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Longtime Dallas congresswoman Eddie Bernice Johnson has awarded thousands of dollars in college scholarships to four relatives and a top aide's two children since 2005, using foundation funds set aside for black lawmakers' causes.
Eddie Bernice JohnsonThe recipients were ineligible under anti-nepotism rules of the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation, which provided the money. And all of the awards violated a foundation requirement that scholarship winners live or study in a caucus member's district.
…Scholarships have gone to two of the congresswoman's grandsons, Kirk and David Johnson; to two of her great-nephews, Gregory and Preston Moore; and to [staff member Rod] Givens' son and daughter. Givens did not respond to requests for comment, and none of the scholarship recipients could be reached.
Johnson denies that she "personally benefited" from the scheme and says that she "unknowingly" violated the clear eligibility rules.
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For a franchise whose ultimate goal is to wring out every last dollar possible, this upcoming news should be no surprise. While Transformers 4 is clearly happening with Michael Bay at the helm (supposedly his last time taking the reigns), we've only thus far been given a few details — including they're headed in a new direction that would set it up for someone else to direct.
Now, thanks to TFW2005 (via Bleeding Cool) we've got word from Hasbro's president and CEO Brian Goldner that this fourth entry will feature a new robot line-up and the reason is bluntly obvious. Since children already had their favorite set of toys from the first few films, there was no incentive to go pick up more. Therefore, they'll be creating a new line-up of robots strictly to boost toy sales, a massive component of this Transformers business.
They also have provided a plain logo, seen above, and that the intended summer 2014 release date is still on target. No word on if the above news means none of our regular robots, but I'd have to imagine they show up in the chaotic frenzy that is Baydom. So parents, you better start saving because in about two years, you'll have a brand-new toy wishlist.
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The Grand Hotel Scarborourgh overlooks the towns South Bay . A grade 11 listed building it has undergone a £7 million refurbishment.The hotel designed by the Hull architect Cuthbert Broderick and when completed in 1867 was one of the largest in the world as well as one of the first giant purpose built hotels in Europe. The building was designed around the theme of time. 4 Towers represent the seasons,12 floors for the months of the year , 52 chimneys symbolise the weeks and originally there was 365 bedrooms one for each day of the year . The hotel itself is built in the shape of a V in honour of Queen Victoria.The hotel was badly damaged when the german navy bombarded the town in 1914. Lumix DMC-FZ48
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progressed from holiday snaps to being serious about it just 3 years ago.I keep a compact camera in my handbag at all times .It is more convenient, an SLR is to heavy and complicated for me. I just like to point and shoot. I do enhance my images slightly with pseudo HDR on a single image. Now I have a hobby and a passion.
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Lilian, A fabulous composition. Your point of view makes it look majestic. I am sure it really is majestic.
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Always reliable and reasonably priced. Good place to take the family. Sushi is fresh and the staff is very helpful. Both Branford and Clinton locations are great.
Always reliable and reasonably priced. Good place to take the family. Sushi is fresh and the staff is very helpful. Both Branford and Clinton locations are great.
I have been traveling from Branford to OKC over the past 2 years now. OKC doesn't have good Sushi at all. So now back in Branford for a while I havent tried Hanami yet. I was surprised for the price there was value. The place was very clean and the quality was there. I will be back for sure. The... More
First time at Hanami 2; saw that it was rated #4 out of 120 restaurants in the area and had to try it. Walking into the restaurant and looking around, everything appears very clean and attended to....a very important point.....especially for the wife. The sushi (I ordered the sushi sashimi combo) was very good.....the fish was fresh and the portion... More
This was our first visit to Hanami II. What took us so long? In the midst of torrential rains today, we arrived to find an empty restaurant and decided against sushi on that basis. We won't make that mistake again! I had the lunch special of unagi on a bowl of rice, a favorite of mine, and it was the... More
We live in madison and have been going to their Clinton location for years. The owners are very nice and always hands on. They make sure their staff stays on top of things and the food is delicious. We were excited to try the Branford location and found t to be just as amazing! It's not often you see a... More
Always prompt and courteous service! The sushi is the freshest in the area with special fly in's on the weekends so be sure to ask. This is an unassuming place from the outside with positively crisp and clean atmosphere on the inside. When I sit at the sushi bar I always get something complimentary :-)
Upon entering Hanami II you are imediately put at ease, Its white tile and neon blue lighting is fanastic. The wait staff are genuine Japanese servers with menu knowledge and are very patron oriented. The menu is quite complete with appetizers, hot and cold. Sushi and Sashimi, Tempura and Katsu.We went for lunch and ordered the lunch Bento Box.Shrimp Tempura... More
Excellent sushi with creative rolls and great presentation. Nice decor. Especially liked the Hanami Special roll. The best sushi in town
We have never been to the parent restaurant in Clinton, but this restaurant is great. It is clean and very modern and the service is helpful and efficient. We had a variety of Sushi and Sashimi. The Smoked Eel Sushi was delicious and the scallop sashimi both fresh and "frozen" served with lemon slices in between was sweet and fresh.... More
We have been big fans of Hanami in Clinton ever since Ling and Irene took over the reins there several years ago. Saturday night we went to their brand new Hanami II in Branford and were delighted! The decor was a big and beautiful surprise - totally modernistic, clean lines and beautiful. The plating was beautiful and inviting as ever.... More
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Ty Isaf - Tresaith
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House | 3 bedrooms | sleeps 6
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A well appointed, spacious and contemporary house located in a peaceful wooded valley just ½ a mile from the beautiful Tresaith beach. Ty Isaf is one of two adjoining self catering holiday rental properties with 3 bedrooms, comfortably sleeping up to 6 with the benefit of 3 bathrooms (2 ensuite). Step out of the bifold doors onto the decked area and enclosed patio overlooking the large garden and woodland beyond. Every room has been decorated and furnished to a high standard with our guests comfort and convenience in mind at all times. Price includes quality bed linen, towels, utilities and wifi but please bring your own beach towels.
