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I didn't know my obsession with keeping at least 12 rolls of toilet paper in stock was helping the "rebirth" of paper mills. But Jennifer Levitz of The Wall Street Journal found a once defunct paper mill in New Hampshire is back in business because of increasing demand for toilet and tissue paper.
She starts her story in Gorham, N.H., where a century-old paper mill reopened with new owners and 176 employees. In my favorite quote of the day, she writes:
"'I know of nothing that can replace it. You can do digital on books and financials and all this, but it's hard to do digital on tissue paper, hand towels and so forth,' said Willis Blevins, the 70-year-old manager of Gorham Paper & Tissue. 'Your bath tissue is always going to be there, in my opinion. What are you going to replace it with?'"
Jennifer says the story idea came from local coverage of a mill reopening. There was a mention of the focus being on tissue, which caught her eye.
"It stuck out to me, and I started wondering if this was going on elsewhere – if tissue was saving other mills," she says.
Her research found news of other tissue plant openings as well as reports from tissue analysts who'd written about the trend.
Today's Tip: Look to analysts, associations and publications to stay on top of industry trends.
Jennifer says she found a pallet industry analyst for her story last year about the battle between wooden and plastic pallet makers. Reporters can search online to find analysts for a specific industry, she says.
When you talk with analysts, Jennifer suggests asking for several years' worth of data for areas such as production, truckloads or number of new plants. "It could be something as simple as 10 years ago there were two tissue plants, now there are 10 in the U.S.," she said.
The U.S. Department of Commerce also can provide data on imports and exports to get a sense of how an industry is doing.
Associations also can be good sources of information. For this story, Jennifer contacted the American Forest and Paper Association. Finally, she recommends reading trade publications, which are often the first to note changes.


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How to Improve Student Behavior in the Classroom
Edited by Hdamron2, Teresa, Fianchetto, Chris
This is an article that depicts several strategies to help improve the behavior of students. Having strategies to help regulate student behavior is extremely important in the classroom. These strategies can help to keep the class focused and to accomplish what needs to be done.
1Break Students School Work into Smaller "Chunks"
- Many times students will act out or misbehave due to the fact that they are overwhelmed by how much work they have to do. What this strategy suggests is breaking up what you want students to do/learn into more manageable chunks. In between each chunk give the students a little break. The source here calls these breaks, "fun breaks". These "fun breaks" can be as simple as having students jump up and down for a minute or two. Giving students breaks can also encourage them to act accordingly and work hard so that they can be rewarded with fun breaks.
2Offer Students a Choice
- Sometimes students act out because they don't get what they want or because they want attention. This strategy can help to reduce behaviors due to these wants of students. What this strategy suggests is giving students the option of choosing something for themselves. For example, you can give students the chance to decide where they want to sit, who they want to work with, what activity they want to do first, and so on. This gives students the feeling of having attention because it is what they are choosing to do, but it also gets things done.
3Tell/Show Students the Agenda for the Day
- Occasionally students will misbehave or portray certain behaviors because of a "surprise" in their day. This could be something as simple as not knowing they were going to watch an educational movie or that they would be working on addition in math. These "surprises" can cause students to be overwhelmed or have anxiety. Something teachers can do to prevent these behaviors and feelings is to let students know what they will be doing for the day. Have the agenda for the day in a place that all students can access and explain the day in the morning. This can help students to prepare for what they will be doing and could help them to be less overwhelmed.
4Rearrange the Classroom Setting
- Many times students misbehave due to the fact of who they are sitting by or how the classroom is set up. Something as simple as rearranging the classroom or the seating chart can prevent misbehavior.
- Not every student will respond to a strategy. Sometimes strategies need to be personalized.
- Pay attention to what strategies work in your classroom. If one strategy doesn't work, keep trying different ones until you find one that works.
- It's okay to get input and feedback from colleagues. If another teacher is using a strategy you don't know about, ask about it!
- Make sure your strategies are appropriate for behaviors.
Sources and Citations
- Wright, Jim. "" Interventioncentral.org. Ole Miss, 2001. Web. 23 Feb. 2012. Teacher Behavioral Strategies: A Menu.
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Tortured dog living happy life 1 year after rescue
Updated On: Jun 24 2013 08:43:58 AM CDT
A dog found in North Texas with her muzzle taped shut on her severely swollen tongue now has a happy life one year after her rescue.
The female pug-mix was found last July in Parker County, west of Fort Worth. Besides having her muzzle taped shut, she was dehydrated and had been stabbed repeatedly.
Now named Hope, the pooch lives with Charlie and Kit Moncrief. Parker County Sheriff Larry Fowler said she's in a loving home after a year of surgeries and therapy. Fowler remains committed to finding her abusers, and a $35,000 reward fund remains for those with tips leading to arrests and convictions.
Hope's case inspired Kit Moncrief to create a Saving Hope Foundation to fight animal abuse, neglect and overpopulation.
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Colts Cheerleader To Shave Her Head #ChuckStrong
The Chuckstrong movement is spreading.
Have you heard about Colts cheerleader Megan M? She says she'll allow Blue the mascot to shave her head if the team raises $10,000 for leukemia research by Nov. 25.
The Colts released this video to make the agreement "official."
The team has set up a website where people can make donations. If $10,000 is raised, Megan will let Blue shave her head during the Colts-Bills game on Nov. 25. All money raised through the challenge will benefit leukemia research at the IU Health Simon Cancer Center in honor of Chuck Pagano. The Colts coach began a second round of chemotherapy last week.
Fans can also shave their heads in honor of Coach Pagano by visiting Great Clips locations through Friday, Nov. 23. For each fan who shaves his or her head, Great Clips will donate $10 toward the campaign. Fans are encouraged to tweet their photos using the #CHUCKSTRONG hashtag.
