation as early as possible so as to its employees to receive the benefits right from dated 01.01.2012.
With kind regards
Sincerely yours
(Rajendro Prasad Singha)
National Vice President
Hind Mazdoor Sabha &
Steel, Metal & Engineering Workers' Federation of India
Telefax: 0671 2506266
Mobile: 09437152224
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Wages Allowance & Benefits
1. Wages
The wages of employees primarily should consist of Basic Wages, Dearness Allowance.
(a) Minimum Wages
The revised minimum wage for the lowest paid employees (S-I) as on 01.01.2012 should be as under
Basic Pay – Rs.8,630/-
(+) MGB (50% on Basic Pay) – Rs.4,315/- (Rounded up to Rs.12,950/-)
(+) 03 Spl. Increments @ 3% – Rs.1,210/- = Rs.14,160/- (Minimum Basic)
(+) DA as on 01.01.12 anticipating @ 50% – Rs.7,080/- = Rs.21,240/- (Minimum wages)
(This minimum wages should be Rs.21.240/- linked to AICPI 126.33 (Base 2001 = 100)
(b) Wage Structure
The revised Wage Structure effective from 1st January 2012 for different category of employees as under
Grade |
Scale |
Span |
14,160 - 3% - 25,690/- |
20 |
14,590 - 3% - 26,470/- |
20 |
15,030 - 3% - 27,270/- |
20 |
15,490 - 3% - 28,090/- |
20 |
15,960 - 3% - 28,940/- |
20 |
16,940 – 3% - 33,570/- |
23 |
17,980 – 3% - 35,620/- |
23 |
19,080 – 3% - 37,800/- |
23 |
20,860 – 3% - 41,320/- |
23 |
28,090 – 3% - 55,580/- |
23 |
31,640 – 3% - 62,570/- |
23 |
34,580 – 3% - 68,390/- |
23 |
2. Dearness Allowance
(a) Dearness Allowance (D.A.) to the employees in the revised scales of pay at A.I.C.P.I. 126.33 as on 01.01.2007 (Base 2001 = 100) should be Rs. X/- (which would stand as on 01.01.2012). Further increase in D.A. should be governed as per the following proposal.
(b) D.A. should be revised every quarter on 1st April, 1st July, 1st October & 1st January of the year based on the increase in quarterly average on AICPI for the quarter December-February, March-May, June-August and September-November respectively over AICPI 126.33 as on 01.01.2007 (Base 2001 = 100).
(c) In case there is decrease in AICPI, the rate of D.A. already received should continue till it is revised upwardly.
(d) The percentage increase in quarterly average of AICPI for the above quarter should be taken into account up to one decimal point.
(e) For computing the quantum of D.A. payable on the above basis, the fraction of a paisa if any should be rounded up to next rupee.
3. Minimum Guaranteed Benefit
(a) The employees under this Agreement who are on the roll as on 31.12.2011 and continued should he entitled to a guaranteed benefit @ 50% of Basic as on 31.12.2011 + D.A. stands as on 01-01-2012.
(b) Fitment in the revised Pay Scale
The wage of an employee on the rolls of the company as on 31.12.2011 should be fixed as per the following formula
(a) Basic pay in the pre-revised scale of pay as on 31.12.2011
(b) Guaranteed Benefit @ 50 % on (a) above
(c) Dearness Allowances as on 01.01.2012
(d) 03 (three) increments in the revised scale on 01.01.2012.
The basic will be (a)+(b)+(d). The total wages as on 01.01.2012 will be (a)+(b)+(c)+(d).
(c) The aggregate amount so arrived at as above should be rounded up to the next (10) rupee and will be the revised Basic Pay in the revised scale of pay. Similarly as and when an employee is granted promotion after fixation of pay in the promoted grade, the aggregate amount so arrived should be rounded up to next ten rupee and would be the revised basic in the promoted scale.
(d) The fixation benefit in the revised scale should be effective from 01.01.2012
4. Annual Increment
(a) The rate of annual increment in the revised scale of pay w.e.f. 01.01.2012 should be as per the rate provided in the scale in the earlier Paragraph. When such Annual Increment is granted the amount so arrived should be rounded to the next (10) rupee.
(b) Where increments are granted on anniversary dates of employees, such anniversary dates of increment in the revised grade should remain same as it was existed in the pre-revised grade. The system of granting increments on two dates during the year, i.e. 1st July & 1st January wherever existed prior to revision of scale should continue.
(c) In case only one date of Annual Increment for all the employees is decided, the principle followed in case of executives in this regard should be adopted, retrospectively from 01.04.2005
(d) The superannuating employee should be granted one additional increment on the day of superannuation for the purpose of computation of leave salary on any kind of leave due, i.e. E.L., HPL or Medical Leave, C.L., National Holidays, Restricted Holidays and gratuity.
(e) The superannuating employees should be granted E.L. Medical Leave or H.P.L., C.L., National Holidays and Restricted Holidays at the rate of full quota treating as if he/she had worked for the whole year.
5. Allowances/Perks
(a) All the employee should be given Parks/Allowances equivalent to the amount of 50% of the wages (Basic + DA) every month under the similar scheme adopted for the Executives.
(b) Night Shift Allowance
Night Shift Allowance should be paid @ Rs.200/- per night shift who works during the period from 6 P.M. onwards.
(c) Uniform
All the employees should be provided with 04 pairs of uniforms during a calendar year with provision of payment of reimbursement of washing expenses @ Rs.200/- per month excepting the Nursing and Fire Fighting Staff. The rate of payment of Washing Allowance for these two categories of employees should be Rs.300/- per month.
(d) Canteen Facility
All the employees should be paid a sum of Rs.100/- per day of actual attendance towards reimbursement of canteen expenses.
(e) The rate of reimbursement of House Maintenance expenses to employees for undertaking small jobs in their allotted Quarters in SAIL Township should be revised as under.
Type of Quarter |
Amount (in Rs.) |
One Room |
2000/- |
Two Room |
3000/- |
Three Room & above |
3200/- |
6. Reimbursement of Energy Allowance
Energy Allowance equivalent to the rate of two LPG Cylinders per month existing on the 1st day of the month should be reimbursed to the employees.
7. Mobile Phone
All the employees should be provided with a mobile telephone and an amount of Rs.1000 - 3000 per month should be granted to each employee per month towards reimbursement of expenses towards voucher. In addition an amount of Rs.5000/- should also be paid to purchase a new mobile phone within 3 years.
8. House Rent Allowance/House Rent Recovery
(a) Merely as a consequence of increase in Basic pay, there shall not be any change in regard to the eligibility of workmen for allotment of Quarters.
