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Ahead of Serbian vote, the pull of Russia is felt
Political motives lay behind the decision of Serbia's second-largest city to declare Vladimir Putin an 'honorary citizen'
Pristina, Kosovo
Serbia's drift toward Russia continued ahead of the country's presidential election with the news that Russian President Vladimir Putin has been made an honorary citizen of its second-largest city.
The criteria for becoming an honorary citizen of Novi Sad states that the nominee must have deep personal ties to the city and must have significantly contributed to its development. But Mr. Putin has not visited Novi Sad while in office – nor has he made any special contribution to the city. Analysts say that the honor – which has also been given by a number of other Serbian towns – was bestowed in an attempt to boost the prospects of the pro-Russian presidential candidate Tomislav Nikolic ahead of this weekend's election.
The hard-line nationalist won the first round of voting by a narrow margin and will face the moderate incumbent, Boris Tadic, in a second round on Sunday. The vote is being billed as a referendum on Serbia's future.
Novi Sad's local government is led by Mr. Nikolic's Serbian Radical Party, which advocates turning its back on European integration in favor of closer ties with a resurgent Russia. But in the first round of the election, more voters in the city turned out for pro-Western Mr. Tadic. The decision to honor Putin is being seen as a bid by the local government to increase pro-Russian sentiment at a crucial moment.


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Well, for anyone who cares, my search was finally rewarded a year ago.
Through a former crew member, I met a gal of 24 who was the "right" person.
From an equestrian background, she was no wimp and has the strength to be a lot of help as a sailing companion. We sailed from RI to Bermuda in October 2011, (her first sail ever!) and then down to St. Thomas. We've sailed the windwards and leewards several times, adventuring to waterfalls and mountain tops on various islands (we even rented a moped in The Saints; NOT TO BE MISSED!). Last Christmas was spent in the Tobago Cays and New Year's Eve in Bequia with fireworks and rum punch.
She has become quite the accomplished sailor and a fantastic sailing partner.
The two of us sail a 53' ketch off the anchor (or mooring) and to the anchor whenever there is room and have gotten the old girl up to 10.3 knots to windward in Christmas Winds between Bequia and St. Vincent with a very deeply reefed main and Yankee jib. Probably do the Western Caribbean next year and Europe after that.
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A difference of opinion does not mean that one party is just lying
To The Daily Sun,
Have readers noticed the ongoing trend in L.J. Sidens letters? In every letter lately he brings up the "birthers", birthers this, birthers that. Funny thing, Siden is the only one I can recall in two maybe three years who continues to bring up that question. Why? I suppose it's all he has left to try to deflect readers from the lies, failures, and incompetence of the Obama administration. But you see, Siden is a true believer who has hooked his ego and credibility to a shady politician and is now desperately trying to salvage something, looking for old stories, conspiracy theories — anything to take the heat off his hero. Well too late, Obama is on another campaign-like tour telling the faithful to "get out the word" about his ACA. Problem is the word is out, all over the place, even NBC, ABC, CBS, CNN, NY Times, well everywhere. The word is the TRUTH, finally.
As for Obama's school records, they don't matter, except to highlight the inherent dishonesty of the man's character. I'm not calling for their release — don't care — but if he had a 3.7 gpa and all was up and up, he would have released them years ago like the braggart he is. Oh, that's my OPINION.
Another thing, what are all these "lies" I'm supposed to be telling that he keeps referring to? Can it be L.J. still, after having it explained to him many times, cannot separate the difference between a DIFFERENCE of OPINION from his own and thus has to label them "lies" like a truculent 10 year old? Yes, he and Maloof, two of a kind, true believers — any means justifies their ends.
Well good luck trying to put the cat back in the bag fellas because it's mad as you know what — and has it's claws out.
Steve Earle
Last Updated on Friday, 06 December 2013 11:42
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You're just going to love latest folly uncovered about Obamacare
To The Daily Sun,
Okay, first of all, I must correct my misuse of the term "modern day liberals" because there is absolutely, positively nothing liberal about the paternalistic, socialist policies being enforced by this current lawless administration. The correct description is "progressive". That would be the maddeningly coercive and oxymoronic term used to describe the "regressive" policies that have infected all areas of our life including the media, academia, entertainment industry and of course our government. Just draw a time line from the Woodrow Wilson administration to the magnificent wrecking ball that is the Barack Obama administration, minus the pause for the Reagan revolution.
Now on to the show and the American version of Kabuki theater starring the "dear leader" himself, Barack Obama. Notice his suave, stylized movements and smooth rhetoric as he just this week assured us that the "Affordable Care Act" is working and will continue to get better. Yes, he actually said that, with squared jaw and firm resolution.
Never mind all the sticker shock of increased premiums, co-pays and deductibles, except for the very poor and those with sizable subsidies. Never mind that there will not be enough young and healthy folks signing up to pay for the costs of insuring the aged and sick and all the millions of formerly uninsured. It's new math on statistical steroids ending in a death spiral. Never mind the looming doctor and nurse shortages which will severely hamper the quality of care. Never mind the exploding medicaid roles and the increasing number of physicians who will not accept medicaid. Never mind understanding this same scenario will soon impact the medicare roles. Never mind the recent revelation that when this medical insurance monstrosity was created, there was little thought given to security concerns. Thus, caveat emptor for the buyers and caviar for the security hackers and identity thieves.
Now on to the feature presentation, "the monetary exploding exchange payment system (MEEPS)". Yes indeed, the "Improvised Exploding Device" (IED) concealed within the "Obamacare website has been discovered and it is the MEEPS. It seems, who could make this up, that the 35 percent of the website that has yet to be developed, is a way for subscribers to actually pay their insurance company. You're just gonna love this my beloved and obedient taxpayer. There is no way as yet to actually "cut the check". So technically, zero folks have officially signed up. Crony capitalism has reached new heights in hypocrisy as President Obama attempts to hit the reset button, again. "Private sector velocity and effectiveness" is most important at the back end where the sale is completed and payment is rendered. Guess the "Signature Achievement Man" (SAM) didn't understand that when he said the website was now working with the same speed and efficiency as the private sector. Just let the sad irony of that government versus private sector comparison sink in for a moment. And then come January, February and March, close your eyes, cover your ears and jump into a deep foxhole before opening up any government/ insurance company mail packages.