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Greencastle 1752 Indianapolis Rd #1 Greencastle IN 46135
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- Studio: Sony Pictures Releasing
- Release Date: Feb 21, 1996
- Starring: Luke Wilson, Owen Wilson
- Summary: Three best friends attempt to escape their suburban boredom through a life of crime. But these bickering, bumbling thieves are no match for the local "godfather" who leads them into the biggest heist of their careers. [Sony Pictures]
- Director: Wes Anderson
- Genre(s): Comedy, Crime
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Though Bottle Rocket is wryly amusing from beginning to end, the hard edges of the real world are never too far from its surface. And it is the particular grace of the film that though all its characters end up with something like what they're looking for, its not exactly how they'd imagined it would be.
The title refers to cheap fireworks that fizz before they flame out quietly, and that's what three Southwestern slackers do in this amiable heist movie-cum-road flick.
Mar 4, 2014In Bottle Rocket, the small scale and vague amateurishness (especially in the performances) are themselves rather endearing. They seem to go along with the screwed-up characters, as does the loosely structured plot.
Meanders pleasantly, like a road movie, with a seventies-style, anything-goes offhandedness that whisks the audience through the rough spots.
Mar 4, 2014Anderson has a great deal of empathy for his charming band of fuck-ups, but the characters are thinly drawn, and Anderson's attempts to lend the story emotional weight, like giving Anthony a ludicrously one-dimensional love interest in South American housekeeper Inez (Lumi Cavazos), largely fall flat.
This lightweight road picture about a group of inept thieves has an uneven beginning but ends up charming and satisfying.
Several times during this film, you wish you were a bottle rocket so you could explode out of your seat and leave this tedious mess behind.
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Positive: 11 out of 11
Mixed: 0 out of 11
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Aug 5, 2013BOTTLE ROCKET was a critical success when it was released in 1996 and launched the careers of a creative team that know comedy can be talky, subtle, character driven, and even heartbreaking at times. It's not the best Anderson-Wilson endeavor, but as the first it establishes central elements visible in all their films.… Expand
CelbertB.Oct 28, 2005Not Anderson's best, but far better than most. Owen Wilson is excelent.
Sep 28, 2010http://mashupmash.blogspot.com/2010/09/bottle-rocket.html
First off I'll just confess my love for Wes Anderson, I love him! I know he gets some critism but I just really like his style of movies and have seen every one of his movies (aside from Fantastic Mr. Fox which is in my list). Now I had a weird reaction to this movie. While I still really liked it I like some of Anderson's other movies way better (and some worse but that's besides the point). However, I laughed the most at this one. It started out semi slow and I thought I'd actually hate one of Wes Anderson's flicks but which all the crazy heists in the beginning and the end and the surprise (to me) romance element, I was hooked till the end and was left very satisfied. But since it's a tad slow at the beginning (and parts in the middle), I ended up giving it a 3.5 out of 5.… Expand
Sep 9, 2011The usual fare from Wes Anderson. This one has the same tone, the same themes as all his later films. Which is not neccessarily a bad thing. There are some good jokes here, and pretty high production values for an 'indie'. The film that started the Wilson brother's careers (Owen and Luke) and they do well in this. worth a look, especially for Wes Anderson fans… Collapse
Jul 8, 2012Bottle Rocket is Wes Anderson's first and weakest offering. The film isn't anywhere near bad, it's just that Anderson's skills as a director are only budding here instead of blooming (as they would be on the following Rushmore). Likewise, the writing is likable and features the same lightness of touch as the later films but isn't in the same league as The Royal Tenenbaums. Still, if you are a big Wes Anderson fan, Bottle Rocket makes for intriguing viewing.… Expand
Oct 8, 2011The movie's cinematography is impressive as well as the performance of the actors if you realize this was a student movie. But Wes Anderson's "Bottle Rocket" doesn't really have any twists or thrills in its plot; you'll be watching a 91 minute movie will interest, but no more than that level.… Expand
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I once made this salad for my wife and son—who loves goat cheese—while our homemade pizza was baking. One of my dreams is to own a herd of goats and make cheese, but when I talk about it with my wife, the result is major eye rolls! —Greg Fontenot The Woodlands, Texas
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Prep/Total Time: 25 min.
1/2 cup chopped pecans
2 teaspoons plus 1 tablespoon honey,
1/3 cup plus 3 tablespoons olive oil,
2 tablespoons balsamic vinegar
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/8 teaspoon pepper
1/4 cup all-purpose flour
1 egg, beaten
3/4 cup seasoned bread crumbs
8 ounces fresh goat cheese
4 cups spring mix salad greens
In a shallow microwave-safe dish, combine pecans and 2 teaspoons
honey; microwave, uncovered, on high 1-1/2 to 2 minutes or until
toasted, stirring twice. Immediately transfer to waxed paper-lined
baking sheet to cool.
For dressing, in a small bowl, whisk 1/3 cup oil, vinegar, remaining
honey, salt and pepper; set aside.
Place flour, egg and bread crumbs in separate shallow bowls. Shape
cheese into eight balls; flatten slightly. Coat cheese with flour,
then dip in egg and coat with bread crumbs.
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Heat remaining oil in a large skillet over medium-hight heat. Fry
cheese 1-2 minutes on each side or until golden brown. Drain on
paper towels.
Divide salad greens among four plates; top with cheese. Drizzle with
dressing and sprinkle with honey pecans. Yield: 4 servings.
Nutritional Facts:
1 serving equals 570 calories, 47 g fat (10 g saturated fat), 64 mg cholesterol, 763 mg sodium, 29 g carbohydrate, 3 g fiber, 11 g protein.
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November 2013 - I spend the majority of my time during the growing season promoting vegetables and a vegetarian diet. Come November, I'm singing a different tune. Now it's time to promote a winter diet high in protein from sources like Venetucci grass fed beef and pastured pork. It's time for us to clean out the freezers here to make room for the cows that were recently butchered. We are offering great deals on some of our individual beef and pork cuts. Click here to learn more.