(b) Employees covered by this agreement who are not living in company's accommodation should be paid House Rent Reimbursement Allowance equal to the HRA rates irrespective of classification of city as would be revised by the Govt. of India from time to time. Wherever house rent are paid at a higher rate than the approved rate of the Govt. the actual amount paid for house rent by an employee should be reimbursed.
(c) House Rent Recovery for the company's Quarter shall continue at the rate as prescribed in the settlement dated 29th April 2010.
9. House Building Advance & Recovery
(a) The amount of HBA should be raised to 25 lakhs from 15 lakhs. The rate of interest on the loan amount should be as follows and the calculation should be made on reduced balances method.
2% |
Above 10 LAKHS & BELOW 15 LAKHS |
3% |
5% |
(b) The limit for grant of HBA for extension of house should be enhanced to 10 lakhs.
(c) The details of conditions for availing HBA should be discussed, and decided in the NJCS Forum.
10. Motor Vehicle Advance
(a) For purchase of two wheeler
The amount of advance for purchasing two wheelers, should be equivalent to the market price of the new vehicle. The Rate of interest on such loan should be paid at a concessional rate. The calculation of interest should be made on reduced balances method.
(b) For purchasing of four wheelers
The employees in S-6, S-7, S-8, S-9, S-10, S-11 & S-12 grade should be granted with Advance of Rs.5 lakhs for purchasing a four wheeler at a reduced rate of interest.
The terms and conditions for availing such loan should be decided at NJCS level.
11. Education, Medical & Leave
Education Facility
(a) In case an employee who dies or suffers permanent and total disablement while in service their children availing the facilities of education in the institution should continue to avail the facilities of education as was available to the children of the serving employee till the children complete such course in the institution.
(b) Suitable scholarships and other incentives should continue to be given to the children of the employees with a view to enable them to persue higher studies including scholarship to SC/ST, deaf, dumb, blind and other handicapped meritorious children of the employees.
(c) The details of the amount of scholarship, number of scholarship holder, criteria of scholarship should be discussed in detail at NJCS level.
(d) The employees children selected for admission in professional courses should be provided interest free study loans. Similarly the employees interested to prosecute higher study and selected for higher education in abroad and IIT within the country may be granted interest-free loans with study leave with wages as it is available with other P.S.U.
(e) The details of the scheme should be discussed and decided in the NJCS Forum.
12. Medical Facilities
(a) The existing medical facilities for employees and their entitled dependants with the following facilities and improved treatment shall continue with modified definition of dependants.
(b) Referral of cases to specialized medical institution as per choice of the patient from among the listed institutions should be allowed. There should not be delay in referral matters. The referral should not be restricted but it should be made as per the advice of referral institution for any number of times.
(c) System of reimbursement of cost of artificial limbs, lenses, pacemaker and other kinds of medical instrument/equipment necessary for the patient should be made immediately. If necessary on application advance should be made available wherever patient expresses his request, without payment of interest.
(d) Facilities available to the superannuated and total and permanent disabled employees should continue. The referral facility should be made available to the superannuated and other kind of employees who are availing medical benefit.
(e) Free ambulances facilities/reimbursement of ambulances expanses should be granted when the patient is brought to companies hospital or in case of referral to other hospital.
(f) Paramedical staff should be maintained on the basis of medical norms decided by the Medical Council of India.
(g) If any injury external or internal are caused when going for duty or coming back from duty or while performing duty in the work premises should be treated as injury on works and accordingly existing benefit should be granted. The modality of granting such benefit should be decided at NJCS forum.
(h) All the IGH should be elevated to medical colleges having facility for specialized treatment in Neuro Surgery, Cancer, Renal failure, Cardiac diseases with research facilities. The number of beds in Hospitals should be raised depending on the strength of employees, retired employees and neighbouring population. At least 5% of beds should be kept reserved for the weaker section people living in the periphery villages and in case of critical cases.
(i) Where speciallised treatment facilities are not available in the company hospitals and employees suffering and receiving treatment continuously for 01 month should be referred for specialized treatment to other listed medical institutions without making delay.
(j) Periodical meetings With Trade Unions represented in NJCS should be organized once in 02 month for restructuring and to rationalize medical faculties set up in different plant units to improve upon the health services.
(k) The present mediclaim policy should continue without increasing the rate of premium. The present ceiling of Rs.4000/- (out door treatment) towards reimbursement of medicine etc., charges per annum should be raised to Rs.10,000/-.
13. Leave & Holidays
The existing leave facilities should be revised as under
(a) 01 (one) E.L. for every 15 days of work + 07 days as per the existing system. Present restriction for qualifying to earn the E.L. on completion of 240 days work in a calendar year should be waved out. The employees should be allowed to earn the E.L. on the basis of their working days during the calendar year based on the above proportionate.
(b) The Casual Leave-15-during the calendar year
Festival/Restricted Holidays - 10 - during the calendar year
Half pay leave/medical leave - 30 - during the calendar year
National Holidays - Netaji Jayanti & Ambedkar Jayanti should be included as National Holiday. "SAIL DAY" should be treated as National Holiday
(c) In case the employees were not allowed to avail their C.L. the left over no. of C.L. in the calendar year should be carried forward to the current year and the employees should be permitted to avail the same during current calendar year. If the employee is not spared during the year as per his request, such leave due should be encashed.
(d) The present system of granting E.L. for 3 occasions in a calendar year stand be enlarged to five occasions. The weekly holiday falls in between CL-CML & HPL should be treated as weekly holiday with wages.
(e) The employees covered under the Standing Orders should be allowed accumulation of leave as under.
Earned Leave ---- 300 days
Half pay Leave ---- 400 days
As and when the employee intend to encash the leave, he should be permitted to do this without any restriction.
All the left out leave available on the credit of the employee on superannuation should be encashed.
14. Social Security
(a) Provident Fund
The contribution of the management and the employees towards Provident Fund should be raised to 15%.
(b) Gratuity
The existing rate of payment of gratuity in the respective plant level should be revised as follows.
Retiring Gratuity should be calculated on the last pay drawn (i.e. basic + DA taken together) by an employee @ 20 days for every completed years of service. The formula for computation of gratuity for payment of days wages per one year of service should be as follows for service period of twenty years.
Monthly wages (i.e. Basic + D. A. last drawn taken together) × 20 x 20 ………….. (a)
(c) For service beyond 20 years gratuity should be calculated at the rate of one month wages (Basic + DA) last drawn taken together for every completed years of service in excess of 20 years
(d) Total amount payable for gratuity should be (a) + (b)
Training period of Trainees where it is followed with regular employment should be counted for the purpose of computation of gratuity.
(e) The above amount of gratuity should be payable under laid down conditions in the relevant statute only. No other conditions in any other form should restrict the payment.
(f) If the temporary/NMR employees put in a minimum of 240 days of work in a year, the year should be counted for computation of gratuity.