You see, in it's infinite wisdom, the government has created an illusion that people can pay for their health insurance and just let the insurance companies and the government figure out how much we should have to pay and everything will be hunky dory. As Meagan Kelly just found on on the eve of December 4th, according to the Reuters news service, the following is the progressive, central planners wondrous plan of action: (1) the insurance companies will just go ahead and estimate what they think is a reasonable fee for service; (2) the feds will go ahead and cut them a big fat check; (3) and then at some point down the road, they supposedly will get around to figuring out what the actual amount should really be and adjust accordingly. When this IED explodes next year, the shrapnel covering the countryside will create severe pain and suffering.
Would the progressive bureaucrats of utopian fantasy land pay for a product in this delusional, rife with potential fraud and waste method? Of course not. But when they can just use our money, the skies the limit. Hey, but a small price to pay to create equality for the masses right? Never mind that a NY Times study found that between 2009 and 2011 income inequality grew four times faster than under George W. Bush, according to Jonah Goldberg. Jonah calls the ACA, "Slimcare" and says, "it seems like a smashing success so long as the results don't matter, just like slim liberalism". Or as I prefer to call it, "slim progressivism". A recurring theme of socialism rears it's ugly head once again. Good intentions are what matter. Positive results that actually provide an improved quality of life for tax paying citizens, not so much.
Just you wait for the next progressive "IED". That will be the earth shattering explosion poised to ignite next November when the employer mandate takes effect. Harry Reid, Nancy Pelosi, Kathleen Sebelius and of course Barack (SAM) Obama will have been outed as the real terrorists, arsonists and plunderers of the poor and middle class. That's because Obamacare is not about improved health care. It is about power and control and soft tyranny. Geez, could that be why conservative, tea party types want to repeal this really bad law?
Russ Wiles
Last Updated on Friday, 06 December 2013 05:00
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Pat Buchanan - Where are grounds for optimism that we can close American education gap?
The scores are in from the 2012 Program for International Student Assessment, which, every three years, tests 15-year-olds from the world's most advanced countries. For the United States, the report card is dismal. The U.S. ranking has fallen to 17th in reading, 21st in science, and 26th in math. Florida, one of America's diverse mega-states, competed separately in the PISA exam, and scored below the U.S. average.
In the academic Olympics, the American superpower is a mediocrity.
Ranked one through seven in test scores in reading, science and math were Shanghai-China, Singapore, Hong Kong-China, Taiwan, South Korea, Macau-China, Japan. Also well ahead of the United States is Vietnam.
By and large, Western Europe has moved out in front of us and our close competitors are the Slovak Republic and Russian Federation.
Fifteen-year-olds in two ex-Soviet republics, Estonia and Latvia, also posted grades in math and science superior to those of America's young.
Education Secretary Arne Duncan calls the PISA test scores a "brutal truth" that "must serve as a wake-up call" for the country. Excuse me, but how many wake-up calls do we need?
In October 1957, we got our first when the brutalitarian and backward superpower built by Josef Stalin beat America into space. Two months later, our answer to Sputnik, a three-pound satellite, was to be launched by a Vanguard rocket from Cape Canaveral, to get us back in the race. It got four feet off the ground, when the rocket exploded.
Egg all over our face, we were rescued from national humiliation by the Redstone Arsenal rocket crew of Wernher von Braun who built the V-2s that had rained down on London. Von Braun put an 80-pound Explorer into orbit, and we were back in the game. While the first manned space flight was made by Russian cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin, America, under Presidents Kennedy, Johnson and Nixon, took command and put an American on the moon in July 1969.
Meanwhile, the country was on fire over the issue of education. In LBJ's Great Society legislation in 1965 came the Elementary and Secondary Education Act, which poured enormous amounts into our pubic schools. In 1983, came "A Nation at Risk: The Imperative For Educational Reform," the report of President Ronald Reagan's National Commission on Excellence in Education. Conclusion: America's schools, even then, thirty years ago, were failing the nation.
Under George W. Bush and Barack Obama, we got another surge in spending with No Child Left Behind and Race to the Top.
How can a lack of money explain our declining test scores when America continues to spend more per capita on education than almost any other country? Yet, the more we spend, the lower the test scores we get back in global competition?
Some insist the persistence of poverty in an affluent America is the cause of these declining test scores. Yet, have we not fought a 50-year war on poverty since LBJ's Great Society? And not only have countless trillions of dollars been spent, the poor in America receive benefits of which the world's poor could only dream. America's poor receive free food, free health care and free education for their children from Head Start to K-12. The poor get subsidized housing and subsidized incomes. They are exempt from federal income taxes. State programs and private charities pick up where the feds leave off.
Yet, if poverty explains the dismal performance of America's students, why are they being lapped by Vietnamese 15-year-olds? Do the Vietnamese have a higher per capita income than we? Is there less poverty and more emphasis on education in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City than New York City and Washington, D.C.?
Is home environment behind the disparity in test scores? Forty percent of American children are born out of wedlock, but for Hispanics it is 53 percent and for African-Americans 73 percent.
Looking again at those PISA test scores, other than East Asia — China, Taiwan, South Korea, Japan, Vietnam — hardly any other nation of Southeast or South Asia, the Arab or Muslim world, Africa or Latin America, is in the top 40 in academic performance. And, in these test scores from a diverse world, we can see mirrored the academic performance within our own diverse nation.