While we're cleaning out the freezers, there are some happy hogs cleaning up the fields. After the two legged creatures visit the pumpkin patch in October, the four legged creatures get to feast on the leftovers. The hogs are our favorite pumpkin consumers. They use the entire pumpkin and the only mess they leave is good for the soil. The teenage Tamworth hogs eating the pumpkins in the picture were born here last spring and will reach butchering weight early next spring. Tamworth hogs, a heritage breed, are great pasture pigs and produce exceptional meat, but they do take longer to get to weight than most commercial breeds. We had another litter born last month, and they too are experiencing the freedom of a large pasture where they roam and root, not yet venturing too far from mama sow. Visit our website to see more pictures. These piglets won't be ready for butcher until late next summer, but now is the time to place your orders for a half or whole hog. Click here for more information.
When Patrick and I moved to the farm seven years ago, we knew the land needed animal impact to heal. It is an integral part of healthy and holistic land management. Grazing animals are the most efficient recyclers of solar and plant energy, plus they provide us with great food. We live where we work, and the animals are a part of our community. Because we are responsible for their well-being, we try to care for them in a way that is mindful and respectful of them, the land, and ultimately the people who will be consuming them, like Jessica James and her family.
"For my husband's 40th birthday, I bought him 40lbs of pork. He said it was the best birthday present ever! With young kids and a busy household we believe in nourishing our bodies with high-quality, local products. We stock our freezer with Venetucci beef and pork! During the growing season we are also CSA members. Our family loves the adventure of being connected to a local, organic farm."
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June 2012 - There is no sweeter sound to a Colorado farmer's ears than the sound of rain. There is no more horrifying sound than when the pitter patter of rain turns into the pounding of hail. We got hail twice last week. Wednesday night was the worst. For about 30 minutes I stood at my kitchen sink doing the dishes trying hard not to think about the devastation that was occurring outside my door. Thursday morning I couldn't even bring myself to walk the fields. Kym delivered a verbal report: "not good".
Typically the hail storms miss us. The one that moved through Colorado Springs last Wednesday night was dead on. The good news is that all the summer and winter squash and the 15 acres of pumpkins for the give-away had just been planted earlier in the week and had not yet germinated. The other good news is that it is not too late to re-plant a lot to things. We quickly got to work trying to mitigate the damage. My farmer friends in the Arkansas Valley recommended spraying with raw milk. This helps spread good bacteria, lessening the chances of disease, and also provides the plants good nutrients. It's too soon to tell if this intervention will have the results we are hoping for. In addition to spraying, we got busy re-planting and re-seeding. We had just finished planting over 2000 peppers on Tuesday. Because they were so little and not yet established, they sustained a lot of damage. Some of the varieties we could replace with plants we had left over. The same was true of the tomatoes. I would say we lost about 40% of the peppers and about 15% of the tomato plants. The spinach was totally shredded and most of the lettuce heads in the six long rows we had planted were badly damaged. It's too late to re-plant spinach – it doesn't like the heat. Hopefully we'll get a fall crop if we can get a handle on the major grasshopper problem we already have. We're going to harvest the damaged buttercrunch heads and have you peel off the outer leaves and enjoy the tender, juicy heart at the center. You will also get some romaine that was under insect cover so it's in relatively good shape. I've planted 6 flats of lettuce which we will transplant out in about 3 weeks. Lettuce doesn't like the heat either, so I was careful to choose the most heat tolerant varieties to plant.
Perhaps the most heartbreaking consequence of the storm was the toll it took on the broccoli. Each year we work so hard to have a good broccoli crop, determined to keep trying in spite of major weather and bug challenges. This season was shaping up to be the best broccoli season ever. We started and transplanted over 2500 broccoli plants, getting an early start because of the warm spring. The plants looked gorgeous and were starting to head up. We'll be harvesting some this week, although not enough yet for CSA. I just hope the plants that weren't as far along can rebound and stave off disease and insect pressure. It was amazing how quickly the flea beetles appeared on the damaged plants.
We shall see. You'd think that farming would have cured me of all my control issues by now – given how not in control we are when it comes to the weather. But I'm afraid not. I think if you ask my husband or anyone who works for me, they will tell you otherwise. I just have to keep reminding myself that the hail storm and the damage it caused were out of my control. It is what it is and it could have been worse. The produce may not look as beautiful as I would like or be ready for harvest as soon as I had planned, but it will still be nutrient packed and taste delicious. Thanks again in advance for your patience and understanding.
Eat well and be well,
Susan Gordon
March 2012 - The other morning my 15 year old daughter commented that spring must be near because she was awoken by birds singing outside her window. It makes me happy that she takes note of the song in the air because it's so easy to overlook or take for granted things like that in our busy everyday lives. There are signs of spring everywhere on the farm as nature awakens from her dormancy. The daylight stays with us longer. Cover crops of wheat, clover and peas, planted last fall, are starting to green up. The garlic is poking its spears through - to be greeted by the hungry cut worm, I noticed the other day, ugh! The buds on the young apple trees are beginning to appear, dangerously early. There are boxes of recently delivered seeds sitting in piles in my office. The pigs are turning over their water buckets to create wallows. Tex, the sow, is preparing her nest to receive a litter of spring piglets. Stay tuned!
It's time too for us to awaken from our winter dormancy and start moving at a quicker pace. In anticipation of this coming week of warm weather I disked, bedded, and planted the upper vegetable fields in oats and peas. These are fast growing, cool season crops, which after two months will be tilled under, providing organic matter, tilth, and nitrogen for the soil organisms and vegetable plants to follow in May. Oats also have allelopathic residues that can hinder germination of many weeds. I'm hoping that we see evidence of this here because we could sure use some weed suppression. The pastures down below are parched after a very dry winter, so Patrick turned on the big pump the other day to begin irrigating. He was greeted by a horrifying sound from deep in the shaft. It seems the 50 plus year old pump, which works long and hard every season, is in need of major repairs. Hopefully that's happening this week.
In spite of the cut worms and this minor setback with the pump, we're looking forward to another growing season with great optimism. We're looking forward to seeing old CSA members and meeting new, as well as greeting our weekly farmers' markets customers. As always we are happy that you've chosen to join us for another year of our ever evolving and unpredictable adventure. While you're waiting for the fresh Venetucci produce, take time to listen to the song bird heralding the coming of spring.