(g) For the purpose of computation of gratuity in continuation of service, the requirement of 240 days for the first year of service only as existing presently should be reduced to 200 days. The completion of 200 days work for subsequent years should not be made applicable to earn gratuity.
(h) The period of service rendered during the year of superannuation is 100 days or more it should be reckoned as full one year for purpose of computation of gratuity. If the service rendered is less than 100 days in the said year of service then gratuity should be paid proportionately.
(i) SAIL Employees Superannuation Benefit Fund (SESBF) and Performance Linked Benefit Scheme (PLBS) should continue. The management should deposit their share of amount to the found for the past years wherever contributions are not paid.
(j) Life Coyer Scheme
The payment under the above Scheme should be revised.
(k) Employees Compensation Benefit
The employees covered under the settlement should be entitled to benefits admissible under the Employees Compensation Act 1923 as amended by the Workmen's Compensation (Amendment) Act .........2009 (45 of 2009)
(l) The benefits under the above Act should not be affected adversely on account of revision of wages through settlements.
(m) The compensation during the period of disablement should be paid on the basis of the wages which the employee would have been entitled to receive on the day of declaring him fit/to resume duty or declaring him unfit to perform his normal duty further, had he been continued in his service with wages.
(n) The erstwhile wages on rehabilitation should be protected irrespective, of the place where he/she has been rehabilitated.
(o) Employees compensation benefit should continue to be extended to the injury cases causing death or permanent/total temporary disablement arising during journey from residence to place of work and back. This should cover both internal / external/ visible/ invisible injuries.
(p) If an employee is disabled due to accident arising out of and in course of employment, he/she should get full wages and dearness allowances including other benefits which he would have received had he been continued on the job from the date of accident till the date he resumes his duty.
(q) In case of death or permanent total disablement due to accident arising out of and in course of employment, employment to one of his/her dependants should be provided without making any condition.
(r) Employees Family Benefit Scheme
The Family Benefit Scheme should be modified. It should be only optional The benefit should he granted to the eligible dependant(s) from the date of death of the employee.
15. Final Settlement of Retirement or Death
(a) Final Settlement of P.F. & Gratuity should be made on the date of Retirement/Release without waiting for complying any formalities. The Account Payee Cheque separately, on account of P.F. and gratuity should be handed over to the concerned employee on the very day of his retirement followed with a function along with service certificate and memento. Other dues should be paid within 15 days.
(b) The employees working in the mines should be paid difficult area allowance @ 20% of wages on the revised scale along with payment of mining allowance.
16. Additional Superannuation Benefit Scheme
(a) The company should create a fund by contributing 20% of the wages in respect of all the employees monthly to avail pension, mediclaim and towards life insurance. The scheme should be similar to that which has been proposed for executives in addition to the benefit assured in different scheme under the statute.
(b) The demand in respect of better benefits under mediclaim scheme as mentioned earlier should be met with till the finalization of the proposed scheme is made in this Paragraph.
17. Leasing out Land & Allotment of Houses to Retired Employees
(a) The unutilized land should be leased out among the superannuated employees who are residing in Rourkela on the basis of seniority and length of service rendered along with existing employees who have served 15 or more years to SAIL plants. The lease should be confined to non-executives only.
(b) The employees' dependants receiving benefit under EFBS should be allowed to retain the accommodation on payment of rent.
(c) The surplus Qrs. if any should be provided to retiring employees and the monthly rent should not be more than thrice of the standard rent fixed for the type of Qrs. allotted. The allotment of such Qrs. should be confined to the non-executives only.
(d) All the existing Qrs. in the category of IR, IBR, IBR (HT), non-standard Qrs. should be modified and enlarged with marble flooring taking into conditions of such Qrs. in Township. Extra electrical points should also be provided.
18. Fixed Incentive
An amount of Rs.500/- should be granted to all the non-executives as fixed incentive.
19. Payment of (PRP) Performance Related pay
A scheme should be evolved for payment of PRP in every month at plant level in addition to Incentive and Reward Scheme & Annual Bonus.
20. Recruitment
The recruitment should be made only at S-1 S-3 & S-6 levels with the minimum qualification assigned to the grade as literate, matriculate with ITI, Diploma or Graduates in any discipline respectively. These posts should be filled up from the domiciles of the state only where the plant is located as per the precedent/practice followed over the years from the inception of the respective plants. Additional vacancies should be created to provide employment to left out displaced persons.
21. Implementation of Agreements
The terms of the agreement which have not been modified or replaced but not implemented or its implementation discontinued as follows should be enforced strictly here onwards.
Clause No.184.108.40.206: A need based mobile communication be introduced under CVG at plant and mines level for non-executive employees.
Clause No.184.108.40.206: It was agreed to examine the introduction of study loan for higher studies at the subsidized rate.
Clause No.22.214.171.124: The existing medical facilities for employees and their entitled dependants including the following shall continue.
a) Referral of cases to specialized institutions
b) System of reimbursement of cost of artificial limbs and pacemaker.
c) Facilities in case of superannuation/death/permanent total disablement.
Clause No.184.108.40.206: Necessary steps shall be taken to improve the facilities in the plant hospital for the benefits of the employees of the company and their entitled dependants in the following areas.
(i) Specialized treatment in Neuro Surgery, Cancer, Renal Failure, Cardiac diseases and occupational diseases.
(ii) Improvement in the indoor treatment facilities including the number of beds.
Clause No.126.96.36.199: Wherever specialized treatment facilities are not available in the company hospital, employees and their entitled dependants, as required will continue to be refered to specialized institutions within the country for the treatment.
Clause No.3.5.4: The feasibility of Scheme for employees shall be examined and discussed at a later stage.
Clause No.3.6.1: Abolition of contract labour on the job of permanent and perennial nature will continue to be done by regular employee.
Clause No.22.214.171.124: Improvement in existing facilities in the company's Township.
Clause No.22.214.171.124: The management shall continue to provide education to the employees' children up to matriculation or equivalent standard in the School run by SAIL. The management shall continue to provide the facilities for +2 Scheme in according with the State Govts. Regulation in the school run by Steel Plant.
Clause No.22.214.171.124: The existing facilities for tuition fee reimbursement will continue.
The employees who had been superannuated in between the period from 01-07-2007 to 29-04-2010 and availed encashment of leave are entitled to payment of differential of wages during the said period. Though the dues towards P.F and Gratuity on account of revision of wages from 01-07-2007 onwards have been paid to superannuated and existing.
Employees the differential amount on account of revision of wages towards encashment of leave have not been given till date. All the employees including superannuated employees who have not been paid such dues should be paid the differential amount.
So far the above terms & conditions of service are concerned, they have not been implemented till date. We therefore urge upon the management to implement the above terms in its true spirit and letter.
