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In recent history, Badger Daylighting Ltd. (TSX:BAD) has been negatively affected by its exposure to the oil and gas sector, which represented 50% of total revenues. But what is key about this company is that its hydrovac excavation services are in demand not only by the oil and gas industry, but also by petro-chemical plants, power plants, and other large industrial facilities in North America.
So, we should not view it as a direct play on the energy sector, although it certainly benefits from the ups and gets hurt in the downs of the energy market.
In 2016, Badger's non-oil and gas revenue increased 21%, while oil and gas revenue decreased 34%. Importantly, revenues from sectors other than oil and gas accounted for 75% of total revenue versus 45% in 2013. The stock has reacted very favourably to this fact, and the shares performed well to a point that they were looking ahead of themselves. And while, as I wrote at that time, I believe that the company deserved a premium valuation, trading at over 44 times earnings, it was beginning to look excessive.
A caveat to this would be if, in fact, the oil and gas sector recovered in any meaningful way, the company's earnings would rise very quickly and work to bring the multiple down without a meaningful decrease in the stock price.
And, as it happens, the company's shares have two things working in their favour at this point. First of all, the shares have declined almost 20% since mid-April, so the valuation has improved. Second, the oil and gas sector is, in fact, looking like it is in the midst of a nice recovery; the likes of Pason Systems Inc. (TSX:PSI) have reported an 80% increase in rig activity in Canada in the first quarter of 2017, and that the company is experiencing increased revenue for the first time since the downturn a few years back.
Badger Daylighting is a well-run company with a history of high margins and strong returns on equity. At this point, it represents a good, diversified play in the industrial sector as it offers services for a broad range of infrastructure-related industries.
And since the stock was hit when the energy sector was collapsing, it follows that the shares should rise as the energy sector recovers.
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Yes, you are forgiven Obama. But what was he thinking? He allowed a 747 from the presidential fleet, An Air Force One backup plane and fighter jet to fly very low over in New York. It was a poorly judged photo op that we, the people got taxed for. When I saw the video footage on the news where the people of New York started running and screaming, my heart sunk. It almost made me cry to see they had to feel that terror once again. So, my title fits, Obama is a terrorist. He instilled fear for New Yorkers, once again.
Definition of "terrorist": a person who terrorizes or frightens others.
Even Mayor Bloomberg is outraged and cannot believe he wasn't notified of what they were doing so that no panic would set in. How could anyone in their right mind think that this was ok? In my personal opinion, it's those who live in others states that really don't "get it". They feel and know that 9/11 was a horrible tragedy, but those who weren't there, living in another state don't have the same reaction. In fact, I got a tweet from another blogger I have known for a while saying, "It wasn't the actual Air Force One." ...And? If Obama had no knowledge of this, then why did he apologize and take full responsibility? Why are people still defending this guy? So if it's not his personal jet, then it's not his fault?
Listen to the fear in this lady's voice...
Another thing that is baffling: we should be focusing more on this swine flu pandemic, rather than photo shoots around New York. I have never been so outraged over a president before. This just proves to me how naive and inconsiderate this man is.
What do you think about all of this?
What about the video below? Watch the people scatter about in fear of their lives. Yes, Obama, you're forgiven, but this will certainly not be forgotten by many.
EDIT: Someone took the blame... Does Obama take his "apology and his full responsibility" back now?
NEW YORK (CNN) -- A White House official apologized Monday after he OK'd a large aircraft to fly low over Manhattan -- a sight that sent people reminded of 9/11 running in fear.
"I was here on 9/11," said iReporter Tom Kruk, who saw the plane as he was getting coffee Monday morning and snapped a photo. Kruk called the sight of the aircraft low in the sky "unsettling."
The huge aircraft, which functions as Air Force One when the president is aboard, was taking part in a classified, government-sanctioned photo shoot, the Federal Aviation Administration said.
"Last week, I approved a mission over New York. I take responsibility for that decision," said Louis Caldera, director of the White House Military Office. "While federal authorities took the proper steps to notify state and local authorities in New York and New Jersey, it's clear that the mission created confusion and disruption." ---read more here.
If they had $365,000 to spend on a photo op, they surely have enough money to pay someone off to take the blame. That's just my opinion though.
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By Maureen Farrell @CNNMoney December 12, 2011: 12:32 PM ET
Fearing risky banks,companies are putting their overnight cash in FDIC-insured accounts.
NEW YORK (CNNMoney) -- Jeff Cappelletti had his faith in the financial markets shaken in 2008, when he couldn't extricate about $1 million of his firm's overnight cash from the Reserve Fund, the world's largest money-market mutual fund.
As the treasurer and risk manager of the U.S. division of G4S Secure Solutions, a firm that provides private security guards to corporations, banks and airports in 125 countries, Cappelletti now puts some of his firm's cash in an area of the market he deems impenetrable: bank accounts insured by the FDIC.
"Now, if something happens to Bank of America and my cash is suddenly nowhere to be found, I have another pool of cash somewhere else," said Cappelletti. Bank of America (BAC, Fortune 500) is G4S's primary commercial bank.
Cappelletti has been working with New York private equity firm StoneCastle Partners over the past six months to divide and distribute about $7 million of G4S's overnight cash among a few dozen community banks.
StoneCastle has meted out these deposits in increments of less than $250,000 in order for the accounts to be backed by the FDIC.
In a sign of the intense fear gripping all corners of the financial system, G4S is part of a wave of large multi-national corporations seeking the shelter of FDIC insurance.
A year after launching this service, StoneCastle Partners has amassed $1.5 billion in deposits into its "Federally Insured Cash Account" (FICA) from major corporations like Starbucks (SBUX, Fortune 500), and Wakefern Food, which owns supermarkets including ShopRite and PriceRite, as well as non-profits like the United States Tennis Association.