Just as East Asians and Europeans excel in the PISA tests, so, too, do Americans of East Asian and European descent dominate test scores and excel in educational achievement, while our Hispanic and African-American students trail. At top universities like Berkeley, Stanford and in the Ivy League, too, Asian and white Americans are overrepresented in the student bodies.
Yet, Hispanic and African-Americans are more than 30 percent of the U.S. population and 35 percent of those in our public schools. Increasingly, these minorities will represent the nation in international academic competitions.
Where, then, are the grounds for optimism that we can turn this around? And if we cannot, ought we not accept the inevitable?
(Syndicated columnist Pat Buchanan has been a senior advisor to three presidents, twice a candidate for the Republican presidential nomination and the presidential nominee of the Reform Party in 2000. He won the New Hampshire Republican Primary in 1996.)
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Interesting that some run for government job who hate government
To The Daily Sun,
To paraphrase President Reagan; "There you go again". I am speaking of the latest news from the N.H. Dept. of Transportation's Commissioner Chris Clement, where he said, "Four years ago, I said we were at a tipping point. Two years ago, we were in a crisis, and now, we are facing a catastrophe."
This was caused when the Republican-controlled Legislature repealed an annual $30 surcharge on the registration of all cars and trucks which took away $90 million dollars of that biennium and since then an additional $45 million this past year. Not only does this Republican House and Senate like to never increase taxes regardless of the health of the state but they also like to take away existing revenues earmarked for the DOT.
Senate President Chris Morse said "I continue to oppose any increase in the tax or tolls, this economy in New Hampshire is fragile at best."
My thought was, "Exactly"!
When are those in office going to connect the dots and see that the price of asphalt and gas to name just a few have greatly increased over 19 years and taking away the revenue source for the DOT more than exacerbates the problem?
A few months ago I attended a meeting hosted by the late Executive Councilor Ray Burton and fellow presenters from the DOT and the Lakes Region Planning Commission where they explained the changes they had to make to the DOT's 10 year plan because of this loss of revenue, which was $135 million.
One member of the audience was my House Rep. Colette Worsman and she offered this advice to the DOT: "I'd like to propose a two year moratorium on the new 10 year plan until I can get a committee together and come up with a different priority list for the DOT". I could not sit back so I said, "I thought it was an outrage that she and my Senator, Jeanie Forrester, who was also in attendance ,voted to do away with the surcharge, and now she knows better than the DOT as to where and how their budget should be fixed."
I find it very interesting that some of those who run for office (a government job) and get elected hate government. They do not come up with solutions to the many financial problems and obligations the state is responsible for, only ways that make matters worse.
Folks, please start paying attention to what is going on at the state level it impacts you immensely.
Paula Trombi
Last Updated on Thursday, 05 December 2013 10:24
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The 20 days of Obama Christmas
To The Daily Sun,
Obama's TWENTY days of Christmas.
Day one — He gave us none other than HIMSELF.
Day two — He gave us the liar Obama.
Day three — He gave us Obama the nation divider.
Day four — He gave us the arrogant Obama.
Day five — He gave us the incompetent Obama.
Day six — He gave us Obamacare.
Day seven — He gave us a website that wouldn't work.
Day eight — He gave us insurance cancellation notices.
Day nine — He gave the majority of the MIDDLE CLASS higher health insurance costs.
Day ten — He gave millions restricted health care access (you finally discovered what Obama already KNEW, you couldn't keep your doctor or hospital ).
Day eleven — He gave us a five person death panel (accountable to no one) to restrict your access to the latest life saving services and pharmacology.
Day twelve — He gave us syringes with do it your self euthanasia instructions.
Day thirteen — He gave us $17 trillion in debt to hand down to our children to pay off through lower living standards.
Day fourteen — He gave us a RECORD 47 million welfare dependents to feed and house because he REFUSED to focus on FIXING the economy.
Day fifteen — He gave us 20 million unemployed with the lowest percentage of the prime working age people with jobs in 40 years.
Day sixteen — He gave us his refusal to reform Medicare, Social Security or SS Disability. All three programs desperately BANKRUPT.
Day seventeen — He gave us more rules, regulations and handcuffs to throttle and restrain business and job creation than any president in history.
Day eighteen — He gave us back General Motors and stuck taxpayers with a TEN billion dollar LOSS to save UNION JOBS (votes) while NON-UNION workers got pink slips.
Day nineteen — He gave us one of the most divided, unhappy, and venom-spewing electorates in modern history accompanied by gridlock and total political dysfunction.
Day twenty — He gave us a windmill so we could light our tree.
Give your self a Christmas present EARLY next year. Please vote Democratic incompetence and insanity out of office in November. The Senate is easily within Republican grasp!
Tony Boutin
Last Updated on Thursday, 05 December 2013 10:19
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AUSTIN, Nev. — Sven Kraja has seen a lot from the pilot's seat of a land yacht.
The world champion racer has sped along breathtaking European beaches and witnessed bloody collisions.
But until recently he hadn't seen anything like the Nevada desert. For the first time in his life, Kraja, 43, whipped along an open playa at high speeds for more than two minutes straight.
"It's like a motorsport," said Kraja, who not only races but manufactures sails through his company, Frog Sails. "The speed is a thrill."
A competitive racer for 28 years, Kraja, of Schleswig, Germany, is more accustomed to narrow, rougher terrain along windswept European waterfronts. On the wide, smooth playas of North America, racers have more room and better conditions for long, fast runs.
Kraja is just one of hundreds of competitors who raced last week in the Landsailing World Championships at Smith Creek Dry Lake in Lander County. It's just the third time since 1990 the global event has been held in the United States, and it could be decades before it returns.
The remote location and harsh, unpredictable conditions pushed competitors to their limits, both in terms of logistics and racing skills. Kraja's Frog Sails team arrived at the playa on a customized Citro bus they shipped from Germany to Baltimore and then drove to Nevada.