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I was extremely disappointed in the comments attributed to Mayor Suozzi in response to inquires made by one of our taxpaying citizens. Mr. Suozzi's personal attacks on Mr. Meli, as relayed by this newspaper, were outrageous, inappropriate and should be condemned. Taken by themselves, they were obviously meant as an instrument to stifle the opinions of a citizen who has opposing views than the mayor.
Our city needs citizens who are not afraid of speaking out if they are unhappy with the status quo. That is the only way things improve. Differing opinions should not be met with personal insults.
Glen Cove is our city. We live here, work here and pay our property taxes here. As taxpaying citizens, we need the fortitude and intelligence to question, at every opportunity, the decisions made by our government. In exercising his right to speak publicly about what a citizen sees as deficiencies in the operation of our government, he should not be the target of personal attacks by a public official who serves at the behest of his constituents.
At this time in history where we are reminded daily by how political discourse can get out of hand and lead to unfathomable consequences, we should keep in mind that this country is founded on peaceful, civil discussion between our government and its citizens. This discussion
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Born: 1859
Birthplace: Mulhouse, France
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Died: 1935
Place Of Death: French Third Republic
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Birthplace: Paris, France
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Died: 1935
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Born: 1821
Birthplace: Paris, France
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Died: 1867
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Birthplace: Slatina, Sud-Vest, Romania
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Died: 1994
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A pet bird that's gone viral by dancing to popular music has hit a sour note with some of the family who raises it.
The cockatoo, named Larry Bird, after the favorite basketball player of father Gary Richie, can be seen on YouTube bobbing to and fro to such songs as 'Teach Me How To Dougie' by Cali Swag District and Willow Smith's 'Whip My Hair'. The videos have been picked up by the Comedy Central Show Tosh.O on their blog and will also appear on an upcoming Nickelodeon show, said Gary's daughter, Stacie Richie, the Eastern Kentucky University student who put her family pet online.
"He's always been dancing," Stacie Richie said.
Stacie said it started a few years ago when she was in her room dancing to music. She noticed Larry, who was on her computer chair, started to move as well.
"I never thought it would go viral like it has," Richie said. "He can do a leg kick if you look at the 'Dougie' video. He takes his leg and kicks it with the song."
While Stacie's parents are also a fan of Larry Bird's colorful personality, they tell LEX 18 they do not approve of the music he dances to in the YouTube videos because of their religious beliefs.
"We came to Christ, me and my wife did, back in 2010," Gary Richie said. "We don't support the beat. We don't support that demonic sound and the repetition."
Richie, who said he used to be a fan of "Led Zeppelin and music like that" now opposes secular music after he and his wife started following the Conservative Holiness movement.
"I used to love rock and then Jesus Christ came in my heart and took it completely away," Gary Richie said. "I absolutely don't want to have anything to do with secular music anymore."
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Yesterday, in a maelstrom of glitter and Pixie Stix, Herald Square unveiled Material Girl, their new, tween-oriented in-house fashion line. Their collaborators: Madonna and her daughter, Lourdes. The face of the brand: panda-eyed Gossip Girl actress and the Pretty Reckless singer Taylor Momse ... More >>
As you may have heard, enterprising 13-year-old Lourdes Ciccone has started a blog to promote the Material Girl line that she and mama Madonna have launched in order to dress you up with their love. Take a look at her introductory posting and see if it doesn't sound like the work of some hir ... More >>
As if the Material Girl's eldest spawn wasn't busy enough with her new enrollment at LaGuardia High and her ever-changing parental visitations with her real poppa, step-poppa, and baby Jesus, little Lola, ahem, Lourdes, is also debuting a Juniors clothing line via Macy's on August 3. On Wedne ... More >>
You gotta love Madonna. She's doing a "Material Girl" fashion line with daughter Lourdes in order to stay cool with the kids. But SHE'S doing the press for it herself right now, supposedly so as to protect Lourdes.
Madonna has done it all. What worlds are left for her to conquer? None. Well, there's always the kid. Madonna has done a deal with Iconix to create a Juniors line for Macy's called -- koff -- Material Girl, and her daughter Lourdes, 13, joins her on the design team. The girl hasn't really ... More >>
The stars wore dark, solid colors and radiated tasteful concern on the telethon Friday night, most of them digging up standard tunes of hope-through-the-wreckage. I think the most powerful performers that night were: Jennifer Hudson wailing beautifully on "Let It Be" and reminding us of her ... More >>
Photo by W MagazineJesus Luz, the comely young Brazilian whom Madonna has taken under her wondrous wing, is going places. To the Maritime Hotel's Hiro ballroom, to be precise.
Madonna's world tour seems destined to provoke international incidents. She had already riled Poles by planning to perform on the Feast of the Annunciation, and they retaliated by sending prayer-bombs to kill two of her stagehands. Now Madge has done the unthinkable in Romania: spoken in defe ... More >>
Here's a new way a high-roller with a Madonna fetish can spend his or her money: some guy who used to date Madonna is auctioning off her phone messages to him, among other stuff. At the Rock and Roll Pop Art Auction, commencing Monday, you can obtain "two original microcassettes from Jim Albri ... More >>
It is a well-known principle of modern life that you don't fuck with Madonna. But what if Madonna fucks with Madonna -- that is, the Mother of Christ? Earlier this month Lech Walesa and other angry Poles denounced Madonna Ciccone for threatening to perform in Warsaw on August 15, the Feast of the As ... More >>
I was just google-imaging myself, as I do about every two and a half minutes, and I came up with this de-gorgeous shot of moi at Madonna's Industria bash for her illustrious Sex book way back in 1992. I dressed as the Pope--just to have some serious clerical presence there--and carried a Madonna sho ... More >>
"Madonna doesn't have an altruistic bone in her body," states a friend of mine, flatly. "She's the most use-people-and-spit-them out type of driven manipulator in history." Point taken--but let's be uncharacteristically kind for a second. Maybe that was the old Madonna. Perhaps maturity and longtim ... More >>
Did we ever tell you we used to live in Madonna's building? Well, we mean the building Madonna used to live in, near the corner of East 4th and Avenue B. It was a dump, and convenient to the East Village clubs and drug dealers. Flash forward to 2009, and we are still living in a dump -- though not t ... More >>
Now that she's reached 90--I mean 50--the amazing Madonna can look back at a sumptuous career of finely crafted pop songs, and insanely enough, she's only at the halfway mark! So what's Madge's most towering musical achievement so far? In other words, what's her most beautifully realized, gorgeously ... More >>
Marital mudflinging has become the new bloodsport in gossip, and I've booked myself a front row seat, kids. I've been loving the Madonna-Guy cross accusations, even though they tend to have a "duh" feeling to them. ("He's emotionally retarded"; "She's obsessed with her image"--DUH! This is even less ... More >>
This very topic was addressed in yesterday's Page Six magazine, and just to shake things up, I argued that they don't (at least not the way Madonna does it) and Michelle Malkin zanily vouched for the opposite point of view. Meanwhile, does A-Rod belong at a Madonna concert? That's a whole other deba ... More >>
*First of all, he's way homophobic. And let's face it: To be married to Madonna and not care for the sight of gays makes as much sense as a diabetic in a candy shop. *He's a director. Director/star pairings don't work (and yes, I know about Spielberg and whatshername). The director usually fancies ... More >>
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Insurance Industry
News about Insurance Industry, including commentary and archival articles published in The New York Times.