Located on a quiet country lane on the outskirts of the charming seaside village of Tresaith. Ideally situated for some of the most picturesque and idyllic beaches that West Wales has to offer, including the Blue Flag beaches of Tresaith and Aberporth and the more rural Green Coast awarded Penbryn, Mwnt and Cwtydu all easily accessible by car or along the Welsh Coastal path. If a casual stroll is more your thing then The Ship Inn pub and Tresaith beach are a half mile amble down the hill. With the UK's largest dolphin pod living in Cardigan Bay the area is famous for dolphin spotting. Activity seekers will find plenty of scope for adventure with surfing, sailing and coasteering being popular on this stretch of the West Wales coast.
The two ensuite bedrooms are configurable as having a superking bed or two singles each, we'll contact you after booking regarding your requirements. For those with mobility issues, note there are two or three steps between some rooms and a steep driveway. Our adjoining property, Y Llofft Tresaith, is single storey and as such more suitable.
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Size | Sleeps up to 6, 3 bedrooms |
Nearest beach | Tresaith 1 km |
Access | Car advised |
Nearest Amenities | 1.5 km |
Nearest travel links | Nearest airport: Cardiff 160 km, Nearest railway: Carmarthen 40 km |
Family friendly | Great for children of all ages |
Notes | No pets allowed, No smoking at this property |
Features and Facilities
Luxuries | Log fire, Internet access, DVD player |
General | Central heating, TV, CD player, Wi-Fi available |
Standard | Kettle, Toaster, Iron, Hair dryer |
Utilities | Clothes dryer, Dishwasher, Cooker, Microwave, Fridge, Freezer, Washing machine |
Rooms | 3 bedrooms, 3 bathrooms of which 2 En suites and 1 Shower rooms |
Furniture | Single beds (4), Double beds (2), Dining seats for 6, Lounge seats for 6 |
Other | Linen provided, Towels provided, High chair |
Outdoors | Balcony or terrace, Private garden, BBQ |
Access | Parking |
The Ceredigion region
Ceredigion is perfect for a summer holiday or winter break, with award winning beaches, sandy coves, sea cliffs, caves and wonderful wildlife, spectacular sunsets, and starry dark skies. It is probably lesser known on the tourist trail than it's neighbour, Pembrokeshire, but has just as much to offer and more. With the UK's largest dolphin pod living in Cardigan Bay then dolphin spotting is a popular attraction. The Ceredigion stretch of the Wales Coast Path runs from Ynyslas in the north to Cardigan in the south, a 60 mile stretch offering some of the most varied scenery along the 870 mile length of Wales. From the university towns of Aberystwyth and Lampeter to tiny seaside villages, county towns and rural hamlets, Ceredigion offers, beautiful scenery, Blue Flag beaches and a host of attractions combined with 1600 years of history.
Ty Isaf is located on a quiet country lane leading down to the beach, 1/2 a mile away. The village is made up of a mixture of permanent residencies and holiday accommodation. There is a pub/restaurant, The Ship Inn, with an excellent view over the beach, there is also a beach shop/cafe but that does not sell day to day provisions. The nearest groceries can be purchased from the Gogerddan garage away, or the neighbouring village of Aberporth (1.5 miles) which can be reached by road or via the coastal path. There is an excellent farm shop and farm butchers shop in the area, both around 1.5 miles from Ty Isaf. There is also an active sailing club, the Tresaith Mariners who meet most Sundays throughout the season, with visiting sailors welcome. Tresaith is a popular location for surfing too. In the right conditions, sets can reach 2 metres in height. Winter time provides best conditions for enthusiastic surfers.
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Beautiful house everything you could ops ably need was there
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"A stunningly gorgeous holiday let!"
We absolutely loved this house, it was spacious, comfortable, quirky, beautifully furnished and decorated and with every home comfort imaginable. The kitchen was equipped with everything that you coul… More
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"Fantastic holiday home!"
Being very lucky with the weather during our week at Tresaith, we had one our best summer holidays in the UK spending lots of time on the great local beaches and touring the area. But what really made it was this luxurious 5* holiday home! We had everything we could possibly need (enormous comfortable lounge, kitchen with everything, cosy bedrooms, big patio/decking area and large garden). We couldn't have asked for more and the owners were extremely friendly and helpful...we will be back!
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I am preparing to brew one for a friend's birthday and have come across 2 clone recipes with lager yeast and one with a trappist ale yeast. Can I use the ale yeast and not lager and still come out with a true helles/doppelbock? Also, to I have to peform decoction (one recipe calls for a single decoction, the others simply do not mention)
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How much time do you have? Bottling or kegging? If you have a month + time to carb you could still do it as a lager. If you are using fully modified grains, there's really no need to do anything other than a simple infusion.
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Any suggestions on a strain of ale yeast? I'm trying to hit higher OG for higher alcohol (8-10%). I would lager, but I do not have a vessel to ferment cold and I live in Biloxi, MS so our February is 70 degrees. FYI, here is my planned recipe so far. Feel free to add your 2 cents: 10# Blegian Pils 3# Briess Pilsen Light DME 1# Munich Malt 0.8# Carapils/Dextrine 0.8# Briess Caramel 80L 1oz Perle at 60 min. 1oz Perle at 40 min. 1oz Perle at 20 min. 1oz Perle at 10 min. This recipe has the yeast listed as Wyeast 3787
If you want to do it as a single infusion, make sure that Pils malt is fully modified, otherwise use a domestic 2 row. It will still be a great beer. Any clean fermenting ale yeast will be fine.. 1056 is work horse, or the dry version by fermentis S05 As to lagering, a swamp cooler would be your friend. Place the ferm in a small tub of water. Saflager S23 does a good job at about 60F, even on the Gulf Coast you could easily maintain a 55-60F water temp by swapping out freezer packs a couple times a day.