Team member Kai-Uwe Eilts customized the 40-foot, 18-ton rig to haul and house the team and their gear. Eilts, a boat builder by trade, removed much of the seating, installed sleeping, bath and work spaces to accommodate the team even in Spartan conditions such as the playa.
"It's a lot of work, but for us it is a lifestyle," said Heiko Hartmann, Kraja's stepfather and a competitor as well.
The Frog Sails team and 12 others that traveled to the event from outside the United States weren't the only ones spending countless hours and untold amounts of money to squeeze every last ounce of speed out of their yachts, some of which can travel at speeds approaching 100 mph.
John Eisenlohr of Lakeside, Mont., raced to victory in one of the competitive mini-yacht classes in a sleek, silver rig he built using parts from hardware stores, beating out racers like Kraja who crafted boats with marine parts.
Phil Rothrock, 71, of Portland, Ore., arrived with his 24-foot-high by 19-foot-wide land yacht called the Arthur A., named after his late father who brought him into the sport.
Rothrock, a mathematician, taught himself engineering, aeronautics and metalworking skills to build the shiny, aluminum craft with what is essentially an airplane wing raised vertically serving as a sail. The sleek, silver boat glistens in the sun.
"This is the final iteration," Rothrock said of the Arthur A. "I've made many, many yachts."
Rothrock got his start land sailing in 1980 on the Ivanpah dry lake in Southern California, just southwest of Las Vegas. He fell in love with the sport and the notion of building faster, better boats.
His early wing-sail models featured multiple flaps, like the wing of a commercial airliner. The design eventually evolved into a one-flap model, through much trial and error.
"That began a process of a whole lot of studying, building, breaking and testing," he said. "It is the kind of thing I think about at night; it keeps me awake."
In addition to the challenge of building and racing, land sailing has an element of danger.
Yachts travel at high speeds with pilots reclined in a small seat within a few inches of the ground. Often the only protective gear on the pilot is a helmet and goggles.
Kraja remembers witnessing a serious collision on a beach in Europe in which Hartmann was traveling at high speeds when his yacht struck another that crossed his path.
"It was bleeding bloody everywhere," he said, describing the scene.
Rothrock recalled a harrowing experience of his own when his sail failed and control cables snapped in high winds.
He said he was traveling at about 70 miles-per-hour when the boat went up and out of control.
"I was staring straight up at the sky and going 70 miles per hour," he said, recalling how the ride didn't end when the boat landed back on the ground. "Then, the yacht started moving backward."


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Sheffield Alcohol Research Group - latest news and activities
2014 |
1st December 2014 SARG publishes a review of alcohol consumption among older adults |
Researchers in SARG have published a new paper: Gell, L. Goyder, E. Meier, P.S. (2014) Alcohol Consumption Among the Over 50s: International Comparisons. Alcohol and Alcoholism, DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/alcalc/agu082. This review compares recent epidemiological evidence from developed countries on the prevalence of abstention and potentially problematic alcohol consumption in older adults. Read the full paper here. |
19th November 2014 SARG team members present research at The Lancet Public Health Science Conference in Glasgow |
Four SARG researchers attended The Lancet Public Health Science Conference in Glasgow on the 19th November.
6th October 2014 SARG publishes new work using the Sheffield Alcohol Policy Model |
On Wednesday 1st October SARG researchers published two new papers: Brennan, A. Meng, Y. Holmes, J. Hill-McManus, D. and Meier, P. (2014) 'Potential benefits of minimum unit pricing for alcohol versus a ban on below cost selling in England 2014: modelling study', BMJ, doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmj.g5452. See accompanying editorial. This paper presents a modelling study examining the comparative impact of minimum unit pricing for alcohol and a ban on below cost selling. We found that implementing a minimum unit price for alcohol of 45p would be 50 times more effective than the ban on below cost selling. Read the full paper here. Brennan, A. Meier, P. Purshouse, R. Rafia, R. Meng, Y. Hill-McManus, D. Angus, C. and Holmes, J. (2014) 'The Sheffield Alcohol Policy Model: A Mathematical Description', Health Economics, DOI: 10.1002/hec.3105 This methodology paper sets out a mathematical description of the Sheffield Alcohol Policy Model version 2.0, a model to evaluate public health strategies for alcohol harm reduction in the UK. Read the full paper here. |
30 September 2014 SARG say goodbye to Yang Meng and Jane McLeod |
SARG bid goodbye to two valued members of the team this month:
We wish them both the very best in their new positions. |
26th September 2014 SARG team members attend UKCTAS Alcohol Policy & Practice course |
The team was well represented this week at the new UKCTAS Alcohol Policy & Practice course, attended by Dr Penny Buykx and John Mooney as participants, with SARG's Dr John Holmes delivering two sessions:
Other course highlights included a historical perspective from Dr James Nichols of Alcohol Research UK and former President of the Royal College of Physicians and Chair of the UK Alcohol Health Alliance, Professor Sir Ian Gilmore, who offered a compelling overview of the current gap between evidence and policy and why a declining population alcohol consumption should give us no room for complacency about the rising and inequitable health burden associated with alcohol. A huge thanks must go to Professor Linda Bauld and Dr Niamh Fitzgerald of the University of Stirling's Institute of Social Marketing for designing, organising and delivering such an engaging and informative course. |
24th September 2014 SARG researchers present work at conferences and meetings around the world |
Over the past 3 weeks a number of researchers in SARG have presented their research at conferences and meetings including: Petra Meier presented work from 3 research projects at a KBS Thematic Meeting on Alcohol Policy Research in Melbourne (Australia), from 8th-11th September. Melanie Lovatt and John Holmes presented findings of drinking guidelines research to the Chief Medical Officer's group set up to review them, on 9th September in London (UK). Melanie Lovatt presented work on 'The Characteristics of Drinking Occasions, and How These Might be Amenable to Policy Intervention' at the BSA Medical Sociology Conference at the University of Aston, Birmingham (UK), on 11th September. Colin Angus presented new evidence on the cost-effectiveness of SBIs at the INEBRIA Conference in Warsaw (Poland), 17th-19th September. This research has concluded that SBIs would be cost-effective everywhere in the EU and the best and most cost-effective ways to improve delivery rates are improved training for practitioners in combination with financial reimbursement. Penny Buykx presented at the Alcohol Health Alliance Roundtable in London (UK) on 24th September. This meeting was organised to highlight the links between alcohol and cancer, with the aim of identifying how cancer and alcohol harm reduction charities might better work together to reduce the harm caused by alcohol-related cancers in the UK. |