Wakefern confirmed the practice, while Starbucks declined to comment for this story. USTA was unavailable for immediate comment.
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The corporate appetite for such de-risking appears almost insatiable, with StoneCastle's managing principal Josh Siegel saying it's been difficult to keep up with the demand. Conservatively, the firm expects a 10% growth rate in monthly deposits in 2012.
The firm now caps the total amount a single firm can hold in these accounts at $25 million but plans to increase that to $50 million by the end of 2012. It's also working to expand its network of 300 partner banks to 750 during the same time period.
With interest rates at historically low levels, Siegel says community banks can offer better yields on overnight cash. StoneCastle's corporate accounts yield about 0.3% -- nearly triple what corporations would earn in money market funds or U.S. Treasuries that mature in six months or less. StoneCastle takes about 0.15% for its administrative fee.
StoneCastle's accounts are a twist on a longstanding practice called "brokered deposits" that have been typically used by high net worth individuals. Until recently, they were rarely used by major corporations.
Historically, big brokerage shops like Merrill Lynch, Bank of New York (BK, Fortune 500) and Charles Schwab (SCHW, Fortune 500) created these brokered deposit funds for their wealthy clients by selling piles of loans to the community banks that promised customers the best interest rates.
Brokered deposits have been the lifeblood of community banks that need the funds to extend loans to the local community. The dark side is that they've also been a force behind some of the risky lending practices that caused community bank failures during the financial crisis.
Banks that take these deposits are willing to pay high rates. And in order to generate returns from those deposits, participating banks have often made more speculative and, thus higher-yielding, loans in areas like construction that suffered during the housing crisis.
"These deposits offer no risks for the banks and high rates of returns for investors, and the FDIC has been left holding the bag," said William Isaac, a former FDIC commissioner who ran the agency during 1980's savings and loan banking crisis. Isaac, who has been a public critic of brokered deposits, said such accounts were plentiful at nearly every bank that fell during the 1980s.
Most community banks that have failed since 2008 also had outsize proportions of brokered deposits. Still Siegel emphasizes that unlike traditional brokered deposits, StoneCastle doesn't shop for the best rates at community banks, just average rates. But even average rates are more attractive than what large banks offer on overnight accounts, he said.
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Delta Trust & Bank Corp. CEO French Hill said StoneCastle's deposits simply help his Little Rock, Ark., bank fill the unusually high business loan demand in his area.
Brokered deposits fall into a regulatory gray area for the FDIC. Banks deemed undercapitalized by the FDIC or on the agency's troubled bank list are banned from accepting new brokered deposits. But the regulations governing the practice overall are murky.
The FDIC declined to comment on StoneCastle Partners.
Siegel said StoneCastle has received two contradictory opinions from the FDIC's legal department. One opinion called StoneCastle's accounts brokered deposits, while the second opinion said they are not.
Since it's up in the air, Siegel said that StoneCastle hews to the rules governing brokered deposits to be safe and generally tries to stay away from banks that his firm perceives as risky.
Still, should any bank fail, Siegel said the FDIC did confirm that all accounts under $250,000 are indeed protected.
G4S's Cappelletti said he has mixed feeling about the "moral hazard "of the FDIC backing, but likes the security it provides his company.
"I think everyone wants the government to provide security," he said. "As a taxpayer, I'm not thrilled about it, but as a user of the services, governmental backing is important. We're all moving towards a flight to security."
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Who is Ben Domenech?
American Ben Domenech is a writer, blogger, and TV commentator. He is renowned as the co-founder of the online magazine, The Federalist.
Also, he happens to be a co-founder of the RedState group blog.
Ben Domenech- Age, Parents, Ethnicity, Siblings, Education
Ben Domenech was born on 1st January 1982 in Jackson, South Carolina. However, he was raised in Charleston of the same state. He is of Spanish ethnicity.
He is the son of Douglas Domenech and Jeanne Marie Schram (mother). His father is a government official. Currently, he is serving as the assistant of the United States Secretary of the interior.
He has a sister, Emily Domenech. Emily is the Senior Policy Advisor for the Republican House Minority leader, Kevin McCarthy.
Moving to academics, he completed his High School education at the Calvert School in Baltimore. Later, he joined the University of Nebraska-Lincoln.
In 1999, he joined the public University, William & Mary in a full-tuition scholarship. In the university, he also received the Ruben J. Salazar Award from the National Association of Hispanic Journalists in writing. However, he left the University in the senior year.
Ben's Early & Professional Career
During his university days, he joined The White House as an intern and staff assistant. Also, he was responsible to write speeches for the office. In September 2002, he got appointed as the speechwriter of the U.S Secretary of Health and Human Service Tommy Thompson.
In April 2003, he became the speechwriter of the senator, Joh Coryn as a chief Speechwriter. As a speechwriter, he was associated for 2 years interval. In March 2005, he changed his career as a speechwriter and became the book editor of Regnery Publishing and worked in the post for around one year.
In March 2006, The Washington Post hired him as a blogger to contribute a conservative point of view. The following month, he joined APCO Worldwide as an online writer and project manager on a contract basis.
In August 2009, he became a senior member of the Heartland Institute. He worked for the institute for around 6 years. In the meantime, he was also promoted to the managing director of the firm.
In September 2013, he launched the online magazine, The Federalist which covers politics, policy, and religion. Currently, he is a publisher for the magazine.
In January 2017, he joined CBS News as a contributor. Besides this, he has also made his appearance in the TV series, Fox News Sunday as a panelist. Also, he has made his appearance in shows including Rey Eye w/Tom Shillue, The Greg Gutfeld Show, and Face the Nation as a political panelist.
Ben Domenech- Net Worth, Salary
As of 2020, he has an estimated net worth of $1.5 million. As a writer, he makes in the range of $28k to $96k.
Besides that, his earnings range from $19k to $130k. Also, he makes through his business ventures including The Federalist and RedState.