Swamp cooler... And Cover with towel to wick water from the tub and a cheap fan blowing on it will knock another few degrees off. The keys to a crisp ferment will be to pitch a LOT of yeast and to keep it on the low end of the the temperature range for what ever yeast you use. Remember also that the temp is most difficult to maintain in the first few days while the yeast is raging. This time is also the most critical to fend off ester production. If you dont do starters, stick with the dry Yeast, and pitch at least 2 packs.
Are you making a Helles or a Dopplebock? Big difference as one is a lighter, easy drinking beer and the other is darker and packs more of a punch! I'd go s05 if you don't want to lager it. It's cheap and about as neutral as you can get. I typically get my lager yeast and make a 5 gallon batch of Helles. Then I pitch that slurry into my 10 gallon Dopplebock. The beers are completely different.
You can use melanoidin malt in lieu of doing a decoction. For yeast, it depends on how low you can maintain your ferment temps. If you can get to 58-60, I would go with WLP810, San Fran yeast. If you can only get to mid 60s or so, maybe WLP001 - but in either case, make a beast starter and overpitch. Get those sugars eaten quickly and at low temperature to minimize yeast flavors.


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Quality care in seniors with new-onset rheumatoid arthritis: a Canadian perspective.
ABSTRACT To estimate the percentage of seniors with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) receiving disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs (DMARDs) within the first year of diagnosis.
We assembled an incident RA cohort from Ontario physician billing data for 1997-2006. We used a standard algorithm to identify 24,942 seniors with RA based on ≥ 2 billing codes ≥ 60 days apart but within 5 years. Drug exposures were obtained from pharmacy claims data. We followed subjects for 1 year, assessing if they had been exposed (defined as ≥ 1 prescription) to 1 or more DMARDs within the first year of RA diagnosis. We assessed secular trends and differences for subjects who had received rheumatology care (defined as ≥ 1 rheumatology encounter) versus those who had not.
In total, only 39% of the 24,942 seniors with new-onset RA identified over 1997-2006 were exposed to DMARD therapy within 1 year of diagnosis. This increased from 30% in 1997 to 53% in 2006. Patients whose care involved a rheumatologist were more likely to be exposed to DMARDs than those who had no rheumatology care. In 2006, 67% of subjects receiving rheumatology care were exposed to DMARDs versus 21% of those with no rheumatology care.
Improvements in RA care have occurred, but more efforts are needed. Subjects receiving rheumatology care are much more likely to receive DMARDs as compared to those with no rheumatology care. This emphasizes the key role of rheumatologists.
- Jessica Widdifield, J Michael Paterson, Sasha Bernatsky, Karen Tu, J Carter Thorne, Vandana Ahluwalia, Noah Ivers, Debra Butt, R Liisa Jaakkimainen, George Tomlinson, Claire Bombardier[Show abstract] [Hide abstract]
ABSTRACT: Accurate data on the burden of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) are scarce, but critical in helping health care providers and decision makers to optimize clinical and public health strategies for disease management. We quantified the burden of RA in Ontario from 1996 to 2010 by age, sex and health planning region. We used the Ontario Rheumatoid Arthritis administrative Database (ORAD), a validated population-based cohort of all Ontarians with RA, to estimate the crude prevalence and incidence of RA among men and women, and by age group from 1996 to 2010. Burden by area of patient residence and rheumatology supply also were determined. The number of RA patients increased over time, from 42,734 Ontarians (0.5%) in 1996 to 97,499 (0.9%) in 2010. On average 5,830 new RA patients were diagnosed each year. In 2010, the burden was higher among females (1.3%) than males (0.5%) and increased with age, with almost half of all RA patients aged 65 years and older. The burden was higher in northern communities (1.0%) than in southern urban areas (0.7%). During the study period, the number of rheumatologists practicing in Ontario remained unchanged (approximately 160). Over a 15-year period, the number of RA patients more than doubled with no concomitant increase in the number of practicing rheumatologists. We observed considerable regional variation in burden, with the highest rates observed in the north. Our findings highlight the need for regional approaches to the planning and delivery of RA care in order to manage the growing burden.Canadian journal of public health = Revue canadienne de santé publique. 01/2013; 104(7):e450-5. - SourceAvailable from: Asaf BittonArthritis & rheumatology (Hoboken, N.J.). 04/2014; 66(4):775-82.
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ABSTRACT: This study was conducted to investigate disease-modifying antirheumatic drug (DMARD) utilization in Korean elderly patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA). We used data from January 1, 2005 to June 30, 2006 from the Health Insurance Review and Assessment Service claims database. The study subjects were defined as patients aged 65 yr or older with at least two claims with a diagnosis of RA. DMARD use was compared by the patients' age-group, gender, medical service, and geographic divisions. The patterns of DMARD use in mono- and combination therapy were calculated. RA medication use was calculated by the number of defined daily doses (DDD)/1,000 patients/day. A total of 166,388 patients were identified during the study period. DMARD use in RA patients was 12.0%. The proportion of DMARD use was higher in the younger elderly, females, and patients treated in big cities. Hydroxychloroquine was the most commonly used DMARD in monotherapy, and most of the combination therapies prescribed it with methotrexate. DMARD use in elderly RA patients was noticeably low, although drug prescriptions showed an increasing trend during the study period, clinicians may need to pay more attention to elderly RA patients.Journal of Korean medical science 02/2014; 29(2):210-6. · 0.84 Impact Factor
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Quality Care in Seniors With New-Onset
Rheumatoid Arthritis: A Canadian Perspective
Objective. To estimate the percentage of seniors with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) receiving disease-modifying antirheu-
matic drugs (DMARDs) within the first year of diagnosis.
Methods. We assembled an incident RA cohort from Ontario physician billing data for 1997–2006. We used a standard
algorithm to identify 24,942 seniors with RA based on >2 billing codes >60 days apart but within 5 years. Drug exposures
were obtained from pharmacy claims data. We followed subjects for 1 year, assessing if they had been exposed (defined
as >1 prescription) to 1 or more DMARDs within the first year of RA diagnosis. We assessed secular trends and
differences for subjects who had received rheumatology care (defined as >1 rheumatology encounter) versus those who
had not.