1st September 2014 SARG publish a paper on the cost-effectiveness of screening and brief intervention programmes in primary care |
A group of SARG researchers have today published a systematic review of the existing evidence on the cost-effectiveness of screening and brief intervention programmes in primary care. Their conclusions show that such programmes are highly likely to be cost-effectiveness irrespective of the type of staff who deliver the intervention or the duration of the intervention itself. Read the paper here. |
1st August 2014 SARG welcomes new Research Associate, Dr Duncan Gillespie |
On 1st August Duncan Gillespie joined SARG, from the University of Liverpool. Duncan will be working on a UKCTAS project to develop a joint policy model for alcohol and tobacco as a research associate in Health Economics and Decision Science. |
1st July 2014 Dr Penny Buykx joins SARG as Senior Researcher |
SARG were delighted to welcome Penny Buykx, who joined our team on 1st July, from Monash University in Australia. Penny is an experienced researcher who has previously undertaken a variety of epidemiological, clinical, and service evaluation projects. |
24th June 2014 SARG publish a paper on UK excise duty and sales tax |
A group of SARG researchers publish their findings on UK tax pass-through across product and price ranges, in the journal Addiction, asking the question: do retailers treat cheap alcohol differently? Results indicate that alcohol retailers in the United Kingdom appear to respond to increases in alcohol tax by undershifting their cheaper products (raising prices below the level of the tax increase) and overshifting their more expensive products (raising prices beyond the level of the tax increase). This is likely to impact negatively on tax policy effectiveness, because high-risk groups favour cheaper alcohol and undershifting is likely to produce smaller consumption reductions. |
13th June 2014 SARG researcher Daniel Moyo awarded prestigious Ole-Jürgen Skog prize at Kettil Bruun Society for Social and Epidemiological Research on Alcohol 2014 Symposium in Turin |
Congratulations to Daniel, who won the award for his was for his paper "Individual-level computational modelling to predict population-level alcohol consumption trends", based on its contribution to advancing knowledge in alcohol research and on its theoretical and methodological quality. This prestigious award, for best paper presented by an early career scientist, was well-deserved for the excellent work that Daniel has done in inter-disciplinary systems engineering over the last 10 months. The research was funded by the UK Economic and Social Research Council under grant number ES/K001760/1. |
9th – 13th June 2014 SARG research present findings at KBS 2014 Symposium in Turin |
Nine researchers from SARG presented recent work at the 2014 Kettil Bruun Society Symposium in Turin this year. Petra Meier, John Holmes, Yang Meng, Robin Purshouse, Daniel Moyo, Lucy Gell, Abdallah Ally, Melanie Lovatt and John Mooney presented work from a range of SARG projects. |
1st April 2014 Modelling the impact of minimum unit pricing for alcohol in Wales |
A new project "Modelling the impact of the introduction of a minimum unit price for alcohol in Wales" has started in March 2014. The project is commissioned by the Welsh Government and has been awarded to the School of Health and Related Research (ScHARR) at the University of Sheffield. The ScHARR research team includes Yang Meng (principal investigator), Lucy Gell, Susannah Sadler, Alan Brennan, John Holmes and Petra Meier. The aim of the study is to apply the Sheffield Alcohol Policy Model to appraise the likely impact of minimum unit pricing for alcohol on the alcohol consumption, spending, and on the levels of alcohol-related harms in terms of health, crime and absenteeism in Wales. Photo by Larry Burdeschitze under a Creative Commons License. |
10 February 2014 SARG publish paper in The Lancet addressing impact of minimum unit pricing on drinkers from different income groups |
An important paper by the Sheffield Alcohol Research Group, entitled Effects of minimum unit pricing for alcohol on different income and socioeconomic groups: a modelling study has been published in The Lancet. This modelling study is the first to consider how drinkers from different income groups would be affected by minimum pricing in terms of alcohol consumptions and spending, alcohol-related deaths, illnesses, and cost to the health service. The results suggest that minimum pricing for alcohol effectively targets high risk drinkers, with negligible effects on moderate drinkers with low incomes. |
6th February 2014 SARG publish a paper in BMC Family Practice that evaluates a programme of screening and brief interventions in Italy |
SARG researchers Colin Angus, Robin Purshouse and Alan Brennan publish a study entitled Cost-effectiveness of a programme of screening and brief interventions for alcohol in primary care in Italy which provides strong support for the promotion of a policy of screening and brief interventions throughout Italy. |
9 January 2014 Sheffield Alcohol Research Group response to the BMJ report |
In late 2012, the Home Office requested a report on our most recent analyses examining the effects of minimum unit pricing. This was to inform consultation and impact assessment for policy proposals arising from the Government's Alcohol Strategy. These analyses were published in two separate reports by the University of Sheffield on 17 July 2013, the first outlining results from a long-term study into the potential impact of alternative levels of minimum unit price and the second, produced in June 2013, exploring the potential impact of a ban on selling alcohol below cost. The reports were made available to the Government in draft form throughout the months leading up to the announcement and the substantive conclusions of the reports did not change throughout that period. The Government did not bar SARG from releasing the reports - we had agreed from the outset that we would align our publication with the Government's response to the Alcohol Strategy consultation to ensure we provided their impact assessment of minimum unit pricing with the most up-to-date evidence possible. Having produced additional analyses on below cost selling in June, a further consideration was that if these were published directly before the Government's announcement that could be considered a de facto announcement of Government policy. SARG's research into the effects of minimum unit pricing is funded by the Medical Research Council and the Economic and Social Research Council. Dr John Holmes, Research Fellow, Sheffield Alcohol Research Group at University of Sheffield explains the research further in a blog published by The Conversation. |


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Hi to all! I need help deciding between a Carrier and a Trane. I live in central florida,1800 sq.ft single level house, currently have a 14-yr old TRANE 3.5ton heat pump. I called up 5 different companies and so far this is the lowest estimate for both brands from the same company.
