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IVRCL Infrastructures (IIFRF)-Reiterate BUY with a PO of Rs 421
Our PO of Rs 421 is based on the SOTP valuation. We have valued IVRCL core construction business 12x estimated 1 year forward earnings, a 25pct discount to E&C majors at Rs304 per share.
Hind-dorr-Oliver where IVRCL has 52.8pct stake is valued at CMP giving a per share value of Rs6 IVR Prime where IVRCL has 62.3pct stake is valued at 60pct discount to NPV at Rs62 per share in line with Mid Cap real estate companies.
Chennai desalination plant where IVRCL has 75pct stake is valued on a DCF basis at Rs12 per share. Similarly, Jalandhar-Amritsar project, Kumarapalayam-Chengapally project, and Salem-Kumarapalayam project where IVRCL has 100pct stake are valued based on DCF of Rs7, Rs12 and Rs17 per share respectively.
We arrive at an SOTP value of Rs421. Risks: Unrelated acquisition in Oil & Gas space, Government capex, raw material costs, competition, traffic/interest rate risk in toll/annuity projects and project execution risk.
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NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Screening for colon cancer using a flexible tube — which is less invasive and more convenient than colonoscopy — may also help prevent new cases and deaths from the disease, a new study suggests.
In a large trial of more than 150,000 older U.S. adults, those who were randomly assigned to get screened using so-called flexible sigmoidoscopy on two different occasions were 21 percent less likely to get colon cancer than those not offered the screening.
They were also 26 percent less likely to die of cancer, probably because screening picked up pre-cancerous lesions and early-stage cancers before they could cause serious harm, researchers reported Monday in the New England Journal of Medicine.
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Over the next 12 years, there were 1,012 new cases of colon cancer in the screening group and 1,287 in the unscreened group. In addition, there were 252 related deaths among people offered sigmoidoscopy, compared to 341 in the unscreened group.
The lower mortality in the screening group seemed to be attributable entirely to fewer deaths from so-called distal colon cancer, which occurs in the part of the intestines closer to the rectum. There was no difference between the two groups in deaths from proximal colon cancer, which is cancer higher up in the intestines and beyond the reach of the sigmoidoscopy scope.
The screening tests were not without their limitations. One in five men and one in eight women had a false-positive sigmoidoscopy, which resulted in more invasive testing that ultimately found no pre-cancers or cancers. In addition, 22 people suffered a bowel perforation either from the initial sigmoidoscopy or a follow-up colonoscopy.
A limitation of the trial itself is that the two study groups weren't as different as the researchers initially intended: almost half of people in the group assigned to no screening ended up getting a sigmoidoscopy or colonoscopy on their own during the study.
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Neugut told Reuters Health many U.S. doctors don't do the less-invasive procedures anymore. But data are lacking to prove colonoscopy is any better than initially going for sigmoidoscopy, he said.
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Aaron Rodgers says a Seahawks player bit him when they played last year. Darryl Tapp denies it. This is news because we have to manufacture interest in a Green Bay/Seattle game somehow.
Rodgers claims the bite happened in the middle of a scrum last October.
Yeah, he bit me through my long sleeve that I was wearing," Rodgers said, looking down at his left arm. "There wasn't a whole lot of words spoken. I looked down and my arm was hurt and it felt like a bee sting. I was looking down and he was biting my arm so I had to get his teeth off my shoulder. Luckily I was wearing a long sleeve so I don't know if he actually (broke the skin). I had a bruise for the rest of the season. Other than that I was good."
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Fatigue--profound fatigue, is almost invariably a prominent symptom. What else causes this? Other causes include hypothyroidism, B12 deficiency, anemia, depression and insomnia. After these are excluded, my patients are sent for sleep studies. Sleep disorders are a major cause of fatigue. Lyme patients have higher rates of sleep disorders compared to the general population. Patients may have obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) or central sleep apnea, a brain disease. Sleep apnea is associated with numerous other medical disorders: cardiovascular disease, diabetes and others. Sleep apnea is also associated with neuro-cognitive dysfunction -- sound familiar? And sleep apnea is associated with alterations of immune function. Specifically, high levels of inflammatory cytokines, TNF alpha, interleukins have been measured in these patients. Sleep apnea is a significant co-morbidity which interfers with the healing process.