Results. In total, only 39% of the 24,942 seniors with new-onset RA identified over 1997–2006 were exposed to DMARD
therapy within 1 year of diagnosis. This increased from 30% in 1997 to 53% in 2006. Patients whose care involved a
rheumatologist were more likely to be exposed to DMARDs than those who had no rheumatology care. In 2006, 67% of
subjects receiving rheumatology care were exposed to DMARDs versus 21% of those with no rheumatology care.
Conclusion. Improvements in RA care have occurred, but more efforts are needed. Subjects receiving rheumatology care
are much more likely to receive DMARDs as compared to those with no rheumatology care. This emphasizes the key role
of rheumatologists.
It is well known that for patients with rheumatoid arthritis
(RA), delays in initiating therapy are associated with neg-
ative health outcomes (1). Existing guidelines recommend
early and aggressive treatment (2). The Ontario Biologics
Research Initiative (OBRI) represents a collaboration of
rheumatologists, patients, decision makers, and health
care researchers. The OBRI focuses on the real-world ef-
fectiveness and safety of drug therapies for RA; part of the
work of the OBRI to date has been the evaluation of exist-
ing practice patterns in order to identify areas in need of
improvement. Much of the OBRI analyses have made
use of Ontario's administrative health care databases,
which capture the health service encounters of all Ontario
The prevalence of RA increases with age, and although
early reports suggested that seniors with RA may have a
more benign course than their younger counterparts, more
recent studies report that the outcome in seniors with RA
may be no better, or even worse, than those who are
younger (3–5). Therefore, it is important that seniors be
The opinions, results, and conclusions are those of the
authors and are independent from the funding sources. No
endorsement by the Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sci-
ences or the Ontario Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care
is intended or should be inferred.
Supported by the Canadian Institutes of Health Research
(operating grants 82717 and 83264), the Ontario Ministry
of Health Drug Innovation Fund, and the Institute for Clin-
ical Evaluative Sciences, a nonprofit research corporation
funded by the Ontario Ministry of Health and Long-Term
Care. Dr. Bernatsky holds a Canadian Institutes of Health
Research New Investigator Award (2005–2010). Dr. Bom-
bardier holds a Canada Research Chair in Knowledge
Transfer for Musculoskeletal Care (2002–2016) and a Pfizer
Research Chair in Rheumatology.
1Jessica Widdifield, BSc, Claire Bombardier, MD, FRCPC:
University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada;
Bernatsky, MD, PhD: McGill University, Montreal, Quebec,
MPH: Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences and Univer-
sity of Toronto, Toronto, and McMaster University, Hamil-
ton, Ontario, Canada;4J. Carter Thorne, MD, FRCPC: South-
lake Regional Health Centre, Newmarket, Ontario, Canada;
5Alfred Cividino, MD, FRCPC: McMaster University, Ham-
ilton, Ontario, Canada;
St. Joseph Health Care, London, Ontario, Canada.
Address correspondence to Sasha Bernatsky, MD, PhD,
Division of Clinical Epidemiology, Research Institute of the
McGill University Health Centre, 687 Pine Avenue West,
V-Building, Montreal, Quebec, H3A 1A1, Canada. E-mail:
Submitted for publication April 1, 2010; accepted in re-
vised form July 16, 2010.
3J. Michael Paterson, MSc, Nadia Gunraj, BSc,
6Janet Pope, MD, FRCPC, MPH:
Arthritis Care & Research
Vol. 63, No. 1, January 2011, pp 53–57
DOI 10.1002/acr.20304
© 2011, American College of Rheumatology
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offered prompt and appropriate care, including access to
rheumatologists and disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs
The main objective of the current study was to estimate
the percentage of seniors with RA exposed to DMARDs
within the first year of diagnosis.
We assembled an incident RA cohort age ?65 years using
the administrative health databases of the Ontario Health
Insurance Plan (OHIP) for January 1997 to March 2007.
In the province of Ontario, all 13 million residents are
covered by universal public health insurance. The OHIP
physician billing database contains information regarding
physician services, including the service provided and the
patient's diagnosis, coded using International Classifica-
tion of Diseases, Ninth Revision (ICD-9) codes. Medication
exposures were determined using the pharmacy claims
database of the Ontario Drug Benefit Program, which cov-
ers residents who are ages ?66 years or receiving social
assistance. We used a previously published algorithm to
identify RA patients within the OHIP billing data, based
on at least 2 billing code diagnoses of RA (ICD-9 code 714)
more than 60 days apart but within 5 years. We further
required patients to have at least one prescription for a
glucocorticoid, DMARD, or biologic response modifier
during the entire study period (6,7). In an attempt to ex-
clude potential prevalent cases of RA migrating into the
province, individuals who did not have contact with On-
tario's health care system within the 5 years prior to diag-
nosis were excluded.
We followed subjects with incident RA (by our defini-
tion) for a period of 1 year, assessing whether subjects
received at least 1 DMARD (methotrexate, hydroxychloro-
quine, sulfasalazine, azathioprine, leflunomide, or cyclo-
phosphamide) prescription within the first year of RA
diagnosis. We assessed secular trends and differences for
subjects who had received rheumatology care (defined as 1
or more rheumatologist encounter within the billing data)
versus those who had not.