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Both systems are good. I prefer the Trane. Not true. The salesman must have been talking about the XL20i from Trane, which does have two compressors -- the XR15 and every other product by Trane uses one compressor only. I'm surprised the Carrier system costs more than the Trane. I'd expect the opposite. |
Thank you for your quick reply, appreciate it. Same with other contractors, Carrier is more expensive than Trane and all of them recommended Carrier over Trane. I wonder why? |
Great Post! I am in your situation almost exactly. My first estimate came with a rec. of Carrier, Trane, or Bryant for the same type of system you describe. My guy went with Bryant as they are made by Carrier, but less expensive. He said no to Trane as I live in Florida but 10 miles from the water and he would have suggested Trane as it has aluminum coils which would have been better for rusting if I lived my the water. He is giving me your air handler but the Bryant Legacy 215A as I do not want a 2 speed compressor. Since my elec. bills are low, he said the extra money for the Bryant Preferred 16 seer heat pump would not be a good enough pay back for the outlay. Anyway my price is $6570...quite a bit higher for something that is supposed to be cheaper than Carrier. Any comments here would be appreciate. I have 3 more "salesmen" coming, and I know someone is going to add Rheem to the list. From what I've read about Rheem, you either love them or you experience has been so bad that you hate them. So to you question:what is the best variable speed air handler with humidity controls matched with a single speed 15 seer heat pump? Thanks. Lenore |
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Orange Drive, stemming from South Beach's famed street Ocean Drive, will include top musical performances, sporting events, a Latino concert and VIP hospitality opportunities. The outdoor fete is anticipating hundreds of thousands of fans and expected to be one of the largest New Year's Eve parties in U.S. history.
"In today's world, having a strong and creative online presence is critical for business," said Gary Cioffi, CEO of Union Square Agency. "Using a range of digital media channels, we will be able to drive targeted traffic to our site and generate bottom line results for our inaugural three-day celebration."
MCG has been tasked with an online marketing campaign, to include the design and implementation of Orange Drive's Web site www.orangedr.com, a ticketing engine and ecommerce solution to the 5,000 seat arena which will house nationally recognized live entertainment, social media, mobile phone applications, PPC, SEO, affiliate marketing and targeted marketing research.
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Melissa Block and Audie Cornish talk about "the expectations limbo" during this campaign season. Both presidential campaigns are trying to downplay their candidate's performance in the first presidential debate.
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Now, despite all that debate training, if you listen to the campaigns, you might think the candidates are preparing to fail on Wednesday night.
That's right. Every four years in the lead-up to presidential debates, we've come to expect a game of sorts. Let's call it the expectations limbo.
BLOCK: That's when campaign surrogates suddenly beat up on their own guy. So how low can they go?
JENNIFER GRANHOLM: The president is going to lose the first debate. He will lose it. Mark my words.
BLOCK: That's Obama supporter Jennifer Granholm, former governor of Michigan on her Current TV show last week. And in the game of setting expectations, Granholm doesn't just preemptively declare the president the loser, she celebrates Mitt Romney.
GRANHOLM: His debating experience is fresh. He's in shape. He's effective at making strategic points. Plus, Romney has to change the race dynamics. And believe me, make no mistake, he is practicing 20 ways to do that.
CORNISH: Twenty ways. Now Republicans can play this game, too. Here's vice presidential nominee Paul Ryan yesterday on "Fox News Sunday" undercutting his boss and praising the president.
PAUL RYAN: Look, President Obama is a very - he's a very gifted speaker. The man's been on the national stage for many years. He's an experience debater. He's done these kinds of debates before. This is Mitt's first time on this kind of a stage.
CORNISH: But don't tell that to Republican Governor Chris Christie of New Jersey, a Romney surrogate. Yesterday, on CBS's "Face The Nation," he suggested Romney's debate performance on Wednesday will be a game changer.
GOVERNOR CHRIS CHRISTIE: This whole race is going to be turned upside down come Thursday morning.
BLOCK: Known for his straight talk, Christie might have missed the memo on the expectations game.
CHRISTIE: Thursday morning, you're all going to be scratching your heads and saying, wow, we have a barn burner now for the next 33 days.
CORNISH: It's likely President Obama doesn't agree with that spin. Still, he's not above playing down his own debating abilities.
PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA: I know that most in the media are speculating already on who's gonna have the best zingers. I don't know about that, you know. Whose gonna put the most points on the board. No, no. Governor Romney, he's a professional. I'm just OK.
CORNISH: The expectations limbo, where just okay wins the game.