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Ben Domenech has brown eyes with brunette hair. He stands at a height of 6 feet and weighs around 78 kg.
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In March 2006, he was hired as a blogger by The Washington Post. However, he left the daily newspaper after he faced plagiarism accusations in his works. He left the position as a blogger after those accusations were verified true.
Back in 2019, he tweeted by stating that the one who tries to form a union the person will face the repercussions in his own manner. Due to the Tweet, the National Labor Relations Board Judge took the tweet as a way to threaten the staff illegally.
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He is active on Twitter with the handle, @bdomenech with over 131.1k followers. But he is unavailable on Facebook and Instagram.
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Uganda is one of the countries with a big number of Antelopes, they are distributed across all the 10 national parks in Uganda, However there different types of antelopes found in game reserve and parks which you can encounter on your safari. Antelopes live in Savannah plains on the East and southern part of Africa. The regions where Antelopes of Uganda inhabit are buses, semi-arid, woodlands, they normal keep away from swampy areas, and the forested areas are pure desert regions.
Most of the Antelopes are found in East Africa in Uganda, Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania, Malawi, Burundi, Zimbabwe and other countries with in the African region but particularly in Uganda's most national park, a number of them are fund in Lake Mburo National Park, Kidepo valley National Park, Queen Elizabeth National park, Semiliki National park Murchison falls national park and many more reserves.
COMMON CHARAESTICS OF ANTELOPES
Antelopes are herbivores animals, which feed on grass they normally graze, Antelopes graze like cattle and prefer succulent leaves, they eat flowers on which they get during the rainy season but also eat low quality plants, tubers, seeds, little trees and shrubs.
Antelopes do not have specific mating period, it's anytime throughout the year. As long as they have reached maturity.
Antelopes have a gestation period of 7-9months at the end they will give birth to a single calf at a time unless in un usual circumstances just as humans.
Antelopes are seen in groups of 500 members but those of the same antelopes, the group includes mothers, infant and males this is all for the purposes of protection. However after a period of time the males split into smaller group, and sometimes wonder off alone or mix up with other antelopes.
They communicate using different vocalization and gestures especially when their in danger. In case of a predator they will alert the whole herd .A herd is a group of Antelopes. The predators include animals like spotted hyenas , wild dogs, cheetahs and many more to sight. The offspring are vulnerable, compared to species
Male Antelopes are larger than the females and they weigh more than them. There about 29 different types of antelopes they include Kobs , Elands, Jacksons hart beast, Greater Kuddu, waterbuck and many more. The largest measure up to 180cm at shoulder, the large species o antelopes have along elegant spiral horns and white side stripes, unusual flat-faced creature especially the Jacksons hartebeest which can only be found in Uganda, the waterbuck is often fond near rivers and lakes.
The other large species include the great Kudu, this has a long, elegant spiral horns and white side stripes, Jacksons hartebeest , flat-faced creature that is found in Uganda, and the shaggy waterbuck, which is often found near rivers and lakes.
The sitatunga is a rarely semi aquatic antelope, whose splayed hooves are adapted for life in the papyrus swamps, they are much more common in grant gazelle, they live in herds of hundreds of individual, the pretty Uganda Kob-National antelope.


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PHL water execs share center stage in Korea
Leaders of Metro Manila's water-supply system discussed in Korea's two major water conferences this week the 10-year water-security program under the Duterte administration and the successful public-private partnership (PPP) among Metropolitan Waterworks and Sewerage System (MWSS), Manila Water, Maynilad and Bulacan Bulk Water's Luzon Clean Water Corp.
MWSS Administrator and Asia Water Council Director Reynaldo V. Velasco served as one of the resource speakers at the first Asia International Water Week and the World Water Cities Forum in Gyeongju, Korea, that began on Tuesday. Manila Water President Ferdinand M. de la Cruz and Maynilad President Ramoncito Fernandez also acted as resource speakers and delivered separate presentations on Drinking Water and Sanitation at the AWC Water Project Forum.
"The Korea water conference is an important event to further promote the country's effective, participative and successful PPP legal framework started in 1997 by President Fidel V. Ramos through a concession agreement in the water industry that the Philippines through Manila Water is now exporting to Asean countries like Myanmar, Vietnam and Indonesia," Velasco said.
Organized by AWC led by K-Water President Lee Hak-soo, the AIWW is a triennial water gathering for multistakeholders to seek tangible implementation for resolving Asian water problems and a forum for sharing AWC's professional achievements, as well as knowledge sharing with other professionals' experience and networks.
Velasco is also the country's official representative at the World Water Cities Declaration in the WWCF conference and the Water Declaration to the World in the AWC conference.
The three water leaders shared best practices of the 20-year successful PPP in the Philippines.
Before the MWSS's privatization in August 1997, the water service coverage in Metro Manila only accounted for 53 percent and system water loss was more than half due to leakage, unmetered houses, or pilferage from the consumers.
The successful MWSS privatization in August 1997 during the Ramos administration has brought good results. As of this year, 95 percent of the service area in Metro Manila to include areas in Cavite, Rizal and Laguna now enjoy ample water supply. Despite their massive capital expenditures for improvements of water supply and wastewater system, both Maynilad and Manila still rank among the cities in Asia and the Philippines with lowest and affordable water rates.
Tan's Resorts World Manila rushing to finish expansion
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Hot money inflow inched higher in 2022
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Groups urged to invest wisely
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MOST of us are familiar with the term "return on investment," or ROI, a metric that helps us understand the profitability of an investment. ROI is the ratio of net income (over a period) to investment (costs of investing a resource at a certain point in time). A high ROI means the investment has made significant gains compared to its cost.