We performed logistic regression analyses to determine
whether demographics (age, sex, urban versus rural resi-
dence, socioeconomic status [SES], calendar year, and
clinical factors [comorbidity, proxies for disease severity])
were associated with DMARD use, after accounting for
whether patients saw a rheumatologist. SES was defined
as the patient's neighborhood income quintile from the
Table 1. Demographics and clinical features of seniors for those referred versus those not referred*
(n ? 24,942)
Seen by a rheumatologist in the first
year after cohort entry
No (n ? 10,793)Yes (n ? 14,149)
Age, mean ? SD years
Income quintile
Calendar year of entry
Charlson comorbidity index
No. of drugs in the year prior to entry, mean ? SD
Presence of extraarticular features of RA
No. of physician visits in the year prior to entry, mean ? SD
17,027 (68.3)
74.6 ? 6
7,262 (67.3)
75 ? 6.28
9,765 (69)
74.2 ? 5.76
82 (0.3)
4,911 (19.7)
5,234 (21)
5,134 (20.6)
4,710 (18.9)
4,871 (19.5)
4,038 (16.2)
37 (0.3)
2,303 (21.3)
2,292 (21.2)
2,243 (20.8)
2,010 (18.6)
1,908 (17.7)
2,125 (19.7)
45 (0.3)
2,608 (18.4)
2,942 (20.8)
2,891 (20.4)
2,700 (19.1)
2,963 (20.9)
1,913 (13.5)
2,758 (11.1)
2,879 (11.5)
2,748 (11)
2,662 (10.7)
2,437 (9.8)
2,344 (9.4)
2,299 (9.2)
2,270 (9.1)
2,328 (9.3)
2,217 (8.9)
1,466 (13.6)
1,490 (13.8)
1,431 (13.3)
1,222 (11.3)
1,030 (9.5)
951 (8.8)
883 (8.2)
823 (7.6)
818 (7.6)
679 (6.3)
1,292 (9.1)
1,389 (9.8)
1,317 (9.3)
1,440 (10.2)
1,407 (9.9)
1,393 (9.8)
1,416 (10)
1,447 (10.2)
1,510 (10.7)
1,538 (10.9)
2,529 (10.1)
965 (3.9)
394 (1.6)
253 (1)
20,801 (83.4)
9.2 ? 5.7
4,088 (16.4)
13.8 ? 9.51
1,130 (10.5)
398 (3.7)
181 (1.7)
114 (1.1)
8,970 (83.1)
9 ? 5.7
1,544 (14.3)
12.9 ? 9.33
1,399 (9.9)
567 (4)
213 (1.5)
139 (1)
11,831 (83.6)
9.4 ? 5.6
2,544 (18)
14.5 ? 9.59
* Values are the number (percentage) unless otherwise indicated. RA ? rheumatoid arthritis.
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Statistics Canada Census. The measure of comorbidity
was the Deyo-Charlson comorbidity index, derived from
hospital discharge abstracts (8,9). For patients who did
not receive inpatient care during the period of analysis, a
variable for "missing" was included as a separate Charlson
category. As an additional measure of comorbidity, we
counted the number of prescription drugs each patient
received in the preceding year (10).
Proxies for disease severity included prescriptions for
nonsteroidal antiinflammatory drugs and systemic cortico-
steroids in the first year of RA diagnosis, as well as the
presence of extraarticular features of RA at cohort entry.
A sensitivity analysis was performed to explore the po-
tential effects of disease severity on DMARD use. A similar
regression model was constructed that included frequency
of physician visits in the first year (measured as a contin-
uous variable) as a proxy for disease severity, replacing the
binary variable of contact with a rheumatologist.
Finally, we performed secondary analyses to assess
whether DMARD use increased significantly after the emer-
gence of a national consensus statement. In 2004, the
Canadian Rheumatology Association (CRA) convened an
expert panel regarding optimal therapy in early RA. This
led to the development and dissemination of a consensus
statement, which reinforced the importance of early RA
treatment with DMARDs (11). Secondary analyses exam-
ined whether DMARD prescription in early RA increased
in the period following as compared to before the devel-
opment and dissemination of this consensus statement.
We identified 25,141 seniors with new-onset RA (accord-
ing to our definition) over 1997–2006. We excluded 199
who had no contact with the health care system in the 5
years prior to their RA diagnosis, for a total study sample
of 24,942. The majority of subjects (17,027 [68.3%]) were
women, and the mean ? SD age at cohort entry was 74.6 ?
6.01 years. A significant minority (4,038 [16.2%]) resided
in rural areas. The Charlson comorbidity index values
were 1 or greater in 6.5%, with the majority of subjects
having no hospitalization during the period of interest.
Table 1 compares those who received care from a rheu-
matologist versus those who did not, in terms of demo-
graphics and clinical features. Seniors who saw a rheuma-
tologist were more likely to live in urban (versus rural)
areas, and were more likely to have ?1 extraarticular fea-
ture of RA. In the 24,942 seniors with new-onset RA iden-
tified over 1997–2006, 39% (n ? 9,737) were exposed to
DMARD therapy within 1 year of diagnosis. This increased
from 30% in 1997 to 53% in 2006 (Figure 1).
Overall, 56% of patients saw a rheumatologist within
the first year of RA diagnosis. This percentage increased
over time, from 47% in 1997 to 69% in 2006. In 1997,
the percentage of early RA patients prescribed a DMARD
was 51% among those who saw a rheumatologist com-
pared to 11% of those who had no such contact. In 2006,
the same figures were 67% and 21%, respectively (Figure
1). Therefore, much of the increase in DMARD exposure
from 1997–2006 was related to increasing exposure to
In half of the cases, the initial DMARD prescribed was
hydroxychloroquine (51.6%). The next most common first-
use DMARD was methotrexate (36.3%), followed by sul-
fasalazine (6.3%). Combination therapy was prescribed in
5.8% of cases, with the most common combination ther-
apy being hydroxychloroquine and methotrexate. In the
other subjects, the first medication exposures were varied,
but included (in descending order) azathioprine, lefluno-
mide, and cyclophosphamide. Five individuals were iden-
tified as receiving a biologic response-modifying drug
prior to their first DMARD prescription.
The results of the logistic regression analyses (Table 2)
showed that seniors receiving care from a rheumatologist
were 10 times more likely to receive a DMARD in the first
year of RA diagnosis, as compared to those without rheu-
matology care. There was also less DMARD use among
seniors with increasing age. As expected, DMARD use was
correlated with steroid use.