Oher sleep orders are common as well. Restless leg syndrome is a common cause of poor quality, non-restorative sleep. This condition may be respond to supplementation with high doses of iron, sometimes intravenously, based on ferritin levels (it is not clear why these patients have profound depletion of iron). This movement disorder shares common features with Parkinson's disease, a movement disorder mediated by dopamine deficiency in the basal ganglia, a deep area of the brain. Both disorders are treated with dopamine agonists such as Mirapex. This should not be confused with cortical brain dysfunction--loss of executive dysfunction--related to insufficient dopamine activity in the cerebral cortex. This is treated with dopamine agonists such as stimulants which work in these areas of the brain.
A second sleep test, an MSLT can evaluate for narcolepsy and other disorders. Narcolepsy has been considered a disorder of arousal but is now understood to be a disorder of sleep. This may be effectively treated with Xyrem, a drug which is safe but suffers a bad reputation.
Sleep disorders: a common co-morbidity, cause fatigue and cognitive impairments, as well as mood changes and irritability. Not to say I don't start Lyme therapy early in the process - I must also fix the "non-Lyme" to see what remains.
This is but one example of numerous potential co-morbidities.
Patients may have: rare genetic disorders, rare metabolic disorders - or acquired mutisytem-disorders. One of my patient suffers with stiff man syndrome. This is a rare autoimmune disease caused by destruction of a GABA precursor. Another suffers with a toxic yeast syndrome which mimics chronic Lyme. Neuro-cognitive changes and new onset headaches may be caused a brain tumors or other cancers. It is know that Lyme may be associated with brain tumors.
Medical texts are ripe with esoteric diseases: mystery diagnoses. These are the patients that seek our help. It is not always Lyme.
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- Gina said...
Thank you - very informative!
- April 1, 2010 at 7:35 AM
- bluesdoc said...
Interestingly, my own case demonstrated the opposite (?converse, inverse?) situation. Because I never had weakness or fatigue, my (very experienced) lyme doc thought that despite having LD, that my symptoms (severe brain fog/buzz, pounding heart, back/rib pain, etc) must be from either a co-infection or genetic inability to clear toxins, etc. This perspective delayed an antibiotic full court press, which was eventually effective in lysing symptoms. But the delay was a huge and life-destroying setback. In the long run, all I needed was ILADS doses of doxy/tinidazole. So far, anyway....
- April 1, 2010 at 8:10 AM
Good post and seems fit my case, the Lyme is there but so are other issues which may have allowed the Lyme to florish..luckily I have a doc who is open to it not being all about the Lyme.
I started feeling much better after addressing sleep, hormone and vitamin and mineral deficiencies months before starting to specifically treat Lyme.
- April 1, 2010 at 12:19 PM
- glytzhkof said...
Interesting term, I thought it sounded a bit strong and over the top, but apparently it is a regular medical expression. Co-morbidity.
- April 1, 2010 at 1:35 PM
- bobcat said...
Thanks for this important post. Very insightful. These are the things that a lot of us probably need to hear, and I don't mean to diminish the importance of treating Lyme. It's just that we tend to look at Lyme with blinders on. I'm sure most of us have co-morbidities.
Seems like dysatuonomia is another popular co-morbidity (failing the tilt-table test, etc).
- April 1, 2010 at 6:19 PM
- bobcat said...
ps--and I wonder if dysautonomia could be a cause for Central Sleep Apnea? I am not very educated, just guessing. I read CSA can have neurological origins. What category of neurology that falls under (be it autonomic, etc), not sure.
- April 2, 2010 at 3:53 PM
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- April 2, 2010 at 5:12 PM
- LYMELAURA said...
Eight in the morning, a complete night without sleeping, what life is this?
- April 3, 2010 at 5:12 AM
- MJ said...
"Recently, there have been reported cases of SSRI/SNRI antidepressant drugs and metronidazole induced serotonin syndrome,[18][19] this information is not included on the metronidazole patient information leaflet. SSRI and SNRI antidepressants include Prozac, Lexapro, Celexa, Zoloft, Effexor, etc."