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Hackers: Heroes of the Computer Revolution - 25th Anniversary Edition (Google eBook)This 25th anniversary edition of Steven Levy's classic book traces the exploits of the computer revolution's original hackers -- those brilliant and eccentric nerds from the late 1950s through the early '80s who took risks, bent the rules, and pushed the world in a radical new direction. With updated material from noteworthy hackers such as Bill Gates, Mark Zuckerberg, Richard Stallman, and Steve Wozniak, Hackers is a fascinating story that begins in early computer research labs and leads to the first home computers. Levy profiles the imaginative brainiacs who found clever and unorthodox solutions to computer engineering problems. They had a shared sense of values, known as "the hacker ethic," that still thrives today. Hackers captures a seminal period in recent history when underground activities blazed a trail for today's digital world, from MIT students finagling access to clunky computer-card machines to the DIY culture that spawned the Altair and the Apple II. |
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Keeping in mind that the lines drawn between types of periodicals aren't always totally clear-cut, the general characteristics of these three categories of journals are summarized in the chart below:
Comparison Chart: Periodicals - Scholarly or Non-Scholarly?
Characteristics | SCHOLARLY | NON-SCHOLARLY | |
General Interest/ Substantive | Popular | ||
Authors | Scholars in the discipline or those who have done extensive research in the field such as university professors or government/research agencies or organizations | Written by magazine's staff (who may or may not be experts on the topic), scholars, or free-lance writers | Written by staff or free-lance writers employed by the publication |
Language | Uses language of the discipline, which may be difficult to understand at first, because it may contain specialized, technical or professional language. | Uses language aimed at a general, educated audience | Uses everyday language, or even inflammatory or sensational language aimed at a broad-based audience |
Sources | Authors rigorously cite sources in the form of footnotes or bibliographies | May quote other experts on the topic but not explain who they are, or give statistics or "facts", but not say where they came from | Rarely cites sources; original sources can be obscure |
Purpose/Audience | Main purpose is to educate; to report on original research or experimentation in order to share with other scholars | Provides general information to a wide audience | Written to entertain, inform, or provoke a reaction |
Publisher/Editorial Board | Many are published by a specific professional organization. Editorial board evaluates the article for its quality of writing, rigorous scholarship, analysis, or research and findings before accepting them for publication. | Generally published by commercial enterprises for profit. May have editorial staff employed by the publisher. | Published by commercial enterprises for profit |
Peer-reviewed or Refereed | Have a process prior to publishing an article whereby other scholars in the author's field or specialty critically assess article draft. | Not peer-reviewed or refereed | Not peer-reviewed or refereed |
Format | Few pictures or photographs, but may have charts, tables, or graphs | Attractive in appearance; includes photographs, illustrations to enhance appeal | Slick and glossy with an attractive format; contains photographs, illustrations to enhance appeal |
Examples | Harvard Business Review, Journal of the American Anthropological Society, Modern Fiction Studies, Science | Fortune, New York Times, Scientific American, Wall Street Journal, National Geographic | Better Homes and Gardens, Glamour, Sports Illustrated, Star Weekly |
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If I were to put an A2 receiver extension on a lower with an 11.5" upper and no stock, could it be considered a pistol? I'm just shopping around and was curious.
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If memory serves the lower has to have been registered as a pistol otherwise you enter into the SBR zone.
The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants. Thomas Jefferson
Ok, I read that stripped lowers are registered as 'other' on the 4473, so as long as its never had a stock, it is considered other than a rifle.
The best way to build a pistol is out f a 80% lower. It doesn't have to be serialized , stamped or registered. The Rifle Act of 1968 covers you there. You can manufacture 49 firearms a year, 3 of which can be pistols. They are not for re-sale, just or personal use. It takes 5 years to serialized before it is recognized and eligible for resale by ATF, DOJ ect...ect... I think if you have a standard lower it has to be stamped as a pistol. I have built a pistol out f an 80% and its legal. It's the best way to go.
Attaching an a2 buffer tube or carbine tube means its a rifle. There are special pistol buffer tubes for pistols using the ar15 lower. Those must be used. If you use a a2 or carbine tube even if you never buy a stock its still a rifle and a sbr.
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If it starts out as a pistol and is marked as such you can make it a pistol or a rifle. It doesn't matter if you go back and forth.
Batfe is quit clear on that if it starts as a pistol it can go to a rifle but can never be a pistol again without going through the sbr procedure. A rifle can never ever never become a pistol without that sbr stamp


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Working on my parents' kitchen, and would love to do a Berta range. My mom is not picky at all, but I'd like to get her something nice, and I think the Berta would be perfect. I'd like to get a 30" range, white color, so that narrows it down to the professional series. I'd really like to save the money and go with all gas. I know the basic differences between gas an electric from researching my own Wolf (gas has higher humidity and may be better for roasting but not as good for baking, gas doesn't have self-clean), but can anyone share their experience with Berta AG as far as baking performance and overall satisfaction? Finally, can anyone advise on getting a Berta below msrp? It wasn't an option with Wolf (at least in my area) so I'm not sure how to go about it. I see various deals online, but I'm not sure about buying a large appliance from an online vendor. Is the warranty the same and equally honored by Berta? Any personal experience with this would be helpful. Thanks so much! |
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You don't say your geographical area so its hard to give advice from places not online. If you are in the NY-NJ region I can recommend appliance places. But, in general, get prices from Drimmer, AJ Madison, Plessures - all of whom have an internet presence. Then go to your local store and see if they price match. I personally prefer to deal with local places, even if it means paying slightly more because of tax. Good local stores will help you if you have problems. That being said, problems really are the province of the manufacturer because the manufacturer, not the store warrantees products. So, you might want to explore how good Berta's customer service is. The warranty is the same, but check with Berta to make sure the place is an authorized dealer, otherwise, the warranty might be voided. |