Interestingly, prior to controlling for whether or not a
patient had encountered a rheumatologist, the odds ratio
(OR) for rural residence suggested less DMARD prescrip-
tions for rural residents (0.92, 95% confidence interval
[95% CI] 0.86–0.99). However, after adjusting for the
lower rate of rheumatology encounters among subjects
from rural areas, rural residents were relatively more likely
to receive a DMARD prescription within the first year of
RA diagnosis (OR 1.18, 95% CI 1.09–1.28).
In terms of the subanalyses for time periods before and
after the CRA guidelines, we did indeed observe a signif-
icant increase in DMARD use over 2004–2006 versus
2001–2003. The percentage of early RA patients exposed
to DMARDs over 2001–2003 was 40% (95% CI 39–41%)
compared to 50% (95% CI 49–51%) in 2004–2006. This
substantial increase is statistically significant (OR 9%,
95% CI 10–11%). However, when we looked at early pe-
riods, the percentage of early RA patients exposed to
DMARDs in 1998–2000 was 32% (95% CI 31–33%), indi-
cating an increase during 1998–2000 versus 2001–2003,
even before publication of the CRA consensus statement.
Figure 1. Percentages of patients with new-onset rheumatoid
arthritis who received disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs
(DMARDs; methotrexate, hydroxychloroquine, sulfasalazine, aza-
thioprine, leflunomide, cyclophosphamide, and combinations)
within the first year of diagnosis and who were seen by a rheu-
matologist within the first year of diagnosis.
Rheumatoid Arthritis Care in Seniors 55
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Earlier population-based assessments have demonstrated
that many Canadians are not provided optimal RA therapy
(12,13); this seems especially true for older persons with
RA. Our work emphasizes that even in the setting of uni-
versal health insurance, suboptimal treatment of RA oc-
curs. Our results support an earlier study by Shipton et al,
which suggested that the problem is at least in part due to
poor access to specialty care (14). The problems do not lie
only in the failure to establish therapy. Increasing age is
associated with a greater risk of methotrexate discontinu-
ation in RA (15).
What factors may have contributed to improved rheu-
matology care for seniors with RA in Ontario over our
study interval? Some have indicated that clinical guide-
lines may indeed have a role (16). Our subanalyses suggest
that appropriate drug therapy for older individuals with
RA has improved since the CRA consensus statement was
established. However, given the increase in DMARD use
during 1998–2000 versus 2001–2003, awareness of the
need for early therapy was apparently increasing even
before the CRA consensus statement was published.
Our data also suggested an increasing recognition of the
need for prompt referral of patients with early RA to a
rheumatologist. This occurred in the absence of any in-
crease in the per capita ratio of rheumatologists in Ontario.
As of 2006, there were 152 rheumatologists in Ontario
(representing 126 full-time equivalents as based on the
American College of Rheumatology standard of at least
32 hours per week of direct clinical care [17]). The overall
provincial per capita provision in 2006 was 1.20 rheuma-
tologists per 100,000 population (1.00 full-time equiva-
lents per 100,000), which is actually 25% less than the
figures in 1997 (18). In recent years, there have been other
rheumatology manpower trends in Ontario, including
more female rheumatologists (25% in 1992 versus 37% in
2006), and a small but steady increase over time in average
number of years of experience (14 in 1992 versus 18 in
2006) and the number of clinic half days worked per week
(8.89 in 1997 versus 9.58 in 2006).
Despite improvements in care, our findings suggest that
DMARD use in older RA patients remains suboptimal in
Ontario. This is particularly true in patients who do not
have access to a rheumatologist. Among these patients,
fewer than 20% received a DMARD in the first year of
diagnosis. We interpret this as emphasizing the important
role rheumatologists play in RA care.
Administrative data are efficient tools for evaluating
quality of care. However, they have several important
limitations. Our analyses were limited to persons ages
?65 years. In Ontario, analyses of younger individuals are
difficult, as prescription drug insurance is continuous for
seniors only. Also, administrative data preclude clinical
confirmation of diagnoses and disease onset. Future work
will include assessment of the validity of RA diagnosis
coding in Ontario administrative data. It is possible that
some of the RA patients we studied were prevalent rather
than incident cases. However, the rates of DMARD use we
observed are a problem regardless of whether cases were
incident or prevalent, since recent data show that most
patients with longstanding RA indeed require continuous
DMARD treatment (19). We note that the 5 individuals
who received a biologic drug prior to their DMARD may be
indicative of prevalent cases misclassified as new onset
according to our administrative definition. Alternatively,
these individuals may have received the drug for another
indication (e.g., inflammatory bowel disease or psoriasis),
or they could represent rare severe cases of RA and/or
special circumstances, in which early access to biologics
was granted on an exceptional basis.
In conclusion, some improvements in RA care have
occurred over time, but more efforts are needed, especially
for vulnerable populations like seniors. Future OBRI re-
search will further delineate practice patterns, the influ-
ence of funding, and the real-world effectiveness and
safety of antirheumatic therapies.
Table 2. Odds of a senior receiving a disease-modifying
antirheumatic drug within the first year of RA diagnosis
from the multivariable regression for the effects of
demographic and clinical factors*
Age, years
Income quintile (ref. ? 1)†
Rural residence
Calendar year of entry (ref. ? 1997)
Presence of extraarticular RA features
Charlson comorbidity index (ref. ? 0)‡
No. of drugs in the year prior to index
NSAID use in year 1
Systemic steroid use in year 1
Rheumatologist visit
0.97 (0.97–0.98)
0.95 (0.89–1.02)
1.00 (0.91–1.09)
1.07 (0.98–1.18)
0.96 (0.87–1.05)
0.98 (0.89–1.07)
1.18 (1.09–1.28)
1.08 (0.95–1.23)
1.07 (0.94–1.22)
1.11 (0.98–1.27)
1.21 (1.06–1.38)
1.22 (1.07–1.39)
1.50 (1.31–1.71)
1.80 (1.58–2.05)
2.00 (1.75–2.28)
2.11 (1.85–2.41)
1.11 (0.93–1.33)
1.09 (0.85–1.41)
1.00 (0.73–1.36)
0.99 (0.89–1.09)
0.91 (0.84–0.99)
0.99 (0.99–1.00)
1.07 (1.00–1.14)
1.21 (1.14–1.28)
9.99 (9.32–10.70)
* RA ? rheumatoid arthritis; OR ? odds ratio; 95% CI ? 95%
confidence interval; NSAID ? nonsteroidal antiinflammatory drug.