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Learning CenterEducational ActivitiesRheum2LearnSjogren Syndrome
Sjogren's Syndrome (SJS)
Contributor: Amy C. Cannella, MD
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A previously healthy 32 year-old woman presents with complaints of six months of worsening dry eyes and dry mouth. She feels a gritty sensation in her eyes, and has been unable to wear her contact lenses. She states her dentist is concerned because she has developed multiple dental caries. She also feels some fullness in her cheeks. She has been very fatigued and achy. Her physical exam reveals dry mucous membranes, dental caries at the gum line and swelling in her parotid glands. A Shirmer's test is done and results in 3 mm of bilateral tear wetting in 5 minutes. The remainder of the examination is normal. Laboratory testing is done and the ANA is 1:640 (by immunofluorescence), and the anti-Ro (SSA) and anti-La (SSB) antibodies are strongly positive. A diagnosis of primary Sjogren's syndrome (SS) is made.
What are the key features that lead to a diagnosis of SS?
Patients with primary SS commonly present with sicca symptoms (dryness), both ocular and oral. Persistent dry eyes and/or dry mouth (daily for over three months), without an alternative explanation are very important clues in this diagnosis. Patients describe a sandy or gravel sensation in their eyes. In addition to dryness (xerostomia), common oral complaints include salivary gland swelling, an increase in dental caries at the gum-line, and the need to use liquid to aid in swallowing or awakening at night to drink.
Ocular signs, such as a positive Schirmer's test can help give objective evidence for ocular dryness. A Schirmer's test can be done in the office and consists of gently placing sterile filter paper between the eye and the lower lid and measuring tear production. A positive test result is < 5 mm of wetting in 5 minutes. Additional tests include an ocular staining score (OSS), which involves fluorescein staining of the cornea and lissamine green staining of the bulbar conjunctivae for a total score ranging from 0-12 (> 3 is positive), and a tear breakup time (TBUT) of<10 seconds. Rose Bengal staining can be used to assess conjunctival and corneal damage in patients with sicca, but it is toxic to the epithelial cells and painful to patients.
Tests can also be done for xerostomia. These include salivary gland scintigraphy, which gives a dynamic measure of salivary gland function by looking at radiotracer uptake, and unstimulated whole salivary flow (UWS) which measures the rate of saliva production.
The presence of antibodies to Rheumatoid Factor (RF), ANA, Ro (SS-A) and La (SS-B) are commonly found in patients with primary SS. Multiple studies have reported differing frequencies, but in general the presence of one or more of these antibodies are seen in over half of affected patients.
A minor salivary gland biopsy is done with a punch biopsy of the lower lip to support a diagnosis of SS. A scoring system is employed by the pathologist, looking for focal lymphocytic sialadenitis (FLS), and a score of > 1 is considered positive.
A 56 year old woman with a past medical history of hypertension presents with palpable purpura on her lower legs, and a painful sensation in her right foot with the inability to dorsiflex the foot. She also describes a painful triphasic color change in her fingers upon cold exposure, consistent with Raynaud's phenomenon. With further questioning, she states she has had years of dry eyes and dry mouth. On physical examination, she is edentulous, has dry mucous membranes, has palpable purpura on her lower legs and has a right foot drop. Her Shirmer's test results in 1 mm of bilateral tear wetting in 5 minutes. Her ANA, Rheumatoid factor, anti-Ro (SSA) and anti-La (SSB) are strongly positive. Other serologies are negative. She has positive cryoglobulins and a monoclonal protein on serum protein electrophoresis. A minor salivary gland biopsy is done and shows a focus score of > 1. A sural nerve biopsy shows vasculitis. A diagnosis of Sjogren's syndrome with vasculitis is made.
What additional extra-glandular manifestation of Sjogren's Syndrome is concerning in this case?
This patient has likely had long-standing SS, which places her at risk for the development of Non-Hodgkins Lymphoma (NHL). The lifetime risk for developing NHL in SS is 5-10%, which is markedly higher than that of the general population. Risk factors for the development of NHL include the length of time with the disease, a low C4, presence of type II cryoglobulins, anemia, lymphocytopenia, hypergammaglobulinemia, cutaneous vasculitis (palpable purpura), lymphadenopathy, splenomegaly, parotid enlargement and peripheral neuropathy. Patients with SS will have a monoclonal gammopathy up to 22% of the time, and it may be a harbinger of NHL. In this case, the monoclonal gammopathy, vasculitis, serologic positivity and cryoglobulinemia warrant a referral to hematology for evaluation for lymphoma.
Identify common patient complaints suggestive of the diagnosis of SS, including both oral (xerostomia) and ocular (xerophthlalmia) symptoms and glandular swelling.
Recognize that patients with xerostomia may have problems with chewing and swallowing food, dental caries (at the gum line) and oral candidiasis.
Consider the differential diagnosis for sicca symptoms and evaluate the patient for diseases which mimic SS, such as HIV, HCV, sarcoidosis and lymphoma.
Recognize the association of SS with other autoimmune conditions, including RA, scleroderma and SLE.
Identify the visceral manifestations of SS and the significant morbidity for patients with end-organ involvement.
Identify comorbid conditions that can worsen sicca symptoms in SS, such as smoking, medications and vitamin deficiency.
Recognize the different treatment approaches for glandular and extra glandular manifestations of Sjogren's syndrome.
Identify the epidemiology of SS, including primary and secondary forms.
Recognize the pathogenic mechanisms, including genetic and environmental factors that may lead to the development of Sjogren's syndrome.
Distinguish the lacrimal and salivary glandular pathology of focal lymphocytic infiltration involved with oral and ocular symptoms of the disease.
Identify and extra-glandular manifestations of the disease, including arthritis, pulmonary disease, distal renal tubular acidosis, thyroiditis, hepatitis, neuropathy and cutaneous vasculitis.
Identifythe importance of auto-antibodies in SS, including nonspecific ANA and RF and more specific anti-Ro and anti-La.
Describe the commonly used tests for the diagnosis of SS, including a minor salivary gland biopsy, Schirmer's test, and ocular staining score.