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Features By Rob Hunter on July 22, 2014 | Be the First To CommentWelcome back to This Week In Discs! If you see something you like, click on the title to buy it from Amazon. Blue Ruin Dwight (Macon Blair) is a bit of a loner. He lives in his car, parked on the side of a road near a Delaware beach, and spends his days scrounging for food, collecting cans and reading. A gentle wake-up knock on his car window precedes a disturbing piece of news. The man who killed Dwight's parents is being released from prison. Single-minded but far from focused, Dwight fills the gas tank, pops the car battery into place and makes a beeline straight into hell. The setup here is economical, and the rest of the film follows suit, but rather than be a negative that simplicity actually elevates the film above its bigger budgeted, higher profile cousins. A Hollywood version of this tale would complicate things with unnecessary subplots, excessive exposition and time spent highlighting just how bad the bad guy and his henchmen really are. Here we stick with Dwight throughout, and the result is one of the most intimate and affecting revenge films in years. My full review. [Blu-ray/DVD extras: Commentary, making of, deleted scenes, camera test]
'Big Bad Wolves,' 'The Pawnbroker,' and the Purely Ridiculous 'The Suspect' Are New to DVD/Blu-ray
Features By Rob Hunter on April 22, 2014 | Be the First To CommentWelcome back to This Week In Discs! If you see something you like, click on the title to buy it from Amazon. Big Bad Wolves A young girl is found dead, brutally murdered and grotesquely displayed, and she's not the first. The police have their suspect, but an over zealous cop crosses the line and the possibly murderous pedophile is set free. The cop decides to act on his own to bring the man to justice, but he's beat to the punch by the little girl's grieving, revenge-minded father, and soon the two are working together to get their prisoner to confess to his suspected evil deeds. This wonderfully twisted Israeli thriller is the gorgeously shot and scored follow-up to writers/directors Aharon Keshales and Navot Papushado's underseen black comedy Rabies, but while it's an even darker affair it's also a more accessible one thanks to its high degree of suspense and strong sense of humor. It plays with convention and tone in fresh ways, keeps viewers on edge as to the truth and closes with a fantastic final shot. [Blu-ray/DVD extras: Making of, featurette, trailer]
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Greg Crook is as solid of a goalkeeper as they come in the PASL-Pro. Greg led the league in saves and save percentage last year and was also Player of the Week for week #16. Having Crook in goal was a major element to the Illinois Piasa winning the Frontier Division last season. Well, it was announced that Crook is back and will once again be one of the major keys to the Piasa retaining their title.
Greg hails from Columbia, IL and played for SIUE as their goalkeeper from 2003-2007. His best season was his senior year in 2007 when he was named an NSCAA and Daktronics All-American and led Division II in GAA for a majority of the year. He also played in 2 NCAA Final Fours (1 National Championship Game) with SIUE.
Greg had a trial with the Harrisburg City Islanders of the USL in 2008 but made a choice not to pursue playing with them, and instead decided to focus on working on his Master's Degree and continue as an HR Specialist for SIUE. Additionally, his career choice prevented him from playing with AC St. Louis where he had a trial as well. Playing for the Piasa provided him the opportunity to continue to pursue a professional career in both Human Resources and soccer.
"This year, you can expect more of what I contributed last year," said Piasa GK Greg Crook. "I believe we have a more talented team all around, from administration, to coaching and to the players. I will try to continue to match that talent level and hopefully lead us to a playoff berth."
Piasa owner Jason Cawvey added, " (to) bring back experienced players like Crook was simple, in my opinion he was the top keeper in the league last year. He led the league with the top save percentage as well as the most saves. He is extremely passionate and demands the very best efforts of those who are out in front of him. With his leadership and keeper abilities, he is the perfect choice to anchor our defense."
The Piasa will conclude their preseason tonight (Tuesday, Nov 1) at 7pm. The Piasa then begin their regular season this Saturday (Nov 5, 7pm) vs Kansas Magic.
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Pomerantz Law Firm Has Filed A Class Action Against Meadowbrook Insurance Group, Inc. And Certain Officers - MIG
Aug. 15, 2013 /PRNewswire/ --
Pomerantz Grossman Hufford Dahlstrom & Gross LLP has filed a class action lawsuit against Meadowbrook Insurance Group, Inc. ("Meadowbrook" or the "Company")(NYSE: MIG) and certain of its officers. The class action, filed in United States District Court, Southern District of
New York, and docketed under 13 CV 5748, is on behalf of a class consisting of all persons or entities who purchased or otherwise acquired securities of Meadowbrook between
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August 8, 2013 both dates inclusive (the "Class Period"). This class action seeks to recover damages against the Company and certain of its officers and directors as a result of alleged violations of the federal securities laws pursuant to Sections 10(b) and 20(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and Rule 10b-5 promulgated thereunder.
If you are a shareholder who purchased Meadowbrook securities during the Class Period, you have until October 14, 2013 to ask the Court to appoint you as Lead Plaintiff for the class. A copy of the Complaint can be obtained at www.pomerantzlaw.com. To discuss this action, contact Robert S. Willoughby at email@example.com or 888.476.6529 (or 888.4-POMLAW), toll free, x237. Those who inquire by e-mail are encouraged to include their mailing address, telephone number, and number of shares purchased.
Meadowbrook was founded in 1955 as Meadowbrook Insurance Agency and was subsequently incorporated in Michigan in 1965. Meadowbrook is a holding company organized as a Michigan corporation in 1985. The Company's executive offices are located at 26255 American Drive, Southfield, Michigan 48034. The Company purports to be a specialty niche focused commercial insurance underwriter and insurance administration services.
The Complaint alleges that throughout the Class Period, Defendants made false and/or misleading statements, as well as failed to disclose material adverse facts about the Company's business, operations, and prospects. Specifically, Defendants made false and/or misleading statements and/or failed to disclose that: (1) the Company's financial stability was severely impaired; (2) the Company's reported goodwill was materially inflated; (3) the Company's capital position was not strong enough to support its ongoing insurance operations in a sustainable fashion; (4) the Company was in breach of its financial covenants applicable to its credit facilities; (5) the Company lacked adequate internal and financial controls, including controls over outstanding claims, asset impairment charges and maintenance of an appropriate capital position; and (6) as a result of the foregoing, the Company's statements were materially false and misleading at all relevant times.
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