- April 6, 2010 at 4:31 AM
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- April 24, 2010 at 7:20 PM
Interesting.Did you send your Lyme literate patient to the sleep center. How is he/she is doing. This is my condition I should talk to my LLMD. I am gald that you are trying to do something. I have seen many doctors who just prescribe a sleep medicine.
- April 28, 2010 at 11:56 AM
- Rev Deb said...
My son is 33 and has been treating Lyme for 3 years. he was recently put on i.x. rocephin, 1 gram, but says this is causing suicidal thoughts and wants to stop. I think the suicidal thoughts are realted to the Lyme disease and the die off from the toxins and think he should stay on the rocephin. Have you heard of rocephin causing suicidal thoughts?
- May 10, 2010 at 5:48 PM
Hi there.
I've recently been diagnosed with Lyme and I've found your blog to be really informative and articulate. Thank you so much. In my case it's taken two years of seeing different doctors before finally getting the diagnosis. I've been writing an account about my agonizing search for a diagnosis (and about the complexities of diagnosis in general) on my blog at www.thenexttenminutes.com. Thanks so much for what you're doing here.
Andrew Peterson
author of "The Next Ten Minutes: 51 Absurdly Simple Ways to Seize the Moment."
- August 6, 2010 at 4:09 PM
- Michele said...
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Sinn Fein Euro election favourites
Sinn Fein are favourites to top the poll following European elections in Northern Ireland despite Gerry Adams' arrest, an expert commentator said.
The party president has claimed his arrest galvanised republicans' European election campaign.
The Sinn Fein president, 65, was released from Antrim police station a week ago after four days of questioning by detectives about the 1972 murder of Belfast mother-of-10 Jean McConville and other alleged links with the IRA.
Politics professor Richard Wilford from Queen's University Belfast said: "There is no doubt that Sinn Fein will hold the seat in the north and probably top the poll.
"The results won't demonstrate any growth because the Sinn Fein vote has plateaued."
Sinn Fein could take three of the Irish Republic's 11 seats in the European Parliament, a poll suggested, and Martina Anderson is likely to triumph in Northern Ireland.
Professor Wilford added: "I don't think you should construe the improved performance in any way being directly correlated with the arrest of Gerry Adams.
"The electorate north and south are very different and for the southern electorate it is a plague on all the houses of the other major parties because of austerity."
Mrs McConville, a 37-year-old widow, was dragged, screaming, away from her children in the Divis flats in west Belfast by a gang of up to 12 men and women after being wrongly accused of informing to the security forces.
She was interrogated, shot in the back of the head and then secretly buried - becoming one of the "Disappeared" victims of the Troubles. Her body was not found until 2003 on a beach in Co Louth, 50 miles from her home.
Mr Adams' arrest prompted deputy first minister Mr McGuinness to claim that a "dark side" at the Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) was behind his detention, an allegation chief constable Matt Baggott and senior commanders have denied.
That claim angered unionists, with Democratic Unionist First Minister Peter Robinson warning if Sinn Fein had not "corrected" its position they should have been put out of Northern Ireland's power-sharing government for failing to support the police.
The uneasy pairing between the DUP and Sinn Fein at Stormont has been united in condemning violence by dissident republicans opposed to the peace process.
But alleged loyalist paramilitary attacks in east Belfast have prompted divisions between Mr Robinson and his deputy First Minister Martin McGuinness, with republicans accusing the DUP stalwart of failing to show leadership.
Mr McGuinness has also accused the Conservatives of "cosying up" to the DUP during meetings and insists the British Government should help resolve outstanding peace process issues.
Five-party talks were chaired by former US diplomat Dr Richard Haass around Christmas but broke up without agreement.
Proposals included the creation of a new framework for deciding on the route of contentious parades, when to fly the Union flag from official buildings, and dealing with the impact of 30 years of violence on victims and their families.
One suggestion involved qualified immunity for perpetrators in exchange for information about Troubles killings.
Sinn Fein signed up but the blueprint was not accepted by unionists, despite there being significant agreement on helping victims.
Northern Ireland's Victims Commissioner has said a pension for those severely injured during the Troubles should be implemented immediately.
A previous proposal, during an unrelated review, for a "recognition payment" for all injured during the conflict, including paramilitaries, was furiously rejected by unionists.