22. Transfer
Transferring an employee from one Department to another having different LOP without the consent of the employee should be stopped forthwith. No employee should be transferred without his consent. The transfer/placement within the department in different position based on the requirement should be made rationally and on rotation basis. It should not be made with an ulterior motive to fulfill the desire of certain officers or union officials.
23. Compassionate Employment
The recent Scheme circulated on 28.08.11 for providing compassionate employment on medical invalidation should be modified in consultation and agreement with the unions in NJCS level. The stringent conditions laid down in the scheme need to be replaced to fulfill the objectives behind the providing such employment.
24. Superannuation of Age
The age of superannuation should be raised to 62 years from 60 years.
25. Field Movement Allowance
The workmen who are required to attend their duty in different locations as per the requirement after reporting for their duty in the place of reporting should be given filled movement allowance @ Rs.100/- per days of attendance or money equivalent to 15 liters of petrol.
26. Payment of Non-Practicing Allowance
The different categories of employees other than Doctors who are working as paramedical staff should be paid non-practicing allowance in the similar lines with the Doctors.
27. Eligibility of S-12 for E-O Post
After creation of S-12 grade, it should be kept out of the perview for counting the nos. of years spent in the grade for qualifying period to became eligible to appear interview/written test for E.O. the present system of eligibility to appear interview/ written test for E-O should continue. S-12 employees should also be called for written Test/ Interview for E-O
28. Special Increment
The employees Qualifying in the written Test for E-O should be granted two special increments if they are not promoted to E-O.
29. Period of Settlement
The above demands are placed keeping in view that the terms of new settlement will commence from 01.01.12 and remain valid till 31.12.16 and will continue thereafter till they are replaced by another settlement with new terms of conditions effective from 01.01.17.
30. Eligibility Period for Promotion to S–11 grade
The employees completing 4 years in S-10 grade should be promoted to S-11 grade.
For Contract Labour
The wages of contract labour should consist of a basis pay at par with similarly placed regular workers with provision of payment of DA based on increase of AICPI quarterly. The wages, and benefits for contract labour should be uniform in all steel plants.
The minimum wages of contract labour irrespective of their work, place such as Works, Project or Township should remain same and be uniform. There should not be different rate for working in different area. Minimum wage for the contract labour working in SAIL irrespective of Plant & Department should be at one rate.
As the SAIL steel plants have its own Trust Board for maintenance and regulating the P.F. A/c of its employees and the contract labours are treated as its employees under section 2(f)(i) of the Act, their P.F. should be administer through the Trust Board.
Contract labours should be given medical treatment in the company's hospital. Such employees should be kept out of coverage of E.S.I.
All the statutory benefits must be complied by the principal employer
In case of fatal accident, the respective plant authority should pay compensation to the dependants of the deceased and employment to one of the dependants of the family in the Companies Roll.
The employees who are made permanent on the job which have been identified as permanent and perennial in nature should not be off-loaded again and given to the contractor. The other jobs which would be identified or already identified as permanent and perennial, in nature, no contract labour should work on such jobs. The provision of abolition of contract labour in the existing agreement should continue.
We may be at liberty to add, amend, modify the above demands if situation arises.
(Rajendro Prasad Singha)
National Vice President
Hind Mazdoor Sabha &
Steel, Metal & Engineering Workers' Federation of India
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M. Safa Saraçoğlu, associate professor of history
M. Safa Saraçoğlu, associate professor of history
M. Safa Saraçoğlu, Ph.D., associate professor of history, associate professor of history, helped organized a four-panel discussion on Legitimizing Law in the Ottoman Empire recently at the 47th annual meeting of the Middle East Studies Association in New Orleans, from Oct. 10 to 13. The session reflected a select group of responses to a call for papers Saraçoğlu issued in January.
The mini-workshop covered an entire day and attracted a lot of attention. It involved 24 respected scholars from a variety of countries including Hungary, Israel, Turkey, United Kingdom and U.S.
In addition, Saraçoğlu presented his research, "Düstur Before "Birinci Tertib:" Liberalism, Codification and Government in Nineteenth Century Ottoman Empire" in one of these panels. The discussions following the presentations in this workshop were lively and brought up several significant issues in the rapidly evolving topic of Islamic law and historical change.
Scholarship 2011
June — Saraçoğlu, Ph.D., was an invited speaker at the 16th Annual International Workshop of the Department of Middle East Studies at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev and the Israel Science Foundation on June 4 to 6 in Beer-Sheva, Israel. He presented, "Historicizing Düstur: A Preliminary Look at the Early Compendia of Laws in the Nineteenth Century Ottoman Empire" at the workshop, "Socio-Legal Perspectives on the Passage to Modernity in and Beyond the Middle East."
The productive workshop focused on the impact of 19th century legal reforms in the Middle East and North Africa. Some of the presentations were relevant to the current debates on relocation of Bedouin tribes in the Negev desert and generated considerable interest in Israel. The workshops were discussed in an op-ed piece in one of the most circulated English dailies in Israel, Jerusalem Post. As a participant, he had to respond to the op-ed article. It was published on June 11.
April — Saraçoğlu, Ph.D., published two articles in book chapters and refereed journals, which included: "Resilient Notables: Looking at the Transformation of the Ottoman Empire from the Local Level" in Charles Lipp and Matt Romaniello (Eds.) Contested Spaces of Nobility in Early Modern Europe and "Muhacirler, Biyopolitika ve Öküz Hırsızlığı: On Dokuzuncu Yüzyılda Vidin'de Osmanlı Yönetimselliğinin İşleyişi" ("Refugees, Biopolitics and Cattle Theft: Operation of Ottoman Governmentality in Nineteenth Century Vidin") in Toplum ve Bilim 121.
February — Saraçoğlu, Ph.D., earned an academic-year residency fellowship to conduct research on legal reform in the Ottoman Empire at Institute for Advanced Study at Nantes (France) for 2012-13.
Scholarship 2010
September — Saraçoğlu, Ph.D., was invited to give a lecture, "Comparing the Guests: The Impact of Refugees on Local Administrative Practices in Nineteenth Century Vidin," for Columbia Seminar in Ottoman and Turkish Studies at Columbia University, N.Y., on Sept 24.
September — Saraçoğlu, Ph.D., was granted a semester leave with pay due to an American Council of Learned Societies, Early-Career Postdoctoral Fellowship in East European Studies (Fall 2009)
August — Saraçoğlu, Ph.D., received a TALE grant to develop a new course at Bloomsburg University in Gender in the Middle East.