Recognize the risk of developing lymphoma in SS, and the associated harbingers of malignancy (reduction of RF titer, glandular swelling).
Discuss the disease and potential complications with patients in a way that incorporates patients' perspectives.
Utilize the electronic health record to promote patient centered communication.
Utilize web based resources to help educate patients about SS.
Outline a non-pharmacologic treatment regimen for different facets of SS.
Outline a targeted pharmacologic treatment regimen and understand the side effects of therapy.
Recognize the impact of SS on pregnancy outcomes and develop a plan to discuss this with patients.
Recognize the effects of a chronic disease on the patient, the family and quality of life.
Recognize the importance of patient privacy, informed consent and equal care.
Provide adequate time and accessibility to address patient concerns.
Demonstrate integrity and honesty in discussing patient care issues and management with the patient and family.
Practice Based Learning
Identify the evolving nature of classification criteria and distinguish the use of these criteria for clinical trials and as diagnostic aids in clinical practice. Recognize the two classification criteria for SS: 1) the 2002 American-European Consensus Group Classification Criteria for Sjogren's Syndrome and 2) the 2012 American College of Rheumatology Classification Criteria.
Integrate and apply information from the history and physical, laboratory and diagnostic testing to make informed decisions about patient care.
Set learning goals in SS diagnosis and management.
Utilize web-based resources for the most current information (1, 2) on diagnosis and treatment of SS.
Recognize the importance of workplace assessments and develop a willingness to adapt and apply changes based on feedback.
System Based Practice
Recognize that the diagnosis can be challenging and referral to a rheumatologist is helpful.
Recognize the need for interdisciplinary management, including close follow-up with ophthalmology and dental providers.
Identify barriers to the delivery of optimal patient care for patients with SS and offer improved ideas for delivering care.
Identify patient barriers to the treatment plan and be sensitive to both cultural and financial obstacles in delivering patient care.
Demonstrate an awareness of the impact of diagnostic and pharmacologic recommendations on the health care system, including insurance companies, physician and patient.
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(Answer questions 1 – 5 on a piece a paper. Find Answer Key at the bottom of this page.)
Which of the following objective measures have been shown to have the greatest sensitivity and specificity when used in combination for the diagnosis of SS?
Anti-Ro or La antibody, Ocular Staining Score (OSS) and Minor Salivary Gland biopsy
Rheumatoid Factor, Shirmer's test, Unstimulated Whole Salivary Flow (UWS)
Anti-Ro or La antibody, Tear Breakup Time and Shirmer's test
Anti-Ro or La antibody, Unstimulated Whole Salivary Flow (UWS) and Salivary Scintigraphy
Anti- Ro or La antibody, ANA, and Shirmer's Test
You are taking care of the following patients with SICCA. In which patient are you most concerned about the development of lymphoma?
A 25 year old woman with dry eyes and dry mouth, low titer anti-Ro and fatigue.
A60 year old edentulous male with a history of squamous cell carcinoma of the tongue. He continues to smoke heavily. He has negative serologies and had radiation for his previous tongue cancer.
A 70 year old edentulous woman with high titer anti-Ro antibodies, parotid enlargement, and palpable purpura on her legs.
A 50 year old Black man male with hilar lymphadenopathy and a painful rash on his shins.
A 35 year old woman with seropositive RA, and positive anti-Ro antibody, who is no longer able to wear her contact lenses.
You are following a 30 year old woman with known SS. She complains today of muscle weakness and myalgia. Two weeks ago, she was started on hydroxychloroquine 400 mg daily. Based on her laboratory findings below, what is the most likely finding on a kidney biopsy?
Potassium = 2.0 mEq/L (normal 3.6 to 5.1 Eq/L)
Bicarbonate = 6.0 Eq/L (normal 22 to 32 Eq/L)
Creatinine = 0.8 mg/dL (normal 0.64 to 1.27 mg/dL)
Urine pH = 8
Urinalysis: trace blood and no protein
Membranous Nephropathy
Interstitial Nephritis
Rapidly Progressive Glomerulonephritis
Curvilinear bodies on electron microscopy
What is the most common pulmonary manifestation of SS?
Non-specific Interstitial Pneumonia (NSIP)
Lymphocytic Interstitial Pneumonia (LIP)
Usual Interstitial Pneumonia (UIP)
Organizing Pneumonia (OP)
Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension (PAH)
You are asked to see a 25 year old woman with sicca, arthritis and Raynaud's Phenomenon. Her serologic profile is the following: ANA 1:640, positive anti-Ro, positive anti-Smith, positive RF and positive single stranded (ss) DNA. The presence of which auto-antibody suggests more than a diagnosis of SS?
Anti-Ro
Anti-ssDNA
Anti-Smith
You are taking care of a 35 year old woman with SS and diabetes mellitus. She complains to you about fatigue and arthralgias. She has trace synovitis in her metacarpal phalangeal joints (MCP) and proximal interphalangeal joints (PIPs). Her sedimentation rate and C-reactive protein are normal. Hand xrays show no erosive changes. She wishes to become pregnant in the near future.What is the best therapy at this time?
You are asked to see a 55 year old woman with a rapidly progressive weakness in her arms and urinary retention. Her physical examination shows upper extremity spasticity and diffusely diminished sensation. Her past medical history is significant for SS, for which she takes cyclosporine eye drops and daily hydroxychloroquine. She recently emigrated from Eastern Europe. What is your next diagnostic test?