Chronology of Coverage
Oct. 22, 2014
Eduardo Porter Economic Scene column; damages wrought by increasingly disruptive weather patterns have climbed around the world, and as result the insurance industry seems to have quietly engaged in what looks a lot like a retreat; Swiss Re reports in 2013 that less than third of $116 billion in worldwide losses from weather-related disasters were covered by insurance. MORE
Aug. 30, 2014
Ann Carrns Your Money Adviser column notes many homeowners, jarred by earthquake in Napa County, Calif, are wondering whether they should buy special earthquake insurance, which is generally not covered by homeowner's policies; cites questions to consider when buying earthquake protection. MORE
Jul. 22, 2014
Malaysia Airlines has suffered two crashes in less than five months, sending tremors through aviation insurance market; carrier's $2.25 billion overall liability policy is mysteriously missing a standard phrase in its text that usually limits insurers' payments for search-and-rescue costs; looming payments are coming as underwriters face other claims. MORE
Jul. 18, 2014
Senate overwhelmingly approves seven-year extension of the federal insurance program first approved after attacks of Sept 11, 2001, when developers suddenly found their projects uninsurable. MORE
Jul. 16, 2014
House Republicans' efforts to pare federal terrorism insurance have caused some Republicans from metropolitan areas to join many Democrats in opposing move; program was created to help businesses rebuild after attacks of Sept 11, 2001. MORE
Jul. 13, 2014
More couples are adding wedding insurance to their budget, and while most couples will never use it, disasters do happen. MORE
Jun. 9, 2014
More businesses are buying specialized cyberattack insurance policies, as data breaches have become reality of business world; demand increased 21 percent in 2013 over 2012; losses are difficult to quantify because attackers are constantly getting more advanced. MORE
May. 25, 2014
The Upshot; Robert J Shiller Economic View column argues that insurance will play an essential role as effects of climate change worsen, helping to share burden of devastation that is concentrated in coastal and other specific areas; holds that private insurance companies will require government support and significant incentives in order to take on such grand-scale issues. MORE
May. 23, 2014
Floyd Norris High & Low Finance column criticizes efforts by lobbyists and legislators to prevent Financial Stability Oversight Council from studying and potentially regulating asset management and insurance industries; cites House Financial Services Committee hearing on the 'dangers' of financial regulation; argues that pushback represents a dangerous amnesia about the roots of the financial crisis. MORE
Jan. 31, 2014
Senate passes a bill to delay sharp increases in federal flood insurance rates for millions of property owners in coastal and flood-prone areas. MORE
Jan. 29, 2014
Major flood insurance bill passed by Congress in 2012 is now facing enthusiastic bipartisan effort to gut it; measure supported by conservatives and environmentalists may fall victim to unintended consequences and is a warning, some say, of rising costs of climate change. MORE
Jan. 25, 2014
Tara Siegel Bernard Your Money column offers tips to avoid obstacles as deadline to submit final flood insurance claims for Hurricane Sandy approaches; National Flood Insurance Program, run by Federal Emergency Management Agency, says it has paid about $7.9 billion to victims of storm, but private companies can limit amount policyholders ultimately collect. MORE
Dec. 15, 2013
Lisa Prevost Mortgages column examines new insurance products that offer protection for borrowers should home values dive steeply; notes products are meant to capitalize on lingering anxieties following subprrime mortgage crisis; graph of mortgage rates in the New York region. MORE
Dec. 7, 2013
More than 30,000 residents of New York and New Jersey remain displaced from their homes after Hurricane Sandy, mired in bureaucratic and financial limbo; analysis reveals that less than half of people who sought aid from the Federal Emergency Management Agency have received it, and in many cases flood insurance covered only fraction of losses. MORE
Nov. 30, 2013
Paul Sullivan Wealth Matters column examines so-called key-man insurance, which provides payout so that a business can continue after its founder or operator dies; notes that some executives decide to extract value from the policies while still alive. MORE
Oct. 26, 2013
Number of properties in New York City that will be required to have federal flood insurance will nearly double in 2015, to about 32,000, under updated maps from Federal Emergency Management Agency; accompanying higher premiums may mean that many city residents will have to relocate. MORE
Oct. 13, 2013
Sharp increases in federal flood insurance rates are distressing coastal homeowners from Hawaii to New England and are starting to hurt property values and housing sales in areas just beginning to recover from recession. MORE
Sep. 1, 2013
Maggie Koerth-Baker Eureka column notes the reinsurance industry, which sells insurance to insurers, is adopting new statistical risk models that take into account climate change. MORE
Jul. 29, 2013
Changes in the federal flood insurance program over past year, along with impact of Hurricane Sandy, are driving up insurance rates in New York region, costing some homeowners thousands of dollars more each year; Mayor Michael R Bloomberg is proposing changes to make flood insurance more affordable and accessible. MORE
Jul. 14, 2013
Lisa Prevost Mortgages column notes uncertainty about future cost of flood insurance as Federal Emergency Management Agency updates flood hazard maps; holds delay is hampering housing recovery in areas hardest hit by Hurricane Sandy. MORE
Jul. 8, 2013
States considering laws that allow teachers or administrators to carry guns in schools are encountering a daunting economic hurdle of insurance carriers threatening to raise premiums or revoke coverage entirely; insurers worry about who could be sued if a gun-related accident occurs on school property. MORE
Jun. 27, 2013
Financial Accounting Standards Board will propose new rules for insurance accounting that will expand number of companies that are considered insurers; regulations seem likely to increase volatility in reported profits for many insurers and lower reported revenue for rapidly growing companies. MORE