Scholarship 2009
August — Saraçoğlu, Ph.D., presented a variety of papers involving his research at several conferences over the summer, including an invited talk at Zentrum Moderner Orient in Berlin, Germany. Saraçoğlu presented, "Resilient Notables: Looking at the Transformation of the Ottoman Empire from the Local Level" and "Contested Spaces of Nobility" in Geneva, Switzerland, in May 28-30. He then presented "'Those Cattle Thieves:' Immigrants, Land-Use and Violence in a Nineteenth Century Ottoman County" as part of the World Congress of Environmental History in Copenhagen, Denmark, in Aug. 4-8. Saraçoğlu concluded his summer by presenting "Writing the Immigrants into the Local Record" at an invited talk at Zentrum Moderner Orient in Berlin, Germany, on Aug. 11.
Scholarship 2008
August — Saraçoğlu, Ph.D., was awarded a research scholarship for the month of August in the East European Studies of Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars in Washington D.C. He was also awarded the PASSHE's FTPDC grant for Summer Research in Turkey, Bulgaria and United Kingdom.
August — Saraçoğlu had two articles published in referred journals. "Sitting Together: Local Councils of Vidin County as Domains of Hybridization [1864-1877]") was published (in Bulgarian) in Sociological Problems/Sociologicheski Problemi, Vol. 39, Issue 3-4 (2007). "Some Aspects of Ottoman Governmentality at the local level: The Judicio-Administrative Sphere of the Vidin County in the 1860s and 1870s," in Ab Imperio, Vol. 8, Issue 2 (2008).
Saraçoğlu was also invited to attend a workshop organized by the East European Studies of the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars and the Committee on Eastern European Studies of the American Council of Learned Societies. This took place in Chesapeake Bay, Maryland (August 8-11, 2008).

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Potato Gratin
In this classic gratin, thinly sliced potatoes soak up all the goodness of a milk-and-cream mixture that has been spiked with nutmeg. A sprinkling of grated Gruyere cheese on top becomes gooey in the oven. Using a mandoline creates thin slices, which helps the gratin cook more evenly.
- Servings: 6
Source: Martha Stewart Living, January 2010
- 2 1/2 pounds Yukon Gold potatoes
- 1 garlic clove, halved
- 1 1/2 cups heavy cream
- 1 cup whole milk
- 1/4 teaspoon freshly grated nutmeg
- Coarse salt and freshly ground pepper
- 3 ounces Gruyere cheese, grated (1 cup)
Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Peel potatoes, and place in a bowl of water to prevent discoloring. Rub inside of a 9-by-12-inch oval baking dish with cut sides of garlic. Heat cream, milk, nutmeg, and 1 1/2 teaspoons salt in a medium saucepan over medium heat until bubbles form around edge. Season with pepper. Remove from heat.
Meanwhile, slice potatoes 1/8 inch thick; transfer to a bowl. Pour warm cream mixture over top. Mix well, using your hands to separate and coat potatoes, and transfer to prepared dish. Gently push potatoes down, and pour cream mixture from bowl over top. Sprinkle with Gruyere. Bake (with a baking sheet placed on the rack below to catch drips) until potatoes are fork tender and top is bubbling and brown, about 1 hour and 15 minutes.
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Ruxandra Gourmandelle 12 Jun, 2013
Love it! I'll make this for a party I'm going to this week. I made a similar recipe not so long ago, kind of a simple potato tart which follows the same principle as for this cute muffin tin appetizer. Here it is: http://gourmandelle.com/potato-and-cheese-tart-tarta-de-cartofi-cu-branza/
Carrie Satalino 19 Sep, 2012
sounds yummmy
mamabearis 2 Sep, 2012
Out of this world!!!
grizzli 30 Oct, 2011
A perfectly DELICIOUS recipe... hard to please husband has declared! He'd like the topping a bit crispier... so reheating the leftovers, i'll leave it in a bit longer, i guess....
alwarrior 12 Jan, 2011
Tasty potato side dish! The only change I made was different cheese toppings and somewhat thicker potato slices hence a longer baking time. Getsalot, I baked this dish uncovered.
MarthaandMeBlogger 12 Oct, 2010
Really, really good. I was surprised at how good it was given how few ingredients it has. You can see my results here: http://marthaandme.wordpress.com/2010/04/08/warm-potato-salad-with-goat-...
getsalotkc 19 May, 2010
Does anyone know if this dish is cooked covered or uncovered???
grazianolinda 29 Mar, 2010
Delicious, best I have ever tasted. Didn't leave that overly full feeling so many potato casseroles do. We will be serving this at Easter and every chance we get!


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Susan E. Mattson
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Sue, 51, of Orofino, passed away
She worked for
Coleman Oil in
She is survived by
her daughter Danielle; her mother Carolyn; her sister Cheri and
husband Montie Walker; brother Doug and wife Mary Ann Mattson;
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Betty married
Robert Pollock in 1958 and moved to Pierce. They had two daughters
Susan and Peggy. A lot of the summers were spent at Pine Creek and
the Bungalow region in lumberjack camps. This marriage ended in
divorce and she moved to
Betty moved to
Orofino and in September of 1966 married James Crutcher. Jim had a
daughter, Bonnie and four sons, Jim, Joe, Bill and Don so she became
an instant mother to 5 more children. Betty and Jim celebrated 44
years of marriage. She not only worked hard at raising her children,
she worked for the lunch program at Orofino Elementary for two years
In 1978, Jim and
Betty purchased the Oasis Bar and, along with his brother Bill, they
turned it into "the hottest bar in town." During the 25 years of
ownership, Betty prepared many Thanksgiving and Christmas dinners
for local patrons and friends.
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cookies, phone calls and giggles. Betty never let any dust settle
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Surviving children are Susan Harris and her husband Bill, Peggy
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May Web Legault, 94, Orofino
Reita May Webb
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married to Richard Legault in
She stared working
as a cook in 1950's in various restaurants in the Kooskia area. Then
in the 1970's she went to work in a lodge on the Middle Fork of the
Salmon Rivers owned by Harrah's of
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in death by her parents, Robert and Doretha Webb; her son, Dick
Legault; and sisters Jo Ruka Vina and Fawn Wilson.
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her daughter Sally O'Brien of Orofino and numerous grandchildren and
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James Lineberry,
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Jim's parents and
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included cafe cook, mill worker, caregiver for patients with
disabilities, and accounting.
Curtis was also a
gifted pianist with a passion for music and he enjoyed researching
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and desire for perfectionism in all that he pursued.
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father, devoted son, protective brother and caring uncle.
In his last words to his daughter, he told her,
"Of what little I had in life was always overshadowed by the
fact I had you."
Curtis was
preceded in death by his father, Emmett L. Bonner.
He is survived by
his daughter, Maddison Bon-ner of Coeur d' Alene; mother, Mary
Bonner of Pierce; brothers, Lee, Martin, Peter, Steven, Cameron,
Austin, Guy and Emmett Jr.; and sisters, Lisa Kroupa, Barbi Jared,
Billi Cooper, Susan Bonner, Debra Bonner and Jessie Litchfield; and
his brotherly friend Luke Kerstetter of San Diego, CA.