MRI of the brain
MRI of the thoracic spine
ANA and anti-Ro and anti-La antibodies
Lumbar puncture for oligoclonal bands
The diagnosis of SS rests on objective evidence of serologic, ophthalmologic and oral signs. A recently proposed classification criterion reviewed a range of diagnostic tests and compared them in cases and controls. The combination that yielded the greatest sensitivity and specificity included at least two of the following: 1) Positive serum anti-SSA and/or anti-SSB or (positive RF or ANA titer > 1:320, 2) OSS > 3 or 3) presences of focal lymphocytic sialadenititis with a focus score of > 1. Classification criteria are developed to allow for the enrollment of a standardized group of patients into clinical trials. Elements of the criteria are useful as aids in clinical practice, but may not be applicable in every patient because of practical imitations (a labial salivary gland biopsy may be considered too invasive or may not be feasible). Therefore, the other diagnostic tests listed in the criterion may become valuable substitutes and clinical judgment is still critical.
Patients with SS are at a higher risk for lymphoma with reported odds ratios of up to 40. Risk factors for the development of NHL include the length of time with the disease, low C4, type II cryoglobulins, anemia, lymphocytopenia, hypergammaglobulinemia, cutaneous vasculitis (palpable purpura), lymphadenopathy, splenomegaly, parotid enlargement and peripheral neuropathy. The patient in c has long-standing disease as she is edentulous and has glandular enlargement with palpable purpura, all risk factors for the development of lymphoma. The patients in foil a has mild primary SS and in e has secondary SS, but there is no information given that they have ominous findings for lymphoma. The patient in foil b has sicca from smoking and radiation and in d has sicca from sarcoidosis, hence neither patient is at increased risk for lymphoma associated with SS.
This patient with SS has a distal (type I) renal tubular acidosis (RTA), which is the most common renal manifestation of SS from interstitial nephritis (IN). The pathologic hallmark is infiltration of the interstitium with inflammatory cells (plasma cells, lymphocytes and monocytes), tubular atrophy and fibrosis, resulting in impaired distal acidification. Classic laboratory findings include a hyperchloremic metabolic acidosis with a normal anion gap and hypokalemia. This patient is weak because of the low potassium. RTA is seen early in the disease course and mostly in young patients. It does not evolve into renal failure, but requires lifelong electrolyte replacement, as it is refractory to immunosuppressive therapy in most cases. Although glomerular disease can occur in SS, it is less common than IN, and would have a more active urinary sediment and possible renal compromise. Vasculitis is an uncommon finding in SS. Hydroxychloroquine (HCQ) therapy can cause a neuromyopathy and the classic finding of toxicity is curvilinear bodies on electron microscopy, in any organ. The risk of HCQ toxicity increases with time and dosage. She was recently started on HCQ and would not have had the length of exposure needed to develop this side effect, however vigilance for myopathy is always warranted on this therapy.
SS is a systemic disease and pulmonary involvement is common with an estimated prevalence of significant lung involvement in up to 24% of patients. Pulmonary involvement is associated with a 4-fold increased mortality after 10 years of disease. All of the above lung conditions can be seen in SS, and NSIP is the most common. PAH is seen in other auto-immune diseases, such as the scleroderma spectrum and Mixed Connective Tissue Disease (MCTD), but its occurrence in SS is rare. Pulmonary symptoms in patients with SS should be judiciously evaluated, and when present aggressively treated with a multidisciplinary approach.
The correct answer is E.
It is common to see the following auto-Abs in SS: ANA, Anti-Ro, Anti-La and RF. Anti-ss DNA is not specific. Anti-Smith is specific for lupus and in the setting of arthritis and Raynaud's Phenomenon, a complete work-up for other auto-immune conditions, including lupus should be pursued.
In this patient with fatigue and inflammatory arthritis, HCQ is the best choice for several reasons:
studies have shown HCQ diminishes the fatigue associated with SS,
HCQ is a good agent for mild inflammatory arthritis,
HCQ may lower serum blood sugar in diabetic patients. In fact, diabetic patients on glucose lowering therapy should be counseled about this effect and medications adjusted accordingly. Methotrexate (MTX) and Leflunomide would be reasonable choices for the inflammatory arthritis of SS; however, both are teratogenic and contraindicated in pregnancy. Women should be off of MTX for at least 3 months prior to attempting to conceive. Leflunomide undergoes enterohepatic recirculation and can stay in the system for a long time (up to two years). Blood levels must be tested and negative twice before attempting to conceive for any women who have received leflunomide. Abatacept and Rituximab are two biologic agents which can be used in SS; however, her manifestations are not severe enough at this time to warrant a biologic agent.
This patient has the complication of transverse myelitis from her SS. Transverse myelitis is an inflammatory disorder of the spinal cord that presents with weakness, sensory loss and/or bowel and bladder involvement. In SS, multiple spinal levels are contiguously involved (3 or more levels). This is distinct from multiple sclerosis where multiple non-contiguous levels may be involved. A lumbar puncture is indicated and oligoclonal bands may be positive (1-2 bands) in SS, but it is much lower than the bands seen in MS (2-10 bands). The brain may be involved in SS, but that wouldnot explain her current symptoms. In a patient with known SS, repeating her serologic tests yields no additional information. Finally, she is at risk for TB after living in an endemic area, but she likely has a positive PPD from BCG vaccination.
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Q: PyPy displaying inaccurate benchmark results? I was working on Project Euler and wondered if I could speed up my solution using PyPy. However, I found results quite disappointing, as it took more time to compute.
d:\projeuler>pypy problem204.py
3462.08630405 mseconds

d:\projeuler>python problem204.py
1823.91602542 mseconds

Since mseconds output were calculated using python's time modules, so I ran it again using builtin benchmark commands.
d:\projeuler>pypy -mtimeit -s "import problem204" "problem204._main()"
10 loops, best of 3: 465 msec per loop

d:\projeuler>python -mtimeit -s "import problem204" "problem204._main()"
10 loops, best of 3: 1.87 sec per loop

PyPy reports that it took about half second to finish running. However, I tried running pypy problem204 several times and outputs were never even close to benchmarked .5 seconds. unlike pypy, python's mtimeit results are consistent with outputs. Is pypy giving me inaccurate benchmarks, or is there some magic I don't understand?