Professor Wilford added the issue was toxic for the DUP.
"The DUP start from an exclusivist premise, they wish to exclude those they think don't merit any kind of material recognition whereas Sinn Fein and the SDLP start from an inclusivist premise, that there is no hierarchy.
"They take very polarised views. There is no way that those two positions can be reconciled.
"It is clearly something that has to be addressed, the needs of victims, but it has more to do with trying to develop a set of support systems to get help with psychological needs rather than introducing the red rag of monetary compensation."
He said the unionist vote could be splintered but not shredded by the number of candidates running.
The DUP considered fielding two but decided against it, meaning the party's Diane Dodds and the Ulster Unionists' Jim Nicholson are favourites to be returned to Brussels.
Last time, the hardline Traditional Unionist Voice leader Jim Allister, who opposes powersharing with Sinn Fein while sitting in the Northern Ireland Assembly, did well but Professor Wilford doubted he had the same momentum this time.
He warned: "If he exceeds it this is going to be a message that the DUP simply cannot ignore."
He added: "It will sour what is already a fairly toxic atmosphere."
The loyal order marching season traditionally leads to violence in a few isolated hotspots where Catholics and Protestants live in close proximity and one side protests against the parades.
The causes of annual riots surrounding a march in Ardoyne in North Belfast every July have not been resolved politically.
Irish deputy prime minister, or Tanaiste, Eamon Gilmore has said there is a window of time between the end of the elections and the start of the marching season in which progress could be made, and t hat time is rapidly approaching.


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Acer releases second-gen Android tablet
Pledges Ice Cream Sarnie update next month
Updated Acer has taken the wraps off its next-gen Android tablet, the 10.1in Iconia Tab A200, oddly numbered successor to the Iconia Tab A500.
Announced in Taiwan today, the A200 will initially come with Android 3.2 Honeycomb pre-installed, but will gain Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich in January 2012, Acer promised.
However, the A200 will not present the standard Android UI. Acer has overlayed the Google OS with Ring, a circular interface similar to UI widgets Acer has released on its notebooks in the past.
The 720g tablet runs on the back of a 1GHz dual-core Nvidia Tegra 2 chip and packs a choice of 8GB or 16GB of Flash storage, expandable with Micro SD cards.
Acer's Ring
There's a 2Mp webcam on the front and 2.4GHz 802.11n Wi-Fi for internet connectivity.
Acer didn't say what it'll charge for the A200, nor which territories will get it first. It did say the A200 is now shipping in "select countries". ®
Acer UK tells us the A200 will be out here "mid Q1". Pricing TBA.
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Attention Cosplayers!
Syfy to Air Six-Episode Docu-series Showcasing the Fascinating World of Cosplay!
Syfy's new series Heroes of Cosplay takes a look at the people who bring to life a variety of fictional characters, revealing the pressures each one faces, and the very real drama that ensues.
Meet the cast:
Yaya Han – Yaya is one of the acknowledged legends of cosplay whose entrance at each convention – always in full costume – never fails to create a stir. A source of inspiration and intimidation to the contestants, Atlanta-based Yaya Han is often a judge at contests.
Riki LeCotey – Riki moved from rural Canada to the United States to follow her passion for cosplay. A special effects technician on sci-fi films, she is also the founder of Cosplay for a Cause, which has raised money for victims of the Japanese Tsunami.
Monika Lee – Monika is from Atlanta and a student at the Georgia Institute of technology, where she's majoring in industrial design. A cosplayer since the age of 13, competed in numerous craftsmanship contests winning several "Best in Shows" and various other awards.
Victoria Schmidt – Victoria is co-founder of the geek fashion and style blog settostunning.com. A passionate fan of cosplay since high school, she's especially proud of being Princess Leia on LucasFilm's Star Wars float in the 2007 Rose Parade.
Chloe Dykstra – Chloe was almost fated to be in the cosplay community; her father is F/X legend John Dykstra, having worked on the original Star Wars and Star Trek films. An actress and model, she hosts the Just Cos show on YouTube's Nerdist channel.