May. 15, 2013
Eduardo Porter Economic Scene column on how insurance industry sees their future amid concerns of climate change; says companies' analysis of risks it faces is evolving; Heartland Institute, financed by insurance industry, not only believes in global warming, but supports carbon tax to combat it. MORE
May. 11, 2013
Tara Siegel Bernard Your Money column on new law that will assuredly cause flood insurance premiums to skyrocket, while requiring stricter, more expensive, rebuilding standards; legislation happened to coincide with arrival of Hurricane Sandy, leaving devastated communities and families to make difficult financial calculations and decisions. MORE
Apr. 16, 2013
Elizabeth A Harris The Appraisal column on decision by many homeowners, required by law in some waterfront areas hard hit by Hurricane Sandy, to elevate houses; in coming years, tens of thousands of homeowners in the New York metropolitan area can expect to choose between elevating their homes or paying higher insurance rates to keep them low. MORE
Apr. 14, 2013
Lisa Prevost Mortgages column; New York State investigation and resulting settlement could rein in outsize premiums for force- or lender-placed insurance that is often imposed on borrowers who allow their homeowners' insurance to lapse. MORE
Mar. 27, 2013
Federal Housing Finance Agency, which oversees Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, proposes new rule that would prohibit insurance companies from paying sales commissions for so-called force-placed insurance to lenders or mortgage services. MORE
Mar. 17, 2013
Lisa Prevost Mortgages column observes that borrowers typically neglect to factor in high cost of title insurance required by their mortgage lenders and often allow lenders to select title agent for them; advises choosing independent title company. MORE
Mar. 8, 2013
Floyd Norris High & Low Finance column examines case in which New York State Supreme Court has blocked suit brought by group of banks against MBIA, accusing insurance company of making inaccurate regulatory filings before it split up into two separate entities in 2009; holds that while there is little sympathy for banks that promoted structured financial products, decision sets dangerous precedent for the insurance industry. MORE
Feb. 22, 2013
Lawmakers in at least six states have proposed legislation requiring gun owners to buy liability insurance; they hope to reward safe behavior with lower rates for people with safety locks or less dangerous weapons; groups representing gun owners oppose efforts to make insurance mandatory on Second Amendment grounds, but some groups, including the National Rifle Assn, endorse voluntary liability policies for their members; both sides see a bigger role for the insurance industry. MORE
Feb. 15, 2013
Knee injury to Kentucky men's basketball center Nerlens Noel, freshman projected by many analysts to be NBA's top pick in 2013, renews debate over NCAA's limitations on college athletes insuring themselves. MORE
Nov. 30, 2012
Mayor Michael R Bloomberg unveils two tax initiatives intended to give owners of severely damaged properties some financial breathing room as they struggle to recover from Hurricane Sandy; Gov Andrew M Cuomo also announces an emergency regulation shortening the period in which an insurance adjuster must inspect a claim, hoping to offer relief for those with repair concerns in the wake of the storm. MORE
Nov. 25, 2012
Op-Ed article by Wharton School teachers Erwann Michel-Kerjan and Howard Kunreuther highlights fact that many Americans do not purchase insurance for severe weather events, despite fact that such events, like Hurricane Sandy, are occurring more frequently; offers suggestions for creating more coherent strategy that will encourage personal responsibility and proper protection. MORE
Nov. 18, 2012
Ginia Bellafante Big City column discusses obstacles to rebuilding homes in New York City's outer boroughs, damaged by Hurricane Sandy, in such a way that they can better withstand future strong storms; observes that specifics of insurance policies, neighborhood density and zoning impede changes that would avoid repetition of destruction. MORE
Nov. 13, 2012
Federal government's flood insurance program is once again at risk of running out of money as daunting reconstruction from Hurricane Sandy gets under way; costs from paying out claims could reach $7 billion at a time when program is allowed, by law, to add only $3 billion to its onerous debt; critics say taxpayer money should not be used to bail program out again--essentially subsidizing rebuilding of homes in risky areas--without Congress mandating more radical changes. MORE
Oct. 31, 2012
Home and business owners victimized by Hurricane Sandy may face unpleasant reality that significant portions of their property damage caused by flooding from storm are unlikely to be covered by insurance. MORE
Oct. 30, 2012
Insurance industry experts estimate property and casualty claims from Hurricane Sandy could be as high as $5 billion to $10 billion, and could go as high as $10 billion to $20 billion in total damages; industry is said to have the resources to cover the payouts, with a federal government insurance program likely picking up much of the uncovered costs. MORE
Aug. 26, 2012
Real estate Q&A on New York City laws and guidelines governing co-op parking spaces, confrontations that could threaten a co-op proprietary lease and insurance coverage for unofficial sublets. MORE
Jul. 14, 2012
Paul Sullivan Wealth Matters column investigates the merits of captive insurance companies, private insurers that are wholly owned subsidiaries of another company; contends that captives can save money on premiums, reduce income taxes and transfer money to heirs free of estate taxes, but they also carry the potential for abuse. MORE
May. 13, 2012
Preoccupations column features actuary Jay Vadiveloo describing the long process to obtain two patents for a statistical sampling method that can be used by insurance companies. MORE
Apr. 21, 2012
Ron Lieber Your Money column explores the benefits of renting out homes to out-of-town guests; notes that industry, in which company Airbnb is a major player, has promise, but warns that many insurance policies contain clauses exempting the insurer from liability if homes are rented out. MORE