A: Note that timeit

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*runs the statement several times (10 in your case), and

*does that several times (3 by default) and gives the minimum of that, for reasons outlined in the documentation.

It depends on your code, but it's entirely possible that the JIT compiler is to blame for this confusing result. The JIT warmup overhead is incurred every time you launched a new pypy process, but only once during the timeit benchmark (because that one runs _main several times in the same process). Moreover, if some part of your code is run so often that it's not compiled when _main runs once, but only when it runs, say, three times, subsequent runs will also be faster, which further removes the best result from the first one (i.e. the one for running pypy problem204.py once).
The timeit result is correct in that it (roughly) matches how fast the code will be in the best case - warmed-up JIT compiler, rarely losing the CPU to other programs, etc.
Your problem is that you want to know something different - the time including JIT warmup.

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TAKING THE HYSTERIA OUT OF HEAD LICE: More lenient rules make some schools jumpy
School nurses and other health authorities say stricken students should be able to stay in class. But such a progressive approach bugs many parents and district leaders.
By John M. Glionna, Los Angeles Times | http://lat.ms/19t5qcS
December 15, 2013, 7:55 p.m. :: LOVELOCK, Nev. — For years, school nurse Deborah Pontius came to work with nits to pick. On some days in this isolated central Nevada town, she'd actually sift through the hair of students found with live head lice.
<<Deborah Pontius, chief nurse for Pershing County School District in Nevada, uses a stuffed louse to teach children about curing head lice. She and other nurses advocate letting students with lice stay in class rather than miss school. (John M. Glionna / Los Angeles Times / December 4, 2013)
But something bigger bugged her: the district's policy of sending children home when they were infested with head lice — grayish-white insects that suck blood from the scalp and cause severe itching.
Pontius saw stricken students miss weeks of school. A reentry ticket involved painstaking inspections, with parents required to prove that not a single hitchhiker resided on a child's head. Aside from the "ick" factor, she wondered, was there a reason to quarantine the youngsters?
Like a bug detective, Pontius dove in to determine where students were contracting the creatures. As chief nurse for the Pershing County School District's 600 students, Pontius consulted the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the American Academy of Pediatrics. She interviewed families of lice-infested students.
In the vast majority of cases, it turned out students did not contract the bugs in the classroom. And since the stubby-legged louse does not fly or jump and needs close bodily contact to spread, it seemed reasonable that students under care for the infestation could remain in class without risk to others.
Pontius successfully persuaded the district to change its policy — as the Los Angeles Unified School District had already done. A growing number of school districts have followed suit.
With Pontius co-writing the new policy paper, the National Assn. of School Nurses changed its recommendations to allow students with head lice — known as pediculosis — to stay in class. But Pontius, 55, knows the battle isn't over.
Parents complain that school officials' failure to issue warning letters when a student is found with head lice leaves them without tools to fight infestation. One New Jersey district has signaled it may revert to the lice ban after objections by school board members. And the National Pediculosis Assn., a nonprofit group, has warned that easing school restrictions could harm efforts to halt the spread of what it calls a communicable parasitic disease.
"L.A. County and other communities are trading in their nit-free standard for children in the classroom in favor of chasing lice with pesticides," the organization complained in response to the Los Angeles Unified School District policy that permits children to attend school even if they show signs of lice eggs, or nits.
It's unclear how many districts nationwide have opted for less-restrictive lice policies, but Nevada offers a hint: Of 14 counties with chief school district nurses, four have eased their rules on head lice since 2011, and others are cautiously considering the move.
"We know people will overreact," said Sheila Story, chief nurse for the Carson City School District. "Head lice just gets everyone over-excited."
Even in Lovelock, a two-exit town along Interstate 80 two hours northeast of Reno, the new rules have caused tension among parents, teachers and the school board.
"This is one of the most contentious issues school boards nationwide have to deal with," Pontius said. "The best I can hope is that people accept that this condition isn't worth taking a child from school. What people really want is for the lice to go away, and that's not going to happen."
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates that 6 million to 12 million U.S. children between the ages of 3 and 11 are infested each year by lice, which do not carry disease. The bugs crawl among children during sustained contact at sleepovers, play groups and other such activities. The wingless insects live their entire lives on human scalps, feeding on blood and attaching their eggs to hair follicles.
CDC officials support more lenient polices of the American Academy of Pediatrics, whose 2010 report said, "No healthy child should be excluded from or allowed to miss school time because of head lice," adding that "no-nit" policies keeping students out of school "should be abandoned."
Under Lovelock's guidelines, Pontius calls the parents of students with lice and recommends chemical treatments approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. She does not send a general notification letter to other parents for fear of hysteria.
She also gives out a fact sheet she calls "Lice 101: Everything You Really Didn't Want to Know About Lice." She and other National Nursing Assn. board members who worked on the group's new policy jokingly called themselves "nit-pickers" and "lice ladies" to take the edge off what they say is an overblown health scare.
But Pontius cannot expunge the stigma that head lice are a scarlet letter of bad parenting. "With even the mention of head lice, people itch — they scratch their heads," she said. "Many mistakenly see the bugs as signs of a dirty home."
Critics say the newer bug policies don't take the insects seriously enough.
Gregory Nolan, superintendent of Flemington-Raritan Regional School District in New Jersey, says the board wants to dump the more lenient protocol it adopted in 2010 that also calls for nurses to recommend accepted chemical treatments to parents to treat the lice. Critics worry that exposure to chemical washes used to treat head lice are toxic to young children over time.
"Our board members are also parents," Nolan said. "They want new protocols that term head lice as a contagious infestation."
Shea Murphy, principal at Lovelock Elementary School, opposed Pontius' plan, but has changed her mind. "We've taken the hysteria out of head lice," she said. "We tell parents who call about some kid with a problem: 'Here it is. We're moving on.'"