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Donna Marie Taggart, 76,
Donna Marie Taggart was born in Mott, ND,
She married Mickey
Taggart on
Donna continued
following the snowbirds for six more years. After settling in
Clarkston, she traveled with her daughters until the time of her
Survivors include
daughters Cathleen Farris,
Donna was preceded
in death by her husband, Mickey Taggart, and sisters, Ellie Snyder
and Jan Fuelling.
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Mary Michele
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Mary "Michele" Farrow, 66, of
She was born
Michele attended
schools in
She worked as the
office manager at Sunset Sports and later at
Michele especially
enjoyed being involved in her children's activities. She was a
Little League coach and helped in cub and boy scouts. Michele loved
to go camping and fishing with her family and friends. She was
interested in area sports especially the Boise State Broncos. Many
phone calls to her boys ended in "Go Broncos!!" Michele also loved
to read and stay informed of current events.
Michele was very
proud of her family and showed them off any time she could. However,
she was a mother to more than just her boys. She had countless
people rely on her "motherly" wisdom and often stepped in for anyone
who needed her.
She was a member
of the Holy Rosary Catholic Church.
Michele is
survived by her husband, Jack of Idaho Falls; four
sons, Charles Mark (Monique) Farrow of Boise, ID; Scott Allen
(Donna) Farrow of Moscow, ID; Jared Wade (Jodi) Farrow of Boise, ID;
and John Aaron (Stacey) Farrow of
She was preceded
in death by her parents, brother, Bill Graham and a daughter, Dawn
Michelle Farrow.
Funeral services
took place July 9 at Wood Funeral Home East Side (
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Last week during Valencia Design Week, Mr. Simon launched their Cóm-oda set of folding chairs, which double as a side table when not in use.
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Cóm-oda which means "comfortable" in Spanish, also means low cabinet, or commode in english.
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Admit it, you forgot. Mother's Day is this weekend and you completely forgot. Now you're scrambling for gift ideas and the pressure is mounting — why can't you think of anything?!
Oh, just me? Oh well. I'll admit that I completely forgot about Mother's Day until a couple of days ago. My reminders were an email from Apple telling me that the iPad mini would make a great Mother's Day gift, and this awesome video that Google made.
It consists of Google's usual pretty graphics but also includes a number of touching moments that are all available on YouTube — trust me, hit up the video description on the video's YouTube page and at least one of them is guaranteed to get you teary-eyed.
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Following a two-year hiatus, Ohioan tech death outfit Locusta have announced a new string of East Coast tour dates to commence this spring. The band is currently putting the finishing touches on their new album, which is slated to be released later this year. A new EP entitled Dendromorphosis will be available at all upcoming shows. On the upcoming tour and new material, the band comments:
"We're looking forward to hitting the road again after such an agonizingly long break from touring and to what we're anticipating will be some of the best shows we've ever played, both in respect to the caliber of the bands we're billed with and the fact that our live sets sound tighter than they ever have before. Our set lists will mostly contain songs from the new album, including the first track we've ever written that extends past the nine-minute mark, which is easily the darkest and most epic piece of music we've written so far. There is more grinding technicality than before, but the songs are also much more mature from a songwriting point of view than what you hear on our first album. We're excited to be sharing this time in the band with all of our new and old friends on the road, but…no survivors."
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Trench coats are generally nice-looking and warm, so during the coming fall and winter months, that's a complete plus.
Here we've selected a few trench coats by French Collection, G-Star, Tommy Hilfiger, Tina Turk, Via Spiga – all of which are stylish and look amazing.
Paired with a pair of dark pants, leggings, and nice shoes, you're all set to make a glorious entry into the fall season.
French Connection
This stylish French Connection Women's Long-Sleeve Classic Trench coat has the coolest buttons for sure, and the way they're spaced looks amazing with the creamy white of the coat.
Paired with a nice pair of jeans, this trench coat will definitely be a staple of your wardrobe for the winter months.
This beautiful trench coat by G-Star is kind of cool. It has a rocker-chic look to it while remaining elegant and feminine.
The sandy brown color of the trech coat looks amazing, and it's a comfortable enough length that you can wear it on a warmer day, too.
Tommy Hilfiger
This trench coat by Tommy Hilfiger is water resistant and is also light enough to be wearable anytime there's a chill.
Creamy white just looks so good on trench coats, and this one is no exception. I love it!
Trina trunk
Every wardrobe must have a classic trench like this Trina trunk This one has broken a twill and belted cuffs that add to the chic look of the coat.
The warm beige shade of the coat adds maturity and of course, goes well with practically every pair of dark pants in your closet.
Via spiga
This particular Via spiga trench coat doesn't really attract me. I don't like the too-wide collar and the open neckline;
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Historic Cold Spring Village's annual Railroad Days Saturday and Sunday, July 27 and 28 will be a weekend of railroad memorabilia, model and toy trains, and group displays in a historical setting. The festival runs 10 a.m.-4:30 p.m. both days.
In the Village Welcome Center, under the Friends Pavilion and along the lanes of the village, visitors will find presentations and displays from a variety of groups. On display in the Welcome Center will be the South Jersey Garden Railroad Society's 15-foot G scale railroad, as well as the Strasburg Model Railroad Club's display of the Pennsylvania-Reading Seashore Lines HO scale layout.
Near the Ice Cream Parlor, guests can see the South Jersey Garden Railroad Society's display honoring Thomas the Tank Engine. Additional groups, including the 4-H Club and Just for Fun, will exhibit a variety of models and landscapes.
Railroad ephemera and memorabilia will be on display and available for purchase near the Welcome Center. At 1:30 p.m. in the Welcome Center on both days, Jim Stephens, HCSV education director, will present a talk on Richard Trevithick, the inventor of the modern steam engine.
Children can enjoy free toy train rides around the village 11 a.m.-3 p.m. Saturday and noon-4 p.m. Sunday, departing behind the Welcome Center. The family activity area will feature special event-themed children's take-home crafts.
Hours are 10 a.m.-4:30 p.m.
Admission is $10 for adults and $8 for children ages 3-12. Children under 3 are admitted free. Unlimited free admission is available with village membership. As a member of the national Blue Star Museums program, Historic Cold Spring Village offers free admission to active duty military personnel and up to five family members.
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June 16th, 2011, 11:35 AM #61
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What would make you think Paran was anything otherwise? It was pointed out over and over again that the gods were using him to meddle in the mortal world.
Also, nice plot hole find. I am pretty sure (like all things) this will be answered later in the series, or left completely ambiguous. I was under the impression that the decks do change though.