Apr. 14, 2012
Paul Sullivan Wealth Matters column urges the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau to regulate mortgage lenders' ability to force borrowers to take out excessive hazard, flood or wind insurance at above-market prices. MORE
Apr. 4, 2012
Financial Stability Oversight Council moves closer to increasing its oversight of nonbank financial institutions, including hedge funds, private equity firms and insurers; council votes unanimously to adopt a rule provided for in the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act that will designate firms as 'systemically important financial institutions' and put them under stronger regulatory supervision. MORE
Mar. 25, 2012
Fireman's Fund Insurance Company is the go-to insurer for the American entertainment industry, insuring against production injuries and accidents, and has carved a lucrative niche for itself in Hollywood and beyond; company insures 80 to 85 percent of all major films produced in the United States and 60 percent of all television reality shows, in addition to some top-grossing music festivals and Billboard top artists. MORE
Feb. 26, 2012
News analysis observes that 'moral hazard,' an obscure insurance term, has taken on new currency in the troubled economy, particularly as it relates to the mortgage and foreclosure crisis; explains that, as an economic concept, it means that people are apt to take undue risks if they do not have to bear the consequences. MORE
Feb. 9, 2012
Financial advisers recommend that people with substantial assets protect themselves against rare occurrences with a personal liability policy; such coverage, commonly called an umbrella policy, is the last line of defense against lawsuits; when other insurance has reached its limit, an umbrella policy will pay claims up to the amount covered. MORE
Feb. 2, 2012
Insurance commissioners in California, New York and Washington State will use a mandatory survey of insurers to track intended responses to severe events like wildfires, severe storms and other consequences of climate change. MORE
Jan. 29, 2012
Getting Started column shares advice on the importance of renter's insurance in New York City, and on comparison shopping for the right coverage. MORE
Jan. 25, 2012
Op-Ed article by economist James A Wilcox suggests that a down-payment protection plan in which the government offers insurance against a decline in home prices would provide a sensible and affordable way to restore confidence in the housing market. MORE
Jan. 21, 2012
Paul Sullivan Wealth Matters column outlines options homeowners have to battle banks' costly, and often aggravating, force-placed insurance, but says it takes persistence. MORE
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Financial Incentives in Health Care
Doctors and an insurance association discuss an Op-Ed essay that said financial forces corrupt medicine and undermine trust in doctors.
November 28, 2014, Friday
MORE ON THE INSURANCE INDUSTRY AND: Doctors , Health Insurance and Managed Care , Conflicts of Interest
A Doctor Will See You Now
"Remote Area Medical" chronicles a nonprofit group that stages free clinics in areas that lack access to basic health care.
November 28, 2014, Friday
MORE ON THE INSURANCE INDUSTRY AND: Remote Area Medical (Movie) , Movies , Documentary Films and Programs , Health Insurance and Managed Care , Remote Area Medical , Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (2010) , Reichert, Jeff
In First Week, More Than a Million Apply for Health Insurance on Federal Website
The applications at the start of the three-month enrollment period showed that in contrast to initial problems last year, HealthCare.gov was working.
November 27, 2014, Thursday
MORE ON THE INSURANCE INDUSTRY AND: Health Insurance and Managed Care , Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (2010) , HealthCare.gov , United States Politics and Government
Wyoming Devises Plan to Expand Medicaid
If it wins federal and state legislative approval, Wyoming will join 27 states that have added program coverage under the Affordable Care Act.
November 27, 2014, Thursday
MORE ON THE INSURANCE INDUSTRY AND: Medicaid , Wyoming , Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (2010) , Health Insurance and Managed Care , Mead, Matthew H
Schumer Criticizes Timing of Affordable Care Act
Senator Charles E. Schumer, Democrat of New York, said Tuesday that it was a political mistake to pass the Affordable Care Act in 2010 because voters were looking instead for relief from the recession.
November 26, 2014, Wednesday
MORE ON THE INSURANCE INDUSTRY AND: Schumer, Charles E , Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (2010) , Health Insurance and Managed Care , United States Economy , Recession and Depression , Democratic Party
Health Care Delays Lead to Ouster of Veterans Hospital Director in Phoenix
The Department of Veterans Affairs fired the director of its Phoenix medical center, Sharon Helman, months after it was revealed that wait lists were manipulated to cloak long delays.
November 25, 2014, Tuesday
MORE ON THE INSURANCE INDUSTRY AND: Veterans Affairs Department , Veterans , Helman, Sharon , Hospitals , Falsification of Data , Inspectors General , Phoenix (Ariz) , Health Insurance and Managed Care , United States Defense and Military Forces
When Health Coverage Expansion Means Longer Waits for a Doctor
With more patients seeking care and the same number of providers, the outcome seems obvious. Yet research points to possible solutions.
November 25, 2014, Tuesday
MORE ON THE INSURANCE INDUSTRY AND: Health Insurance and Managed Care , Elder Care , Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (2010) , Doctors , Medicare
Private Oncologists Being Forced Out, Leaving Patients to Face Higher Bills
Oncologists say they are being forced to sell or close their practices because insurers have reduced payments to them and because drugs are so expensive.
November 24, 2014, Monday
MORE ON THE INSURANCE INDUSTRY AND: Cancer , Drugs (Pharmaceuticals) , Doctors , Health Insurance and Managed Care , Hospitals , Chemotherapy , American Society of Clinical Oncology , Bach, Peter B
In Partisan Washington, Health Law Faces Grave Legal Technicalities
The Affordable Care Act faces grave danger because legislative repair work that was once routine has grown impossible.