Jessica Merizan and Holly Conrad – Jessica has performed in regional theater in Southern California since she was five years old. Together, she and fellow cast member Holly Conrad co-founded a costume fabrication shop, cosplay community and new media entertainment company. Holly was mentored by her very qualified grandfather, Dorse Lanpher, an F/X animator for Disney and others. She now works in the special effects business for several major studios, in addition to her business with Jessica.
Becky Young – Becky (aka Aktrez) is one of the biggest names in cosplay on the west coast. She has created costumes since attending San Diego Comic-Con in 2006. A trained actress, she has voiced Video Game Nussie on Maxim Radio and was a judge on CBS Sports' Guitar Hero Competiton show.
Jesse Lagers – Jesse lives in Portland, Oregon, where he works as a software systems administrator. He hopes that success in cosplay competitions will lead to his own business creating costumes and props. Jesse is a stickler for realism and authenticity in all of the costumes he creates.
Don't miss the series premiere of the Heroes of Cosplay on August 13th on Syfy!


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I sanded it down and sprayed a good two coats of black spray paint. Once dried, I distressed the edges a bit with another good sanding.
I'm still not sure what I am going to do with this little guy ~ I just know he was meant to come home with me!
I thought about making him into a timeout chair and stenciling white 'timeout' letters on the front…but I like to think I have have
a perfect little angel right now so that may have to be a future project!
For now I think he'll make a cute little plant holder for my entry way until our Grandfather Heirloom clock arrives.
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Frugalites, health gurus and anyone with a penchant for fresh tomatoes praise the home garden as an affordable way to bring more nutrition and flavor to the typical diet. In fact, according to the study "The Impact of Home and Community Gardening In America" done by the National Gardening Association, over 30% of U.S. households participated in some form of home gardening in 2009 (with that number climbing steadily every year since). When done correctly, even the smallest backyard plot can, indeed, produce a windfall of the finest produce specimens, and possibly even a significant savings to the grocery budget.
What Are the Expenses to Garden?
The total bill for a DIY veggie plot will vary by type of plant grown, number of plants and the length of a growing season. To calculate the true cost to start a garden and maintain it throughout the year, add together the following factors:
- Cost of plants or seeds
- Cost to provide nutrient rich soil (dirt, fertilizer, worms)
- Cost to protect and structure plants (cages, coverings, fences)
- Cost to water plants
- Cost of tools and accessories (tiller, gloves, spade)
This, of course, does not factor in the cost of time and effort, which we assume you are not looking to add into your final bill.
The Real Return on Investment
While the risk involved with the pursuit of gardening can sometimes lead to a total or significant loss to your initial investment, the National Gardening Association still concludes that the average gardening household in 2009 experienced a $530 return on their average $70 investment to garden. When events such as drought and disease further restrict the availability of certain foods to be purchased at a reasonable price from the grocer each year, the value of home-grown lettuce, for example, will double or triple.
Ways to Save
As much potential as a garden can bring to the bottom line of the average foodie, the initial price tag for all the necessary supplies can cause a bit of sticker shock. With designer "heirloom" variety plants bringing a price of $10 each, or more, it may seem that gardening is only for those with ample cash on hand each planting season. There are ways to stretch that dollar, however, and many gardeners have figured out the best techniques to start on a shoestring. They include:
- Start early with seeds started indoors. At $3.00 a package (or less), gardeners can give their plants a home-grown start and spread the risk out over several tiny plants. Picking the strongest from the bunch for transplanting outdoors will give you a comparable alternative to that expensive plant from the nursery – but at a cost of around 10 cents a plant.
- Give square-foot gardening a try. This popular gardening technique isn't just highly effective at producing the healthiest plants with the smallest effort, it's affordable, too.
- Grow only what you need. While it's nice to have an abundance of produce to share with family and friends, the upkeep of a larger-than-life garden will kill you on expenses and effort to maintain. Consider just one or two of each of the plants you like most, and avoid planting rows and rows of veggies simply because you have the room. Food waste is a common problem for overzealous gardeners.
The Bottom Line
In the end, the decision to garden is a truly personal one. Don't feel that it's necessary to go 100% into a gardening scenario; many gardeners grow those things that are easiest to produce (tomatoes, for example) and leave the trickier varieties to the professionals at the farmer's market. Doing your research before the planting season is the best way to find out how cost effective a backyard garden will be for your personal lifestyle.