June 16th, 2011, 11:58 AM #62
Well my point in saying Paran is mortal is that he's a normal person who lived a normal lifespan(so far)...around 30years old now. Just using those years since we knew he was alive when the Emperor ruled. And now Shadowthrone, 20ish years later...but has always been a part of this deck?
I'm sure Paran will eventually be something more than he is. At the very least a hero for Good. We'll see. =)
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The Deck does change as do the gods and goddesses. As for Shadowthrone and The Rope, they ascended into preexisting but then vacant roles.
The reader's understanding of the Deck and the gods at the beginning of book two is very limited. By the end of book three it's fleshed out pretty well.
June 16th, 2011, 01:26 PM #64
So you are saying the roles of Gods are defined. But not always the same soul inhabiting that position? For example, if Oponn were to be killed by Paran via his Otataral sword. Someone could essentially ascend into the position and be from now on called Oponn? Can you actually kill a God? I thought it said at one point the only way to kill them was to no longer worship them.
June 16th, 2011, 03:00 PM #65
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Wikipedia gives a clear description of the Deck which I've modified to remove a spoiler and clarify a little.
The Deck of Dragons resembles a Tarot card deck in that it consists of cards that divine the future. The difference is that a real Deck of Dragons adjusts itself to the changing circumstances of the pantheon. If an entity ascends or dies, the readings of the deck will change to reflect this fact. The pictures on the cards reflect the gods/ascendants that each is made to represent. Not all cards are active on all continents; for example Obelisk is referred to as inactive on Seven Cities at the beginning of Deadhouse Gates.
I'll add that the Deck itself is not magical so if a new influence were to come into being you would need to make a new card.
Before we discuss any further let me say that the terms gods and goddesses get thrown around a lot in the series and how you're current defining them (at least how you appear to be defining them by your previous posts) seems to be the main cause of your confusion. Gods are not all powerful (at least none that I've read about though the power level of some are pretty up there) and are not paragons of their roles. So the iffy killing of the bouncer in the first book was just sloppy work by the Rope.
As for your last post, yes their roles are defined. I'll leave it at that as saying more would spoil some good parts. Yes gods can die. Forgotten gods lose their ability to interact with the world but do not lose any power. K'rul is an example of this.
June 16th, 2011, 03:11 PM #66
AHHH. That actually helps quite a bit. Though there is one contradiction...or I misunderstood.
"a real Deck of Dragons adjusts itself to the changing circumstances of the pantheon. If an entity ascends or dies, the readings of the deck will change to reflect this fact."
"I'll add that the Deck itself is not magical so if a new influence were to come into being you would need to make a new card."
June 16th, 2011, 03:38 PM #67
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So Shadowthrone and Rope are recently ascended but their taken roles are old so their cards would be in the deck already. Just because the being a card represents dies or falls from power doesn't mean the card is removed. If a new role shows up a new card is needed. Hope this clears things up.
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June 17th, 2011, 09:38 AM #69
I just want to mention this because it's cool.
Mappo is a Trell. They are supposedly very big, very strong, with skins as strong and thick as a Rhino. Or some such. They just now explained how his whole tribe was whipped out. And how the Nameless Ones decreed he was meant to make sure this never happened again. A little ways back he made comment about not letting Icarium's rage get too far, else he was afraid he couldn't pull him back. And that he was to protect him from himself...etc. Even if I didn't know what I know about Icarium(that his rage can level a city), I think I would guess right now, and to me it seems pretty obvious not some wild epiphany, that Icarium went into his rage fit and destroyed the whole Trell village and all it's people. Which would explain the sad/strange connection he has with Icarium.
June 27th, 2011, 05:47 PM #70
I am about 2/3rds of the way through Deadhouse Gates. It's been mixed so far, IMO. Some parts have been great, the large scale battles in particular. It's also eased the reader in a heckuva lot better than GotM did, and for the most part it's much easier to follow, and the characters have been much easier to get attached to (Kalam, Fiddler, Mappo and Icarium, the Historian has been great, a few others I can't think of off the top of my head).
Except Felisin. Man do I hate her. She is just the worst. I cringe every time a Felisin POV starts. Though I am pretty interested in where she's going, now that they've gotten through the thing, and then through the other thing, and then passed through the 3rd thing, and met the people. But being curious about where she's going/what's going to happen isn't enough to make me not hate reading about her. We get it, lady, you hate everyone and revel in being a pain in the ass. Great.
Sigh. Rant over.
June 27th, 2011, 08:35 PM #71
I agree. But I'm having a hard time getting into this book. I love every character. I think it's more me than the book though. I normally read at work when I have free time and when I'm laying in bed ready to sleep. Lately I just hop in bed and crash. And at work it's either too busy to read, or I use my freetime playing with my phone(i just recently got a droid). Have had no desire to read lately. I expected Malazan to quickly be one of my favorites. I love epic characters and powerful people. But it's hard. Plus I find the whole series power structure to be a bit odd. I almost think it's purposefully confusing just so your confusion can fill in plot holes. "Well that doesn't make sense...but I guess it's only because they don't explain everything...yet?"
I do LIKE it though. I just don't have the incessant desire to read the rest like I did with GRRM, Abercrombie, or the recent WoT books.
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The last 100-150 pages might change your mind on that. I was so disgusted with GotM that I just read DG because most reviewers who read it said to. I was close to giving up on the series completely (it was good, but not great at that point). The ending is fantastic and makes the hard journey so worth taking. And I hear that MoI is equally as fantastic.
June 28th, 2011, 09:46 AM #73
I agree completely. I've been listening to the audio versions on my phone, at work, and it's tough. I have to take breaks because sometimes it's so slow I get tired (that may also be the narrator though, he's just awful). But I expected to be madly in love with the series at this point like i was with aSoIaF or WoT and instead I still feel a bit like I am trudging along, waiting for it to get good. But I will def be finishing it and reading the next one too. After that... well. We'll see.
June 28th, 2011, 10:38 AM #74
June 28th, 2011, 12:26 PM #75
WHAT THE #$q%&* DOES "ASCEND/ASCENDED/ASCENDANCY MEAN!!1!!
Man is that driving me crazy. I have to agree with what Chris said above. I think Erikson intentionally keeps the magic/god system unclear. It's annoying.
Sigh. Sorry again. Rant over.


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Three independent studies have been reported on the free energy of formation of NiWO4. Results of these measurements are analyzed by the "third-law" method, using thermal functions for NiWO4 derived from both low and high temperature heat capacity measurements. Values for the standard molar enthalpy of formation of NiWO4 at 298·15 K obtained from "third-law" analysis are compared with direct calorimetric determinations. Only one set of free energy measurements is found to be compatible with calorimetric enthalpies of formation. The selected value for Δf H m 0 (NiWO4, cr, 298·15 K) is the average of the three calorimetric measurements, using both high temperature solution and combustion techniques, and the compatible free energy determination. A new set of evaluated data for NiWO4 is presented.