November 24, 2014, Monday
MORE ON THE INSURANCE INDUSTRY AND: United States Politics and Government , Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (2010) , Welfare (US) , Supreme Court (US) , Health Insurance and Managed Care , Law and Legislation , Obama, Barack , Democratic Party , Republican Party
How to Arrive at the Best Health Policies
Randomized trials are highly effective for suggesting ways to improve health care delivery, but they're also rare. That may be changing.
November 23, 2014, Sunday
MORE ON THE INSURANCE INDUSTRY AND: Health Insurance and Managed Care , Hospitals , Drugs (Pharmaceuticals) , Emergency Medical Treatment , Medicaid
Health Care Law's Other Legal Challenges
Monday's "Hobby Lobby" decision was just the latest challenge to the Affordable Care Act. Details on the 5-4 decision and other challenges that could — if successful — have even deeper implications.
David Elson
"I think in the long run if I have to go to too many specialists this year, I'll be all right…I just hope I can afford this insurance."
Shopping for Coverage
Those who are expected to enroll in the new individual health exchanges tend to have less education than the currently insured population, according to projections by PricewaterhouseCoopers' Health Research Institute. They are also far more likely to be unmarried.
Insurance Captivity
Life insurers' use of complex private deals to shift obligations from their balance sheets to affiliated companies, especially special-purpose entities called captives, has nearly doubled over the last five years.
Where the Uninsured Live
Six states hold half the nation's uninsured, but rates vary widely.
A Flawed Program, Overwhelmed
TimesCast: The government's flood insurance program is at risk of running out of money. | Two weeks after Sandy, waiting for aid and losing patience. | Leaving Staten Island's devastation behind.
Looking for a Compromise
TimesCast: Whether President Obama can repair his ties with business. | The Supreme Court and same-sex marriage. | After Hurricane Sandy, insurance pitfalls to avoid.
Getting Back to Business
Business Day Live: Markets reopen after Hurricane Sandy. | Role of government insurance program in recovery. | How wireless systems fared. | A boon for construction. | Grounded at La Guardia airport.
Getting Back to Business
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Business Day Live: Hurricane Sandy bears down on the Northeast. | A risk analyst on the dangers for insurance companies. | The storm's potential economic impact. | Reports from the field.
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Steve Birley
Thursday, January 24, 2013
Who plays who locally in football on the final weekend of January.
Top billing locally this Saturday goes to all-conquering Exmouth Town as they bid to make it 14 consecutive SWP League Eastern Division League games unbeaten as they host Crediton United (2.15).
In the Fresha League Exmouth Amateurs host Morchard Bishop, East Budleigh entertain Alphington, Colaton Raleigh receive Westexe Rovers.
Home action also for Lympstone who meet Offwell Rangers and Woodbury who host Axmouth United.
Check what games are on and off by visiting www.defleague.co.uk on Saturday morning.
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Tascforce recruits 2500th volunteer
7th September, 2010 @ 10.29 am
Photo opportunity: 2pm on Thursday, September 9th at the Clinical Research Centre, Ninewells Hospital, Dundee. Mr Frank Sherriff, the TASCFORCE project's 2500th volunteer will be screened by staff to assess his risk of heart disease and stroke.
A major research project in Tayside and Fife looking at preventing Scotland's biggest killers - heart disease and stroke - has just recruited its 2500th volunteer.
Heart attack and stroke are still amongst the most common causes of illness and death in Scotland, despite major advances in preventive medicine.
The TASCFORCE Project, led by the University of Dundee, aims to find out whether screening techniques could be more effectively used to identify people at risk of heart disease so that it can be prevented or treated at an early stage.
'National guidelines are in place to assess whether an individual is at risk of heart and blood vessel disease, and thus requires treatment. We believe, however, that some people may still be at risk, but that the current methods of assessments fail to detect this,' said project leader Professor Jill Belch, of The Institute of Cardiovascular Research (TICR) at the University of Dundee.
'This project has been designed to identify these people, to screen for early signs of heart disease and to establish how effective new screening techniques, are in predicting the risk of heart disease so that it can be prevented or treated at an early stage.'
The project aims to recruit 5000 men and women from Tayside and Fife. This week Mr Frank Sherriff, of Dundee, became the 2500th person to volunteer to take part in the project.
'I became aware of the project through a `Healthy Lives' initiative at work and immediately decided to sign up for it,- said Mr Sherriff, a lecturer in Welding and Fabrication at Dundee College.
'I was happy to take part because it essentially involves a fairly thorough health check-up - a bit like going for your MOT - which was something I had been considering for a while but didn't feel I should bother the doctor with.
'My job is one where there can be a lot of smoke and fumes, so you do think about what effect that might be having. Getting your general health checked out can only be a good thing, and doing it this way doesn't put a strain on resources at the GP practice, and may also benefit many people for years to come through the research aspect.'
Volunteers to the study have to be aged 40 years or over and without diabetes, hypertension, stroke, heart or blood vessel disease. Eligibility is established by completing a simple health questionnaire.
Each participant who qualifies for the study is then required to make an initial visit to the Clinical Research Centre at Ninewells to have their blood pressure, weight and height measured and will have an ECG performed (a test that measures the electrical activity of the heart). A sample of blood will be taken to measure cholesterol, blood glucose and a chemical called BNP (B-type Natriuretic Peptide). BNP is made in the heart and indicates how well the heart is working.
These measurements, along with smoking status and a family history of heart or stroke disease, will be used to calculate the risk of developing heart disease. All participants found to be at risk using these standard methods of assessment, will receive appropriate advice and guidance on how to receive treatment.
Depending upon the level of the chemical BNP, participants will be invited to the second stage of the study which involves having an MRI scan of the heart and blood vessels in a purpose-built unit within the Clinical Research Centre.
Anyone who wishes to volunteer for the study or wants further information should contact Roberta Littleford on 01382 633963 or e-mail firstname.lastname@example.com.
The MRI scanner was purchased as a result of a financial support from the Souter Charitable Trust.
The project has full ethical approval and is sponsored by the University of Dundee. Professor Jill Belch, Professor of Vascular Medicine, The Institute of Cardiovascular Research (TICR) at the University of Dundee is the Principal Investigator.
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