† We used information from the Statistics Canada Census on neigh-
borhood income levels for the dissemination area in which each
subject resided.
‡ Derived from hospital encounters, based on administrative data-
base records.
56Widdifield et al
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The authors would like to acknowledge contributions from
members of the OBRI: Catherine Hofstetter, Anne Lyddiatt,
and Annette Wilkins.
All authors were involved in drafting the article or revising
it critically for important intellectual content, and all authors
approved the final version to be submitted for publication.
Dr. Bernatsky had full access to all of the data in the study and
takes responsibility for the integrity of the data and the accuracy
of the data analysis.
Study conception and design. Widdifield, Bernatsky, Paterson,
Thorne, Cividino, Pope, Bombardier.
Acquisition of data. Gunraj.
Analysis and interpretation of data. Widdifield, Bernatsky,
Paterson, Thorne, Cividino, Pope, Gunraj, Bombardier.
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A picture is worth a thousand words, so ensure that you're using those image-based words effectively and doing all that you can to make them render correctly. Part one in a series.
This is the first in an ongoing series where I will be sharing insights from a consumer survey from my firm. As the title suggests, I will be focusing specifically on the email behaviors of consumers. This survey was completed in May 2012 and features results from nearly 400 respondents.
Since most email clients turn images off by default, I'm often asked about the use of images in email messages. Because we live in such a visual world, where images and videos are seemingly everywhere, consumers are expecting to see images in your email creative. Moreover, with the popularity of reading email on mobile devices that are fully equipped to render HYML, the audience who requires text-only emails is shrinking.
It's important to have a properly formatted email creative with a compelling template, as this will assist in driving audience engagement and potentially advocacy. Given that images are turned off, my firm set out to measure how many consumers actually turn them back on. We found that:
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It has been said that "A picture is worth a thousand words," so ensure that you're using those image-based words effectively and doing all that you can to make them render correctly.
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Worst to date: a couple patches ago, over ISE, me a friend and three Feds. We're working on the first set, get the gennies to 10% and blown on time, things are going well and the probes appear.
NOW, to give some context here: I fly a BoP, which is one console short and one weapons placement short to most Escorts and two behind the Fleet Defiant, the Feds in question included some very nice Fed hardware, including a pretty decent sci ship, a carrier, and an MVAE.
A bird of Prey is, even tricked out, NOT powerful enough to draw the aggro I was drawing-I was trying to focus on the transformer (now that the gennies were dead), my friend in her Mirror Vor'cha was flying support...
and suddenly, I realize that I'm not just getting green **** shot at me, but orange as well-Yah, htat's right kids, the fleet support someone called in (or maybe their photonic ships, couldn't tell between all hte blowing up) was fighting
on the wrong side
So, now we're trying to fight probes, kill the transformer, and fight NPC fedships-simultaneously.
the little box announces we lost the optional.
The carrier leaves. Leaving me, my friend in the M-Vorcha, the very nice (but injury ridden) Escort, and the sci-who then departs while we're fighting the other cube, after blowing the first transformer.
(and all the mobs of Nannie-spheres, now unburdened by any sort of crowd control-I switch my Boffs at the next point of me being in respawn hell).
several rounds of Those mobs alternating between taking the Fed down, then chasing me later, the Fed leaves us with six or seven spheres, a healthy transformer, probes, and the gate.
Still do-able, right?
Only, see, apparently in spite of ZERO points of Threat control on my end, the AI thinks I'm a bigger threat than the cruiser.
We've passed the 45 minute mark at this point. I've gone through a 20 pack of heals, my friend's run out, gate is nowhere NEAR down, we fall back and regroup outside the Sphere's patrol run.
See, with my BoP, I can either DPS OR do Crowd control, not both, and the Mirror Vor'cha's not that great a tanking machine, we're the last two on the map, it's her first run with that hull, My spike isn't high enough to blow spheres FAST enough to let her take the transformer without a Nannie sphere healing it, and we're both about sick of this.
It is at this point on our fleet channel that a MUCH more experienced player observed that the leaver-penalty goes away if you quit AFTER two others have.
WE make another try-just to prove the concept-and once again...we clear the current spheres, start working on the transformer, the gate spews out two mobs of probes and spheres, which gang us three-on-one each.
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Council undecided on school district funding request
Craig Middle School gymnasium project in need of $150,000 in city funds
Saturday, March 7, 2009
Craig The Craig City Council is slated to vote Tuesday on a Moffat County School District request for additional money that would fund a gymnasium expansion project.
Although agreeing that the community needs more gym space, Craig Mayor Don Jones said the council has not made up its mind about how it plans to vote. He said the governing body would wait until it has all information before making a decision.
"Until we get our packets with everything in them, we won't have had time to make a decision," Jones said. "And we won't make up our minds until we're at the meeting."
School district representatives appeared Feb. 24 before the City Council to make its request.
In the $29.5 million bond issue Moffat County voters approved in November 2007, money was allocated for a small auxiliary gym. Plans for the gym grew because of a shortage in gym space, as did cost.
The first proposed court in the gym was 45 feet by 45 feet but was expanded to 75 feet long by 44 feet wide - a size similar to the gym at Sunset Elementary.
District construction liaison Joel Sheridan said the current plan is to build a court that is 46 feet by 54 feet.