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Getting Closer to the Prize!
Last month I gave myself a week and a half to write a blog post for Notes on Liberty building off of Ross Emmett's FEE article "What's Right with Malthus" for the Thorpe-Freeman blog contest.
Yesterday, the contest judges posted their findings.
Congratulations to contest winner Adam Millsap on his piece on the gradual reemergence of the ordered chaos of city life.
And I am happy to announce that my post was mentioned as a runner-up! Not bad, if I do say so myself. With Brandon's victory for the May contest, that makes for two recent mentions of Notes on Liberty by The Freeman's website.
Also mentioned was Babatunde Onabajo's essay, also on Malthus, which I do recommend. In it, he describes why the business cycle, that is, prosperity interrupted by recession, could be considered a good thing. Endless wealth and growth might keep those driving it in good shape, but it can erode their character and leave those few who are unable to be a part of it to fend entirely for themselves. If those with the most to share (freely, not stolen from them through fraud or force, of course) are unable to sympathize with the less fortunate, what reason would they ever have to help them?
Getting Closer to Utopia!
I found Onabajo's arguments compelling, but I would like to offer two critiques. One slight, and one very slight. To be fair, the author was only permitted 1,000 words for his essay, so he could not have really gone into these points, even if he wanted to.
The first is that the business cycle needn't always include what we think of as painful recessions and depressions. Ups and downs, sure; the market isn't perfect. But nothing along the lines of 1907, 1920, 1929, 1973, 2000, or 2007. These were all the result of central banking and/or state interventionism. In a free market, gone global and unhindered by trade barriers, recessions (if you could even call them that) would tend to be far less severe. Depressions would probably be nonexistent. Using Onabajo's arguments, this could eventually lead to moral decline. Endless prosperity for which fewer and fewer have any skin in the game (indirectly proportionate to the increase of the rate of growth) destroys character. From the ensuing ethical and intellectual decay, I would imagine that the result would be more calls for state-intervention, leading, in time, to more severe recessions. (Interestingly, there is a cycle even in what I just described. But it may be more akin to a modern-day anacyclosis than it is to the business cycle. I am not well versed in Public Choice Theory, but I would be surprised if it didn't have some good insights into this matter.)
The other critique I have is that under ideal free market circumstances, the need for charity for those simply down on their luck (as opposed to the defenseless and the handicapped) would decrease due to an approximately equitable distribution of not just the bare necessities, but of basic comforts and common frivolities. Coupled with milder and milder recessions, this would mean that not only would there be fewer to sympathize and fewer to be sympathized with, but also far less need to sympathize. (That is, until moral degradation sets in, giving special interests the opportunity to call for state-intervention, leading to severe recessions and depressions.)


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Walker Stapleton: Prolific in fundraising and at home
Talk about a great week. State Treasurer Walker Stapleton scored huge in fundraising and then celebrated the birth of his third child, Olivia Dorothy Stapleton.
Oliva was born Friday, Oct. 18, 2013 and weighed 6 pounds 15 ounces. The first report from the treasurer: "Mom and baby are doing great!"
Stapleton and his wife, Jenna, have two other children: Craig, 5, who accompanied his Dad to a state GOP central committee meeting last month, and Colette or "Coco."
Stapleton, a Republican, is seeking a second, four-year term as treasurer. Last week his campaign reported raising nearly $325,000 for the quarter, more than any other state candidate.


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Rock Creek Extreme Cleanup - Sunday, April 14, 2019
Join the Blue Planet Stream Team, the Rock Creek Conservancy and the Alice Ferguson Foundation for the 11th Annual Rock Creek Extreme Cleanup, in coordination with the 31st Annual Potomac River Watershed Cleanup.
When: Sunday, April 14, 2019 from 10 AM – 12 PM
Where: Meet up in the parking lot across from Pierce Mill on Tilden Street right before it crosses Beach Drive and turns into Park Road. It's about a 15-20 minute walk from the Cleveland Park Metro station.
What to bring: Wear comfortable clothes and shoes (you may get wet). Bring yard gloves if you have them. And don't forget water — in a reusable container, of course.
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