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Sharp fall in young police officers
The number of young police officers in England and Wales has fallen by nearly 50% in two years.
There were 9,088 officers aged under 26 in 2009-10 but only 4,758 in 2011-12, figures obtained by the BBC show.
In Cleveland, North Wales and Staffordshire the fall in the number of officers aged under 26 was more than 70% over the period.
Overall police numbers hit a nine-year low in 2012, due to tighter budget constraints slowing recruitment.
But this data, obtained in a Freedom of Information request by BBC Radio 4's The World This Weekend, shows how much of that fall has been among younger officers.
Cleveland reported a 74% drop in young officers - the highest figure among the forces.
"The reason for the change in the age profile of our officers is pretty simple," said a spokesman for police and crime commissioner Barry Coppinger.
Police numbers have been falling due to the financial squeeze on the public sector - that is a widely publicised fact. But what hasn't been made known until now are the details of how the drop has been concentrated among younger officers.
These figures are collected by police forces in England and Wales for reporting to the Home Office. But the Home Office doesn't include them in the police statistics that it routinely publishes. The BBC obtained them by a request under the Freedom of Information Act.
They reveal that the number of officers over 40 has stayed roughly unchanged from 2010 to 2012, while the number under 26 has plummeted by nearly half in this brief period.
It raises questions about how representative the police force is, especially given the issues about relations between the police and young people in some areas. And it also can't help with the concerns about the level of physical fitness among the police.
"It is because we have not recruited officers for the past three years - a direct consequence of the funding reductions imposed through the Comprehensive Spending Review.
"In the past we have tended to recruit people between 21 and 25, so the recruitment freeze will inevitably have reduced the share of officers at the lower age bracket.
"This trend is likely to continue until we are in a position to resume recruitment and that is dependent on the funding position."
Winston Roddick, police and crime commissioner for North Wales, said he hoped his first budget would help lead to a substantial rise in recruitment of young officers.
"The current economic downturn has undoubtedly affected the recruiting of new police officers," he said.
"However, during my campaign to be elected commissioner, I identified increasing the number of officers on the streets as one of my five priorities. I believe this will reduce crime and allay public concern for safety."
Olly Martins, the PCC for Bedfordshire, which saw a 58% fall, said the implications of this trend were very worrying.
"To secure policing by consent, and thereby be as effective as possible, forces need to look like the communities they serve.
"This is particularly true when it comes to the need to engage with younger people, who are disproportionately represented both as victims of crime and among its perpetrators."
Overall, there are nearly 10,000 fewer police officers of all ages than there were in 2009/10.
Chris Haselden of the Association of Chief Police Officers said the service faced budget cuts of about 20% over four years.
Added to that, there had been a drive to recruit more graduates and more people with "life skills", resulting in a higher average age of recruits, he said.
An annual fitness test would be introduced in September 2013 to ensure all officers were sufficiently fit to carry out their duties, he added.
A Home Office spokesperson said: "Recruitment is a matter for individual forces and it is for chief constables and police and crime commissioners to ensure they have the right mix of officers.
"Police officers play a vital role in this country, fighting crime and keeping us safe. Our reforms are working - crime is falling and public confidence is high.
"The new college of policing is also now operational, ensuring we recruit top quality police officers and provide them with the specialist skills and training they need."


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Getting 'mobile-ready' part 3: Experimenting with landing page design
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Recently we looked at how to test content on mobile to maximize user engagement. Today we want to take this one step further and share how variations in design can influence click-through behavior.
That creating a mobile-specific site would result in a better customer experience seems intuitive, but that's only half the battle. How do you decide what your site should look like? Which calls-to-action are most compelling to mobile customers? How do layout and language affect engagement? To find out, we worked closely with Amit Shah who leads the mobile and social media efforts at 1-800-Flowers to test a series of landing pages with different layouts and call-to-action elements.
First 1-800-FLOWERS created pages to compare performance of click-to-call and click-to-store buttons. They also tested how the position of call-to-action buttons and their text ("Shop now" versus "Mobile deals") can affect engagement. Pages with a product image and a single call-to-action were tested to understand how imagery and simplicity perform against multiple call-to-action options.
Adjusting the length of descriptive text allowed a comparison between calls-to-action above and below the "fold" to discover the impact of scrolling. Finally they contrasted offer types to find how percentage discounts perform against dollar discounts.
This experiment unearthed a number of key findings about landing page features and how they influence click-through behavior to help with your own design decisions:
- Keep calls-to-action above the fold. Offer language should be brief to maximize screen real estate. The landing page with long descriptive text requiring scrolling received a 57% lower click-through rate than all other test pages.
- All landing page elements should be clickable to make it easy for smartphone users to engage through touch. In the test, 45% of clicks came from the flower image or 1-800-FLOWERS logo.
- Include a product image to grab user attention and make it clickable to your mobile store. Pages with a product image received 26% higher click-throughs.
- Offer language can have an impact on performance. The "10% off" click-through rate was 19% higher than the "$5 off" alternative. Testing different offer language will help you identify what appeals most to your mobile customers.
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WesleyLife Public Health Nursing was recently awarded a $10,000 grant from the Mid-Iowa Health Foundation in support of its Public Health Nursing Program.
The WesleyLife Public Health Nursing Program specifically targets vulnerable populations who are un-or under-insured and have limited nursing options available to them to deliver in-home nursing services to support the health and independence of the older adult.
In 2012, 99 percent of the 132 people served were unable to pay for any portion of the nursing service they received; yet the program had a 9.5 percent increase in requests for service. The program aligns with Healthy Polk 2020 priorities of expanding health coverage and services for families who can't afford private insurance yet don't quality for public programs, ensuring equal access to health care for all, encouraging medical providers to focus on prevention, education and wellness and empowering people to take responsibility for their own health.
"WesleyLife is extremely grateful for the generosity of this grant from the Mid-Iowa Health Foundation," says Maribel Slinde, WesleyLife Home Care Director. "This grant will directly help Des Moines-area adults by providing nursing services in their home to support their health and well-being while they remain independent in their own home," she adds.
For more information or to request public health nursing, please call (515) 699-3244.
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quote:Do you run that twitter account house that Johnny built? Either way good work
quote:He was an obvious team leader who led LSU in their pregame "circles" and had an obvious presence on the bench. While his role on the court was limited, his role as a motivator and leader was under-appreciated.
quote: At times Hickey couldn't miss, and at other times he couldn't make a basket to save his life. He was named to the SEC's All-Defensive team.
quote:1. Can you post your final SoS rankings
quote:2. Collins grade is generous IMO
quote:3. Really appreciate your work this year. Really glad to have you around