But, "that's not enough room for what we want to accomplish," he added. "That doesn't leave us enough room for extra hoops or volleyball nets, which were two of the things that the city requested and those were two of the reasons why they were looking to partner with us."
The school district has $150,000 budgeted for the auxiliary gym and recently received additional funding through a $100,000 grant from the Department of Local Affairs. The district is requesting $150,000 from the city to help complete the project.
The entire project carries an estimated price tag of $450,000 to $500,000. With money from the city, the project still would need $50,000 to $100,000 to be completed.
Sheridan said building plans have come in at a variety of sizes, but to incorporate what the school and the city would need, the size of the court would have to be 84 feet long by 50 feet wide - about the same size as the high school's basketball court, Sheridan said.
"The figures had changed, and we've been in talks with the construction company," Sheridan said. "We need to pursue all options and keep everything on the table."
Sheridan said that he was waiting to hear from the construction company about the cost of building a gym similar in size to Moffat County High School.
One of the issues the auxiliary gym was facing was the amount of space between the court and the walls, called a runoff area, Sheridan said.
"Ideally, it would be six feet (from the court to the wall), but it may have to be three, four, five feet," Sheridan said.
"There are so many options we need to consider - whether to have wood floors or not, the size of the courts, how much space there will be between the court and the wall. It costs between $150 and $200 per square foot to add on, so we need to realize that the costs will increase when the size increases.
"When you add a foot you add a cost."
If there is a gap between the cost of the project and the amount that has been raised, the school would have to look for more foundations or grants to help make up the difference, Sheridan said.
"A large chunk of it would have to come from foundations or grants because the school doesn't have money beyond the plans that have already been submitted," Sheridan said. "I imagine money is pretty tight right now with the city like it is for a lot of towns. We would need to find another foundation or apply for another grant like DOLA in the future."
Sheridan said that the auxiliary gym also will help when the schools redistrict next year.
"Right now the school is set up for two classes of physical education, and that is going to rise to three classes of physical education," Sheridan said. "There will be 185 more students using the gym, so having a larger gym will be necessary."
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grannyrett 5 years, 11 months ago
I don't know how I made it through school having p.e. everyday with only one gym. I do like the idea of having something the community can use. It may quiet the storm for a rec center for a while.
als362 5 years, 11 months ago
I believe that money would be better spent here, for something connected with a school, and a building that could be used by everyone. Rather than spend millions+ putting up a special structure that only a few will actually use.
jeff corriveau 5 years, 11 months ago
Don't expect to see a resolution to this until AFTER the council election. Wouldn't want our elected officials to make a decision they would be held accountable for. So, how about the CDP asking each candidate for a YES/NO answer on the question.
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David Graham: Uh, pardon me, but I don't believe a word you're sayin'!
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David Graham: Now, what do you expect me to think? I meet a lot of people in this job. Some of them I feel sorry for because they - they just can't help themselves. They don't know any better. They're the misfits of the world. But you, you're not that kind. You know what's right and you know what's wrong...
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Athletes have designs on rewriting records; Athletics; Paralympic GamesTimes, Sunday Times (2004)
Australia Post will today release the three stamps commemorating the Athens Olympic Games and the Paralympic Games.The Advertiser, Sunday Mail (2004)
He has swept the medals for visually impaired skiers at the 2002 Winter Paralympic Games , thanks largely, he claims, to the soft snow.Times, Sunday Times (2002)
The sailing events at the Paralympic Games conclude on Thursday 23 September.Yachting Boating World (2004)
``Since Chantel was seven she's dreamed of competing at the Paralympic Games.Courier, Sunday Mail (2004)
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Columbus Blue Jackets forward Derek MacKenzie had to face the music with a fight after he plowed Phoenix Coyotes defenseman Oliver Ekman-Larsson into the boards.
Friday afternoon, he'll also face the music with the NHL as it holds a hearing on the hit.
Ekman-Larsson left the game after being driven into the boards and didn't return because of an upper-body injury. Coyotes coach Dave Tippett said after the game that he was day-to-day.
No penalty was called on the play, but the league said the basis for the hearing will be boarding.
Coyotes defenseman Keith Yandle fought MacKenzie immediately after the hit.
"He actually got hit in Buffalo and we talked about if a guy gets hit like that, you've got to stick up for him," Yandle told the Arizona Republic. "I'm not really going to beat anybody up, but I thought I'd stick up for him. I know he'd do the same for me."
The hearing will be the second of the day for the Department of Player Safety.
MORE: Lupul faces hearing
Toronto Maple Leafs winger Joffrey Lupul also faces a hearing for a cross-check to the head/neck area of Detroit's Patrick Eaves during the Winter Classic.
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As a kid, I think I resented
As a kid, I think I resented the most being forced to go to church....that and all the years my dad smoked around me. Surprised I'm still standing from all that second hand smoke.
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Band to Join, Background Singer, Piano, Acoustic Guitar, Rhythm Guitar, Vocalist - Soprano, Vocalist, Vocalist - Alto.ABOUT
I am comfortable playing acoustic guitar and sometimes singing behind if needed.
IF NEEDED I might be able to play lead guitar.
I have played in many different churches, church conference events, and some other groups.
I have also been through a few High School garage bands :)
I love to help with songwriting and I strive to make the song better.
Email - acousticplayer28 @ . com
I want to help and play for a singer/songwriter but I will do anything. I am usually available all of the time!
- Screen name:
- acousticplayer28
- Member since:
- May 05 2010
- Active over 1 month ago
- Level of commitment:
- Touring
- Years playing music:
- 7
- Gigs played:
- Over 100
- Tend to practice:
- More than 3 times per week
- Available to gig:
- 6-7 nights a week
Any type of song that is catchy and has positive or uplifting lyrics!
I love it!!!
Instrument experience:
- Background Singer:
- Moderate
- Acoustic Guitar:
- Advanced
- Lead Guitar:
- Moderate
- Rhythm Guitar:
- Advanced
- Vocalist:
- Intermediate
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