Pockets of resistance remain, however. School board member Shayla Hudson, a cosmetologist, says trade rules forbid her from working on customers with head lice. She doesn't want the insects in school either: "We'll just have to wait until the next head lice epidemic and look at this issue again."
Lovelock teacher Dana Montes calls lice a classroom nightmare. "One girl, all she did was sit there picking out the lice and putting them on the desk." She believes the bugs move among hats and coats on racks or among students working in close quarters.
That's how she got a case of head lice from a student six years ago: "I leaned over her at the reading table and saw lice in her hair. Then one dropped onto the desk. By then it was too late."
The bugs are gone, but not forgotten. "When I die and go to heaven," Montes said, "the first question I'm going to ask God is: 'Why did you create lice? What was that all about?'"
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The actor, who appeared in more than 200 films in a career spanning five decades, died at his home in Beverly Hills, California.
Ford's health had been declining for a number of years after having suffered a series of strokes.
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The Canadian-born actor began his career in 1937 and made a number of lowbudget dramas before joining the US Marine Corps in 1942.
Ford's big break came after the Second World War when he starred alongside Rita Hayworth in the 1946 romance Gilda.
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Lehigh Valley Weekly Report
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The 'Pigs continue their six game home stand after dropping both games of their doubleheader last night against Rochester. Lehigh Valley opens a four game weekend series against Indianapolis tonight before heading to Durham for three early next week. At 20-34, Lehigh Valley is in 5th place of the Northern Division of the International League , 10 games behind division leading Rochester. The 'Pigs have lost three straight and are an abysmal 2-8 over their last 10 games.
News and Notes: INF Cord Phelps has a modest 7 game hitting streak and has hit in 14 of his last 17 games (19-52, .365)
–Brian Bogusevic has hit safely in 41 of his 45 starts this season. Very impressive.
–Lehigh Valley continues to lead the league in walks allowed (216), having allowed 10% more than the next closest team.
–SS Chase D'Arnaud is hitting .343 over the last three weeks(23-67).
–Dustin McGowan has thrown in 7 games for Lehigh Valley, earning 1 win and four saves and having not allowed a run in his 7.1IP.
–'Pigs League Leaders, Hitting: Brian Bogusevic is 9th in AB's(190), 10th in runs(26), 2nd in hits(62) and 6th in avg (.326); Maikel Franco is 3rd in SLG (.539) and leads the league in AVG (.355).
Pitching:Phillippe Aumont is 2nd in ERA (2.35) and 2nd in walks(33); Joely Rodriguez has the 5th worst ERA (5.76), 4th worst WHIP (1.76), is 4th in walks (29), 10th in IP(59.1) and is tied for the lead in starts(11); Adam Morgan has the 6th worst ERA (5.33), 8th worst WHIP (1.59) and is 8th in HR allowed (6); Cesar Jiminez is 5th in games(21).
'Pigs Prospects: Adam Morgan has really struggled over his last four starts, going 0-1 with an 8.53ERA, allowing 18ER and 26H in 19 innings, while also walking 10 hitters. In his 10 starts this year, Morgan is now 0-5 with a 5.33ERA; 1.59 WHIP and an awful .306 opponents average against him. Right handed hitters are hitting him equally as hard (.306) as left handed hitters(.304)
Seth Rosin had a very strong May, during which he threw in 11 games with a low 1.72 ERA and an excellent WHIP of 1.15. Rosin is building a nice body of work of the year, at 1-1 with a 2.22ERA in 20 appearances, also earning 2 saves.His walk rate has been excellent at 1.6 per 9IP and a serviceable K rate of 6.0 per 9. The opposition is hitting .256 against him, lefties at .292 and righties at .232. With RISP, hitters are at .286.
Domonic Brown continues mired in AAA mediocrity. Brown hit .267 in 120 May AB's with 0HR and 16 RBI. On the year for Lehigh Valley, Brown sits at .250/.299/.302 with 0HR 23RBI and 9SB. Brown has not homered in 183 plate appearances for the 'Pigs. He has been running on the base paths more than in years past, but if we are depending on a transformation of Brown into a base stealer and opposed to run producer, we are going to have even more issues than we do currently with Brown. Browns walks in 6% of his PA and is striking out at a 17% clip. Reverse splits at .311 vs. LHP, .228 vs. RHP.
Next week: Lino, Knigge
Probables: Thur: Morgan; Fri: Berken; Sat: Vasquez
Transactions: Comings: C Gabriel Lino (promoted from Reading)
Goings: C Logan Moore (sent to Reading); C John Hester (Released)
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VermontPhilsPhan says:
Thanks for this report. With Domo, has there been any improvement to his woeful outfield play?
His OF play has been adequate, which is actually a step up from years past
I wouldn't be surprised if next week's report includes Jake Diekman, who is sorely in need of a reclamation project.
Agreed. Looking more and more like that.
Yeah, you watch him throw, his stuff is electric and it's staggering that he's not a dominating pitcher. I wouldn't even be against them stretching him out and using him as a starter. The worst it will do is get him some innings and maybe let him get into a groove. In the best case scenario you get a very intriguing starter with scary good stuff. Certainly, right now, nothing much positive is happening.
Buddy Biancalana says:
That would be great – Phils could go with a six man rotation with Aumont and Diekman pitching on the same day – Aumont pitches the first 3.1 innings, throwing 87 pitches, 34 for strikes, with Diekman pitching the next 4 innings, throwing 132 pitches, 47 for strikes.
Boug really needs to be on the ML roster
money says:
Whats the deal with Aaron Brown? He on the Williamsport roster now.Why? Is it a possible conversion to pitching?
not that Dom has any trade value but it's time for a change of scenery. He is a taller version of Ben Revere at this point with a better arm. Any chance PED's an issue before or has he lost it.